Andrew Baker
Targeting vascular repair and regeneration using advanced therapies
16.06.2025 18:00 – 19:00
Speaker: Andrew Baker
Andrew H Baker is a British Heart Foundation Chair of Translational Cardiovascular Sciences and the Gustav Born Chair of Vascular Biology at the University of Edinburgh. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Academy of Medical Sciences, UK. He has been awarded two ERC Advanced Grants (VascmiR (2013) and PolymiRize (2024)) and has co-ordinated Marie Curie ITN and IAPP training networks in gene therapy viral technology across Europe. He has published over 300 original papers and review articles and is a member of the editorial board for several leading journals. He has been awarded over £50m in research funding in career to date and has supervised over 30 PhD students as primary supervisor. He has directed the BHF Centre for Vascular Regeneration and the University of Edinburgh Research Excellence Award 3 (2019-2024). He is currently Head of the Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Edinburgh and holds a Professorial post at Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
Title: Targeting vascular repair and regeneration using advanced therapies
Host: Christian Weber
Time: 18-19h
Location: Pharmacology Lecture Hall, Nußbaumstr. 26