Administrative structures
CVS currently houses close to 200 staff and students at the Little France campus. For administrative purposes, the Centre is organised as a federation of units, including those representing the major clinical disciplines involved in CVS, listed below. However, research is investigator-led and is usually conducted by collaboration between researchers from different units.
UNITS COMPRISING CVS:
- Centre for Cardiovascular Science (Head, Prof Brian R Walker)
- Cardiology Unit (Head, Prof Keith AA Fox)
- Endocrinology Unit (Head, Prof Brian R Walker)
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics Unit (Head, Prof David J Webb)
- Molecular Physiology Unit (Head, Prof John J Mullins)
AFFILIATED UNITS:
CVS also has affiliate members whose primary administrative base is another Division or Centre within the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine
- Medical Physics Unit (Head, Prof Ian Marshall)
- Geriatric Medicine Unit (Head, Prof Alasdair Maclullich)
COMMITTEES:
CVS has the following standing Committees:
- Scientific Advisory Board and Senior Management Committee (Chair Prof Brian Walker)
- Seminar & Symposium Committee (Chair Prof Karen Chapman)
- Postgraduate Studies Committee (Chair Prof Margarete Heck)
- Health & Safety and Genetic Modification Committees (Chair Dr Philippa Hope)
