Dr Hanna Groothuizen
Hanna is REACT’s Research Culture Manager, working to help build a research culture that enables us to achieve our scientific goals. We know that healthy cultures foster innovation, retention and research integrity, whereas unhealthy ones do the opposite. …
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 …
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 …
Responsible research
We expect all research conducted across the MRC/BHF CoRE in Advanced Cardiac Therapies to be rigorous, trustworthy and open. Many aspects of our work will be shared openly, usually disseminated through this website, including key research outputs such as …
Dr Jacqueline Barry
Jacqueline is Chief Clinical Officer at Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult. Jacqueline has over 20 years of experience in biologics and advanced therapies. Her career has focused on supporting the translation of research from the laboratory bench through to …
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 …
Professor Emily Williams
Emily is Professor of Diversity, Development & Inclusion and Vice Dean (People & Culture) for the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King's College London. Emily has experience leading People and Culture functions within multiple institutions. As a …
Professor Clare Blackburn
Clare is Professor of Tissue Stem Cell Biology at the University of Edinburgh and an experienced leader in training and dissemination across biological sciences and regenerative medicine. Clare has a strong interest in public engagement and is the …
Professor Robin Choudhury
Robin is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Oxford and Consultant Cardiologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. His translational science laboratory aims to understand how cells of the innate immune system are …
Professor David Newby
Dave is a clinical cardiologist with an interest in experimental medicine and clinical studies and trials, and BHF Duke of Edinburgh Chair of Cardiology at the University of Edinburgh. He has worked on understanding cardiovascular biology and (pathology) …