<p> Organ Bath Pharmacology Workshop 2015</p><p>Date: 30 June & 1 July 2015 Venue: CP Snow, College Lane Campus, Hertfordshire University Speakers: Dr Louise Mackenzie Dr Mark Paul Clark Professor Gareth Sanger Dr David Bunton Dr John Broad Dr Lisa Lione Dr Chris Benham Dr Chris Keating</p><p>Administration: BPS office - [email protected]</p><p>Programme – Day 1</p><p>12:45 – 13:15 Registration and coffee Please note that lunch will not be provided on day 1</p><p>13:15 – 13:30 Introduction to Organ Bath Pharmacology Workshop Louise Mackenzie</p><p>13:30 – 14:30 The power of bioassay cascades; organ baths in series Mark Paul Clark</p><p>14:30 – 15:30 Translating cell-based functional studies using animal and human gastrointestinal tissues Gareth Sanger</p><p>15:30 – 15:45 Coffee</p><p>15:45 – 16:45 The use of Human tissue pharmacology in drug design David Bunton</p><p>16:45 – 17:15 The versatility of myographs Louise Mackenzie</p><p>17:15 – 17.45 Electrical Field Stimulation Chris Benham</p><p>17:45 End of day 1</p><p>19:00 Optional social event open to all delegates – workshop dinner Venue TBC</p><p>Programme – Day 2 08:30-09:00 Registration and coffee</p><p>09:00 – Computer Simulation of Guinea Pig Ileum and Data Analysis 10:45 Lisa Lione</p><p>These workshops will use a computer simulation of Guinea Pig Ileum contraction to acetylcholine, with and without atropine. Organ bath calculations will be completed as a group exercise and individuals will complete an organ bath simulation for processing of data and presentation on excel. </p><p>10:45 – Coffee break 11:15</p><p>11:15 – Final processing of simulation data 12:30 Lisa Lione</p><p>12:30 – Lunch 13:30</p><p>13:30 – Tour of labs and different types of organ bath in current usage for PhD 15:15 students</p><p>15:15 – Coffee 15:30</p><p>15:30 – The practicalities of obtaining and using human resections specimens for 16.30 pharmacological research John Broad </p><p>16:30- Measuring peristalsis in vitro 17:00 Chris Keating </p><p>17:00 Wrap up and close</p>