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Organisation
The Autonomic Neuroscience Centre is unique in its approach in bringing together a range of skills and technologies, fostering the exchange of knowledge between scientists. It is comprised of physiologists, histochemists, biochemists, molecular biologists, pharmacologists, biophysicists, cell biologists, and clinicians.
The Autonomic Neuroscience Centre fosters inter- disciplinary interaction
-> linking research into central and peripheral mechanisms responsible for autonomic control applying basic science to problems in clinical medicine
-> bridging academia and industry
The Autonomic Neuroscience Centre promotes multi-disciplinary research into the autonomic nervous system and autonomic control, while establishing a major training centre for the development of the next generation of autonomic investigators. This multi-disciplinary environment is involved in broad spectrum investigations including urogenital, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, respiratory, obstetric and gynaecological research
Autonomic Neuroscience Centre
DepartmentNeuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology (NPP)
UniversityUniversity College London (UCL)
| Address Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London | ||
| Country UK | Post Code NW3 2PF | |
| Head of the orgnisation Professor Geoffrey Burnstock | ||
| Telephone 0207 830 2948 | ||
| Fax 0207 830 2949 | ||
| Email Address g.burnstock@ucl.ac.uk | ||
| Website www.ucl.ac.uk/ani/ | ||
Description of the Organisation
The Autonomic Neuroscience Centre was informally established in 1995 under the direction of Professor Geoffrey Burnstock, from the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, UCL and Professor Mike Spyer from the Department of Physiology, UCL and Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. (Scientific Advisory Board).The Autonomic Neuroscience Centre is unique in its approach in bringing together a range of skills and technologies, fostering the exchange of knowledge between scientists. It is comprised of physiologists, histochemists, biochemists, molecular biologists, pharmacologists, biophysicists, cell biologists, and clinicians.
The Autonomic Neuroscience Centre fosters inter- disciplinary interaction
-> linking research into central and peripheral mechanisms responsible for autonomic control applying basic science to problems in clinical medicine
-> bridging academia and industry
The Autonomic Neuroscience Centre promotes multi-disciplinary research into the autonomic nervous system and autonomic control, while establishing a major training centre for the development of the next generation of autonomic investigators. This multi-disciplinary environment is involved in broad spectrum investigations including urogenital, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, respiratory, obstetric and gynaecological research
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Details of the project of work in relation to Chinese Medicine
Research Title: Autonomic neuroscience/purinergic signalling I am particularly interested in setting up a research programme with my collaborators in Manchester University (Professor Duncan McGrowther, Head of Plastic Surgery Research Group) to examine an original hypothesis of mine about the role of purinergic mechanosensory transduction in acupuncture.
Projected area of participation within the CUC
Research Interests: Autonomic neuroscience; purinergic neurotransmission; pain cardiovascular; respiratory; urogenital, gastrointestinal diseases.
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