The most common cause of morbidity and mortality in Scotland is cardiovascular disease. Image Cardiac infarct (Masson's stain) Following an award of Wellcome Trust Cardiovascular Research Initiative funding The Centre for Cardiovascular Science (CVS) was established in 2000 as one of Edinburgh's first multidisciplinary research centres. CVS evolved from a 'centre without walls' (with groups spread over multiple campuses) to the integrated research centre that has occupied a floor of the Queen's Medical Research Institute (QMRI) since 2005, as a result of its success in a series of competitions for strategic investment, notably from the British Heart Foundation (BHF). In 2008, CVS was designated one of four BHF Centres of Research Excellence and awarded £7.6M over six years. They were recently re-funded with an additional £3M. With these awards, totalling >£28M, the CVS has established core facilities and training programmes, cemented strategic links with external collaborating institutions and continues to expand its capabilities and membership. The Centre for Comparative Pathology provides animal model pathology support for CVS projects. The major research themes in the CVS: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Metabolic Disease, Vascular biology and Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Physiology and stem cell biology. The mission of the Centre for Cardiovascular Science is ‘to foster and deliver internationally leading research into the causes, consequences and therapy of cardiovascular disease’. Related Staff Dr Mary Diaz Prof John Mullins Links Centre for Cardiovascular Science British Heart Foundation Queen's Medical Research Institute This article was published on 2024-08-27
