Prof Qingbo Xu

Professor of cell biology, King’s College London, UK                   

Dr Qingbo Xu is a Professor and holds the BHF John Parker Chair of Cardiovascular Sciences at the Cardiovascular Division, Kings College London. Professor Xu and his team study the mechanisms that cause development of heart and circulatory diseases in order to understand how they can be treated. They particularly focus on the build up of fatty materials in the walls of the arteries (atherosclerosis).

Prof Xu is also looking at the potential use of stem cells in developing treatments for blood vessel diseases. Very recently his team found that artery walls contain abundant stem cells which could perhaps be harnessed for disease prevention or therapy. Further details of Prof Xu’s research can be found on

http://www.bhf.org.uk/research_health_professionals/bhf_professors/professor_xu.aspx