Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences We are leaders in cardiovascular research, including atrial fibrillation and heart failure, thrombosis and haemostasis, and vascular biology.
News Researchers make miniature ‘bone marrows in a dish’ to improve anti-cancer treatments The organoids provide a micro-environment that can accept and support the survival of cells from patients with blood malignancies
News Professor of Metabolism and Inflammation awarded £828K British Heart Foundation Research Fellowship
07 January 2019 Study identifies three simple 'clinical risks' and two biomarkers that could be used to screen patients with irregular heart rhythm Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found two biomarkers that could be used to identify a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation in patients who have three 'clinical risks'.
20 December 2018 Annual Midlands Cardiovascular Research Network brings key universities from the region together The 2nd Midlands Cardiovascular Research Network was held on Thursday 22 November at Aston University.
20 December 2018 New Intravital Microscopy Imaging Suite opened in Birmingham by Professor Sir Nilesh Samani The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences celebrated the recent unveiling of the new Intravital Microscopy Imaging Suite with a celebratory two-day event in November entitled 'Come Look Inside Blood Vessels'.
13 December 2018 Birmingham Clinical Scientist receives Wellcome Seed Award Dr Victoria Stoll, an NIHR Clinical Research Fellow, has been awarded a Wellcome Seed Award in Science that will be used to study determinants of heart failure in patients who have undergone previous heart surgery and now have a type of circulation called a 'Fontan circulation'.
29 November 2018 Three researchers from the College of Medical and Dental Sciences named in global Highly Cited Researchers 2018 List A global list of the most highly cited researchers has found three academics from the College of Medical and Dental Sciences to be among the most influential researchers as determined by their peers around the globe.
29 November 2018 Respected Birmingham cardiovascular researchers to lead newly-created cardiovascular centre Professor Gregory Lip and Dr Deirdre Lane will be joining the Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science in early 2019.
26 October 2018 New research will study smallest vessels of the heart New research by the University of Birmingham and funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) will study the damage caused to the smallest vessels of the heart following a heart attack.
23 October 2018 Birmingham researcher awarded three-year British Heart Foundation grant Dr Alexander Brill, a Birmingham Research Fellow, has been awarded a £206,323 grant from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to research mechanisms that would efficiently protect against thrombosis but leave intact normal anti-bleeding mechanisms, a process known as haemostasis
27 September 2018 European Commission report: University of Birmingham leads smarter strategies to treat atrial fibrillation An innovative smartphone app developed in an EU-funded project and led by the University of Birmingham is helping doctors provide thousands of heart patients across Europe with better, more personalised treatment for atrial fibrillation.
26 September 2018 University of Birmingham awarded £1.9 million for global heart research in China, Brazil and Sri Lanka The University of Birmingham has been awarded £1.9 million through the NIHR Global Health Research Programme to fund world class research into a common heart condition in disadvantaged populations.
19 September 2018 Internationally-respected cardiologist appointed Director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences Professor Paulus Kirchhof, who joined the University of Birmingham in 2011 as a Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine.
06 September 2018 Birmingham researcher presented with prestigious William Cullen Prize Dr Deirdre Lane, who is based in the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, has been awarded the prestigious William Cullen Prize by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.