Research
External collaborations
University College London, John Deanfield.
University College London, Aroon Hingorani. 2008 -
Newcastle University, Caroline Relton. 2011 -
Lifelong Health & Ageing: National Survey of Health and Development, UK, Di Kuh, Rebecca Hardy. 2009 -
University of Bristol, George Davey Smith, Andy Ness, Debbie Lawler, Kate Tillin. 2008 -
University of Edinburgh, Jim Wilson. 2007 -
University of Pisa, Italy, Carlo Palombo. 2012 -
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands, Michel Bots. 2010 -
University of Helsinki, Finland, Mika Kähönen. 2010 -
University of Turku, Finland, Olli T. Raitakari. 2010 -
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, Habib Samady. 2009 -
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Velandrai Srikanth. 2009 -
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology University of Calgary, Canada, John Tyberg. 2008 -
University of Tasmania, James Sharman. 2008 -
University of Maastricht, Netherlands, Coen Stehower. 2007 -
Department of Anesthetics, University of Nijmegen, Peter Pickkers. 2005 -
Brunel University, Ashraf Khir.
Pennisula Medical School, Angela Shore.
University College London, Annette Dolphin.
University of Aarhus, Ulf Simonsen.
University of Ghent, Pascal Verdonck.
University of Maastricht, Netherlands, Koen Resink. 2011 -
Guest lectures
Arterial waves and reservoirs in hypertension. 24th international society of hypertension, Sydney, Australia. Sep 2012.
Central blood pressure as a predictor of cardiovascular outcome. European Society of Hypertension, London, UK. Apr 2012.
How to assess retinal arteries. European Society of Hypertension, London, UK. Apr 2012.
Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Causes, Consequences and Common Mechanisms. UK-Singapore Symposium and Workshop on Obesity & Diabetes: Causes, Consequences and Opportunities for Prevention, Singapore. Dec 2011.
A critical review and synthesis of novel retinal vessel characteristics as a marker of retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy in people with and without diabetes. National Institute of Health /Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Workshop on Retinal Vessels as Biomarkers for Diabetic Complications,, Bethesda, USA. Oct 2011.
The retinal microvasculature - a window to human microvascular disease. 10th International Symposium on Resistance Arteries (ISRA), Rebild, Denmark. May 2011.
Central or brachial blood pressure as a target for drug effects?. Joint meeting of British Pharmacological Society and British Hypertension Society,, London, UK. Dec 2010.
Design of clinical trials of arterial stiffness and central systolic blood pressure. British Heart Foundation Symposium,, London, UK. Oct 2009.
Arterial fluid mechanics. Artery IX, Cambridge, UK. Sep 2009.
Hypertension – environmental factors and ethnicity. Hypertension Masterclass, Northwick Park, Middlesex, UK. Jun 2009.
Quantitative assessment of the retinal microvasculature in health and disease. European Society of Hypertension, Milan, Italy. Jun 2009.
New Developments in Angiotensin Research. International Society for Heart Research, Nice, France. May 2009.
Lipids and the arterial wall. Lipid Update VIII, Stratford UK. Nov 2008.
Physiological Imaging & Measurement in Cardiovascular Disease. British Hypertension Society Masterclass, London, UK. Oct 2008.
Signalling in Hypertension. DaCRA symposium on Pulmonary and Systemic Hypertension, Aarhus, Denmark. Oct 2008.
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers –similarities and differences in mechanism of action. British Hypertension Society, Cambridge. Sep 2005.
Arterial Remodelling: its role in stroke and myocardial infarction. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention VI, Kensington, London, UK. Mar 2003.
Blood flow in arteries and atherogenesis. Penisula Medical School, Exeter, UK. Jan 2005.
Calcium Regulation in Vascular Disease. An Introduction to Vascular Biology V, London. Mar 2005.
Computational mapping of blood flow and atherogenesis. BMS Distinguished Alumnus Fellowship Lecture, Edinburgh, UK. Jul 2006.
Endothelial progenitor cells. British Hypertension Society,, Cambridge, UK. Sep 2003.
Fluid dynamics of blood flow in human arteries. 12th International Local Drug delivery and Cardiovascular Course on Revascularlization and Molecular Strategies, Geneva. Feb 2006.
Genesis of MI, heart failure and stroke. British Cardiac Society Annual Scientific Conference, Glasgow, UK. Apr 2003.
Haemodynamics of pre-hypertension. 5th British Hypertension Society Masterclass., London UK. May 2006.
Hypertension – Cause & Effect: the blood vessels. Hypertension Update XVIII, Stratford UK. Oct 2006.
Hypertension and the blood vessels. Hypertension Update XVI, Stratford. Sep 2004.
Intracellular signalling in vascular smooth muscle growth. Danish Cardiovascular Research Academy (DaCRA), Aarhus, Denmark.. Jun 2003.
Lipids & the arterial wall. Lipid Update, Stratford. Nov 2005.
New Insights into the Role of Tyrosine Kinases in the Regulation of Small Artery Contraction. 7ISRA, Ontario, Canada. Jun 2001.
Pathogenic mechanisms and consequences in hypertension. Hypertension Update, Cambridge, UK. Sep 2002.
Regulation of vascular smooth muscle calcium channels by c-src. 35th Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS),, San Diego, CA. Apr 2005.
Signalling pathways in smooth muscle cell growth. Joint UK-Danish Pharamcological Society Meeting, Bath, UK. Jul 2004.
The Conduit Artery Functional Evaluation (CAFE) Study: Principal Results. Melbourne Arterial Function Group, Australia.. Jun 2006.
The Eye in Hypertension. Danish Hypertension Society, Veije, Denmark. Apr 2002.
Thiazides – vascular mechanism of action?. Danish Hypertension Society and Danish Cardiovascular Research Academy. Nov 2004.
Tyrosine phosphorylation, src family kinases and the regulation of vasoconstriction. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Dec 2005.
Use of In Vitro Studies in Clinical Research. University of Aarhus, Denmark. Apr 2001.
Vascular Mechanisms in Hypertension. Hypertension Update XV, Cambridge, UK,. Sep 2003.
Editorial boards
Artery, Associate Editor. 2009 -
Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin Aldosterone System, Associate Editor. 2001 -
Journal of Vascular Research, Editorial Board. 1994 - 2007.
Netherlands Journal of Critical Care, Editorial Board. 2009 -
