Cardiovascular Sciences
Oxford was the top-rated UK institution in cardiovascular science in the most recent research assessment exercise and is one of four British Heart Foundation (BHF) Centres of Research Excellence in the UK. Particularly notable is the integration of molecular science, physiology, and epidemiology, bringing together researchers with interests in the understanding of cardiac and vascular biology at both the molecular level, the level of the whole organism, and in populations.
Oxford has strong clinical and non-clinical training programmes, and internationally competitive research into nearly all aspects of cardiovascular science takes place in several university departments and institutes. These include the Radcliffe Department of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine Division), Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, Department of Pharmacology and the Department of Chemistry. The Weatherall Institute for Molecular Medicine and the Kennedy Institute (which moved to Oxford in 2011) also conduct research in cardiovascular sciences.
There are strong links between all groups working on cardiovascular science through regular internal meetings organized by the BHF Centre for Research Excellence and a strong external seminar programme. A unique feature of the Oxford cardiovascular community is the synergistic interaction of basic scientists with research active clinicians to deliver truly multi-disciplinary training.
BHF-funded Clinical Research Training Fellowships are available for clinicians wishing to undertake research.
BHF-funded Non-Clinical D Phil Training Studentships are available for basic science undergraduates wishing to study for a D Phil by research
Supervisors in Cardiovascular Sciences
Cancer
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Epidemiology and population genetics
Population, Global, and Public Health
Epidemiology
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Surgical science and practice
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Pharmacology
Vascular disease
Jane Armitage
ArmitageProfessor of Clinical Trials and Epidemiology, and Honorary Consultant in ...
Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases
Alzheimer's disease
Cardiovascular Sciences
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Genetics
Musculoskeletal ageing
Musculoskeletal Science
Neurodegenerative diseases
Neuroscience
Stroke
Stroke
Systems, cognitive and behavioural neuroscience
Population, Global, and Public Health
Clinical trials methodology
Biochemistry and chemical biology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Cell biology and microscopy
Cellular and molecular biology in musculoskeletal systems
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Drug discovery and pharmacology
Electrophysiology
Genes and developmental neuroscience
Genes, Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics
Genetics and epigenetics
Imaging
Integrative physiology
Membranes, membrane proteins, ion channels and transporters
Molecular & statistical genetics & translational genomics
Musculoskeletal Science
Myocardial biology & energetics
Neurodegenerative diseases
Neuroscience
Pancreatic Islets: physiology, isolation and transplantation
Signal transduction
Structural biology and proteomics
Structural biology, protein science and proteomics
Systems biology
Systems, cognitive and behavioural neuroscience
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Cancer
Cardiovascular Sciences
Clinical trials
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Epidemiology and population genetics
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Cardiac development
Genetics
Developmental Biology and Stem Cells
Genes, Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Drug discovery and pharmacology
Stem cells and cell therapy
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Population, Global, and Public Health
Clinical trials methodology
Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases
Stroke
Neuroscience
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Clinical neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases
Stroke
Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Biochemistry and chemical biology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Cell biology and microscopy
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Electrophysiology
Imaging
Integrative physiology
Membranes, membrane proteins, ion channels and transporters
Neuroscience
Respiratory Sciences
Signal transduction
Systems biology
Clinical trials methodology
Population, Global, and Public Health
Vascular disease
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Monitoring Chronic Disease
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Maternal health
Pre-eclampsia
Population, Global, and Public Health
Clinical trials methodology
Epidemiology
Evidence-based health care
Global health
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Jennifer Carter
CarterAssociate Course Director, MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology, Senior ...
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Cardiovascular Sciences
Electrophysiology
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Myocardial biology & energetics
Vascular disease
Keith Channon
ChannonField Marshal Earl Alexander Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Head of ...
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Cardiovascular Sciences
Genetics
Pharmacology
Vascular disease
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Population, Global, and Public Health
Epidemiology
Global health
Cancer
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Genetics
Clinical trials methodology
Vascular disease
Circadian sciences and sleep
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Cardiovascular Sciences
Chemistry
Pharmacology
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Biochemistry and chemical biology
Membranes, membrane proteins, ion channels and transporters
Signal transduction
Neuroscience
Psychology, mental health and psychiatry
Psychology and Psychiatry
Abnormal psychology and mental health
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Drug discovery and pharmacology
Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases
Motor neuron disease
Parkinson's disease
Cellular and molecular neuroscience
Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology
Cell biology and microscopy
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Genetics
Population, Global, and Public Health
Epidemiology
Global health
Rory Collins
CollinsHead of Nuffield Department of Population Health and BHF Professor of Medicine ...
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Population, Global, and Public Health
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Epidemiology
Genetics
Cancer
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology
Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology
Cancer
Cardiovascular Sciences
Clinical trials
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Epidemiology and population genetics
Health promotion
Mathematical modeling
Reproductive, Genitourinary and Sexual Medicine
Population, Global, and Public Health
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases
Stroke
Neuroscience
Clinical neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases
Psychology, mental health and psychiatry
Stroke
Psychology and Psychiatry
Abnormal psychology and mental health
Applied psychology
Cognitive neuroscience
Experimental psychology
Alzheimer's disease
Systems, cognitive and behavioural neuroscience
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Biomedical engineering
Imaging
Vascular disease
Cardiovascular Sciences
Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Electrophysiology
Imaging
Pharmacology
Vascular disease
Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology
Cell biology and microscopy
Membranes, membrane proteins, ion channels and transporters
Signal transduction
Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases
Cardiovascular Sciences
Genetics
Pharmacology
Vascular disease
Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology
Cancer
Cardiovascular Sciences
Genes, Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Population, Global, and Public Health
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Population, Global, and Public Health
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiovascular Sciences
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Immunology
Primary care and general practice
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Population, Global, and Public Health
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Chemistry
Electrophysiology
Imaging
Pharmacology
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Integrative physiology
Biochemistry and chemical biology
Cell biology and microscopy
Membranes, membrane proteins, ion channels and transporters
Signal transduction
Structural biology, protein science and proteomics
Systems biology
John Gallacher
GallacherProfessor of Cognitive Health; Director, Dementias Platform UK; Director, ...
Alzheimer's disease
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Psychology, mental health and psychiatry
Abnormal psychology and mental health
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Electrophysiology
Imaging
Pharmacology
Vascular disease
Cardiovascular Sciences
Genetics
David Greaves
GreavesCardiovascular Sciences
Drug discovery and pharmacology
Immunology
Innate immunity and inflammation
Signal transduction
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Vascular disease
Biochemistry and chemical biology
Membranes, membrane proteins, ion channels and transporters
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Design of patient pathways and clinical support systems
Imaging
Patient safety
Primary care and general practice
Surgical science and practice
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Vascular disease
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Computational modelling
Computational modelling
Biochemistry and chemical biology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology
Myocardial biology & energetics
Pharmacology
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Integrative physiology
Membranes, membrane proteins, ion channels and transporters
Signal transduction
Cellular and molecular biology in musculoskeletal systems
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Health promotion
Vascular disease
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Monitoring Chronic Disease
Primary care and general practice
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Population, Global, and Public Health
Evidence-based health care
Clinical trials methodology
Epidemiology
Global health
Cardiovascular Sciences
Electrophysiology
Myocardial biology & energetics
Pharmacology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Health promotion
Vascular disease
Primary care and general practice
Diagnostics
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Monitoring Chronic Disease
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Population, Global, and Public Health
Evidence-based health care
Clinical trials methodology
Epidemiology
Global health
Epidemiology
Global health
Population, Global, and Public Health
Genes, Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics
Cancer
Vascular disease
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Vascular disease
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Design of patient pathways and clinical support systems
Diagnostics
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Monitoring Chronic Disease
Patient safety
Primary care and general practice
Stroke
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Population, Global, and Public Health
Evidence-based health care
Clinical trials methodology
Epidemiology
Global health
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Cardiac development
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Health promotion
Vascular disease
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Primary care and general practice
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases
Cardiovascular Sciences
Functional brain imaging
Imaging
Imaging
Neuroscience
Stroke
Stroke
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Neurodegenerative diseases
Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology
Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Genes, Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Cancer
Cardiovascular Sciences
Akane Kawamura
KawamuraCardiovascular Sciences
Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases
Stroke
Neuroscience
Stroke
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology
Population, Global, and Public Health
Global health
Health policy and promotion
Vascular disease
Martin Landray
LandrayCancer
Cardiovascular Sciences
Clinical trials
Epidemiology and population genetics
Population, Global, and Public Health
Clinical trials methodology
Epidemiology
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Evidence-based health care
Bioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology
Population, Global, and Public Health
Clinical trials methodology
Epidemiology
Cancer
Clinical trials
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Cardiovascular Sciences
Imaging
Vascular disease
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Design of patient pathways and clinical support systems
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Surgical science and practice
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Integrative physiology
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Imaging
Cardiovascular Sciences
Biomedical engineering
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Health promotion
Imaging
Vascular disease
Cardiovascular Sciences
Electrophysiology
Imaging
Myocardial biology & energetics
Pharmacology
Membranes, membrane proteins, ion channels and transporters
Signal transduction
Systems biology
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Drug discovery and pharmacology
Sarah Lewington
LewingtonProfessor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Director of Graduate Studies ...
Population, Global, and Public Health
Epidemiology
Medical statistics
Global health
Vascular disease
Cardiovascular Sciences
Neuroscience
Cardiovascular Sciences
Myocardial biology & energetics
Clinical trials methodology
Epidemiology
Population, Global, and Public Health
Vascular disease
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Immunodeficiency, HIV and AIDS
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Biomedical engineering
Imaging
Biomedical engineering
Computational modelling
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Imaging
Myocardial biology & energetics
Pharmacology
Vascular disease
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Primary care and general practice
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Vascular disease
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Monitoring Chronic Disease
Population, Global, and Public Health
Evidence-based health care
Clinical trials methodology
Epidemiology
Population, Global, and Public Health
Health economics
Vascular disease
Epidemiology
Population, Global, and Public Health
Epigenetics
Vascular disease
Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology
Cell biology and microscopy
Systems biology
Genes, Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics
DNA replication and repair
Genomics and statistical genetics
Innate immunity and inflammation
Immunology
Developmental Biology and Stem Cells
Cell commitment
Cell fate specification and differentiation
Embryonic stem cells
Imaging development
Induced pluripotency
Multipotent stem cells
Organogenesis
Drug discovery and pharmacology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Cardiac development
Genetics
Imaging
Myocardial biology & energetics
Vascular disease
Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome
Innate immunity and inflammation
Signal transduction
Cardiovascular Sciences
Imaging
Translational Medicine and Medical Technology
Imaging
Cardiovascular Sciences
Imaging
Myocardial biology & energetics
Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Care Delivery
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Population, Global, and Public Health
Evidence-based health care
Global health
Ageing, Geratology and Degenerative Diseases
Stroke
Design of patient pathways and clinical support systems
Diagnostics
Health economics
Monitoring Chronic Disease
Patient safety
Primary care and general practice
Psychology, mental health and psychiatry
Stroke
Endometriosis
Gynaecological cancer
Maternal health
Pre-eclampsia
Clinical trials methodology
Epidemiology
Health policy and promotion
Health services research
Musculoskeletal Science
Trauma
Psychology and Psychiatry
Abnormal psychology and mental health
Cardiovascular Sciences
Epidemiology & clinical trials
Health promotion
Vascular disease
Health promotion
Evidence-based health care, clinical trials methodology and epidemiology
Chris O'Callaghan
O'CallaghanBioinformatics, Statistics and Computational Biology
Cardiovascular Sciences
DNA and protein sequence analysis
Immunology
Structural biology
Structural biology, protein science and proteomics
Elizabeth Ormondroyd
OrmondroydPrincipal Investigator in RDM; Senior researcher; Genetic counsellor