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Details for Dr Christopher Jackson
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Christopher Jackson |
| Job title | Senior Research Fellow |
| Department | School of Clinical Sciences University of Bristol |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | BSc, PhD |
| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | British Society for Cardiovascular Research (Honorary Secretary) British Atherosclerosis Society (committee member) |
| Keywords | pathophysiology atherosclerotic plaque rupture matrix metalloproteinases proteolytic enzymes plaque disruption unstable murine plaques |
| Areas of expertise | Our work focusses on the pathophysiology of atherosclerotic plaque rupture, primarily using a unique mouse model that we have developed. We are currently investigating the involvement of matrix metalloproteinases and other proteolytic enzymes in plaque disruption and healing; the effects of drugs in clinical use on plaque stability; and novel pathways of plaque destabilisation identified as part of a large-scale genomic and proteomic analysis of unstable murine plaques. |