Research Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology
Cardiovascular and Sports Sciences Group
The Group's research spans from molecular, cellular and computational studies of the cardiovascular system to studies of the impact of physical activity on human physiological and motor function, in health and disease. Group members contribute to wider University Centres including the Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre and the Sport & Exercise Sciences Cross-Faculty Research Group. A major SRIF3 development has just been completed, providing purpose built laboratory space for cardiovascular research in a prime site within the Faculty of Biological Sciences. The group has also recently benefited from the appointment of 4 tenure-track Research Fellows in Cardiovascular Biology, and a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Sciences. Current funding includes major awards from the BBSRC, British Heart Foundation, Wellcome Trust and MRC.
List of Cardiovascular and Sports Sciences Group Members
Sport & Exercise Sciences Cross-Faculty Research Group
http://www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk/research/groups/cSES/
Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre (MCRC)
http://www.cardiovascular.leeds.ac.uk
Figures
Figure 1 Surface plot of a prolonged nuclear Ca2+ release event detected using line-scan confocal microscopy (Image Dr D. Steele)
Figure 2 Fibre orientation maps for apical slab of left ventricular free wall (left). The angle of inclination is colour-coded between -90 and +90 degrees (right). (Image Prof A.V. Holden)
Figure 3 Tubulin (green) and microtubule-associated protein 4 (red) immunostaining in a control myocyte (lower) and a myocyte from a rat with streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes (upper). Scale bar is 20 μm. (Image Dr S. Calaghan)
Figure 4 Three-dimensional renderings of thoracic structures from magnetic resonance images (mouse). Large airways (orange), heart and aorta (red), oesophagus (blue) and small conducting and terminal airways (cyan). Images from (Dr H B Rossiter)