Latest news Back to 'Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences' Internationally renowned researcher named Chair in Cell Biology of Membrane Proteins DescriptionProfessor Dirk-Peter Herten's interdisciplinary research spans from microscopy techniques over switchable fluorescent probes to biological applications.Date:12/08/2019 New Senior Lecturer appointed to investigate cardiomyopathies DescriptionThe 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.Date:01/08/2019 Clinician scientist awarded additional two years of funding for research in children's heart surgery DescriptionThe 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.Date:20/05/2019 Birmingham haematologist awarded Researcher of the Year DescriptionDr 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.Date:18/04/2019 BHF recognises Birmingham's emerging cardiovascular excellence: accelerator award funding starts DescriptionThe 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.Date:01/04/2019 European Society of Cardiology: Discovery of atrial fibrillation subtypes paves way for precision medicine DescriptionDiscovery 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.Date:19/03/2019 Birmingham researchers develop innovative analysis software for understanding heart electrical activity and arrhythmias DescriptionHeart 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.Date:19/02/2019 Novel software offers possible reduction in arrhythmic heart disease DescriptionPotentially lethal heart conditions may become easier to spot and may lead to improvements in prevention and treatment thanks to innovative new software that measures electrical activity in the organ.Date:15/02/2019 Biomarkers identified to help diagnose heart condition DescriptionThe BBC writes about recent findings University of Birmingham researchers have identified two biomarkers that could help in the diagnosis of a heart condition that raises the risk of stroke.Date:11/01/2019 Study identifies three simple 'clinical risks' and two biomarkers that could be used to screen patients with irregular heart rhythm DescriptionResearchers 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'.Date:07/01/2019 Displaying 1 to 10 of 42 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next