Vascular Science

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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.

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