Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology - Angiogenesis group

18/05/2025

Just came out!

Background/Objectives: In the tumor microenvironment, hypoxia regulates genes that support tumor cell invasion and angiogenesis under the control of the hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIFs). Pleiotrophin (PTN) is a secreted protein that activates cell migration in endothelial and cancer ce...

14/12/2021

New collaborative publication from our team!

30/11/2021

New publication from three talented (former) pregraduate students in our Department as part of their dissertation thesis!

07/11/2020

18/07/2020

Happy to share our new publication on the crosstalk between VEGFR2 and ανβ3 integrin that are important for endothelial cell functions!

13/06/2020

Evidence is mounting that healthy blood vessels protect children from serious effects of COVID-19, such as stroke.

21/04/2020

How the virus attacks the heart and blood vessels is a mystery, but dozens of preprints and papers attest that such damage is common.

The lungs are ground zero for COVID-19, but blood clots may play a surprisingly big role in severe illness