Translational Research

Translational research bridges the gap between scientific research and patient care, bringing about clinical benefits in the most efficient way. This may advance current practice or enable innovative discoveries to be efficiently transferred into practical tools to prevent, diagnose and treat human disease.

Translational research is a dynamic and evolving process to continually improve healthcare and should not stop once the technology is at the patient's bedside. It can be thought of as taking a scientific breakthrough from ‘laboratory bench to hospital bedside and back to bench’ to be further improved. For example, it may help to explain why some treatments stop working or why side-effects may occur.

These grants show our commitment to supporting innovative 'bench-to-bedside' research which can improve the health and treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease.

The grant selection process is rigorous with a typical success rate in previous years of 1 in 5.

Grant applications are assessed by carefully selected external peer-reviewers, in addition to the HRUK Medical Review Panel which includes the following members:

    Dr Helen Arthur, Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University
    Mr Peter Braidley, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
    Dr Sheila Francis, University of Sheffield
    Dr Anne Graham, University of Bradford
    Dr Mark Harbinson, Queen’s University Belfast       
    Prof Jamie Jeremy, University of Bristol
    Prof Giovanni Mann, King’s College London       
    Prof Khalid Naseem, Hull York Medical School
    Dr Vas Ponnambalam, University of Leeds               
    Prof Donald Singer, University of Warwick
    Prof Peter Taylor, St Thomas’ Hospital
    Dr Stephen Wheatcroft, University of Leeds
    Dr Azfar Zaman, Freeman Hospital and Newcastle University

Maximum award:  £150,000
Closing date: 1pm, 1 February every year, applications accepted from the beginning of January.  

Please download application materials using the links below:

Translational Research Application Form

Translational Research Appendix 1

Translational Research Grants Policy & Information

Translational Research Terms & Conditions

In 2010 27 applications were received and five grant awards were made.

For more information about grants contact Heart Research UK on 0113 234 7474 or email grants@heartresearch.org.uk