The group
Clinicians, research fellows and nurses working across the University of Cambridge, Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit and Addenbrooke's Hospital.
The IGNITE Lab
Dr Joseph Cheriyan
Navazh Jalaludeen
Annette Hubsch
Joanna Helmy
Elaine Amis
Roberto Cayado-Lopez
Eleanor Evans-Evans
Bruno Matos
Early Career Researchers
Clinicians in training and doctoral candidates undertaking their higher research degrees, as well as post-doctoral candidates embarking upon their independent ideas within the IGNITE Lab across the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Rouchelle Sriranjan
Dr Pablo Kostelec
Dr Oliver Devine
Dr Ing Ni Lu
Dr Adebowale Afolayan
Dr Kevin Joseph
Dr Mustafa Khan
Operational team
Trials coordinators and data managers within the Cardiovascular Trials Office work with members of the Core team (statistics, regulatory and pharmacovigilance) of the Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit to organise, administer and cover the regulatory aspects of academic and industry-sponsored clinical studies across the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
Sonakshi Kadyan
Heike Templin
Zehra Yilmaz
Guneswary Thaygaraja
Geri Barrett
Barbara Masango
Stephani Mok
Educating the Next Generation of Clinician Scientists
Dr Cheriyan leads an active programme of postgraduate education for junior doctors and clinician scientists, from bedside teaching in Cambridge to international courses across Southeast Asia. Since 2018 the programme has expanded internationally through joint courses with the Royal College of Physicians.
- Cambridge Medical SeminarsFounder · 2006–presentA long-running clinical seminar series for medical trainees and consultants covering acute and general medicine, hypertension and cardiovascular risk.
- Experimental Medicine Training Initiative (EMI)Lead · 2016–presentCambridge's doctoral-level training scheme for clinical and non-clinical students in experimental medicine, translational science and early-phase trials.
- RCP-Sunway-Cambridge Medical SeminarsCo-founder · 2018–presentInternational medical education programme delivered jointly with the Royal College of Physicians and Sunway Medical Centre in Southeast Asia.
- Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics — East of EnglandTraining Programme Director · 2019–2026Directed the specialty training pathway for CP&T across the East of England for NHS England (2019–2026) and continues to sit on the JRCPTB Specialist Advisory Committee.
Clinical and non-clinical trainees supervised and co-supervised through PhD, MD and MPhil programmes across the Cheriyan Group.
- Dr Ing Ni LuPhDZibotentan and dapagliflozin in hypertensive patientsCo-Supervisor · 2025–presentNowIn post · IGNITE Lab, Cheriyan Group
- Dr Pablo KostelecMDSTEREO — Utilising AI Analysis of Sounds to Predict Heart Failure DecompensationCo-Supervisor · 2024–presentNowIn post · IGNITE Lab, Cheriyan Group
- Dr Ross DavidsonMPhilAssessment of Inflammation in Atrial Fibrillation using FDG-PET-CT ImagingCo-Supervisor · 2024–2025Current position — coming soon
- NowBHF Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow · Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Royal PapworthLinkedIn profile
- Investigating Vascular Benefits from LDL Cholesterol Lowering with AlirocumabCo-Supervisor · 2018–2021
- Evaluation of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Actions of [Pyr¹] Apelin-13Co-Supervisor · 2018–2021
- Quantitative Systems Models of Human Cardiovascular PhysiologyCo-Supervisor · 2016–2019NowSenior Research Physician & FIH Principal Investigator · Hammersmith Medicines ResearchLinkedIn profile
- NowClinical Lecturer, Department of Medicine · Consultant, Respiratory & Acute Medicine, CambridgeProfile
- Dr Joshua WortzelMPhilAnalysis of PET-CT Associated Inflammation in Atherosclerosis, COPD and RASupervisor · 2013–2014NowChild & Adolescent Psychiatrist · Hartford HealthCare; Adjunct Assistant Professor · YaleLinkedIn profile
- Dr Parag GajendragadkarMPhil (Translational Medicine)Effects of Oral Lycopene Supplementation on Vascular FunctionSupervisor · 2009–2012