Aaron Johnston

I am a medical student intercalating a DPhil in Cardiovascular Science funded by a scholarship from the British Heart Foundation. I studied Medical Sciences at the University of Oxford and graduated with a First Class Honours, ranking top of the cohort in the 1st Bachelor of Medicine examinations. 

Now in my final year of DPhil study, my work aims to generate insight into the drivers of cardiac fibrosis, a process that is key in the initiation and progression of atrial fibrillation (the most common hearth rhythm disturbance). By combining high-throughput phenotypic screening, AI-aided drug prediction and a range of cell/molecular biology techniques, this work aims to identify novel therapeutic candidates for the treatment of atrial fibrillation-associated cardiac fibrosis. 

Alongside my DPhil studies, I am also the Student Representative for the university's Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre and a member of the Radcliffe Department of Medicine's Researcher Association. I also tutor Undergraduate Medical Students in Cardiovascular Pathology and Physiology.