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MRC - £1,175,779 awarded to Professor Jonathan Gibbins

Study of the role of secreted platelet thiol isomerases in the regulation of platelet function, haemostasis and thrombosis

 British Heart Foundation - £204,735 awarded to Professor Jonathan Gibbins

Study of the role of gap junctions and connexin hemichannels in the control of platlet function, haemostasis and thrombosis, dependent hyperpolarisation

British Heart Foundation - £179,376 awarded to Dr Alister McNeish

The role of thromboxane receptors and Rho mediated signalling in regulation of endothelial cell calcium activated potassium channels and endothelium

Sugar Bureau - £169,175 awarded to Professor Julie Lovegrove

Impact of reformulated sugar-reduced product consumption on energy and nutrient intake, weight and plasma lipid and glucoseconcentrations

British Heart Foundation - £195,787 awarded to Dr Simon Clarke

Inhibition of platelet activation by Staphylococcus aureus lipoteichoic acid

 British Heart Foundation - £113,195 awarded to Dr Samuel Boateng

Stress-induced post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression by the Exon Junction Complex in cardiac myocytes

 

ICMR in the News

.Gap Junctions and Connexin Hemichannels Underpin Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Jonathan M. Gibbins, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri.  Research published in the journal Circulation, conclude that the discovery could lead to the creation of innovative new drugs to prevent or treat thrombosis.

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ICMR expert appointed to advise Government on nutrition. Read more.

ICMR scientists discover diabetes drug may also prevent a broken heart. Read more.

ICMR scientists awarded a million pound grant from the British Heart Foundation to continue their cutting-edge research exploring new and better ways to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Read more.

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