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Katja Gehmlich
Visiting Scientist
- British Heart Foundation Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow
I am interested in disease mechanisms in cardiomyopathies. In particular I want to understand how biomechanical stress can contribute to the pathogenesis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
Recent publications
A titin truncating variant linked to atrial fibrillation increases atrial profibrotic signalling and cholinergic sensitivity.
Journal article
Cumberland MJ. et al, (2026), Cardiovasc Res
Substrate stiffness-dependent metabolic reprogramming of iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes on physiological PDMS polymers.
Journal article
Patel L. et al, (2025), Metab Eng Commun, 21
Mechanosensitive biochemical imprinting of the talin interaction with DLC1 regulates RhoA activity and cardiomyocyte remodeling.
Journal article
Marhuenda E. et al, (2025), Sci Adv, 11
Early Atrial Remodeling Drives Arrhythmia in Fabry Disease.
Journal article
Roy A. et al, (2025), Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 18
Atrial electrical alterations with intact cardiac structure and contractile function in a mouse model of an HCM-linked ACTN2 variant.
Journal article
Noureddine M. et al, (2025), J Mol Cell Cardiol Plus, 12