Inflammation and cardiovascular disease

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, biology/STEM clubs and at home.

This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology

It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers

This teaching resource explains the work of Professor János G Filep, an immunologist based at the University of Montreal in Canada, whose research looks into the inflammation that occurs in cardiovascular disease and whose findings could have significant positive impacts on patient outcomes.

This resource also contains an interview with Professor Filep.

The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Prof Filep’s research and includes links to games that will help students to learn more.

This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).

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