Awards
- Fujian Provincial Government Research Prize, Fujian Provincial Government, China, 2006
- Pfizer Prize for Calcium Related Research, International Society for Hypertension (ISH), 1998
External Positions
- Scientific Advisory Committee, “Frontiers in Cardiovascular Biology,” First Meeting of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science., 2010
- President, European Council for Cardiovascular Research, 2008 - 2010
- Executive Comittee Member, National Obesity Research Alliance, 2007 - 2008
- Guest Professor, Danish Cardiovascular Research Academy, DaCRA, 2006
- Ordinary Member, Joint Obesity Group, 2005 - 2007
- Secretary, British Hypertension Society Executive Committee, British Hypertension Society, 2004
- Member, British Heart Foundation Project Grants Committee, British Heart Foundation, 2004
- Convener, British Pharmacological Society: Cardiovascular Special Interest Group, British Pharmacological Society, 2003
- Ordinary Member, British Hypertension Society Executive Committee, British Hypertension Society, 2002 - 2004
- Secretary, European Council for Cardiovascular Research, 2002 - 2006
Membership of Professional Bodies
- European Society of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, 2010
- European association for the study of diabetes, European association for the study of diabetes, 2008
- American Heart Association, American Heart Association
- American Physiological Society, American Physiological Society
- British Hypertension Society, British Hypertension Society
- British Pharmacological Society, British Pharmacological Society
- European Council for Cardiovascular Research, European Council for Cardiovascular Research
- Physiological Society, Physiological Society
- Society for Medicines Research, Society for Medicines Research
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- Visiting Professor in Pharmacology, University of Aarhus, 2005
- Danish Cardiovascular Research Academy, Danish Cardiovascular Research Academy, 2004
Editorial Boards
- Artery, Associate Editor, 2009
- Netherlands Journal of Critical Care, Editorial Board, 2009
- Journal of Vascular Research, Editorial Board, 1994 - 2007
- Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin Aldosterone System, Associate Editor, 2001