Dr Harprit Singh

Job: Associate Professor/Reader; Faculty Head of Research Students

Faculty: Health and Life Sciences

School/department: School of Allied Health Sciences

Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH.

T: +44 (0)116 257 7779

E: harprit.singh@dmu.ac.uk

W: https://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/iahsr/index.aspx

Personal profile

A senior researcher with a well-established niche in vascular cell signalling. My work focuses on better understanding the protective role that certain growth factors play in maintaining human blood vessel integrity and how dietary components influence their function during adulthood.

I teach in the BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science and BMedSci (Hons) Medical Science programmes. In my role as Faculty Head of Research Students, I manage provisions related to Postgraduate Research Students, including recruitment, timely completions, and research training

Research group affiliations

 

Research interests/expertise

Research expertise include:

  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Nutrition and cardiovascular function
  • Endothelial biology
  • Cell signalling
  • Growth hormones and their Receptors
  • Molecular markers of vascular disease

Areas of teaching

  • Endocrinology
  • Cardiovascular 
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • Angiogenesis

Qualifications

  • PhD in Biochemistry
  • PGCert in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
  • BSc (Hons) Medical Biochemistry

Courses taught

  • Medical Science (BMed Sci)
  • Biomedical Science (BSc)
  • Adv Biomedical Science (MSc)

Honours and awards

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Membership of professional associations and societies

  • The British Society for Cardiovascular Research
  • European Society of Cardiology Working Group Atherosclerosis & Vascular Biology

Consultancy work

Scientific consultant for Emerald Nutrition (https://emerald-nutrition.com)

Current research students

  • Dolgormaa Janchivlamdan, PhD. The effect of OC43 virus on TIE2 signalling pathway in endothelial cells
  • Koddus Ali, PhD. The role of a pharmacist in screening, communicating and reporting the risks of cardiovascular disease associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the perception of the population 

Externally funded research grants information

Successfully Supervised PhD Students

Joseph Festa, 2019-2023

Nasrin Madieh, 2018-2023

Tam Ngoc Minh Vu, 2016-2021 

Jay Bilimoria, 2016-2020

Aamir Hussain, 2015-2019

Rasmieh Alziedan, 2012-2016

Journal Peer Reviewer

  • Nature communications
  • Frontiers in Physiology: Vascular Physiology
  • BMC Cardiovascular disorders
  • Journal of Biomedical Research
  • Cancer Letters
  • Human Cell

Grant Peer Reviewer

Medical Research Council

Diabetes UK