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Meet the expert: Professor David Leake

Find out more about Dr Chris Jones', research on platelets. Dr Jones is a contributor to a free online course on Heart Health.

In this behind the scenes feature Professor David Leake discusses his role in the University of Reading teaching on a couple of the degree courses and researching atherosclerosis and cholesterol. He also presents two types of spectrophotometer that are used in the lab to analyse samples such as low-density lipoprotein.

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Heart Health: A Beginner's Guide to Cardiovascular Disease

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