WHRI Annual Research Review 2025
On Wednesday 25 June we celebrated the achievements of our researchers at the WHRI Annual Research Review.
This one-day annual event is a celebration of cutting edge-scientific research within our community and outstanding achievements both within and outside the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.
The programme included oral and poster presentations from postdoctoral researchers and talks from distinguished international speakers.
Congratulations to the 2025 prize winners:
Derek Willoughby Award
Professor Mike Murphy, University of Cambridge, Mitochondrial ROS in ischaemia-reperfusion injury and inflammation
Outstanding Contribution to Science Award
Professor Sarah Teichmann, University of Cambridge, Mapping the Human Body One Cell at a Time
Best Short Talk
1st Prize: Henrike Janssen (Translational Medicine and Therapeutics), The influence of perioperative stress on immunometabolis
2nd Prize: Duco Koenig (Biochemical Pharmacology), Erythroblast-derived specialized pro-resolving mediators safeguard neutrophil development and function
Best Poster – Joint 1st Prize
Nick Day (Biochemical Pharmacology), Potential of Pro-resolving Melanocortin Drugs for the Resolution of Localised Fibrosis in Dupuytren’s Contracture
Christina Gkantsinikoudi (Microvascular Research), A Protective Role for Endothelial ACKR4 in the Pathogenesis of MASLD
Best Poster – 2nd Prize
Josh Dignam (Microvascular Research), Atypical chemokine receptor 4 regulates ventricular morphogenesis and function in a sex-specific manner
Education Prize
Egle Solito (Translational Medicine and Therapeutics)
William Harvey Medals
Steven Coppen (WHRI)
James Whiteford (Microvascular Research)
William Harvey Research Foundation Lay Communication Prize
Christopher Bishop (Blizard)
Adrian Rodriguez (Blizard)
Kulsuma Uddin (WHRI)
Lou Herman (BCI)
Lynette Graver (BCI)
John Vane Bursary
Anastasia Prokopi Tummers (WHRI)
Carrie Hui Yi Chew (Dentistry)
Christina Tran (Dentistry)
Ella Ykema (Blizard)
Liliane El Eid (WHRI)
Nicholas Day (WHRI)
Noor Shamsinar Binti Abd Jalal (Blizard)
Roberta De Matteis (WHRI)
Roman Roy (WHRI)
Sahar Mohammed (Dentistry)
Silvia Fanti (WHRI)
Tong Liu (WHRI)
Vishaka Gorur (WHRI)
Daphne Vane Media Bursary
Christina Tran (Dentistry)
Lynette Graver (BCI)
Rohini Ramaseshan (WHRI)
Thomas Ho Lai Yu (WHRI)
The day’s talks were followed by a drinks reception in the Courtyard of 11-13 Charterhouse Buildings.
The organisers would like to thank the WHRI Postdoctoral Committee for their excellent judging of the short talks and posters.