Research groups
Colleges
Susann Bruche
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Researcher Society Chair
Susann studied Biochemistry at Leipzig University, Germany, before joining Imperial College London for a MRes in Biomedical Research. She completed her PhD in the lab of Dr Vania Braga at Imperial College on epithelial biogenesis and adherens junction signalling, before joining the group of Dr Nicola Smart as a PostDoc investigate the role of alternative splicing in the regulation of heart repair after myocardial infarction. She is now working for Dr Sarah De Val and studies flow-responsive gene expression. Susann is a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College.
Key publications
Thymosin β4 mediates vascular protection via regulation of Low Density Lipoprotein Related Protein 1 (LRP1)
Working paper
MUNSHAW S. et al, (2019)
FRET-ting about RhoA signalling in heart and vasculature: a new tool in our cardiovascular toolbox
Journal article
(2018), Cardiovascular Research
Recent publications
The RNA-binding protein SRSF3 controls epicardial formation by regulating splicing and proliferation.
Journal article
Lupu I-E. et al, (2026), Development
Endothelial Slit2 guides the Robo1-positive sympathetic innervation during heart development.
Preprint
Zhao J. et al, (2025)
Endothelial Slit2 guides the Robo1-positive sympathetic innervation during heart development
Journal article
Zhao J. et al, (2025), eLife, 14