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Antoniades Group – Translational cardiovascular research: cross-talk between adipose tissue and the cardiovascular system in humans
de Bruijn Group - Developmental Haematopoiesis
Boultwood Group – Molecular pathogenesis of the myelodysplastic syndromes
Choudhury Group - Trained innate immunity in atherosclerosis
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Kerr-Cai Group – Tumour microenvironment and colorectal cancer development
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Lygate Group – Cardiac energetics and integrative physiology
McCarthy Group – Genetics and Genomics of Type 2 Diabetes
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Piechnik Group - Myocardial functional T1 mapping – Advanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging techniques
Porcher Group – Molecular dissection of blood cell fate determination
Ray Group – Circadian control of energy metabolism and inflammation
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Reilly Group – Myocardial biology with a specific focus on the mechanisms underlying cardiac fibrosis and atrial fibrillation
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Tzima Group - Go with the flow: the why and how of cardiovascular disease
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