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Professor David J Beech

Professor David J Beech

  • Position: Professor
  • Areas of expertise: Calcium-permeable channels in health and disease
  • Email: D.J.Beech@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 4323
  • Location: 7.27 LIGHT
  • Website: Googlescholar | ORCID

Profile

After undergraduate studies at the University of Manchester and a PhD at St George’s Hospital Medical School University London, I trained in biophysics at the University of Washington, Seattle, before returning to the UK as a Wellcome Career Development Fellow. I am now professor at the University of Leeds.

Responsibilities

  • NIHR BRC Cardiometabolic Disease Theme Lead
  • CalTIC GmbH partner

Research interests

My research focuses on the control of cardiovascular structure and function by the PIEZO1 ion channel and the potential for new therapeutic approaches to unsolved cardiovascular disease problems through ion channel modulation.

Qualifications

  • BSc Hons
  • PhD

Professional memberships

  • Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
  • Member of the Physiological Society

Student education

Primary supervisor, teacher and management group member of the British Heart Foundation 4-Year PhD Programme in Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes at Leeds

Current Postgraduate Researchers:

Sophie Earle

Shaili Krishnakant Patel

Harry Konstantinou

Amy Truesdale

Chloe Randall

Yurou Cai

Nora Almulhim

Henry Procter

Grace Adjei-Doku

Abeer Aldaswari

Kasia Hammond

Anna McGrane

Hannah Smith

Ryan Murray

Mohammed Ali

Muath Bajarwan

Michael Murray

Harriet Todd

Katie Smith

Research groups and institutes

  • Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine
  • Discovery and Translational Science
  • British Heart Foundation - Cardiovascular research
  • LICAMM - international PhD academy

Current postgraduate researchers

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>
Projects
    <li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/231-licamm-endothelial-piezo1-channels-of-human-placenta-and-their-physiological-roles">LICAMM Endothelial Piezo1 channels of human placenta and their physiological roles</a></li> <li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/174-licamm-structural-insights-into-the-modulation-of-heteromeric-trpc1/4/5-channels">LICAMM Structural insights into the modulation of heteromeric TRPC1/4/5 channels</a></li>