Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences We are leaders in cardiovascular research, including atrial fibrillation and heart failure, thrombosis/thrombo-inflammation and vascular biology.
20/05/2019 Clinician scientist awarded additional two years of funding for research in children's heart surgery
Posted 12 August 2019 Internationally renowned researcher named Chair in Cell Biology of Membrane Proteins Professor Dirk-Peter Herten's interdisciplinary research spans from microscopy techniques over switchable fluorescent probes to biological applications.
Posted 01 August 2019 New Senior Lecturer appointed to investigate cardiomyopathies The Institute welcomes Dr Katja Gehmlich who has joined us in the role of Senior Lecturer. As well as teaching, Dr Gehmlich will also be carrying out research and has a long standing interest in the cardiac system.
Posted 20 May 2019 Clinician scientist awarded additional two years of funding for research in children's heart surgery The BHF have awarded Mr Nigel Drury a 2 year extension to his Research Fellowship he is researching the Bilateral Remote Ischaemic Conditioning in Children with the Birmingham Children and Leeds Children's Hospitals.
Posted 18 April 2019 Birmingham haematologist awarded Researcher of the Year Dr Phillip Nicolson, Clinical Lecturer in the Institute, has recently been announced as a recipient of the 2019 National Institute of Health Research/British Society for Haematology Researcher of the Year Award.
Posted 01 April 2019 BHF recognises Birmingham's emerging cardiovascular excellence: accelerator award funding starts The University of Birmingham is one of six universities in the UK to receive a BHF Accelerator Award in recognition of its excellence in cardiovascular research.
Posted 19 March 2019 European Society of Cardiology: Discovery of atrial fibrillation subtypes paves way for precision medicine Discovery of subtypes of atrial fibrillation paves the way for individualised treatment. New data from the CATCH ME project will be presented at the EHRA/AFNET Conference on personalised medicine to improve patient care.