Professor Raimondo Ascione
M.D.(Naples), MSc, Ch.M (Bristol), FETCS, FRCS ad eundem
Current positions
Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Translational Research and Director of TBRC
Bristol Medical School (THS)
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Research interests
National/International Emerging Biomedical Technologies Advisory/Grants Boards:
Since 2017: Novel and Emerging Technologies (NET) Grants Commitee - Heart Research UK (Invited)
Since 2017: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Associate Peer Review College (Invited)
2017: Advisory Board for Cardiac Surgery for Simon Kucher Skp (invited)
Since 2016: International Review College for the Italian Ministry of Health – MIUR (Invited)
Since 2016: Foundation for the Polish Science Interdisciplinary Panel of Experts (Invited)
2016: Advisory Board in Cardiac Surgery for Novartis (Invited)
2012 to date: Adviser of NICE on aspects related to my clinical area of expertise (Invited)
Since 2009: Academy European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
2010-14: Nucleus Cardiovascular Working Group of the European Society of Cardiology
2008-2014: Editorial Board Cochrane Heart Group;
2005-10: Editorial Board of Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Immunoengineering Body Fat: Modelling microphages in a 3D-bioprinted human adipose tissue model
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
01/01/2023 to 30/06/2024
Regulatory bench-testing of a transformational polymeric heart valve: a key step toward a first-in-human trial to benefit patients aged 18-80 plus with one valve type.
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Cellular and Molecular MedicineDates
01/06/2022 to 31/05/2025
PoliValve: Improving patients’ quality of life and reducing healthcare costs throughnext generation heart valves
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
01/10/2021 to 30/09/2022
8065 COVID-19 CoA (Extension to R100684-101) Innovate UK: (Arterius) Preclinical Development and Testing of Innovative Bioresorbable Stents to Treat Patients with Severe Peripheral Arterial Disease
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
01/06/2021 to 30/09/2021
Thesis supervisions
Development and characterisation of a porcine closed chest model of acute myocardial infarction for cells, drugs, and tissue engineering applications.
Supervisors
Development of a tri-layered electrospun scaffold for potential use in small diameter tissue engineered vascular grafting
Supervisors
Characterisation of post ischaemic cardiac remodelling in rodent and porcine models of cardiac injury
Supervisors
Decellularised Veins as a Scaffold for in situ Vascular Tissue Engineering
Supervisors
Macrophage subsets in post-myocardial infarction remodelling
Supervisors
Development of iPSC-derived human cardiac myocytes for the targeting of SK channels
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
01/02/2024A quantitative evaluation of aerosol generation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Anaesthesia
In situ monolayer patch clamp of acutely stimulated human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes promotes consistent electrophysiological responses to SK channel inhibition
Scientific Reports
Targeting neuro-immune systems to achieve cardiac tissue repair following myocardial infarction
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
A novel small diameter nanotextile arterial graft is associated with surgical feasibility and safety and increased transmural endothelial ingrowth in pig
Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Development and Preliminary Testing of Porcine Blood-Derived Endothelial-like Cells for Vascular Tissue Engineering Applications
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Related people
Professor Gianni Angelini
BHF Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Director
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Professor Barnaby Reeves
Professorial Research Fellow in Health Services Research
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Saadeh Suleiman
Professor of Cardiac Physiology
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Dr Domenico Bruno
Honorary Lecturer
Bristol Medical School (THS)
Professor Sarah George
Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
Health Sciences Faculty Office