UofG School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health

It felt like a daunting task to get the message out to that many people and organise an event so large but we had great attendance and feedback which was really encouraging!

What is your biggest achievement while doing your PhD?

My biggest achievement so far is probably in my role as a PGR rep. We decided to organise a cross-school event for all of the PGR students within MVLS to share their research in an informal way, with pizza of course!

We all know that lab work has a tendency to take longer than expected so it’s easy to feel de-railed when things go wrong but it’s always good to take a step back and look at the bigger picture and then it doesn’t feel so bad!

What advice would you give yourself before you started your PhD?

I think the advice I’d give myself (or anyone at the start of a PhD!) is to have realistic expectations of how much you can get done in a week!

What does a typical week look like for you?

A typical week will vary based on what experiments I have running but will normally have a mix of long whole-day experiments, shorter jobs to do in the lab like looking after cells, and desk work in the office such as analysing data or writing.

Specifically, I am interested in whether small signalling particles called extracellular vesicles (or EVs) could be having a role in causing some of this damage, initially focusing on the blood vessels and heart.

Can you please explain your project?

My PhD project is looking at the impacts of stroke on other organs of the body. We know that as well as brain injury, stroke survivors can have complications in a number of other organs and are interested in exploring some of these effects further.

We are doing a series on meet our PhD students. Today we talked to student Anna Hodgson and she has answered four questions for us.

Today, we hosted our Pride Coffee Catch Up, bringing colleagues together in celebration of diversity and inclusion. A variety of beautifully crafted rainbow-themed bakes were shared and enjoyed by all who attended.

#TeamUofG #GlasgowUniversity #SCMHAthenaSwan

🌈 Join us for a rainbow-themed coffee catch-up!
📅 Thurs 17 July | 🕥 10:30am | 📍 C222, BHF GCRC
🎉 Celebrate Glasgow Pride with us – wear your rainbow or bring themed baking!
All are welcome 💖 #GlasgowPride #Pride2025 #RainbowCoffee

🧪 Great to welcome the BHF supporters to our labs today!

They got a behind-the-scenes look at our research, guided by three amazing scientists — all current or former BHF 4-Year PhD Programme students.

Always a pleasure to share the impact of their support ❤️
#BHFResearch #PhDLife #HeartResearch

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🚨 PhD Opportunity
Explore how extracellular vesicles influence ischaemic stroke in a new project led by Dr Work, Dr Cameron & Dr McFall.
🧠 Extracellular vesicles as mediators and modulators of ischaemic stroke
📅 Apply by: 4 Aug 2025
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Today we held our pot luck lunch with many different dishes from our school members! #scmhathenaswan #teamuofg #universityofglasgow #potlucklunch

Today, the Graham Wilson Travelling Scholarship Presentations took place at the BHF GCRC. It was wonderful to hear from the family and the award winners.

#TeamUofG #UniversityofGlasgow #UofGMVLS @uofgmvls.bsky.social

🔬✨ Happy International Women's Day! ✨🔬 Today, we celebrate the incredible achievements of women in science! 🌟 We had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Eilidh MacDonald about her inspiring role at SCMH and why this day is so important. 🌍🔬

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🔬✨ Happy International Women's Day! ✨🔬 Today, we celebrate the incredible achievements of women in science! 🌟 We had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Emma Reid about her inspiring role at SCMH and why this day is so important. 🌍🔬

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🔬✨ Happy International Women's Day! ✨🔬 Today, we celebrate the incredible achievements of women in science! 🌟 We had the pleasure of chatting with Dr Josie Fullerton about her inspiring role at SCMH and why this day is so important. 🌍🔬 @josieneuro.bsky.social

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Our long term ambition is to translate these discoveries into new treatments to improve the lives of patients with heart failure. (4/4)

Using state of the art ‘DNA encoded chemistry' approaches we have identified new drugs to treat heart failure, which are now being refined and developed. Using a protein discovered in the immune system of a llama we have discovered a new way to suppress lethal cardiac arrhythmias. (3/4)

We take things apart, find out how they work, and use this information to fix things when they go wrong. Current projects are focussed on finding new ways to treat heart failure by fixing mechanical and electrical defects in the individual cells of the heart. (2/4)

This month is Heart Month! Professor Will Fuller explains what his research is about.

Will Fuller’s research group works on cellular and molecular mechanisms that control normal physiology in the heart, and how these things stop working properly to cause disease. (1/4)