REACT Symposium 2026
The REACT symposium is an annual full-day gathering, in-person and online, for members, collaborators and guests interested in the work of the MRC/BHF CoRE in Advanced Cardiac Therapies. Further details and an outline of the programme will be shared in …
Culture and inclusion
Our unique position across three world-class institutions allows us to tap into distinct institutional strengths and practices in research culture – sharing, combining and amplifying them within REACT. To build and sustain a positive research culture we …
Animal research
At the MRC/BHF CoRE in Advanced Cardiac Therapies, we are aiming to discover new therapeutic targets and translate them into clinical products which can be delivered as medicines. Some of our research therefore requires the use of animal models. This may …
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Dr Nicola Haines
As REACT COO Nicola works to ensure that we have the strategic and operational capacity to allow the science to run smoothly while maximising the opportunities to reach our goals and deliver impact on behalf of our funders, partners and publics. In REACT, …
Professor Andy Baker
Andy is BHF Professor of Translational Cardiovascular Sciences and Gustav Born Chair of Vascular Biology at the University of Edinburgh. He has a long standing interest in the understanding of vascular pathophysiology. Andy's laboratory was set up with …
Dr Ian McCracken
As a BHF Immediate Fellow, Ian's research focuses on understanding how coronary blood vessel formation is controlled at the gene-expression level during both development and regeneration. In particular, he is interested in how the embryonic endocardium …
Dr Christopher Toepfer
Chris is Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Science at the University of Oxford and Co-director of the Oxford Organoid Hub. His group is interested in understanding changes in cellular function that are driven by acquired and inherited …
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Dr Liam McQueen
Liam is a cardiovascular scientist with expertise in bioinformatics focused on investigating disease progression in cardiovascular conditions. Liam's focus as part of REACT is to utilise his experience to investigate the cellular and molecular factors …