Ziad Mallat is a French cardiologist. As a professor of Cardiology at the University of Cambridge, Mallat was the first to identify a major atheroprotective role of regulatory T cells and associated anti-inflammatory cytokines, IL-10 and TGF-β.
Ziad Mallat | |
|---|---|
| Academic background | |
| Education | MD, Cardiovascular Diseases, 1996, Pierre and Marie Curie University PhD, Vascular Biology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 1999, Paris Diderot University |
| Thesis | MISE EN EVIDENCE D'UNE MORT CELLULAIRE PROGRAMMEE (APOPTOSE) DU MYOCYTE CARDIAQUE DANS LA DYSPLASIE VENTRICULAIRE DROITE ARYTHMOGENE (DES PATHOLOGIE CARDIOVASCULAIRE) (1996) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Inserm |
| Main interests | atherosclerosis inflammasome vascular aneurysms |
Early life and education
editMallat received his medical degree and qualification in cardiovascular diseases from Pierre and Marie Curie University in 1996 and his Ph.D. in Vascular Biology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis from Paris Diderot University in 1999.[1]
Career
editMallat was the first to identify a major atheroprotective role of regulatory T cells and associated anti-inflammatory cytokines, IL-10 and TGF-β. Later, he identified selective pathogenic and protective roles for defined B cell and innate lymphoid cell subsets in atherosclerosis and cardiac remodeling following ischemic injury.[1]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mallat's research team was shortlisted by the British Heart Foundation for their £30m research prize for his project iMAP. The aim of his proposal was to create a "Google map" of human atherosclerosis.[2][3] On May 13, 2020, Mallat was one of six faculty members elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences.[4] He was elected for having made "sustained and internationally recognised contributions to our understanding of cardiovascular immunology and atherosclerotic disease and translated these novel findings into clinical trials."[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ziad Mallat". eas-society.org. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Brierley, Craig (May 20, 2021). "Could a vaccine protect us against heart attacks?". cam.ac.uk. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Research team Led by Professor Ziad Mallat Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Cambridge short listed for British Heart Foundation £30m research prize". med.cam.ac.uk. January 30, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "The Academy of Medical Sciences announces new Fellows for 2020". med.cam.ac.uk. May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Professor Ziad Mallat FMedSci". acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
External links
editZiad Mallat publications indexed by Google Scholar