Comparative Physiology and Medicine Symposium - to commemorate the work of Professor A R (Bob) Michell
A Comparative Physiology and Medicine symposium was held on 31 May 2017 at the RVC.
This day was to celebrate and reflect upon the scientific career of a leader of our profession, Alastair Robert (Bob) Michell. Bob was passionate about science, driven by curiousity and a burning desire to understand both the similarities and differences between veterinary species and humans. Comparative medicine was something he vigorously pursued as his academic discipline.
Programme (including memories of Bob by the speakers)
Presentations:
09.00 – 09.20 Registration and Coffee
09.25 – 09.30 Welcome from Professor Stuart Reid
09.30 – 09.50 Introduction (Professor Peter Lees)
Part I – Oral Rehydration Solutions (Chair – Dr David White)
09.50 – 10.20 Historical view of the concept of ORS and their development for use in calves
(Dr Harriet Brooks, University of Bristol) - Recording of Harriet's presentation
10.20 – 10.50 Diagnosis of acid base balance in diarrhoeic calves – implementation in practice
(Dr Dai Grove-White, University of Liverpool) - Recording of Dai's presentation
11.00 – 11.40 Coffee Break and poster viewing
Part 2a: Assessment of kidney function and comparative nephrology (Chair – Prof David Church)
11.40 – 12.10 Measurement of GFR – a historical perspective to state of the art
(Prof AM Peters, Brighton and Sussex Medical School) - Recording of Mike's presentation
12.10 – 12.40 Feline kidney disease – research at the RVC to achieve early diagnosis
(Prof Harriet M Syme, Royal Veterinary College) - Recording of Harriet's presentation
12.40 – 14.00 Lunch and poster viewing
Part2b: Assessment of kidney function and comparative nephrology (Chair – Dr Natalie Finch)
14.00 – 14.30 Measurement of GFR in the dog
(Dr Allison Gleadhill, Crab Lane Vets, Harrogate) - Recording of Alison's presentation
14.30 – 15.00 Use of iohexol clearance in dogs as a diagnostic test – does it help in early diagnosis of kidney disease
(Dr Ludovic Pelligand – Royal Veterinary College) - Recording of Ludovic's presentation
Part 3 – Hypertension (Chair – Prof Michael Herrtage)
15.00 – 15.30: Human hypertension and Genomics – current state of the art
(Prof Mark Caulfield, QMUL) - Recording of Mark's presentation
15.30 – 16.00 Tea and poster viewing
16.00 – 16.30: Hypertension in the dog
(Dr Angela Bodey, Abbey House Veterinary Hospital, N Yorks) - Recording of Angela's presentation
16.30 – 17.00 Hypertension in the cat – an overview of RVC research
(Prof Jonathan Elliott, Royal Veterinary College) - Recording of Jonathan's presentation
17.00 – 17.20 Closing remarks (BVA/RCVS Presidents) - Recording of Stephen May's closing remarks
Posters: on display in the Lightwell
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Title of poster |
Researcher |
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1 |
Seasonal Variation in Blood Nitrite Concentration in Previously Laminitic and Non-Laminitic Ponies |
Liz Finding |
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2 |
Evidence for updating feeding policies for pre-weaned dairy heifers in the calf |
Claire Wathes |
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3 |
Investigation of synovial fluid on tendon injuries |
Giulia Sivelli |
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4 |
Developing strategies to improve the healing of equine tendons using a surgical model |
Ise Francois |
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5 |
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Radha Desai AND Danilo Faccenda |
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6 |
Muscle physiology/testing therapies for DMD |
Dominic Wells/Ornella Cappellari |
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7 |
Modelling the rodent hindlimb. |
Dominic Wells/Ornella Cappellari |
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8 |
Secondary osteons scale allometrically in mammalian limb bones |
Alessandro Felder |
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9 |
Vascular calcification and bone formation: are they the same? |
Jessal Patel |
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10 |
Establishing comparable conditions to study vascular calcification and bone mineralisation |
Lucy Bourne |
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11 |
Mechanical manipulation of the tendon stem cell niche |
Neil Marr |
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12 |
Interaction between inflammation and mechanical loading in endochondral ossification |
Astrid Novicky |
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13 |
Effect of Piezo2 on osteoarthritis and the associated pain |
Freija ter Heegde |
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14 |
ControllingCartilage to Bone Transitions for Improved Treatment of Bone Defects and Osteoarthritis: the role of in vivo modulation of mechanical signals |
Soraia Silva |
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15 |
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Ran Magnúsdóttir AND Henk van den Broek |
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16 |
The cat as a model of renal interstitial fibrosis: Characterisation of primary cultures of feline tubular epithelial cells. |
Jack Lawson |
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17 |
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Hannah Sargent and Jenny Wilshaw |
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18 |
Breed, coat colour and hair length as risk factors for feline hyperthyroidism |
Victoria Crossley |
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19 |
Comparative pharmacodynamics of oxytetracycline, tetracycline and doxycycline in calf respiratory pathogens: Matrix and drug effect |
Andrew Mead |
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20 |
Dynamic pharmacometrics: Hollow-fibre infection PK PD modelling of veterinary antimicrobials |
Andrew Mead |