Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences We are leaders in cardiovascular research, including atrial fibrillation and heart failure, thrombosis and haemostasis, and vascular biology.
News Appointments made for new Director and Deputy Director of Clinical Research Professor Jon Townend and Dr Rick Steeds have been appointed Director and Deputy Director of Clinical Research respectively for the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences (ICVS), further enhancing the integration of clinical research in the Institute.
News Kidney donation does not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease for donors, research confirms
News Artificial Intelligence approach helps to identify patients with heart failure that respond to beta-blocker treatment
09 January 2020 Birmingham researcher awarded Wellcome Trust Fellowship Dr Abdullah Khan, Postdoctoral Researcher with the Birmingham Platelet Group, has been awarded a prestigious Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship.
12 December 2019 Birmingham British Heart Foundation Accelerator Award opening buzzing with new research ideas The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences was awarded a BHF Accelerator Award earlier in the year. In October Institute members, University colleagues and external partners came together to celebrate research.
27 November 2019 Research could improve outcomes for people at risk of dangerous blood clots New University of Birmingham research funded by the British Heart Foundation could improve treatments for a potentially deadly condition that affects tens of thousands of people in the UK each year.
07 November 2019 Researchers find potential new target for treatment of inflammatory disease Researchers led by the University of Birmingham have found a potential new target to treat inflammatory disease. The research has been published in Cell Metabolism.
30 October 2019 New BHF investment to boost heart and circulatory disease research at University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham has received £1 million funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to strengthen its ground-breaking research into heart and circulatory diseases.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
19 February 2019 Birmingham researchers develop innovative analysis software for understanding heart electrical activity and arrhythmias Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death. Researchers in the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences have devised a new software called ElectroMap, which processes and analyses complex electrical data.