Institute for Cardiovascular Research
Department of Pathology
De Boelelaan 1117
1081 HV Amsterdam ,The Netherlands
E-mails: h.sharma@vumc.nl || drhssharma@gmail.com
Tel: +31-6-36091839/+31-20-4445005
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- Vast experience in Teaching and Research with high quality training attained at prestigious Institutions.
- A proven dedicated teacher/mentor for undergraduate/MD/MSc/PhD students.
- Abilities of an excellent leadership to effectively establish and run a research team.
- Abilities to develop innovative ideas and formulate them in writing highly competitive research grants.
- Abilities to establish good working relationships with colleagues from multidisciplinary expertise.
- Ability to communicate effectively with one and all team members.
Area of primary research interest
Role of peptide growth factors/cytokines/vasoactive agents (FGF, PDGF, TGF-b, ET-1, ANG-II, VEGF, PlGF, IL-1b, IL-5,6,8 TNF-a, serotonin, adenosine, histamine) and their receptors in angiogenesis and tissue remodelling in the pathogenesis of heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, chronic airway diseases; Cardiovascular Genomics; Proteomics of cyclically stretched Smooth Muscle; Molecular Pharmacology of G-protein coupled receptors.