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A senior researcher with a well-established niche in vascular cell signalling. My work focuses on better understanding the protective role certain growth factors play in maintaining human blood vessel integrity and how dietary components influence their function during adulthood.

I teach on the BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science and BMedSci (Hons) Medical Science programmes. In my role as Faculty Head of Research Students, I manage provisions related to Postgraduate Research Students, including recruitment, timely completions and research training

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Research expertise include:

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Nutrition and cardiovascular function
• Endothelial biology
• Cell signalling
• Growth hormones and their Receptors
• Molecular markers of vascular disease

• Endocrinology
• Cardiovascular 
• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Angiogenesis

• PhD in Biochemistry
• PGCert in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• BSc (Hons) Medical Biochemistry

• Medical Science (BMed Sci)
• Biomedical Science (BSc)
• Adv Biomedical Science (MSc)

• UKCGE Recognised Research Supervisor
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

• The Academy of Medical Science Springboard Champion
• The British Society for Cardiovascular Research
• European Society of Cardiology Working Group Atherosclerosis & Vascular Biology

Scientific consultant for Emerald Nutrition ()

• Dolgormaa Janchivlamdan, PhD. The effect of OC43 virus on TIE2 signalling pathway in endothelial cells
• Tehseen Fatima, PhD. Development of novel peptide-based nanofibrous scaffolds for skin tissue engineering and modelling
• Humera Ambreen, MRes. From Basic Indicators to Emerging Biomarkers: A Qualitative Study of Pharmacists’ Understanding of Cardiovascular Biomarkers and Their Role in Personalized Patient Counselling Research 

2019-2025  Koddus Ali (PT)-“The role of a pharmacist in screening,    communicating and reporting the risks of cardiovascular disease associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the perception of the population”

2018-2025  Unmesh Desai (PT)- “Synthesis and characterisation of fluorescent  FITC-insulin glulisine conjugates for insulin delivery”

2019-2023   Joseph Festa- “Mechanistic and functional evaluation of Elderberry extract on endothelium biomarkers both in normal and diseased vasculature, using an in vitro model”

2018-2023  Nasrin Madieh-“Proximicins as drug therapy for tumour angiogenesis”

2016-2021   Tam Ngoc Minh Vu “Synthesis, characterisation and biological activity of FITC-insulin for the development of an artificial pancreas”

2016-2020   Jay Bilimoria “Effect of proinflammatory mediators on Angiopoietin 1 Signalling in the development of Vascular Disease” 

2015-2018   Aamir Hussain “Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Chalcone Scaffolds as Potential Antiangiogenic Agents”

2012-2016   Rasmieh Alziedan “Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for King Saud University Employees and Their Families: Developing a framework for provision of an evidence-based Cardiovascular Disease preventative programme” 

• Review editor for Vascular Physiology Frontiers in Physiology
• Nature Communications
• BMC Nephrology-Springer Nature
• BMC Cardiovascular Disorders-Springer Nature
• Journal of Cardiovascular Development & Disease-MDPI
• International journal of Molecular Sciences-MDPI
• Biomedicines-MDPI
• Scientific Reports-Springer Nature
• Archives of Microbiology-Springer Nature
• Drugs-Springer Nature
• Journal of Biomedical Research
• Cancer Letters
• Human Cell
• Cardiovascular Diagnosis & Therapy

Medical Research Council

Diabetes UK