Dr Harprit Singh

Job: Faculty Head of Research Students, Associate Professor/Reader

Faculty: Health and Life Sciences

School/department: School of Allied Health Sciences

Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH.

T: +44 (0)116 257 7779

E: harprit.singh@dmu.ac.uk

W: https://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/iahsr/index.aspx

 

Personal profile

An active non-clinical researcher with interests in the area of vascular biology and metabolic disease. Primary focus of research is around endothelial cell signalling involved in vascular stability. Lead the Nutrition and Metabolic Health research theme within the Institute of Allied Health Sciences Research. 

As Faculty Head of Research Students lead and support Postgraduate Research Students with their research degree completions.

Research group affiliations

Research interests/expertise

Involved in investigating the mechanism associated with metabolic syndrome induced endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease in patients. Research expertise include:

  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Diabetes
  • Endothelial biology
  • Cell signalling
  • Growth hormones and their Receptors.
  • Molecular markers of vascular disease
  • Translational research

Areas of teaching

  • Endocrinology
  • Cardiovascular 
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • Angiogenesis

Qualifications

  • PhD in Biochemistry
  • PGCert in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
  • BSc (Hons) Medical Biochemistry

Courses taught

  • Medical Science (BMed Sci)
  • Biomedical Science (BSc)
  • Adv Biomedical Science (MSc)

Honours and awards

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Membership of professional associations and societies

  • The British Society for Cardiovascular Research
  • European Society of Cardiology Working Group Atherosclerosis & Vascular Biology

Current research students

  • Joseph Festa, PhD
  • Koddus Ali, PhD
  • Nasrin Shokrzadeh, PhD 
  • Tam Nqoc Minh Vu, PhD

Externally funded research grants information

 

Potential PhD projects for students

  • Diabetes and Endothelial signalling
  • Impact of Polyunsaturated fat on Endothelial signalling
  • Predicting vascular disease

Successfully Supervised PhD Students

 Jay Bilimoria, 2016-2020

Aamir Hussain, 2015-2019

 Rasmieh Alziedan, 2012-2016

 

Journal Peer Reviewer

  • Frontiers in Physiology: Vascular Physiology
  • Journal of Biomedical Research
  • Cancer Letters
  • Human Cell

Grant Peer Reviewer

Medical Research Council