Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences We are leaders in cardiovascular research, including atrial fibrillation and heart failure, thrombosis and haemostasis, and vascular biology.
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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.