Another successful VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar. Thanks to @mark-toshner.bsky.social for hosting as well as our speakers Will Watson & Toni Vidal-Puig

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Need a coffee, directions or even an answer to a medieval history question? Ella from our reception team is here to help. Often the first smiling face you’ll see at the VPD-HLRI, part of our team that keep things running smoothly for visitors, staff and students.

Colleagues came together today for a lunchtime celebration marking International Women’s Day. A chance to recognise the incredible women across our institute whose work drives research, collaboration and discovery every day. #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInScience

On #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating some of the women across @medcambridge.bsky.social who are advancing research, improving patient care, and shaping the future of healthcare. Read along to find out more: buff.ly/5RArf1F @vpd-hlri.bsky.social #CITIID #PACE @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

☀️ 10 seconds of sun ☀️ The UK finally remembered how to do sunshine A quick walk around the building at lunch today: blue skies, the pond full of ducks, and everyone suddenly eating outside again. A great spot for lunch! If this is a preview of summer, we’ll take it.

A simple, digital intervention involving mentally playing Tetris can help reduce PTSD for frontline healthcare workers, say scientists. @charlottesummers.bsky.social from @vpd-hlri.bsky.social describes the treatment as "an exciting step forward”. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rjuNs2 #research 🧪

🧬 International Women & Girls in Science Day 🧪 At VPD-HLRI, we’re proud to support women at every stage of their careers. Meet Jennifer Martin — PhD student, new mum, and haematology data scientist — inspiring the next generation of female scientists. #WomenAndGirlsInScience #WomenInSTEM

🎥 Professor @andresfloto.bsky.social on new funding from: @wellcometrust.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @novonordisk.bsky.social and how VPD-HLRI research is helping reshape antibiotic discovery in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/4rJy6c2

📣 The next VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar 📅 23 Feb 🕓 4pm 📍 Room 88/89, VPD-HLRI #HLRI #CambridgeScience

A great turnout yesterday for our monthly seminar, hosted by @charlottesummers.bsky.social. We looked back on what we’ve achieved over the past few years and shared our goals for the future. Thank you to everyone who came along and contributed to such a thoughtful discussion.

Our new meta-analysis & Mendelian randomization study shows that substance misuse, particularly cocaine, amphetamines, and cannabis, are associated with increased risk of stroke. Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @cambridgecardio.bsky.social @camneuro.bsky.social @vpd-hlri.bsky.social

📢 HLRI Monthly Seminar Prof @charlottesummers.bsky.social will be speaking as part of this month’s seminar series (no external speaker). 🗓 Mon 26 Jan 🕓 4pm 📍 Room 88, HLRI 🧠 VPD-HLRI: A forward look We hope to see you all there. #HLRI #AcademicSeminar #ResearchLeadership

Many congratulations to @andresfloto.bsky.social and team for their success in the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social Novo Nordisk Foundation Grand Challenge for Innovations in Gram negative antibiotic discovery: gcgh.grandchallenges.org/grant/defini...

Great to host Prof Alex Rothman today for our Cardiovascular Seminar hosted at the VPD-HLRI 📸 🧠 Insights into SMURF1 inhibition and pulmonary arterial hypertension 👏 Thanks to Mark Toshner for the introduction. @cambridgecardio.bsky.social #Cardiology #PulmonaryHypertension #HLRI

New study co-led by Ziad Mallat @cam.ac.uk & Martha Hickey @unimelb.bsky.social awarded $10m (~£7.4m) to explore how menopause shapes heart health and launch the largest trial of its kind to detect early artery changes for prevention. buff.ly/WcDljPY @vpd-hlri.bsky.social @thebhf.bsky.social

Fresh off her @naturemedicine.bsky.social paper. @rouchelles.bsky.social talks balancing work and life, navigating academic cardiology as a woman, and why even top achievers face imposter syndrome. Read more ⬇️ rdcu.be/eX8W3 @nihr.bsky.social @royalpapworth.bsky.social

PAPER ALERT: The IVORY trial published in Nature Medicine last week: rdcu.be/eX8W3 @ziadmallat.bsky.social @vpd-hlri.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk @royalpapworth.bsky.social @inserm.fr @parcc-inserm.bsky.social @medcambridge.bsky.social @rouchelles.bsky.social @jc403.bsky.social

IVORY trial results published! 🫀 Early results show reduced artery inflammation and a trend towards fewer future heart events. www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/targeting-the-immune-system-could-prevent-future-heart-attacks-clinical-trial-suggests

❄️ Frosty views at VPD-HLRI this morning. Stay warm!

Happy New Year! We are looking for a postdoc with computational expertise to join our group. Deadline for application is 13th January. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... #newjob #postdoc #vascularbiology #atherosclerosis #cellplasticitycontrol #functionalgenomics #cellheterogeneity

Are you an emerging clinical academic leader in respiratory medicine? Come and join @vpd-hlri.bsky.social and @royalpapworth.bsky.social and build your career! Get in touch if you’d like to discuss. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

🚨Wanted…emerging clinical academic leader in cardiology to join @vpd-hlri.bsky.social and @royalpapworth.bsky.social. Get in touch if you’d like to discuss the role. We’d love to hear from you! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Talks and tours at the VPD–HLRI today. Meet the team, hear the science, and see our state-of-the-art facilities up close.

🎄Now that it’s officially December, it’s time to show off our Christmas tree and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus Christmas tree! 🎄

Don't forget to join us today at 4pm for our Monthly seminar:

Children and young people faced higher and longer-lasting risks of rare heart complications after #COVID19 infection than after vaccination, say @vpd-hlri.bsky.social researchers. Find out more about this study 👇 bit.ly/43BmUof 🧪

Out now! A large scale study by CEU researchers has shown children & young people faced long-lasting & higher risks of rare heart & inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to before or without an infection 👉 tinyurl.com/mpfv7vu3 @dphpc.bsky.social @vpd-hlri.bsky.social

Today we say goodbye to one of our apprentices Kyle, who has been with us for the past 18 months.

“I’ve really enjoyed my time at the VPD-HLRI and after completing my apprenticeship I’ve learned the skills to step into a new role.”

Best of luck to him on his new adventure!

Another Friday tour of the VPD-HLRI. Joined by members and fundraisers of the @cambridge-ceu.bsky.social

❤️ Today is #restarttheheartday When was the last time you refreshed your CPR?

📣 The November edition of the VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar Series is here: 🗓 17 November 2025, 4pm 📍 VPD-HLRI, Room 88/89

Join us today for the VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar 🫀 📅 Mon 29 Sept, 4pm 📍 Room 88/89, VPD-HLRI, Cambridge Speakers: 🔹 Steven Niederer – Building a digital heart 🔹 Tian Zhao – Immune modulation in atherosclerosis Free & open to all! #Cambridge #HeartResearch #HLRI

Fantastic to play our part in this year’s Cambridge Alumni Festival - welcoming visitors for talks and tours of the VPD-HLRI. @charlottesummers.bsky.social @lukeflower.bsky.social

Last Friday, our Department came together at our Annual Research Day 2025 to share discoveries, spark new ideas, and build the collaborations that will carry us forward. Discover the highlights ➡️ buff.ly/wDaHWGC @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay @vpd-hlri.bsky.social

Our Head of Department of Medicine, Professor Duncan Richards, opens the day with reflections on the excellence of our research while unveiling our new MPhil programme in Translational Medical Research. @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay @vpd-hlri.bsky.social

⏰ Last couple of days to apply to join my group @Cambridge as a postdoc and work on the environmental (un)sustainability of AI! ⏳ Closing September 16th. ✏️ Apply here: tinyurl.com/2ukkp8yx Or learn more about what we do at www.lannelongue-group.org Initial examples of research projects below 👇

From deadly venom to potential cures 🧪 Prof Glenn King is this months guest at the VPD-HLRI for the @cambridgecardio.bsky.social monthly seminar.

🔧 We’re hiring! Join our team at the University of Cambridge as a Purchasing and Facilities Technician, supporting cutting-edge research at the Heart and Lung Research Institute. 📍 Cambridge | 💼 Full-time | 📅 Apply by 18 August 🔗 cam.ac.uk/jobs/purchasing-and-facilities-technician-rc46756

🎉 Congrats to Prof. Ziad Mallat! winner of the 2025 Louis & Artur Lucian Award for his groundbreaking work in cardiovascular immunology — a top international honour in circulatory disease research. @medcambridge.bsky.social Read more ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/40XaxkJ

Don’t forget about the @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social have their Summer picnic until 3pm today. Everyone is welcome!

We have some new junior staff members joining us this week. Mainly working in the wet lab but can be seen near the benches during lunch. They are shy so please keep your distance!

Today we celebrate #RedforResearch day! Thanks all for taking part ❤️

Today we celebrate #RedforResearch day! Thanks all for taking part ❤️

Great to see all of our staff at our summer event. Beer, pizza and live music! #summer #party #science

We are back! Join us at 4pm on Monday 30th for the VPD–HLRI Monthly Seminar Series at the VPD–HLRI (Room 88/89, Ground Floor) - No booking needed! Can't make it in person? Stream it live or watch it back via our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/@HLRI_Cambri... @medcambridge.bsky.social

Conservative oxygen therapy with a target SpO2 of 90% did not reduce 90-day all-cause mortality compared to usual oxygen therapy in mechanically ventilated adult patients. #CCR25 @criticalcarereviews.com https://ja.ma/4kG5gWK

🌈This Pride Month, we sat down with @lukeflower.bsky.social proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, to hear his story. At the VPD-HLRI, we’re proud to celebrate voices like Luke’s and to stand for inclusion, visibility, and equality every day of the year. 🏳️‍🌈 #PrideMonth #Pride2025

🌍 Today is World Environment Day - a moment to reflect on how we care for our planet and each other. 👉 Watch the video and let me know what sustainable actions you’re most proud of at your workplace. #WorldEnvironmentDay #Sustainability #GreenResearch

We were delighted to host the @cambridgecardio.bsky.social monthly talk with guest speaker Norbert Weissmann from @jlugiessen.bsky.social discussing: Tobacco smoke-induced pulmonary hypertension & lung emphysema.