BHF Oxford CRE Annual Symposium 26th November 2025

Cardiovascular Research Image Competition
Image submission deadline: Wednesday 5th November (12noon).

Image competition guidelines and registration form

Symposium REGISTRATION

Registration deadline:  Wednesday 12th November (12 noon)

The research symposium will run from 9.30am - 5.30pm followed by a drinks reception to 6.30pm

Programme update

Our programme will feature talks from across the BHF Oxford CRE network, blitz talks from selected poster presenters, a lunchtime poster and networking session, image competition and the launch of the Cardiovascular Innovation Award (CIAs). Our keynote speaker, Professor Frances Platt, will highlight her experience in translating research into medical treatments.

The full programme and timings will be added here soon, but here are some of our confirmed speakers:

• Professor Frances Platt, Head of Pharmacology, Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology
• Professor Yimon Aye, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
• Dr Andia Redpath, BHF CRE Transition Research Fellow (Repair & Regeneration Theme)
• Dr Gareth Purvis, BHF Transition Research Fellow (Drug Discovery & Delivery Theme)
• Dr Stefan Van Duijvenboden, BHF Transition Research Fellow (Big Data and Computational Science Theme)
• Professor Samira Lakhal-Littleton, Professor of Cell Physiology
• Professor Neil Herring, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
• Associate Professor Svetlana Reilly, Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Science and BHF Senior Research Fellow

Please contact Philippa Major or Tracey Marr with any queries.