Professor Victor Dzau, a leading cardiovascular researcher from Duke University in the United States, visited Glasgow recently to deliver the Philip Poole-Wilson Memorial Lecture.

Professor Dzau, who is President and Chief Executive Officer of Duke University Health System and Medical Centre, is one of the most pre-eminent cardiovascular specialists in the world, and last visited the University in 2001 to deliver the inaugural lecture of the British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre (BHF GCRC).Prof Steven Beaumont, Prof Anna Dominiczak, Prof Victor Dzau, and Prof John McMurray.

His lecture was entitled ‘Rejuvenating the failing heart: in memory of Philip Poole-Wilson’ – Emeritus Professor of Cardiology at Imperial College and one of the UK’s and the world’s most-respected cardiovascular specialists, who died in March this year.

Prof Poole-Wilson had been Head of Cardiac Medicine at the Royal Brompton National Heart & Lung Hospital, and the National Heart & Lung Institute at Imperial College. He had also served as the President of the European Society of Cardiology and as Head of the World Heart Federation. During his life he served on the boards of 31 journals and authored or co-authored 538 publications as well as editing or contributing to more than 100 books.

Professor Anna Dominiczak, Head of the Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences and Director of the BHF GCRC, said: “We are hugely honoured to have Professor Dzau visit us once again and to deliver the Philip Poole-Wilson Memorial Lecture. Prof Dzau is a leading name in cardiology and a highly-suitable candidate to deliver this lecture in memory of one of the world’s other great scientists.”

The lecture in the Wolfson Medical Building was part of a Cardiovascular ‘away-day’ which saw 12 presentations and 50 posters from academics from Medicine, FBLS and Veterinary Medicine.  There were four young investigator prizes awarded to Ange Bradshaw (CAMS), Stacy Wood (CAMS), David Preiss (CAMS) and Allesandra Stangherlin (FBLS).

For more information contact Stuart Forsyth in the University of Glasgow Media Relations Office on 0141 330 4831 or email s.forsyth@admin.gla.ac.uk

First published: 17 November 2009

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