Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre
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The Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre is a research facility at the University of Glasgow
, Scotland
. It is a department of the Faculty of Medicine, and is housed in purpose-built facilities opened in 2006 forming part of the University's 'triangle of excellence', along with the Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre and University of Glasgow Medical School. Its foundation was funded jointly by the University and the British Heart Foundation
, which also endowed the BHF Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, currently held by the Centre's Director, Professor Anna Dominiczak
. The focus of its research is on genetics and vascular biology applied to cardiovascular disease.
students (sixteen in 2009). Staff are divided into six current research groups: BHF Cardiovascular Research Group, MRC Cardiovascular Research Group, BHF Cardiac and Imaging Group, Heart Failure and Pharmacology Group, CVS & Renal Failure Group and Metabolic Medicine Group. The Director of the Centre is Anna Dominiczak
, British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine. The West of Scotland has one of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease in the world, and research at the Centre has indicated this may be due to genetic factors.
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is a department of the Faculty of Medicine, and is housed in purpose-built facilities opened in 2006 forming part of the University's 'triangle of excellence', along with the Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre and University of Glasgow Medical School. Its foundation was funded jointly by the University and the British Heart Foundation
British Heart Foundation
The British Heart Foundation is a charity organisation in Britain that funds research, education, care and awareness campaigns aimed to prevent heart diseases in humans.-Foundation:...
, which also endowed the BHF Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, currently held by the Centre's Director, Professor Anna Dominiczak
Anna Dominiczak
Anna Felicja Dominiczak, OBE, FRCP, FRSE, FAHA, FMedSci is a Polish medical researcher, Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and Director of the University's Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre...
. The focus of its research is on genetics and vascular biology applied to cardiovascular disease.
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There are around 150 research and technical staff, as well as a number of Ph.D.Ph.D.
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students (sixteen in 2009). Staff are divided into six current research groups: BHF Cardiovascular Research Group, MRC Cardiovascular Research Group, BHF Cardiac and Imaging Group, Heart Failure and Pharmacology Group, CVS & Renal Failure Group and Metabolic Medicine Group. The Director of the Centre is Anna Dominiczak
Anna Dominiczak
Anna Felicja Dominiczak, OBE, FRCP, FRSE, FAHA, FMedSci is a Polish medical researcher, Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and Director of the University's Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre...
, British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine. The West of Scotland has one of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease in the world, and research at the Centre has indicated this may be due to genetic factors.