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Professor James Clark

Professor of Cardiovascular and Physiology Education

  • Head of the Physiology Department
  • Education Lead for School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences
  • Chair of the FoLSM PGT Assessment Board

Research interests

  • Cardiovascular

Biography

Professor James Clark has a degree in Applied Biology from the University of Bath and a PhD in Surgery from University College London. Working on the processes involved in ischaemic and pharmacological preconditioning during his PhD and subsequent post-doctoral research he was part of the team to develop novel carbon monoxide releasing molecules (CORMs) which can be used to elucidate the functional role of carbon monoxide in biological systems and led to the formation of the start-up company (HemoCORM).

In 2003 he was appointed a Research Associate in the Cardiovascular Division at King’s where he joined the group of Prof. Mike Marber and continued research on cardiac-protection and pharmacological preconditioning. In 2007, Professor Clark was awarded a British Heart Foundation (BHF) Intermediate Research Fellowship to carry out work on carbon monoxide-mediated cardio-protection. In February 2010, he was appointed to a Lectureship in Aerospace Physiology within the academic department of Physiology to teach on undergraduate and masters’ level courses. Professor Clark was promoted to the post of Reader in Human & Applied Physiology in 2019 and to the position of Professor of Cardiovascular and Physiology Education in 2022.

Professor Clark’s research interests span whole body integrative and applied physiology including, hyperbaric and diving medicine, and the mechanisms that control cardiac function in health and disease. His interests in cardiac physiology lead to a number of fruitful collaborations as well as pushing forward his own research interests in acute myocardial infarction and heart failure.

James is currently director of Cardiovascular Research MSc and Cardiovascular Medicine iBSc. He chairs the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine postgraduate assessment board and Academic Lead for Education in the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences.

    Research

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    Aerospace Medicine & Physiology Research Group

    Understanding physiological responses to aviation and space flight and their medical implications.

    News

    Professor releases Christmas album to raise money for prostate cancer

    James Clark, Professor of Cardiovascular and Physiology Education, has dropped his third Christmas album, Silent Night, to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.

    James Clark Christmas album 2023

    Physiology graduates contribute £22.6 billion to the UK economy every year

    King's Centre for Human & Applied Physiological Sciences contributed to report launched in parliament today

    RAF

    Dr James Clark wins Otto Hutter physiology prize

    Dr James Clark, School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, has been awarded the 2019 Otto Hutter prize for teaching physiology.

    Dr James Clark, School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences

    Events

    22NovFoLSM Inaugural Lectures 2023-24 thumbnail

    Inaugural Lecture: Professors James Clark & Gabriel Reedy

    Inspiring talks with two of our newly inaugurated professors who will discuss their experience in medical education

    Please note: this event has passed.

    Features

    Meet Professor James Clark as he launches his new charity Christmas album

    Professor James Clark is back again with another album of Christmas songs to entertain and pick up the spirits of our students and colleagues after what was a...

    Christmas lights web

    5 minutes with James Clark

    James Clark is a Reader in Human & Applied Physiology in the School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences. We took 5 minutes with James to learn more about...

    Cardiovascular James Clark hero image

      Research

      aerospace-herofixed
      Aerospace Medicine & Physiology Research Group

      Understanding physiological responses to aviation and space flight and their medical implications.

      News

      Professor releases Christmas album to raise money for prostate cancer

      James Clark, Professor of Cardiovascular and Physiology Education, has dropped his third Christmas album, Silent Night, to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.

      James Clark Christmas album 2023

      Physiology graduates contribute £22.6 billion to the UK economy every year

      King's Centre for Human & Applied Physiological Sciences contributed to report launched in parliament today

      RAF

      Dr James Clark wins Otto Hutter physiology prize

      Dr James Clark, School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, has been awarded the 2019 Otto Hutter prize for teaching physiology.

      Dr James Clark, School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences

      Events

      22NovFoLSM Inaugural Lectures 2023-24 thumbnail

      Inaugural Lecture: Professors James Clark & Gabriel Reedy

      Inspiring talks with two of our newly inaugurated professors who will discuss their experience in medical education

      Please note: this event has passed.

      Features

      Meet Professor James Clark as he launches his new charity Christmas album

      Professor James Clark is back again with another album of Christmas songs to entertain and pick up the spirits of our students and colleagues after what was a...

      Christmas lights web

      5 minutes with James Clark

      James Clark is a Reader in Human & Applied Physiology in the School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences. We took 5 minutes with James to learn more about...

      Cardiovascular James Clark hero image