Dr Abdelaziz Beqqali

Dr Abdelaziz (Appie) Beqqali is the REACT Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Appie's research focuses on how RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and alternative splicing regulate heart function and contribute to the development of heart failure. …

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 …

Dr Alkystis Phinikaridou

Alkystis has expertise in the development and validation of molecular imaging probes that selectively bind to and report on tissue inflammatory activity and alterations in extracellular matrix proteins. In the context of heart failure, her team has …

Professor Mairi Brittan

Mairi is Professor of Cardiovascular Regeneration at the University of Edinburgh and co-investigator with REACT. Her area of expertise is using multimodal omics technology (single cell and nucleus RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics) to identify …

Dr Miguel Mano

Miguel Mano is Senior Lecturer and Head of the High-Throughput Screening Facility at King's College London. He has extensive expertise and a strong track-record in the implementation of high-throughput and high-content screenings using small compounds and …

Our research

We aim to discover and target fundamental processes that drive heart failure and regulate cardiac regeneration. Our therapeutic products will leverage endogenous reparative processes to generate new heart muscle, promote vessel formation and resolve …

Professor Mauro Giacca

Mauro is Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences and Head of the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences at King’s College London. His current research interests focus on the development of nucleic acid therapeutics (RNA, AAV vectors) for …

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) …