Professor Christopher George
Chair, National Cardiovascular Research Network
Chris is Professor of Molecular Cardiology in Swansea University Medical School. His group uses molecular and cellular tools coupled to clinical data to predict how heart cells, the engine of every heartbeat, will respond to genetic mutations and to drugs. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop new therapeutic approaches for tackling genetic and acquired heart disease. His research is funded by the British Heart Foundation, Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council, Health and Care Research Wales and the European Union.
Chris is Senior Editor at the British Journal of Pharmacology looking after the Journal’s cardiovascular portfolio. He is also a member of the editorial boards of Cardiovascular Research, Frontiers in Physiology and Artery Research. He is on the Board of the National Centre for Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research and chairs its Grant Assessment Panel.
In 2020, Chris became the Chair of the National Cardiovascular Research Network, a new partnership between Welsh Government and the British Heart Foundation.