2012

April 26, 2012

Hearts, Systems Biology and the 3Rs

• Peter Kohl, Professor of Cardiac Biophysics and Systems Biology, National Heart and Lung Institute
• National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)

March 22, 2012

Professional organisations for you 

What do professional organisations and academic societies do?  How can they help scientists develop their careers and skills?  What are their policies and campaigns in support of animal research?  How can you get involved? 

•  Jess Strangward, British Pharmacological Society
• Lewis Dean, Physiological Society
• Bella Williams, Understanding Animal Research

February 23 2012

Biotechnology companies and contract research organisations

What do biotechnology companies and contract research organisations do, and what are the career prospects for young scientists?

• Jason Li, Proteintech
• Guy Kennett, Saretius
• Lesley Earl, Huntingdon Life Sciences

13 January 2012

The Cost of Life

How does laboratory research make a difference to people's lives?

• Chair: Kerri Smith, Editor and presenter of Nature Podcasts
• Mark Johnson, Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Imperial College London
• Neena Modi, Professor of Neonatal Medicine, Imperial College London
• Jeanne Callanan, the mother of premature twins, now 5 years old  

2011

12 December 2011 - Christmas Event

Special guest speaker Mark Stevenson
Author of An Optimist's Tour of the Future

3 November 2011

Systems biology - what is it and why it matters
Dr Brian Robertson, Reader in Systems Microbiology, Imperial College London

'What if...... Brain scans could read your minds? Bad memories could be erased?
Elaine Snell, Research Administrator, Imperial College London

20 October 2011

Science, you and the media
How to get your message across
Myc Riggulsford, Walnut Bureau

20 June 2011

Living with Parkinson’s disease
Nick Ephgrave, Parkinson’s UK

Deep Brain Stimulation in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: the vital role of animal models
David Dexter, Imperial College London

17 May 2011

Science, theatre and debate
Nigel Townsend, Y Touring Theatre company

Neuropathic pain in HIV disease
Andrew Rice, Imperial College London

14 April 2011

Regulations: getting the balance right
Angie Coulston, Home Office

Neuromuscular physiology in mouse models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Nic Wells, Royal Vetinary College

11 March 2011

Cheltenham Science Festival and Y Touring (science theatre)
Mark Maslin, UCL

In vivo systems biology
Michael Stumpf, Imperial College London

17 February 2011

Genetic manipulation of the histamine system to study sleep and arousal
Bill Wisden, Imperial College

20 January 2011

Medical research charities, funds, animals and patients
Sophie Petit-Zeman, Association of Medical research Charities

Vascular cytoprotection - can it be therapeutically enhanced?
Justin Mason, Imperial College

2010

2 December 2010

The resolution of inflammation and annexin 1
Professor Mauro Perretti, Centre of Biochemical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute

2 November 2010, 16:00

The virtuous circle of charity funding: help charities to help you
Jane Shepley, British Heart Foundation

Investigating the regulation of platelet function in vivo : a 3Rs approach
Dr Mike Emerson, Imperial College London

21 October 2010, 16:00

Talking to the Public
John Meredith, Understanding Animal Research

7 September 2010, 16:00

Functional Microscopy
Dr Julia Gorelik, Imperial College London

Translating your science: top tips on writing a lay summary
Elaine Snell, Imperial College London 

28 July 2010, 16:00

Careers Day
A range of speakers from RSA (life sciences recruitment consultants), Wellcome Trust, GSK, King's College and Imperial College London. Topics included; Career opportunities in academia, industry and elsewhere; How to write a good CV; Interview skills; Negotiating and evaluating a job offer

22 June 2010, 16:00

Reduction, Refinement and Replacement
Dr Anthony Holmes, NC3Rs

NOS inhibitors and endothelial dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension
Dr Beata Wojciak-Stothard, Imperial College London

Balancing nitric oxide and  superoxide production in pulmonary vasculature, pivotal role of tetrahydrobiopterin in pulmonary hypertension
Dr Lan Zhao, Imperial College London

26 May 2010, 16:00

Animal research and the public
Dr Simon Festing, Understanding Animal Research

Gut Hormones
Dr Kevin Murphy, Imperial College London

4 March 2010, 16:00

Death and Regeneration: Cardiac Cell Number as a Therapeutic Target
Professor Michael Schneider, Head of the NHLI and BHF Simon Marks chair of Regenerative Cardiology

2009

5 November 2009, 16:00

Deciphering the genetic basis of virulence in the pathogenic mould Aspergillus fumigatus
Dr Elaine Bignell, Department of Microbiology, Imperial College London

Respiratory Immunology
Professor Clare Lloyd, NHLI, Imperial College London

4 June 2009, 16:00

Inhaled ENaC blockers: therapeutic opportunity for exacerbations of respiratory diseases?
Henry Danahay, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research

Models of acute exacerbations of asthma and COPD
Professor Sebastian L Johnston, NHLI, Imperial College London

7 May 2009, 16:00

Hormonal interactions of cannabinoids in the regulation of metabolism
Dr Marta Korbonits, Barts and the London Medical School, Queen Mary University of London

Transcriptional Control of Energy Metabolism
Professor Malcolm PArker, IRDB, Imperial College London

2 April 2009, 16:00

Boosting stem cell numbers in the blood
Dr Sara Rankin, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London

5 March 2009, 16:00

Leucocyte-endothelium interactions in vivo before the integrins: still relevant?
Professor Gustav Born, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at the William Harvey Research Institute

29 January 2009, 16:00

Tracking and targeting fibroblasts in vivo
Professor David Abraham, University of London

Characterisation of a Collagen type I enhancer to target fibroblast lineage in vivo
Dr George Bou-Gharios, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Imperial College London