Winok Lapidaire

Dr. Winok Lapidaire is a Principal Investigator in the Cardiovascular Medicine Division at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the impact of high blood pressure on brain health, particularly following preterm birth and hypertensive pregnancy. She integrates computational modeling with multi-organ imaging data to develop accessible diagnostic tools, including the VITA medical imaging device.

• Education: Undergraduate at University College Utrecht; dual master’s in Brain and Mind Sciences (University College London/École Normale Supérieure); PhD in neonatal nutrition effects on preterm brain development (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health).

Research Interests: Investigating neurovascular consequences of hypertension, optimizing early diagnosis of vascular diseases, and translating imaging technologies for community care. Her work bridges cardiovascular medicine, neuroscience, and computational modeling, emphasizing long-term health outcomes after preterm birth and pregnancy complications.

Publication Trends: Recent articles highlight randomized clinical trials on exercise interventions for preterm-born adults, cerebral vasculature analysis via MRI angiography, and blood pressure management post-hypertensive pregnancy. Keywords span Cardiovascular Medicine, Neuroscience, and Preventive Cardiology, reflecting interdisciplinary applications of medical imaging and computational tools.

Labs & Collaborations: Leads the Brain Health Vascular Imaging Group and collaborates with the Leeson Group: Preventive Cardiology Research Group at Oxford.