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Cambridge projects secure Heart Foundation funding

Written by Ben Fountain

Wednesday, 02 April 2008

Cambridge researchers have received almost £800,000 from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) for four projects as part of a £6 million nationwide research programme. The University of Cambridge, the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR), the Institute of Metabolic Science (IMS) and Addenbrooke’s Hospital will al benefit from the charity’s special grants, which are made every two months to fund research into the causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, the UK’s biggest killer. Professor Jeremy Pearson, Associate Medical Director at the BHF, said: “This important research by scientists in will help us understand how our hearts work, what can go wrong and how we can go about diagnosing and treating heart problems. It will help save lives and improve heart patients’ quality of life in the UK and across the rest of the world." Cambridge BHF grants • MRC Epidemiology Unit, IMS (£279,688, three years) Investigating the genetic determinants of daily physical activity: The researcher aim to quantify how much genes contribute to the variation in physical activity. Subsequently, they will identify which genes may control physical activity. • University of Cambridge/IMS (£164,835, three years) Serpin recognition, inhibition and clearance of thrombin: Thrombin plays a crucial part in blood clotting. The research will lead to a better understanding of the process, which may ultimately help develop new treatments against dangerous blood clotting. • Addenbrooke’s Hospital (£154,520, two years) Plasmalogen lipids: role in obesity, insulin resistance and atherosclerosis. The researchers aim to establish whether the depletion of plasmalogens from their normal location in the body may promote heart and circulatory disease. • University of Cambridge (£198,552, three years) Vascular protein binding sites in heterotrimeric collagens: This research will study the structure and function of collagen in detail to gain a better understanding of its role in blood clotting. Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 293 Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment This content has been locked. You can no longer post any comment.

 

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