Anna McGrane

Email: bs18a2m@leeds.ac.uk
Supervisors: Professor David J Beech, Dr Andrew Smith, Dr Fiona Bartoli, Dr Ric Cubbon, Professor Lee Roberts

Profile

I am an experienced researcher in cardiovascular and metabolic medicine. My current focus is on calcium channel function in human cardiac biopsies from patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. I recieved a first class Hons in BSc Medical Sciences from the University of Leeds and a distinction in MRes Medicine, specialising in cardiovascular and metabolic medicine. I am a fourth year British Heart Foundation funded PhD student at Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine.

Research interests

Cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, calcium homeostasis, mechanobiology, cardiac fibroblasts, fibrosis, remodelling.

I recently published the review, PIEZO force sensors and the heart https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7617987/

Qualifications

First class Hons in BSc Medical Sciences
Distinction in MRes Medicine