DrGraeme Birdsey
Associate Professor in Vascular Science
National Heart & Lung Institute - Faculty of Medicine
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- Associate Professor in Vascular ScienceNational Heart & Lung Institute - Faculty of Medicine
- 020 7594 8633 (Work)
- 535, ICTEM building, Hammersmith Campus, United Kingdom
BIO
Dr Birdsey's research focuses on the transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of endothelial cell gene expression during angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis.
Dr Birdsey joined the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, in 2004 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the group of Prof Anna Randi, before being promoted to Research Fellow in 2010. He was appointed to the position of Lecturer in Vascular Sciences in 2013 and Senior Lecturer in 2020.
BIOSKETCH
In 1994 Graeme Birdsey graduated with a BSc in Applied Biochemistry from Liverpool John Moores University and he then went on to obtain a PhD in Molecular Cell Biology from University College London. Dr Birdsey’s PhD thesis and postdoctoral research project in Prof Chris Danpure’s lab at UCL focused on the molecular evolution of the intracellular targeting of the metabolic enzyme alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase, AGT.
Dr Birdsey continued his scientific training with a two-year postdoctoral position with Dr James Leiper in Prof Patrick Vallance’s group at UCL. The work focused on the regulation of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis by endogenously produced competitive inhibitors (asymmetric methylarginines) of NO synthase enzymes. These molecules have been the subject of considerable interest as elevated levels have been reported in numerous disease states including hypertension, heart failure, renal failure, atherosclerosis, pre-eclampsia and type 2 diabetes.
Dr Birdsey joined the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, in 2004 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the group of Prof Anna Randi, before being promoted to Research Fellow in 2010. He was appointed to the position of Lecturer in Vascular Sciences in 2013 and Senior Lecturer in 2020.
BIOSKETCH
In 1994 Graeme Birdsey graduated with a BSc in Applied Biochemistry from Liverpool John Moores University and he then went on to obtain a PhD in Molecular Cell Biology from University College London. Dr Birdsey’s PhD thesis and postdoctoral research project in Prof Chris Danpure’s lab at UCL focused on the molecular evolution of the intracellular targeting of the metabolic enzyme alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase, AGT.
Dr Birdsey continued his scientific training with a two-year postdoctoral position with Dr James Leiper in Prof Patrick Vallance’s group at UCL. The work focused on the regulation of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis by endogenously produced competitive inhibitors (asymmetric methylarginines) of NO synthase enzymes. These molecules have been the subject of considerable interest as elevated levels have been reported in numerous disease states including hypertension, heart failure, renal failure, atherosclerosis, pre-eclampsia and type 2 diabetes.
FACULTY
- Faculty of Medicine
POSITION NAME
- Associate Professor in Vascular Science