David J. Grieve PhD

David Grieve received his PhD from the Royal Veterinary College (University of London) in 1998 before joining the laboratory of Ajay Shah at King’s College London. In 2005, he took up an academic position at the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast where he is now a Reader with an independent research programme focused on investigating mechanisms underlying cardiovascular remodelling and dysfunction. His group has a particular interest in the role of oxidative stress, novel peptide hormones, endothelial progenitor cells, and the influence of diabetes on the adaptive, but ultimately detrimental changes that occur during cardiovascular disease and how these may be modulated for potential therapeutic benefit. He is currently a member of the British Heart Foundation Projects Grants Committee and NC3Rs Grant Assessment Panel and serves as Honorary Secretary of the British Society for Cardiovascular Research.