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
28 August 2018 Birmingham researcher's captivating image shortlisted in national science competition Birmingham researcher Abdullah Obaid Khan's captivating image of blood platelet production has been shortlisted in a national science competition.
31 July 2018 New study aims to discover if kidney transplants reverse heart damage in patients with chronic kidney disease The University is leading a new clinical trial to discover if kidney transplants can reverse heart and blood circulation damage which is often caused by chronic kidney disease.
12 July 2018 Dr Dipak Kotecha awarded the 2018 Michael Davies Early Career Award Dr Dipak Kotecha, a clinican-scientist within the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, was awarded the prestigious Michael Davies Early Career Award.
10 May 2018 Introducing our new research fellows The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences is delighted to introduce three of our new researchers, who have been awarded fellowships.
04 May 2018 COMPARE researchers awarded Life Sciences Video of the Year at the Scientists' Choice Awards The annual Scientists' Choice Awards celebrate the laboratory products and manufacturers that make a biggest difference to the science industry.
04 May 2018 COMPARE – a Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham partnership – officially launched COMPARE, a unique collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham that brings together leading researchers to develop novel methods for visualising single membrane proteins.
04 May 2018 UK and Brazilian scientists join forces to battle biggest killers Scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham have joined their counterparts at Brazil's National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM).
20 March 2018 Trial results shows safety of drugs for patients undergoing treatment for an irregular heartbeat A trial led by the University of Birmingham has found that two types of blood thinning drugs are safe to use in patients with an irregular heartbeat when they are undergoing surgery aimed at stopping the condition.
22 February 2018 Dr Myriam Chimen has been awarded the Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellowship Dr Myriam Chimen has been awarded a 5-year Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellowship to investigate the glucocorticoid regulation of a novel pathway controlling T-cell trafficking in chronic inflammatory diseases and ageing.
26 October 2017 Researchers pursue novel therapeutic targets for inflammatory bowel disease A group of University of Birmingham research scientists has received a prestigious Innovators Award from US-based Kenneth Rainin Foundation to fund foundational research in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
12 October 2017 Smartphone and tablet apps launched for patients with heart rhythm disorder New novel smartphone and tablet apps for patients with atrial fibrillation and healthcare professionals have been launched by heart experts in collaboration with the University of Birmingham
11 October 2017 Gold 'nanoprobes' used to track blood flow in tiny vessels Scientists have designed gold nanoparticles, no bigger than 100 nanometres, which can be coated and used to track blood flow in the smallest blood vessels in the body.