BHF Cambridge Centre of Excellence (CRE) Steering Group
The Cambridge Cardiovascular BHF/CRE Steering Group consists of representatives from the centres five main themes.
The full Steering group meets annually with members asked to give guidance and lead activities throughout the year.
Please follow the links below to read more about the Steering group members and their research interests.
Name | Theme / Role |
Prof Martin Bennett | Award Director |
Prof John Danesh | Mobilising and translating discoveries from multi-omic cohorts (theme 1 lead) |
Prof Adam Butterworth | Mobilising and translating discoveries from multi-omic cohorts |
Prof Ziad Mallat | Targeting inflammation in cardiovascular disease (theme 2 lead) |
Prof Hugh Markus | Targeting inflammation in cardiovascular disease |
Prof Sanjay Sinha | Advanced therapeutics for cardiac repair and regeneration (theme 3 lead) |
Dr Catherine Wilson | Advanced therapeutics for cardiac repair and regeneration |
Prof Antonio Vidal-Puig | Cardiometabolic syndromes: Exposome and molecular mechanisms linking Obesity, Diabetes, HFpEF, NAFLD, and NASH (theme 4 lead) |
Dr Wei Li | Cardiometabolic syndromes: Exposome and molecular mechanisms linking Obesity, Diabetes, HFpEF, NAFLD, and NASH |
Prof Angela Wood | Applied Cardiovascular Health Research (theme 5 lead) |
Dr Juliet Usher-Smith | Applied Cardiovascular Health Research |
Dr Ben Challis | AstraZeneca |
Dr Jane Sugars | Cambridge Cardiovascular Centres Manager |
Denise Hatherly | Cambridge Cardiovascular Research Coordinator |
BHF Cambridge Centre of Excellence (CRE) Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
The Centre has appointed the following SAB to give guidance and feedback:
University of Edinburgh | |
Muredach Reily | Columbia University, USA |
Sarah Lewington | University of Oxford |
Stefan Janssens | UZ Leuven, Belgium |