PHYSIOLOGY NEWS Editorial 3 Twenty Five Years in Physiology Physiology Then (1983) and Now (2008) Ole Petersen 4 the Society’S Dog
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PHYSIOLOGY anniversary NEWS th issue 25 spring 2008 | number 70 25 years in physiology Adventures in neurobiology Sir Andrew Huxley at 90 The Nike-Adidas CO2 footprint Spring books special International Symposium in honour of Sir Andrew Huxley on the occasion of his 90th birthday 14 November 2007 University College London See also Gerald Elliott’s report on the symposium and more images on p. 37 (photos by Martin Rosenberg and Roger Thomas). Sir Andrew Huxley (front, centre) also celebrated his 90th birthday at a Society dinner with Prem Kumar (back, left), Colin Blakemore, Mike Collis, Graham McGeown, Dafydd Walters and Ian McGrath (front, left) and Denis Noble. PHYSIOLOGY NEWS Editorial 3 Twenty five years in physiology Physiology then (1983) and now (2008) Ole Petersen 4 The Society’s dog. ‘Rudolf Magnus gave me to Charles Meetings Sherrington, who gave me to Determining control of the cardiovascular system in health Henry Dale, who gave me to The and disease: from brain to blood vessel Susan & Jim Deuchars 8 Physiological Society in October Physiology 2008 Bill Harris 9 1942’ IUPS 2013 David Eisner 22 Living History Published quarterly by The Physiological Society Adventures in neurobiology David Wallis 10 Contributions and queries Five years in the life of ... Senior Publications Executive ... a web site Liam McKay 12 Linda Rimmer Features The Physiological Society Publications Office Cold facts about AMPK in fat Kurt Saupe, Jacob Mulligan 14 P O Box 502, Cambridge CB1 0AL, UK Insight into how the human retina obtains its need of Tel: +44 (0)1223 400180 vitamin B1 Hamid Said 16 Fax: +44 (0)1223 246858 Selectivity: a stick affair? Antonio Peres 18 Email: [email protected] Breaking the barrier; the role of actin filaments in somato/ Web site: http://www.physoc.org dendritic peptide release Mike Ludwig, Vicky Tobin 21 Magazine Editorial Board Coupling or not coupling of mitochondria to Ca2+ sources in Editor neurones. Soma and neurites differ Lucía Núñez, Carlos Austin Elliott Villalobos, Javier Garcia-Sancho 23 University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Exercise-induced adaptations in tendon tissue Katja Heinemeier, Jens Olesen 25 Members Angus Brown Modifying the excitability of motor cortex with direct current University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK stimulation Jonathan Norton, Hollie Power, K Ming Chan 28 A starring role for astrocytes Guido Mannaioni, Hongjie Yuan, Patricia de Winter Justin Lee, Stephen Traynelis 31 University College London, London, UK Lack of a role for arterial chemoreceptors in the breakpoint Sarah Hall of breath-holding Michael Parkes 34 Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Reports Munir Hussain Marine Biological Association David Ogden 30 University of Liverpooll, Liverpool, UK Sydney Ringer’s life and work commemorated at Lastingham John Lee David Miller 36 Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham, UK Sir Andrew Huxley at 90 Gerald Elliott 37 Thelma Lovick Pre-emeritus symposium for Richard Olver Anil Mehta 39 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Your skills, our future 40 Fiona Randall Programming of the neuroendocrine and immune stress Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK responses in early life and their role in health and disease Bill Winlow David Phillips, Dirk Hellhammer 41 Chameleon Communications International, London/ First year bioscience laboratory classes – score gamma? University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK Mike Collis, Alan Gibson, Ian Hughes, Gill Sayers, Martin Todd 42 Cystic fibrosis Liz Bell 43 Foreign Correspondents Systems biology and medicine: from reactive to predictive John Hanrahan McGill University, Montreal, Canada personalised, preventative and participatory medicine Liz Bell 45 Science and education Liz Bell 45 John Morley Education University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia The role of the laboratory practical in undergraduate © 2008 The Physiological Society teaching Maxine Lintern 46 ISSN 1476-7996 Affiliate News The Physiological Society is registered in England as A career scientist ... to be or what (else) to be? Fiona Randall 48 a company limited by guarantee: No 323575. Who are the true custodians of public opinions in science? 48 Registered office: PO Box 11319, London WC1X 8WQ Rehana Jawadwala Registered Charity: No 211585. The Society’s journals Printed by The Lavenham Press Ltd Experimental Physiology 50 In search of ‘quality ’ Carol Huxley 50 The Journal of Physiology Symposia 51 Society News 51 Biosciences Federation 52 Unbelievable! 53 Obituaries John Richard Pappenheimer Rosamond Zimmermann, Charles Michel 54 John Ramsey Bronk George Kellett 55 Front cover image from Norton et al. Book reviews 56 (p. 28). Graphics by Jan Kowalczewski. From the archives 60 PHYSIOLOGY NEWS Action points Guidelines for contributors In this issue Grants These guidelines are intended to assist This issue of Physiology News For full information on Members ’ authors in writing their contributions celebrates several anniversaries, and Affiliates’ Travel Grants, and to reduce the subsequent editing and also welcomes some new Network Interaction Grants, Non- process. The Editorial Board of faces. 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