Chim Lang

Personal profile

Teaching

Full contribution to teaching in Dundee, especially cardiology and clinical pharmacology. External undergraduate examinerships (National University of Singapore, University of Malaya, International Medical University, Malaysia, National University of Malaysia). Supervisor of 25 MD/PhDs personally. External examiner for PhD/ MD (Universities of Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Hull)

Biography

Professor Lang is a consultant cardiologist and clinical pharmacologist and Professor of Cardiology at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom. He trained in both cardiology and clinical pharmacology in the United Kingdom and in the United States where he was a Merck International Fellow in Clinical Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University, Nashville and a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University, New York. He is a Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh and the American College of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology.

Research

Professor Lang is a translational cardiologist with a track record of research excellence in the area of cardio-metabolic diseases. He has published >250 papers in major journals, including NEJM, Lancet, European Heart Journal, JACC and Circulation. His research takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of the pathophysiology and pharmacogenetics of cardiovascular diseases and to the development of treatment strategies in patients with cardiovascular diseases. He leads an integrated cardiovascular research laboratory dedicated and equipped to the study of cardiac and vasomotor regulation. These techniques are applied towards translational research and in the development of biomarkers and novel treatment strategies in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Prof Lang is WP Co-Lead in the €12.3M IMI2-CARDIATEAM project on diabetic cardiomyopathy and was WP lead in the €11.9M FP-7 BIOSTAT system biology project on heart failure and is the Chief Investigator of the BHF funded MET-REMODEL and RECEDE trials and the EFSD funded REFORM trial. He is also the lead Applicant of the MRC funded MRC UK-Malaysia Partnership on the Precision medicine for diabetic Individuals: a joint Malaysia-UK Effort (PRIME) project. He is the UK National Coordinator of the multi-international COMMANDER-HF and SELECT trials. A wide range of funding bodies including the British Heart Foundation, MRC, Chief Scientist Office, EASD, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, Tenovus and the European commission Seventh Framework (FP-7) and Horizon 2020 Programmes funds his research.

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Medicine, University of Dundee

Award Date: 17 Jul 1993

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Dundee

Award Date: 1 Jan 1985

Bachelor of Science, University of Dundee

Award Date: 1 Jan 1982

Keywords

RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Cardiology

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Projects

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10 Active
20 Finished

PRecision Medicine for Diabetis Individuals: a Joint Malaysia-UK Effort (PRIME) - (Joint with UMBI)

Doney, A., Lang, C., Mordi, I., Palmer, C., Pearson, E. & Trucco, M.

Medical Research Council

31/12/19 → 30/12/21

Project: Research

Immunometabolic Remodelling of Monocyte and Macrophage Responses by Metformin in Non-diabetic CVD

Lang, C. & Rena, G.

British Heart Foundation

1/09/19 → 31/08/22

Project: Research

Targeting Early Extracellular Matrix Abnormalities to Treat Cardiac Insulin Resistance and Associated Dysfunction (Joint with University of Glasgow)

Kang, L. & Lang, C.

British Heart Foundation

6/03/19 → 5/03/22

Project: Research

CARdiomyopathy in type 2 DIAbetes mellitus (CARDIATEAM) (Joint with the INSERM as lead, CIBER- Network Centre for Biomedical Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health and 17 others)

Doney, A., Houston, G., Lang, C., Mordi, I., Palmer, C., Pearson, E. & Trucco, M.

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

1/03/19 → 29/02/24

Project: Research

Cardiovascular Research: From Imaging to Population Health TICR 2018

Anderson, A., Belch, J., Choy, A., George, J., Houston, G., Khan, F. & Lang, C.

The Institute of Cardiovascular Research

12/11/18 → 11/11/22

Project: Research