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Cathy Shanahan Laboratory:
We study the mechanisms of how blood vessels calcify and age.

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Congratulations to Dr. Catherine M Shanahan of King's College London -- Recognized as an Expertscape World Expert in Smooth Muscle. expertscape.com/ex/muscle%2C+s…

Congratulations to Dr. Catherine M Shanahan of King's College London -- Recognized as an Expertscape World Expert in Smooth Muscle.
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BBC News - Inequalities in heart attack care 'costing women's lives' bbc.co.uk/news/health-49… Maybe things would change if there were more female cardiologists. Studies in the US confirm that women treated by women for cardiology related disorders get better care!

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BBC News - Mining firm Rio Tinto sorry for destroying Aboriginal caves bbc.co.uk/news/world-aus… Outrageous destruction of what should be a world heritage site goes virtually unreported with no long term solution to stopping this happening again in site. Shame.

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Thought-provoking webinar on Race Equality and White Privilege in Higher Education Brunel University of London Operation Black Vote Candid panel discussion on tackling race discrimination and the responsibility of all leaders to own the space. Every person benefits. #diversity #activism #RaceEqualityHE

Thought-provoking webinar on Race Equality and White Privilege in Higher Education <a href="/Bruneluni/">Brunel University of London</a> <a href="/OpBlackVote/">Operation Black Vote</a> Candid panel discussion on tackling race discrimination and the responsibility of all leaders to own the space. Every person benefits.  #diversity #activism #RaceEqualityHE
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Mediates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification via Increased Release of Grp78-Load… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33297752/ yet another vesicle cargo that is involved in calcification!

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Our new paper shows have EVs drive vascular amyloid depostion. Another role for EVs in an ageing pathology! doi.org/10.1111/acel.1…

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Our new paper identifies a novel feedback loop that links vascular ageing, stiffening and senescence via ECM remodelling mediated by Sox9. kcl.ac.uk/news/researche…

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We have a post-doctoral position available to study mechanisms of vascular calcification and ageing. Please get in touch if you are interested.

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And this one highlights just how important ECM ageing is in modifying cell phenotype. Is it going to be possible to rejuvenate cells in vivo without first rejuvenating their ECM environment? ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11…