Development and disease modelling in engineered vascular tissues Principal Investigator: Professor Manuel Mayr, Imperial College London PhD Studentship
Identification of the molecular and cellular mechanisms driving cardiac fibrosis: A novel ex vivo approach to target identification and validation Principal Investigator: Dr Lee Borthwick, Newcastle University PhD Studentship
High fidelity computational approaches to exploit new structures of cardiac ion channels Principal Investigator: Dr Andrew Leach, University of Manchester PhD Studentship
Drosophila based screening to replace mammalian systems to identify the functional role of candidate genes in controlling muscle dyadic architecture Principal Investigator: Professor Andrew Trafford, University of Manchester PhD Studentship
Modelling of thrombus dynamics in a microfluidic 'vasculature' Principal Investigator: Dr Nicola Mutch, University of Aberdeen PhD Studentship
Development of non-mammalian, preclinical screening tools for the predictive analysis of cardiotoxicity Principal Investigator: Dr Grant Wheeler, University of East Anglia PhD Studentship
Use of induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes to test the consequences of genetic variants in atrial and ventricular arrhythmias Principal Investigator: Dr Katja Gehmlich, University of Birmingham PhD Studentship
Development and characterization of a novel endothelialized in vitro model of human atherothrombosis Principal Investigator: Dr Sarah Jones, Manchester Metropolitan University PhD Studentship
Fusogenic liposomes: the innovative delivery of compounds into human platelets to reduce animal use in platelet research Principal Investigator: Dr Alice Pollitt, University of Reading PhD Studentship
Advanced in vitro and in silico models to predict and prevent deep venous thrombosis Principal Investigator: Dr Alessio Alexiadis, University of Birmingham PhD Studentship
Using zebrafish embryos to identify genes that protect against atherosclerosis Principal Investigator: Professor Paul Evans, University of Sheffield PhD Studentship
Recreating thrombosis models using tissue-engineered arterial constructs: A novel method to reduce and replace mice used in platelet research Principal Investigator: Dr Alan Harper, Keele University PhD Studentship
Development of E-Sense: a flexible in vitro platform to determine cardiovascular risk Principal Investigator: Dr Stephen White, Manchester Metropolitan University PhD Studentship
Investigation of key inflammatory cells & mediators in zebrafish larval tailfin & heart repair/regeneration following resolution of inflammation Principal Investigator: Professor Adriano Rossi, University of Edinburgh PhD Studentship
Reducing animal use in thrombosis research with an ex vivo injury model Principal Investigator: Dr Matthew Harper, University of Cambridge PhD Studentship
Developing a Drosophila melanogaster model of the cardiac myocyte action potential to investigate function and performance Principal Investigator: Dr Jeremy Niven, University of Sussex PhD Studentship
Development and characterisation of a human ex vivo model of aneurysm Principal Investigator: Dr Jason Johnson, University of Bristol PhD Studentship