How we are?

Our Mission

  • Doing state-of-the-art research
  • Publishing the results in high impact factor Journals
  • Developing new therapeutics for Cardiovascular Diseases

Our Core Values

  • Working multi-disciplinary
  • Being innovative
  • Integrity in research

latest news:

MUSEUM OF INNOVATION CELEBRATES STEM INNOVATOR 2022, PROFESSOR ANDRIANA MARGARITI

Ulster Transport Museum’s, Museum of Innovation, Showcases Female Scientist

8th March 2022

news:

getting back to work safe and sound!

Margariti lab started to do  experiment after 3 months of working at home due to the COVID-19 lock-down!

News:

– Winning grant for: Investigation of aberrant QKI splicing in diabetes and the specific role of QKI7 as a novel target to reverse EC dysfunction 
– Dr Sophia Kelaini (Research Fellow in Margariti’s lab) was the winner of the best presentation in the Scottish Cardiovascular Conference in 2016 
– Amy Cochrane (PhD student in Margariti’s lab) received 3 competitive Awards and attended to the International Society Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) meeting 2016 in San Francisco 
– Amy Cochrane (PhD Student in Margariti’s lab) was awarded a Prize for Medicine and Life Sciences at the Postgraduate Researcher Competition in QUB in 2015

Selected Awards:

  • 2014   BBSRC NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD
  • 2013    First Contact Initiative Grant from the European Society of Cardiology.
  • 2012    Prize for outstanding performance and scientific research award from the Cardiov. Div., BHF Centre King’s College London UK.
  • 2012    PAPANIKOLAOU Prize for significant contribution to Medical research awarding from the Hellenic Medi. Soci. in London, UK. 
  • 2011    Travel award for best abstract, ESC council, 6th European Meeting for Vascular Biology & Medicine Krakow, Poland.
  • 2008    Michael Davies Young Investigator Award Finalist presenter. Spring Meeting 3-4 April Oxford, UK.
  • 2007    First prize for best poster presentation, European Vascular Genomic Network (EVGN), Sweden.
  • 2006    First prize for best poster presentation, European Vascular Genomic Network (EVGN), Sicily.
  • 2006    Best Log Book during PhD studies, St. George’s University of London, UK.

Invited Speaker:

  • 2020 keynote and plenary speakerInternational conference in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine in February 21-22, Paris;
  • 2020 Organiser and Program Committee member in Regenerative Medicine Int. Conference in May 25-26, Amsterdam, Netherlands;
  • 2018 Invited Speaker on 2nd International Conference in Splicing, 16th 19th July, Caparica, Portugal.
  • 2018 Invited Speaker to give a talk in Imperial College London on 5th July, London, UK.
  • 2018 Invited Speaker to give a talk in Yachay Tech on 25th January, Ecuador.
  • 2017 Invited Speaker, 27th October at King’s College London, UK.
  • 2017 9th Annual Conference on Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Sep 25-26, 2017, Berlin, Germany.
  • 2017 Invited Speaker, 22nd August at National University of Ireland, Galway.
  • 2016 Small Artery Network (SmArt) Vascular Progenitors in Biol. and Medi. conf., Nov 7th to 9th Uni. Fribourg, Switzerland.
  • 2016 Invited speaker to 2nd Annual International Symposium of Diabetes in ATINER, 2nd May, Athens Greece.
  • 2015 Invited Speaker to BHF Panel in King’s College London, 15th December.
  • 2015 Invited Speaker at University of Strathclyde, 30th September.
  • 2014 St George’s London Uni., Lecture on Stem Cells, Cardiov. Disease and Regen. Medi, 12th March 2014, London, UK
  • 2013 in Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Research in University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 15th Nov 2013, a talk “on Cell Reprogramming and Regenerative Medicine”.
  • 2013 Atherosclerosis Gordon Res. Conf. (GRC) in Stowe, Vermont, USA, Stoweflake Resort and Conf. Center, Jun 16-21, “Epigenetic therapies in CVDs”.
  • 2013 St George’s London University, Lecture on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, 20th March 2013, London, UK
  • 2013 BHF Centres of Excellence Synergy Meeting, 4th February 2013, Oxford, UK. A talk on “Cell Reprogramming”.
  • 2012 Guest invitation in 3rd Annual “iPS: Production and Utility, Oct, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst, Stevanage, UK.
  • 2012 Small Artery Network (SmArt) Vascular Progenitors in Biol. and Medi. conference, Sep 13-15, Uni. Fribourg, Switzerland.
  • 2012 European Workshop on Proteomics and Vascular Biology, March 27th-29th, King’s College London, UK

Professional membership:

2018-present         Panel Member of the Biochemical Society  

2012-present         Member of International Society of Stem cell Research

2009-present         Member of British Society for Cardiovascular Research 

2008-present         Early Career member of American Heart Association

2004-present         Member of Institute of Biomedical Science

2003-present         Associate member of Royal Society of Chemistry

2003-present         Member of the Biochemical Society