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Samantha Borland is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, specializing in Cardiovascular Medicine. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Pharmacology & Physiology from the University of Manchester and completed her PhD in Cardiovascular Medicine in 2015, focusing on the regulation of vascular calcification and syndecan 4. Throughout her academic career, she has actively participated in numerous national and international conferences, earning accolades such as poster prizes from the British Society for Cardiovascular Research and the British Atherosclerosis Society. Her main research interests lie in the regulation of vascular calcification, specifically involving PKCα and TGFβ signaling pathways. Borland is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and maintains professional memberships with the British Atherosclerosis Society and the North American Vascular Biology Organization. She has been involved in research projects targeting cardiovascular disease and has served as an industrial placement student in Safety Assessment at AstraZeneca.
University of Manchester • Manchester, UK
Conducting research on vascular calcification and related signaling pathways.
Includes MSc in Advanced Electrical Power Systems and MSc in Communications and Signal Processing.