Advancing vascular science and health

Innovation

Digital study advances monitoring of pulmonary hypertension through mobile app

Our researchers are part of an international study using a mobile app to track heart health in real time, generating large-scale data to improve understanding of pulmonary arterial hypertension and support earlier detection and better management of vascular disease.

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Section Leadership

Heads of Section

  • Manuel Mayr (Non-Clinical) 
  • Rasha Al-Lamee (Clinical) 

Section Leads

  • People and Culture Lead: Mike Emerson
  • Education Lead: Birgit Leitinger
  • Research Lead: Chris Rhodes

 

The vascular system plays a central role in human health, regulating blood flow, inflammation and coagulation. Our research focuses on understanding how vascular function is maintained in health and how it becomes disrupted in disease.

We investigate the molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms that underpin vascular biology, with a particular focus on conditions including atherosclerosis, vascular inflammation and pulmonary hypertension. This includes studying endothelial biology, immune interactions, platelet function and vascular remodelling, as well as the circulating factors that influence disease progression.

 

  • Atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation
  • Pulmonary hypertension and vascular disease
  • Endothelial biology and vascular function
  • Platelet biology, thrombosis and coagulation
  • Angiogenesis, vascular remodelling and regeneration
  • Vascular immunology and inflammatory mechanisms
  • Cardiovascular imaging and biomarker discovery
  • Genomics, proteomics and precision cardiovascular medicine
  • Bioengineering, modelling and data-driven vascular science
  • Translational and clinical vascular research