institute of cardiovascular & medical sciences institute of cardiovascular & medical sciences the institute of cardiovascular & medical sciences (icams) is the purpose-built british heart foundation cardiovascular research facility at the university of glasgow. the director of the institute is rhian touyz, msc(med), phd. icams is part of the college of medical, veterinary & life sciences, which was formed in 2010. institute of cardiovascular & medical sciencesestablished2010field of researchcardiovascular medicinedirectorrhian touyzstaff175 (research and support staff)students116 pgr students 175 pgt studentsaddress126 university place, g12 8talocationglasgowoperating agencyuniversity of glasgowwebsitehttps://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/icams/ description there are around 175 research and support staff, as well as phd & md students (116 in 2017–18). research is the primary purpose and activity of the institute. institute staff also run and contribute to the following post-graduate programmes:- msc cardiovascular sciences, msc clinical pharmacology, msc clinical trials, and stratified medicine, msc sports & exercise science & medicine, and msc stratified medicine and pharmacological innovation.