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September 10, 2025

**Job Description**
This fully funded 4-year non-clinical Ph.D studentship focuses on cardiometabolic dysfunction in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), a common condition linked to obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia, and hypertension. The project will combine molecular, cellular, and physiological approaches to explore how exercise reprograms metabolic and inflammatory pathways that connect cardiac function to systemic health. Insights gained will inform the development of novel therapeutic strategies for HFpEF and broader cardiometabolic disease. The role involves an academic-industry collaboration with AstraZeneca, providing exposure to drug discovery pipelines and translational science.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Laboratory experience
• Data analysis (desirable)
• Small animal models (desirable)

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Relevant discipline (2:1 honours degree or Master’s)

**Experience**
Other:
• Laboratory experience is required.

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Experience
Other: • Laboratory experience is required.
Work Level
Ph.D
Employment Type
Scholarship
Salary
Annual Salary: £21,500/year (stipend) Benefits: Home tuition fees, £33,000 consumables, £5,000 training/travel support
Details
Temporary Duration: 4 years Remote Work: No Location Requirement: Relocation required to Cambridge, UK
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Department of Medicine (VPD Heart & Lung Research Institute) • Dr Ana Vujic's laboratory
Supervisor(s)
Dr Ana Vujic Professor Antonio Vidal-Puig Dr Karin Jennbacken (AstraZeneca) Dr Andreas Dannhorn (AstraZeneca)
Supervisor Email
ana.vujic@cardiov.cam.ac.uk av255@medschl.cam.ac.uk
University of Cambridge
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Industry
Education
Phone
+44 1223 337733 +44 1223 33**** Show
Location
Cambridge