Previous Myant Lecturers
The HEART UK Key Lecture is named in honour of Dr. Nick Myant.
Nicolas (Nick) Bruce Myant DM, FRCP, widely acknowledged as the doyen of lipid research in Britain, died on January 17th 2015 aged 97. He had a lifelong passion for science, publishing his first paper while a 23 year old undergraduate and his last in 2010 aged 93.
Obituary of Dr N.B. Myant in Atherosclerosis Journal
| Year | Conference | Location | HEART UK Chairman | Myant Lecture Title |
Myant Lecturer |
| 2025 |
38th Annual Medical & Scientific Conference
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Coventry (Oculus at Univ of Warwick) | Chairman: Pete Green | Atherosclerosis: lipids, inflammation, the bone marrow, and beyond |
(Boston, USA) |
| 2024 |
37th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
|
Coventry (Oculus at Univ of Warwick) | Chairman: Pete Green | An International Perspective on Models of Care for FH |
Prof Gerald Watts (Perth, AUSTRALIA) |
| 2023 |
36th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
|
Coventry (Oculus at Univ of Warwick) |
Chairman: Pete Green | Familial hypercholesterolemia and PCSK9: from genetics to clinical trials |
Prof Catherine Boileau (Paris, FRANCE) |
| 2022 |
35th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
|
Coventry (Oculus at Univ of Warwick) | Chairman: Pete Green | Severe familial hypercholesterolaemia – from a lethal disorder in childhood to a manageable dyslipidaemia today |
Prof Frederick Raal (Johannesburg, South Africa) |
| 2021 |
34th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
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Virtual | Chairman: Pete Green | Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: from Epidemiology to Genetics – a paradigm shift? |
Professor Andrew Neil (Oxford, UK) |
| 2020 |
Conference cancelled due to Covid |
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| 2019 |
33rd Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
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Coventry (Oculus at Univ of Warwick) | Chairman: Stephen Boley | Causes and consequences of human obesity |
Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly (Cambridge, UK) |
| 2018 |
32nd Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
Hot Topics in Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease |
Coventry (Warwick Arts Centre) | Chairman: Stephen Boley | Nuclear receptors as therapeutic targets for cardiometabolic diseases – a story from bench-to-bedside |
Professor Bart STAELS (Lille, FRANCE) |
| 2017 |
31st Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting |
Coventry (Warwick Arts Centre) | Chairman: Ray Edwards |
Cholesterol and cardiovascular disease – is diet really relevant? |
Professor Tom SANDERS, London, UK |
| 2016 |
30th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
|
Edinburgh (Heriot-Watt) | Chairman: Ray Edwards |
Understanding the cardinal role of LDL in atherosclerosis: a decades-long journey for the lipidology community |
Professor Chris PACKARD (Glasgow, UK) |
| 2015 |
29th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
|
Hatfield (de Havilland campus) | Chairman: Ray Edwards |
Molecular genetics of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia : What have we learned and where are we going? |
Professor Steve Humphries (London, UK) |
| 2014 |
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Coventry (Warwick Arts Centre) | Chairman: Robert Cramb |
HDL – Where we are now? |
Professor Arnold von Eckardstein (Zürich, SWITZERLAND) |
| 2013 |
27th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
|
Bristol (UWE) | Chairman: Robert Cramb |
Familial hypercholesterolaemia & lipid metabolism in the 21st century |
Professor A David Marais (Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA) |
| 2012 |
26th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting |
Newcastle upon Tyne (Civic Centre) | Chairman: Robert Cramb |
Adipose tissue accumulation and insulin resistance: A new perspective |
Professor Keith N Frayn (Oxford, UK) |
| 2011 |
25th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting |
Coventry (Warwick Arts Centre) | Chairman: Alan Rees |
Cardiovascular disease risk factors for the 21st century |
Professor Ernie Schaefer (Boston, USA) |
| 2010 |
24th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
|
Edinburgh (Heriot-Watt) | Chairman: Alan Rees |
HDL: still elusive, perhaps illusive |
Professor Paul Durrington (Manchester, UK) |
| 2009 |
23rd Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
|
Liverpool (Hope Park) | Chairman: Alan Rees |
The Lipid Hypothesis – proven beyond reasonable doubt? |
Prof Jim Shepherd (Glasgow, UK) |
| 2008 |
22nd Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
|
Hatfield, Hertfordshire (De Havilland Campus) | Chairman: Andrew Neil |
Reversal of Atherosclerosis - Science Fact or Science Fiction? |
Professor Cesare Sirtori (Milan, ITALY) |
| 2007 |
21th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
|
Edinburgh (Heriot-Watt) | Chairman: Andrew Neil |
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: New Insights |
Professor John Kastelein (Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS) |
| 2006 |
20th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
|
Canterbury (University of Kent) | Chairman: Andrew Neil |
Nature, Nurture and the Metabolic Syndrome |
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| 2005 |
19th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
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Glamorgan, Wales (University of Glamorgan) | Chairman: John Reckless |
Pathogenesis and clinical detection of the metabolic syndrome |
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| 2004 |
18th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
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Bath (Bath University) | Chairman: John Reckless |
HDL, its functions and modification and its role in diabetes |
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| 2003 |
17th Annual Medical & Scientific Meeting
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Manchester (Hulme Hall) | Chairman: John Reckless | Inflammation, bioactive lipids and atherosclerosis: potential roles of lipoprotein associated phospholipase A2 / platelet activating factor acetyl hydrolase (PLA2/PAFAH) |
 Professor John Chapman (Paris, FRANCE) |
| 2002 |
BHA 16th ANNUAL & SCIENTIFIC MEETING
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Birmingham (Aston University) | Chairman: John Reckless | Statins and atherosclerosis : past, present and future Professor Frank M Sacks (Boston, USA) |
 Professor Frank M Sacks (Boston, USA) |
| 2001 |
BHA 15th ANNUAL & SCIENTIFIC MEETING
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Edinburgh (Heriot-Watt University) | - | Therapy for hyperlipidaemia in the post-statin era: A look at the future Professor Lawrence Chan (Texas, USA) |
 Professor Lawrence Chan (Texas, USA) |
| 2000 |
BHA 14th ANNUAL & SCIENTIFIC MEETING
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Nottingham (Nottingham University) | - | New insights into the role of HDL in reverse cholesterol transport and atherosclerosis |
 Professor Bryan Brewer Jr. (Maryland, USA) |
Myant Lecturers Pre-2000
1999 – J Breslow
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Prof Peter Libby
