Job Title: Professor of Cardiovascular Metabolism
Room No: D211a
School: Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences
Telephone No: + 44 (0) 2920 417129
Email Address: PJames@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Biography
Having originally undertaken an extensive period of post-doctoral research and then as an Assistant Professor at Dartmouth Medical School, USA, returned to take a tenured position in the Dept of Cardiology at Cardiff University Medical School. Over the ensuing 24 years, developed an extensive track record and research program in cardiovascular research at the Wales Heart Research Institute (WHRI) and directed the Biomedical EPR Facility and Nitric Oxide Measurement Suite. Successfully mentored 18 PhD and 5 MD students as primary supervisor to date. The James research team currently comprises 4 PhD students, one post-doctoral research associate and one Research Fellow. Total R&I income to date consists of £4.45 million as PI or Co-PI, and a further £1.8 million as Collaborator, with sustained delivery of successful research and innovation projects funded by research councils, Welsh Government, charities, and industry. The long-standing interest is in the interplay between oxygen and blood vessel function. More recently, a research program and state-of-the-art facilities were developed to assess the role of cell derived microparticles in the human circulation. This includes the award of a recent project grant (PREDICT-EV – Stroke Association) in collaboration with Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB which is a clinical research study which will assess biomarkers to predict the risk of stroke in TIA patients.
At school level chairs the School Research Ethics Committee and a research leader of the Cardiovascular Health and Aging Research Theme at CSSHS. Executive roles outside of the university include as President of the International Nitric Oxide Society and Chair of the biennial meeting in Oxford (2018), Director on the Welsh Wound Innovation Centre Board, and formal advisory roles for several high-profile biotechnology companies, Pharma, NIH advisory boards and PhD/Fellowship committees. Leadership roles include on the Academic Partnership Committee of Aneurin Bevan UHB, Velindre UHB, and Cwm Taf UHB. Also is Adjunct Professor at Dartmouth Medical School and Adelaide Medical School.
One of the founders of Stroke Hub Wales (2017), an integrated front door to all stroke-related research, innovation and education across Wales, is academic lead on the Advisory Board coordinating a network of clinical research in stroke across Wales, partnering UHBs and Universities, and strategic planning of applications to Stroke Association, HCRW and BHF. Current focus is on the expansion of the MRES (Stroke) program and development of advanced modules for continuous professional development of healthcare professionals.
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