We are delighted to congratulate Duncan Sparrow, Sarah De Val and Robert Wilkins (pictured above, left to right) who have been awarded the title of Professor by the University of Oxford.
Head of Department Professor David Paterson comments, 'I am delighted to welcome three new full professors to the department’s professoriate. This is a tremendous achievement based on their hard work and dedication over many years.'
Duncan Sparrow was awarded the title of Professor of Cardiovascular Developmental Biology. He says, 'It is an honour for me to be recognised by the University in this way. I would especially like to thank all my research team members past and present for their contributions to our success over the past 10 years in DPAG.'
Professor Sparrow’s career has been spent investigating the Genetic and Environmental Causes of Congenital Heart Disease. You can read about his work here.
Sarah De Val was awarded the title of Professor of Cardiovascular Science. Professor De Val’s research is to understand how blood vessels grow, differentiate and regress through studying the transcriptional regulation of vascular genes. You can find out more about her work in the De Val Group here.
Robert Wilkins was awarded the title of Professor of Practice in Medical Education. Professor Wilkins' research examines how altered membrane transport activity is associated with cellular dysfunction and disease. His research addresses two problems: (i) the influence of physical and chemical factors on cartilage ion homeostasis and (ii) the role of cell volume regulation in epithelial cancer progression. You can read more about his work here.
Professor Wilkins comments, ‘I am delighted to have been awarded the title and very grateful to all of the colleagues who have supported me over the years as my career has progressed.’