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Current research groups under licence

Below is a list of known groups authorised to store relevant material for use in research under Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals' Human Tissue Authority (HTA) licences:

Royal Brompton Hospital – cardiovascular groups 

Person designated - Harshil Bhayani

  • Cardio-Respiratory Biobank
  • Stable angina
  • Cardiac morphology
  • Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)
  • CMR carotid project
  • Adult congenital heart disease
  • Imperial College London cardiac pathology group
  • Respiratory Research Centre
  • Muscle lab 
  • Respiratory Research Centre Sample Processing Lab
  • Allergy and clinical immunology 
  • Asthma lab
  • Respiratory Research Centre Clinical Research Facility
  • EM unit
  • Thoracic surgery

Emmanuel Kaye Building 

Person designated - Prof Jane Davies

  • Gene therapy
  • Respiratory epidemiology and public health
  • Interstitial lung diseases

Guy Scadding Building 

Person designated - Alison John

  • Airways disease:
    • cell biology
    • experimental studies
    • molecular cell biology
    • molecular genetics
    • molecular cell biology and asthma lab
    • novel therapies
  • Critical care unit
  • Cardiothoracic pharmacology

Harefield Hospital and the Heart Science Centre 

Person designated - Haifa Lyster

  • Cell electrophysiology
  • Valve tissue engineering
  • Transplant archive
  • Molecular medicine
  • Muscle lab 
  • Transplantation

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