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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute

@vpd-hlri.bsky.social
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University of Cambridge research institute aiming to improve cardiovascular and lung health for everyone, no matter where they live. www.hlri.cam.ac.uk

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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
📅 One for the calendar! VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar 🗓 29 April 2026 🕓 4:00 PM 📍 Room 88/89, VPD-HLRI
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Another successful VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar. Thanks to @mark-toshner.bsky.social for hosting as well as our speakers Will Watson & Toni Vidal-Puig
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Join us for the next monthly seminar at the VPD-HLRI
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Need a coffee, directions or even an answer to a medieval history question? Ella from our reception team is here to help. Often the first smiling face you’ll see at the VPD-HLRI, part of our team that keep things running smoothly for visitors, staff and students.
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Colleagues came together today for a lunchtime celebration marking International Women’s Day. A chance to recognise the incredible women across our institute whose work drives research, collaboration and discovery every day. #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInScience
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
On #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating some of the women across @medcambridge.bsky.social who are advancing research, improving patient care, and shaping the future of healthcare. Read along to find out more: buff.ly/5RArf1F @vpd-hlri.bsky.social #CITIID #PACE @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk
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Women advancing medicine at Cambridge
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
☀️ 10 seconds of sun ☀️ The UK finally remembered how to do sunshine A quick walk around the building at lunch today: blue skies, the pond full of ducks, and everyone suddenly eating outside again. A great spot for lunch! If this is a preview of summer, we’ll take it.
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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 19/02/2026
A simple, digital intervention involving mentally playing Tetris can help reduce PTSD for frontline healthcare workers, say scientists. @charlottesummers.bsky.social from @vpd-hlri.bsky.social describes the treatment as "an exciting step forward”. Learn more: bit.ly/4rjuNs2 #research 🧪
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Tetris gameplay treatment helps reduce traumatic flashbacks for frontline healthcare workers
A simple, digital intervention that includes mentally playing Tetris can dramatically reduce intrusive memories of trauma in a month, even to the point of
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
🧬 International Women & Girls in Science Day 🧪 At VPD-HLRI, we’re proud to support women at every stage of their careers. Meet Jennifer Martin — PhD student, new mum, and haematology data scientist — inspiring the next generation of female scientists. #WomenAndGirlsInScience #WomenInSTEM
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
🎥 Professor @andresfloto.bsky.social on new funding from: @wellcometrust.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @novonordisk.bsky.social and how VPD-HLRI research is helping reshape antibiotic discovery in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/4rJy6c2
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
📣 The next VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar 📅 23 Feb 🕓 4pm 📍 Room 88/89, VPD-HLRI #HLRI #CambridgeScience
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
A great turnout yesterday for our monthly seminar, hosted by @charlottesummers.bsky.social. We looked back on what we’ve achieved over the past few years and shared our goals for the future. Thank you to everyone who came along and contributed to such a thoughtful discussion.
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Eric Harshfield @ericharshfield.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Our new meta-analysis & Mendelian randomization study shows that substance misuse, particularly cocaine, amphetamines, and cannabis, are associated with increased risk of stroke. Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @cambridgecardio.bsky.social @camneuro.bsky.social @vpd-hlri.bsky.social
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
📢 HLRI Monthly Seminar Prof @charlottesummers.bsky.social will be speaking as part of this month’s seminar series (no external speaker). 🗓 Mon 26 Jan 🕓 4pm 📍 Room 88, HLRI 🧠 VPD-HLRI: A forward look We hope to see you all there. #HLRI #AcademicSeminar #ResearchLeadership
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Many congratulations to @andresfloto.bsky.social and team for their success in the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social Novo Nordisk Foundation Grand Challenge for Innovations in Gram negative antibiotic discovery: gcgh.grandchallenges.org/grant/defini...
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Defining Permissive Chemical Space in Klebsiella pneumoniae
Andres Floto with Vitor Mendes, David Spring, Aaron Weimann, Sebastian Bruchmann, and José Miguel Hernández Lobato of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom will experimentally define the f...
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Great to host Prof Alex Rothman today for our Cardiovascular Seminar hosted at the VPD-HLRI 📸 🧠 Insights into SMURF1 inhibition and pulmonary arterial hypertension 👏 Thanks to Mark Toshner for the introduction. @cambridgecardio.bsky.social #Cardiology #PulmonaryHypertension #HLRI
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
New study co-led by Ziad Mallat @cam.ac.uk & Martha Hickey @unimelb.bsky.social awarded $10m (~£7.4m) to explore how menopause shapes heart health and launch the largest trial of its kind to detect early artery changes for prevention. buff.ly/WcDljPY @vpd-hlri.bsky.social @thebhf.bsky.social
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UK-Australia study awarded £7.4 million to investigate how menopause shapes heart health | Department of Medicine
A new international study co-led by the University of Cambridge has received US $10 million (approximately £7.4 million) to explore how menopause affects women’s heart health.
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Fresh off her @naturemedicine.bsky.social paper. @rouchelles.bsky.social talks balancing work and life, navigating academic cardiology as a woman, and why even top achievers face imposter syndrome. Read more ⬇️ rdcu.be/eX8W3 @nihr.bsky.social @royalpapworth.bsky.social
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mallatlab.bsky.social @mallatlab.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
PAPER ALERT: The IVORY trial published in Nature Medicine last week: rdcu.be/eX8W3 @ziadmallat.bsky.social @vpd-hlri.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk @royalpapworth.bsky.social @inserm.fr @parcc-inserm.bsky.social @medcambridge.bsky.social @rouchelles.bsky.social @jc403.bsky.social
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
IVORY trial results published! 🫀 Early results show reduced artery inflammation and a trend towards fewer future heart events. www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/targeting-the-immune-system-could-prevent-future-heart-attacks-clinical-trial-suggests
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Targeting the immune system could prevent future heart attacks, clinical trial suggests
Cambridge researchers have discovered that an existing therapy which boosts protective immune cells in people who recently had heart attacks reduces blood
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
❄️ Frosty views at VPD-HLRI this morning. Stay warm!
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Helle Jørgensen @hellefjorgensen.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Happy New Year! We are looking for a postdoc with computational expertise to join our group. Deadline for application is 13th January. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... #newjob #postdoc #vascularbiology #atherosclerosis #cellplasticitycontrol #functionalgenomics #cellheterogeneity
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Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Postdoctoral Research Associate in vascular cell plasticity and translation (single-cell and omics) (Fixed Term) We invite applicants for a postdoc position (Research Associate) for a project in Dr
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Charlotte Summers @charlottesummers.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Are you an emerging clinical academic leader in respiratory medicine? Come and join @vpd-hlri.bsky.social and @royalpapworth.bsky.social and build your career! Get in touch if you’d like to discuss. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine (Honorary Consultant) (Fixed Term)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new University of Cambridge-Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Assistant/Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine. We are seeking applications
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Charlotte Summers @charlottesummers.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🚨Wanted…emerging clinical academic leader in cardiology to join @vpd-hlri.bsky.social and @royalpapworth.bsky.social. Get in touch if you’d like to discuss the role. We’d love to hear from you! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Cardiology (Honorary Consultant) (Fixed Term)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new University of Cambridge - Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Assistant/Associate Professor in Cardiology. We are seeking expressions of interest
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Talks and tours at the VPD–HLRI today. Meet the team, hear the science, and see our state-of-the-art facilities up close.
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🎄Now that it’s officially December, it’s time to show off our Christmas tree and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus Christmas tree! 🎄
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Don't forget to join us today at 4pm for our Monthly seminar:
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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 06/11/2025
Children and young people faced higher and longer-lasting risks of rare heart complications after #COVID19 infection than after vaccination, say @vpd-hlri.bsky.social researchers. Find out more about this study 👇 bit.ly/43BmUof 🧪
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Risk of rare heart complications in children higher after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination
Children and young people faced long-lasting and higher risks of rare heart and inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to before or
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BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit at Cambridge @cambridge-ceu.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Out now! A large scale study by CEU researchers has shown children & young people faced long-lasting & higher risks of rare heart & inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to before or without an infection 👉 tinyurl.com/mpfv7vu3 @dphpc.bsky.social @vpd-hlri.bsky.social
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Today we say goodbye to one of our apprentices Kyle, who has been with us for the past 18 months.

“I’ve really enjoyed my time at the VPD-HLRI and after completing my apprenticeship I’ve learned the skills to step into a new role.”

Best of luck to him on his new adventure!
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Another Friday tour of the VPD-HLRI. Joined by members and fundraisers of the @cambridge-ceu.bsky.social
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
❤️ Today is #restarttheheartday When was the last time you refreshed your CPR?
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
📣 The November edition of the VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar Series is here: 🗓 17 November 2025, 4pm 📍 VPD-HLRI, Room 88/89
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Join us today for the VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar 🫀 📅 Mon 29 Sept, 4pm 📍 Room 88/89, VPD-HLRI, Cambridge Speakers: 🔹 Steven Niederer – Building a digital heart 🔹 Tian Zhao – Immune modulation in atherosclerosis Free & open to all! #Cambridge #HeartResearch #HLRI
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Fantastic to play our part in this year’s Cambridge Alumni Festival - welcoming visitors for talks and tours of the VPD-HLRI. @charlottesummers.bsky.social @lukeflower.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Last Friday, our Department came together at our Annual Research Day 2025 to share discoveries, spark new ideas, and build the collaborations that will carry us forward. Discover the highlights ➡️ buff.ly/wDaHWGC @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay @vpd-hlri.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Our Head of Department of Medicine, Professor Duncan Richards, opens the day with reflections on the excellence of our research while unveiling our new MPhil programme in Translational Medical Research. @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay @vpd-hlri.bsky.social
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Loïc Lannelongue @loiclnlg.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
⏰ Last couple of days to apply to join my group @Cambridge as a postdoc and work on the environmental (un)sustainability of AI! ⏳ Closing September 16th. ✏️ Apply here: tinyurl.com/2ukkp8yx Or learn more about what we do at www.lannelongue-group.org Initial examples of research projects below 👇
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Research Associate*/Research Assistant in Sustainability of AI (Fixed Term)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented researcher to join our team as part of the Green Algorithms Initiative, one of the leading academic teams in the field of sustainable computing. The
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
From deadly venom to potential cures 🧪 Prof Glenn King is this months guest at the VPD-HLRI for the @cambridgecardio.bsky.social monthly seminar.
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
🔧 We’re hiring! Join our team at the University of Cambridge as a Purchasing and Facilities Technician, supporting cutting-edge research at the Heart and Lung Research Institute. 📍 Cambridge | 💼 Full-time | 📅 Apply by 18 August 🔗 cam.ac.uk/jobs/purchasing-and-facilities-technician-rc46756
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Purchasing and Facilities Technician
Cambridge University's Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute (VPD-HLRI) is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Purchasing and Facilities Technician to join our team at the
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
🎉 Congrats to Prof. Ziad Mallat! winner of the 2025 Louis & Artur Lucian Award for his groundbreaking work in cardiovascular immunology — a top international honour in circulatory disease research. @medcambridge.bsky.social Read more ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/40XaxkJ
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News | The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Don’t forget about the @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social have their Summer picnic until 3pm today. Everyone is welcome!
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
We have some new junior staff members joining us this week. Mainly working in the wet lab but can be seen near the benches during lunch. They are shy so please keep your distance!
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Today we celebrate #RedforResearch day! Thanks all for taking part ❤️
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Today we celebrate #RedforResearch day! Thanks all for taking part ❤️
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Great to see all of our staff at our summer event. Beer, pizza and live music! #summer #party #science
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
We are back! Join us at 4pm on Monday 30th for the VPD–HLRI Monthly Seminar Series at the VPD–HLRI (Room 88/89, Ground Floor) - No booking needed! Can't make it in person? Stream it live or watch it back via our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/@HLRI_Cambri... @medcambridge.bsky.social
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JAMA @jama.com · 12/06/2025
Conservative oxygen therapy with a target SpO2 of 90% did not reduce 90-day all-cause mortality compared to usual oxygen therapy in mechanically ventilated adult patients. #CCR25 @criticalcarereviews.com ja.ma/4kG5gWK
Figure 2. Oxygen Exposure and Arterial Oxygenation by Treatment Group in Patients With Enhanced Data Collection
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
🌈This Pride Month, we sat down with @lukeflower.bsky.social proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, to hear his story. At the VPD-HLRI, we’re proud to celebrate voices like Luke’s and to stand for inclusion, visibility, and equality every day of the year. 🏳️‍🌈 #PrideMonth #Pride2025
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VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute @vpd-hlri.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🌍 Today is World Environment Day - a moment to reflect on how we care for our planet and each other. 👉 Watch the video and let me know what sustainable actions you’re most proud of at your workplace. #WorldEnvironmentDay #Sustainability #GreenResearch
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