Contact information
Colleges
Websites
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CCRF
The Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility
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CAREFOL-HT Study
Clinical Antenatal Randomised study to CharactErise key roles of TetrahydroFOLate in HyperTensive Pregnancies
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The CHAPTER Study
Cardiovascular Health Assessment of Preterm and TERm-born children
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TEPHRA Study
Trial of Exercise to Prevent HypeRtension in young Adults
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POP-HT Study
Physician Optimised Post-partum Hypertension Treatment
Cheryl Tan
BSc(Hons), MRes
DPhil Student
Born and raised in Singapore, I was awarded a scholarship to complete a one year accelerated A levels program in the United Kingdom. I later completed my undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences and subsequently, a Master of Research in Reproduction and Pregnancy at the University of Manchester. My MRes research focused on the effects of manipulating hexosamine biosynthesis pathway on embryonic implantation and invasion. Following this, I was appointed as a research project officer at National Technological University, Singapore, where I investigated the roles of histone methyltransferase enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) in cerebellum ataxia.
I returned to the UK on a sponsored scholarship to pursue a DPhil in Cardiovascular Medicine under the supervision of Prof. Paul Lesson, Assoc Prof. Adam Lewandowski and, Assoc. Prof. Mariane Bertagnolli. My DPhil research focuses on a unique population of endothelial progenitor cells - endothelial colony-forming cells, to investigate underlying mechanisms for cardiovascular disease development in children and young adults of different birth histories and varying blood pressure profiles. I am an investigator on the TEPHRA (Trial of Exercise to Prevent HypeRtension in young Adults) and the CHAPTER (Cardiovascular Health Assessment of Preterm and TERm-born children) studies.
'The Growing Heart- From mother to offspring' For Oxford BHF CRE Symposium Bench to Bedside Research - Image Competition 2021
Recent publications
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Effect of Moderate to High Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Blood Pressure in Young Adults: The TEPHRA open, two-arm, parallel superiority randomized clinical trial
Journal article
LEESON C., (2022), EClinicalMedicine
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Journal article
Kitt J. et al, (2022), BMJ Open, 12
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Chuaiphichai S. et al, (2021), Hypertension
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Tan CMJ. et al, (2021), J Am Heart Assoc, 10
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Alsharqi M. et al, (2021), Echocardiography
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Journal article
Huckstep OJ. et al, (2021), Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 22, 572 - 580