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Details for Dr Andrew James
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Andrew James |
| Job title | Senior Lecturer |
| Department | School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience University of Bristol |
| Personal web page | http://www.bristol.ac.uk/phys-pharm/staffresearch/staffresearch.php?id=15 |
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| Qualifications | B.Sc.(E.Anglia), D.Phil.(York) |
| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | The Physiological Society of UK & Eire Biophysical Society |
| Keywords | cardiac cellular electrophysiology arrhythmia patch clamp recording isolated heart perfusion cardiac myocytes cardiac remodelling atrial fibrillation conduction mapping |
| Areas of expertise | Our laboratory studies the cellular electrophysiology of cardiac muscle and the generation of arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation (AF). Changes in atrial structure and function in disease may predispose the heart to AF. By recording electrical activity from isolated single cardiac myocytes and from excised perfused intact hearts, we aim to better understand the processes underlying the normal electrical activity of the heart and its modulation in disease states. Our projects are currently funded by the British Heart Foundation. |