Eleanor Davies (UK)
I am Professor of Molecular Endocrinology in the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health at the University of Glasgow. I graduated from the University of Glasgow with a BSc (Hons) Biochemistry and then from the University of Edinburgh with a PhD. After a post-doctoral position in Newcastle and a 3-year fellowship in INSERM U36 Paris, I returned to Glasgow. Currently, I lead a translational research group investigating the role of aldosterone in cardiovascular disease, in particular hypertension and stroke. My studies integrate molecular biology, cell biology and human clinical studies and they have been funded by grants from the EU, MRC, BHF and CSO. Currently, we are investigating the utility of circulating OMIC biomarkers including miRNAs in the diagnosis of Endocrine Hypertension (ENSAT-HT). In addition, I am director of our Cardiovascular Sciences MSc programme and our British Heart Foundation PhD training programme. I am a reviewer for multiple national and international funding organisations and journals and for the last 5 years I have also chaired the Scottish Government’s CSO Translational Science grants committee.