Name: Heart regeneration
Start: 2017-05-15T
End: 2017-05-15T
Location: Turl Street Kitchen

A night all about regenerating the heart; how understanding natural heart regeneration in the fish could help humans recover after heart attacks. Could we be regrowing our own heart muscle one day in the future? Come for a night of fascinating talks from two experts in the field, plus the chance to win t-shirts, pint glasses and other goodies! (Please note: event located on the first floor, only accessible via stairs.)

Fish heart regeneration

Mathilda Mommersteeg (Associate Professor of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine)

Tilly studies heart regeneration in Mexican cavefish. After a heart attack in humans, the infarcted heart muscle dies and is replaced by scar tissue in those fortunate enough to survive the heart attack. While the human heart has no inherent ability to regenerate cardiac muscle after a heart attack, by contrast, certain fish efficiently regenerate lost cardiac muscle. Understanding the mechanisms by which natural heart regeneration occurs in fish will provide insights into regenerative failure in humans and the possible therapies.

Adult heart repair and regeneration

Paul Riley (BHF Professor of Regenerative Medicine & Chair of Development and Cell Biology)

Paul researches heart development during development in order to better understand adult heart repair and regeneration. His team is focusing on exploiting the full potential of activated resident epicardium-derived cells and coronary lymphatic endothelium towards regenerating the adult heart.

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