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Challenge and Innovation in CardiovascularTherapeutics: 1st Annual BHF Centre Symposium
Michael D. Schneider MD FMedSciHead, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College LondonDirector, British Heart Foundation Centre for Research ExcellenceSimon Marks BHF Chair in Regenerative Cardiologywww.imperial.ac.uk/bhfcre
Challenge and Innovation in CardiovascularTherapeutics: 1st Annual BHF Centre Symposium
Michael D. Schneider MD FMedSciHead, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College LondonDirector, British Heart Foundation Centre for Research ExcellenceSimon Marks BHF Chair in Regenerative Cardiologywww.imperial.ac.uk/bhfcre
BHF Centre for Research Excellence at ImperialBHF Centre for Research Excellence at Imperial
BHF Centre - Research TeamsBHF Centre - Research Teams
Biomedical Sciences
Stem Cell & Developmental Biology
Regenerative Medicine & Tissue Engineering
Vascular Biology, Thrombosis & Inflammation
Pulmonary Vascular Disease: Bench to Bedside and Back
Electrophysiology & Membrane Biophysics
Signal Transduction & Gene Expression
Biology of the Failing Heart
Cardiac Imaging
Applied Physiology & Bioengineering: Clinical Implementation
Cardiovascular Epidemiology & Clinical Trials
Genetics, Genomics, & Physiology
Physical and Computational Sciences
Physiological & Pathological Fluid-Tissue Interactions
Arterial Pulse Wave Analysis for Clinical Diagnosis
Robotics & Minimially Invasive Surgery
Bioprocessing & Biomechanics for Tissue Engineering
Chemical Biology: Protein-Protein & Protein-Lipid Interactions
Chemical Biology: Single-cell Proteomics
Chemical Biology: Chemical Genetics
Multi-scale Modeling of Bio-systems
Systems Biology
11 Life Science teams x 9 Physical Science teams = 99 pairwise combinations
Components of Imperial’s BHF CentreComponents of Imperial’s BHF Centre
• New four-year MRes / PhD programme, bespoke curriculum, cross-disciplinary design, dual mentoring
• Physician-scientist support• 7 flagship postdoctoral projects in the Directors’ labs• Pump-priming pilot project support • Core support posts for animal microsurgery & bioinformatics• Core facilities for transgenesis, knockouts• Visiting professors — Jason Yuan (‘08), Eric Olson (‘09)• Seminar series, specialized workshops
– Advanced Optical Methods in Cardiovascular Research• BHF Centre as a platform to other funding (e.g. RBHT BRU)• Annual Symposium
• New four-year MRes / PhD programme, bespoke curriculum, cross-disciplinary design, dual mentoring
• Physician-scientist support• 7 flagship postdoctoral projects in the Directors’ labs• Pump-priming pilot project support • Core support posts for animal microsurgery & bioinformatics• Core facilities for transgenesis, knockouts• Visiting professors — Jason Yuan (‘08), Eric Olson (‘09)• Seminar series, specialized workshops
– Advanced Optical Methods in Cardiovascular Research• BHF Centre as a platform to other funding (e.g. RBHT BRU)• Annual Symposium
A vigorous recruitment programmeA vigorous recruitment programme
• Chair in Developmental Dynamics (offered)
• Chair in Cardiovascular Genetics (offered)
• Chair in Cardiovascular Genomics and Systems Biology
• Chair in Cardiac Surgery
• Chair in Cardiovascular Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
• Lecturer in Vascular Inflammation
• Clinical trialists in heart failure and acute ischemic injury
• Many other posts, awaiting new space…
• Chair in Developmental Dynamics (offered)
• Chair in Cardiovascular Genetics (offered)
• Chair in Cardiovascular Genomics and Systems Biology
• Chair in Cardiac Surgery
• Chair in Cardiovascular Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
• Lecturer in Vascular Inflammation
• Clinical trialists in heart failure and acute ischemic injury
• Many other posts, awaiting new space…
Hammersmith campus developmentHammersmith campus development
• New L Block (£99M), due Xmas 2011 • 3 cardiovascular floors, 60,000 sq ft, 250-300 researchers• Adjacent to MRC CSC and WT Clinical Research Facility• Large-mammal cath lab (BHF) & imaging suite, April 2010
• New L Block (£99M), due Xmas 2011 • 3 cardiovascular floors, 60,000 sq ft, 250-300 researchers• Adjacent to MRC CSC and WT Clinical Research Facility• Large-mammal cath lab (BHF) & imaging suite, April 2010
A few housekeeping detailsA few housekeeping details