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ISSN 1465-1483 Ae \e 'OThe Physiological Society Magazine Oxford Meeting Features on: Science Week Sodium channels in nociceptiveneurones Musicians &physiologists The Marae of New Zealand The Institute for Learning and Teaching Spring 2001 No 42 Students working in a FirstYear Physiologists Professor Clive Ellory,Head of Department PracticalClass The new NMR facility Artist's impressionof the new building extension for ProfessorFrancesAshcrofi and ProfessorKay Davies Frontcover: FranAshcroft's collaboratiomwith artistBenedict Rubbra depictingInsulin-Secretion Oxford Meeting Welcome to Oxford Clive Ellory ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Na tio na l Sc ie n c e We e k ........................................................................................................................ 4 Features The Politics of Animal Experimentation - The RDS Annual General Meeting Maggie Leggett .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Sodium Channels in Nociceptive Neurones Jim Elliott .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Musicians & Physiologists E. Geoffrey Walsh .............................................................................................................................................. 8 IUPS: Welcome (te powhiri). The Maraeof New Zealand Den is N oble ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 Education The Institute for Learning and Teaching Sally B rown and Dr Chris Prior ...................................................................................................................... 13 Young Physiologists Young Physiologists descend on Reading Dr Peter Wein berg ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Sixth Form Physiology Workshop, University of Newcastle A lex McDougall ................................................................................................................................................ 18 UKLSC Careers Conferences 2000 Maggie Leggett .................................................................................................................................................. 19 Noticeboa rd .................................................................................................................................................... 20 © 2001 The Physiological Society The Society permits the single copying of individual articles for private study or research. 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The strong again many of the 9commitment to details associated with computing is reflected running this major . by new parallel and meeting, although very T supercomputing welcome expert help is Department of Physiology facilities for modelling now forthcoming from University of Oxford studies being carried London and Sheffield. out by Denis Noble There have been several changes in and David Paterson's groups. The Faculty and premises since 1995, but Vaughan Jones lab continues to use much will remain familiar. Faculty who confocal and fluorescence imaging to have retired include Ann Taylor, Peter study pH and calcium transients and Matthews, Marianne Fillenz, and regulation in cardiac myocytes. Chris Michael and Hilary Brown. Long term Ashley continues to investigate the research fellows leaving include Alan details of contractile machinery in Larkman, Bruce muscle and has a fruitful collaboration Cumming, Peter on troponin in cardiac muscle with the Kind, Philip Benson new Professor of Cardiology, Hugh 30 and Kieran Kirk. Ann, Watkins. David Paterson has recently Peter and Marianne, informed the Society of his work on and Abe Guz continue nitric oxide and the autonomic control in to be active in the the cardiovascular system via the G.L. Department, writing Brown Lecture. and experimenting. Dr.Ole Paulsen New appointments as The traditional research strength in lecturers include Christoph Korbmacher neuroscience continues with exciting who carries on the tradition of epithelial new initiatives in several directions. physiology, Ole Paulsen who joined us The Wellcome Trust from Pharmacology and is working on provided major cellular neuroscience, and most recently refurbishment costs Keith Buckler working on oxygen for the conversion of sensing and the carotid body. teaching space into new laboratories for The cardiac scientists in the Department cellular neuroscience (Denis Noble, Trevor Powell, Richard including work on Vaughan-Jones, David Paterson, Chris synaptic connections Ashley and Peter Kohl) have combined by Julian Jack, and ProfessorJulianJack with other cardiac groups university- for Andrew Parker's group to develop wide to form the Oxford Cardiac their cognitive neuroscience programme. Research Group (OCRG). The Colin Blakemore's group continues to consortium has been successful in work in many areas of cellular and acquiring a 500MHz wide bore NMR sensory neuroscience, using new methods spectrometer, a BHF-funded molecular including neuronal coculture, slice and physiology laboratory, and HEFCE transgenic mouse techniques. Their funding for a new Cardiac Science recent work on a Huntington's transgenic mouse model, the timing of whose and Peter Robbins. Peter Robbins in disease onset depended on the animals' particular is continuing the Departmental environment has attracted a lot of tradition of human respiratory studies interest. Colin has also been very active using hypobaric chambers to study short promoting and popularising science via and long term effects of alterations in the British Association, the Royal oxygen and carbon dioxide levels on the Society and the media. Ian Thompson control of respiration. Their findings are has continued his work in neuronal development and connectivity. Stuart Judge is studying eye movements and their control, which leads on to work with dyslexic children and children with hearing defects a major interest of the laboratories of John Stein and David Moore. Their human work has been facilitated by the addition of a new laboratory facility in the west end building extension funded by Catherine Cookson and the Barclay Trust to allow testing of visual and auditory testing of human subjects under ideal conditions. Dr.Simon Golding in the new British Further human work in progress includes HeartFoundationMolecularBiology Laboratory collaborative MRI projects with the of direct