I'll be running to support researchers who are at the top of their field: they pioneered off-pump coronary artery by-pass surgery, they pioneered the use of stem cells to regenerate defective cardiac and casual tissues, they’ve developed the world’s first analogue pacemaker that mimics the natural rhythm of the heart, and they may have just developed the first new high blood pressure medicine for 20 years.

With world-class research facilities combined with NHS clinical expertise, Bristol Cardiovascular (BCV) has an international reputation for cutting edge research that has been put into practice. The rare combination of experience at BCV has led the British Heart Foundation  to pledge £2 million to create a new training programme for 12 PhD studentships, provided we demonstrate our commitment by funding an additional four.

Please help me achieve this and support this fantastic cause. The more you give, the greater the impact you will have on the life-changing Cardiovascular research here at the University of Bristol!

For more information, please follow this link: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cardiovascular/research/

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