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RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the biggest killer of the developed world and one of the biggest health problems facing the developing world. Here, in Australia, the disease kills one person every 12 minutes and in the USA the number is much higher. In the Vascular Engineering laboratory we use both computational and experimental techniques to further our understanding of vascular physiology and disease, with an overall aim of helping tackle this global problem.

Our research can be broadly divided into the following themes:

  • Computational biomechanics
  • Experimental biomechanics
  • Multimodality imaging
  • 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering

More detailed information can be found at our website http://vasclab.mech.uwa.edu.au

LATEST NEWS

Funding boost to supercharge medical research and innovation

Two Perkins researchers received funding from the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund through the Enabling Scheme and the Research and Innovation Capacity and Capability Building Program last week.  Professor Kevin Pfleger, Director Biomedical and Health Innovation at UWA and the WA Life Sciences Innovation Hub, Chair of Perth Biodesign,…

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Recognition for respected vascular specialist

Director of the Heart and Vascular Research Institute and Joint Program Head of the Cardiovascular Science and Diabetes Program at the Harry Perkins Medical Research Institute, Professor Shirley Jansen has been appointed the Michael Lawrence-Brown Professorial Chair in Vascular Surgery at the School of Population Health at Curtin University.   Professor Jansen (pictured…

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Researchers develop new AI tool to predict heart attack risk

Researchers from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, working with medtech industry partners Artrya Limited, have developed a new, fully-automated AI algorithm that is more effective than current methods at predicting the risk of heart attack. First author Dr Gavin Huangfu, from the Perkins, The University of Western Australia…

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