Five finalists were selected for the 2021 British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Young Investigator Award (YIA) from a competitive pool of young researchers. At the virtual BCS meeting in June, each finalist gave a 10-minute oral presentation followed by questions from a panel of independent judges. The prize was established by the Society 20 years ago to “recognise excellence among young researchers intending to pursue a career in cardiovascular clinical medicine or research”.1 Dr Blanca Tardajos Ayllón is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sheffield in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, funded by the British Heart Foundation. She obtained a BSc in Biochemistry at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) with a year abroad at the University of York. Later, she completed an MSc in Molecular Medicine at the University of Sheffield where her work focused on the identification of mechanoreceptors that regulate endothelial apoptosis using zebrafish models. Dr Tardajos Ayllón then did her PhD in Cardiovascular Science with Professor Paul Evans. Her PhD, funded by the MRC-DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership, focused on the role of the NF-κB transcription factor c-Rel in endothelial mechanobiology and atherosclerosis (figure 1). Figure 1 Dr Blanca Tardajos Ayllón. Atherosclerosis is a major cause of death that can lead to heart attack or stroke. It develops in the arteries at …

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2021 年英国心血管学会青年研究者奖

2021 年英国心血管学会 (BCS) 青年研究者奖 (YIA) 中有五名决赛选手从竞争激烈的年轻研究人员队伍中脱颖而出。在 6 月份的虚拟 BCS 会议上，每位决赛入围者都进行了 10 分钟的口头报告，随后是独立评委小组的提问。该奖项由学会于 20 年前设立，旨在“表彰有意从事心血管临床医学或研究事业的年轻研究人员的卓越表现”。 1 Blanca Tardajos Ayllón 博士是谢菲尔德大学感染系的博士后研究员，免疫和心血管疾病，由英国心脏基金会资助。她在马德里自治大学（西班牙）获得生物化学学士学位，并在约克大学留学一年。之后，她在谢菲尔德大学完成了分子医学硕士学位，她的工作重点是鉴定使用斑马鱼模型调节内皮细胞凋亡的机械感受器。Tardajos Ayllón 博士随后跟随 Paul Evans 教授攻读了心血管科学博士学位。她的博士学位由 MRC-DiMeN 博士培训合作伙伴资助，重点研究 NF-κB 转录因子 c-Rel 在内皮力学生物学和动脉粥样硬化中的作用（图 1）。图 1 Blanca Tardajos Ayllón 博士。动脉粥样硬化是导致心脏病发作或中风的主要死亡原因。它在动脉中发展…… 她的博士学位由 MRC-DiMeN 博士培训合作伙伴资助，重点研究 NF-κB 转录因子 c-Rel 在内皮力学生物学和动脉粥样硬化中的作用（图 1）。图 1 Blanca Tardajos Ayllón 博士。动脉粥样硬化是导致心脏病发作或中风的主要死亡原因。它在动脉中发展…… 她的博士学位由 MRC-DiMeN 博士培训合作伙伴资助，重点研究 NF-κB 转录因子 c-Rel 在内皮力学生物学和动脉粥样硬化中的作用（图 1）。图 1 Blanca Tardajos Ayllón 博士。动脉粥样硬化是导致心脏病发作或中风的主要死亡原因。它在动脉中发展……