Our Research Groups

• Cell Biology
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Haemostasis
• Inflammatory Signalling
• Medical Physics
• Non Mammalian Models
• Platelet Group
• Pulmonary Vascular
• Vascular Biology

Funding

Funding sources in the Department include:

• National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)
• Medical Research Council (MRC)
• European Union (EU)
• British Heart Foundation (BHF)
• Foundation Leducq
• Novartis
• Bayer
• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
• Cirquest Labs
• Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
• European Haemophilia Safety Surveillance System (EUHASS)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The Science Of The Zebrafish

The zebrafish is amazing. It can heal its own heart. Scientists believe they can unlock the secrets of the zebrafish to repair our damaged heart muscle. The BHF are funding Dr Tim Chico and his team to undertake research studying zebrafish to determine the way that new heart muscle and blood vessels develop.

Software helps diagnose Coronary Heart Disease

Researchers in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield, led by Dr Julian Gunn (Senior Lecturer in the Department of Cardiovascular Science) are developing enhanced computer software to assess patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) – the narrowing of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart.

Reproduced with Permission BBC (Look North) 15/08/2011.