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Duncan Sparrow elected Supernumerary Fellow of Exeter college

The Department congratulates Associate Professor Duncan Sparrow on his appointment as Supernumerary Fellow of Exeter College, University of Oxford.

Thamali Ayagama wins Physiology 2023 Poster Prize

Congratulations are in order to Dr Thamali Ayagama who has been awarded the Physiological Reports Poster Prize at Physiology 2023, The Physiological Society's premier Annual Conference.

Portrait outside the Burdon Sanderson Cardiac sciences Centre

Manuela Zaccolo receives Ketty Schwartz Award 2023

The ISHR-ES Ketty Schwartz Award is awarded annually to a European researcher who has made a significant scientific contribution to cardiovascular research.

Ni Li wins Peter Beaconsfield Prize

Congratulations are in order for DPhil student Ni Li of the Paterson Group, who has been awarded the 2023 Peter Beaconsfield Prize in Physiological Sciences.

BHF Fellowship extension for Lisa Heather to further our understanding of metabolic dysfunction in diabetes

Congratulations are in order for Associate Professor Lisa Heather, who has been awarded an extension of her British Heart Foundation Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellowship. The extension recognises her successful research on the impact of abnormal metabolism in diabetes on the heart and will prepare her for progression to a Senior Fellowship.

Leducq-funded transatlantic network set to pioneer new diagnosis and treatment of heart disease

Professor David Paterson, in collaboration with the UCLA’s Professor Kalyanam Shivkumar, has been awarded a prestigious Leducq International Network of Excellence Program Award of $8 million (£6.3M) to set up a major new transatlantic network linking world leading researchers from the USA and Europe to develop ‘Bioelectronics for neurocardiology diagnosis and therapeutics’.

Failing hearts can use different fuels, and prefer fat over sugar

An exciting new collaborative study from RDM and DPAG researchers has found that fat metabolism could be the key to tackling heart failure.

Portrait outside the Burdon Sanderson Cardiac sciences Centre

Manuela Zaccolo is an Elected Member of Academia Europaea

Congratulations are in order to Professor Manuela Zaccolo on being awarded Membership of the Academia Europaea (MAE).

Portrait outside the Burdon Sanderson Cardiac sciences Centre

Manuela Zaccolo honoured by leading Italian Academy

Congratulations are in order to Professor Manuela Zaccolo on being elected Fellow of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, one of the most prestigious Academies in Italy.

Unlocking the Secrets of cAMP Signalling in the Heart: A Pathway to Targeted Therapeutics

A new Zaccolo group study has revealed key new insights into the role of cAMP signalling in both healthy and disease settings within the heart. They have identified new cAMP nanodomains in cardiac muscle cells that have far reaching implications for the treatment of heart disease.

New blood test from DPAG cardiac researchers could save lives of heart attack victims

Researchers from the Herring group have developed a blood test that measures stress hormone levels after heart attacks. The test – costing just £10 – could ensure patients receive timely life-saving treatment.

Strong performance for DPAG cardiac research at the Oxford BHF CRE Annual Symposium

Congratulations are in order for Kaitlyn Dennis, Dr Ni Li and Dr KC Park on their awards at this year's major showcase for Oxford's British Heart Foundation funded researchers.

Peregrine Green wins HRC 2022 Young Investigator Award

Congratulations are in order for Dr Peregrine Green, who has received the Young Investigator award at the Heart Rhythm Congress 2022.

Kaitlyn Dennis to receive the William C Stanley Early Investigator Award

Congratulations are in order for DPhil student Kaitlyn Dennis, who has been awarded the William C Stanley Early Investigator Award. The award highlights the scientific accomplishments of promising young researchers and is a major focus of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Heart and Vascular Metabolism.

Neil Herring to give prestigious Bayliss-Starling Prize Lecture

The annual Prize Lecture from The Physiological Society will provide an opportunity to highlight the importance of the Herring lab's work into the nervous system’s critical role in cardiovascular health and disease.

BHF Senior Fellowship renewal for Duncan Sparrow could pave the way to revealing unknown causes of heart defects in babies

Congratulations are in order for Associate Professor Duncan Sparrow, who has been awarded a renewal of his British Heart Foundation Senior Basic Science Research Fellowship. The award will fund crucial investigations into little understood environmental risk factors of congenital heart disease, and could one day lead to new therapeutic strategies.

Peregrine Green honoured by British Cardiovascular Society

Congratulations are in order for Dr Peregrine Green, who has won a prestigious abstract award at the BCS Annual Conference.

DPAG researchers showcased at premier European Society of Cardiology meeting

DPAG scientists across four research groups were highlighted at the major annual European Society of Cardiology basic science conference (FCVB 2022). Congratulations are in order for Dr KC Park on receiving the Young Investigator Award and to Dr Elisabetta Gamen on winning the Moderated Poster Prize.

Map of nuclear and cytoplasmic pH recorded in neonatal cardiac cells incubated in various medium pH: 6.24, 6.49, 6.80. 6.98, 7.10 and 7.45. This is colour coded on a scale from 6.1 - 7.6 pH.

The effect of nuclear pH on cardiac gene expression

Research led by Dr Alzbeta Hulikova and Professor Pawel Swietach has, for the first time, described the potential regulation of nuclear acid-base chemistry in neonatal and adult cardiomyocytes, and explained its relevance in the context of heart physiology and pathology.

Drug could help diabetic hearts recover after a heart attack

New research led by Associate Professor Lisa Heather has found that a drug known as molidustat, currently in clinical trials for another condition, could reduce risk of heart failure after heart attacks.

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