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Carolyn Carr serves as Associate Professor of Biomedical Science in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG) within the Medical Sciences Division at the University of Oxford. She joined the department in 2003 after returning from a career break through a Daphne Jackson Fellowship. Her primary institutional affiliation is with the Carr Group at Oxford, and she holds membership at Lady Margaret Hall college.
Her research focuses on cardiac physiology and metabolism, particularly the use of endogenous cardiac stem cells to prevent heart failure. Current investigations include tissue engineering solutions for cell delivery following myocardial infarction and characterizing metabolic changes in differentiating stem cells to detect drug-induced metabolic side effects. Her work bridges chemistry, cardiology, and regenerative medicine through advanced techniques like MR imaging and spectroscopy.
Notable publications demonstrate her expertise in cardiac stem cell metabolism, with recent 2025 studies exploring microRNA-210 in cardiac cell therapy and the FoxO1-zDHHC4-CD36 axis in diabetic metabolic dysfunction. Her research trajectory shows increasing focus on metabolic aspects of cardiovascular disease since her 2015 work on high-fat feeding effects.
- Daphne Jackson Fellowship for return to science after career break
- Primary funding from British Heart Foundation and The Rosetrees Trust
- Membership in Oxford Stem Cell Institute and British Society for Cardiovascular Research
Professor Carr actively engages in outreach through the Oxford International Biomedical Centre, delivering talks to schools and BHF fundraising groups. She currently does not accept new students as she approaches retirement, having previously mentored PhD students through the Fund for Women Graduates which supports final-year PhD candidates.