Matthew Stroud

Dr. Matthew Stroud is a Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator at King's College London's School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences. His research focuses on nuclear envelope proteins' roles in cardiomyopathy, combining structural biology, cell biology, and model organism studies. He leads the Stroud Lab, investigating how nuclear envelope defects lead to cardiac and skeletal myopathies.

Affiliations:

• British Heart Foundation Centre
• King’s MechanoBiology Centre (KMBC)

Education:

• Bachelor's in Biochemistry (University of Bristol)
• PhD in Cell Biology (University of Manchester, Wellcome Trust-funded)
• Postdoctoral training at UC San Diego (NIH/AHA Fellowships)

Research Interests:

Dr. Stroud's lab explores mechanisms linking nuclear envelope proteins to heart and muscle diseases. Key areas include:

• Mechanisms of nuclear envelope protein mutations in cardiomyopathy
• Role of nuclear envelope in cardiac development and aging
• Exercise-induced nuclear adaptations in muscle

Awards:

• BHF Intermediate Fellowship
• AHA Western States Affiliate Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Schulman Award (UCSD)

Grants & Projects:

• BHF-funded projects on nuclear envelope-cardiac development links
• Collaborations with institutions like UCSD and the British Heart Foundation

Labs/Teams:

Stroud Lab focuses on integrative approaches to disease mechanisms, with a strong emphasis on mechanobiology and translational research.