BMS YIS Prize Winners

Best Abstract: Patricia Kelly (University of Ulster)

“Improved vascular morphology in a mouse model of alzheimer’s disease treated with LiraglutideTM.”

Best Oral: Naveed Akbar (University of Dundee)

“Cholesterol exacerbates cardiovascular disease in a model of chronic inflammation.”

BMS Poster Prize 1: Nikita Ved (University College London) 

“VEGF165b reduces blood vessel permeability in diabetic retinas“

BMS Poster Prize 2: Salil Srivastava (Kings College London)

“Time-dependent changes in spatial distribution of NRF2 in rat brain after stroke and brain endothelial cells in vitro”

Richard Bright VEGF Trust prize: Muhammad Aslam (Justus Liebig University, Germany).

“AMPK-independent anti-angiogenic effects of AMPK inhibitor Compound C on HUVEC”

Terence Ryan Clinical Poster prize: Katarzyna Kuliga (University of Southampton). “Coherence between tissue blood flux and oxygenation measured using a novel combined laser doppler flowmetry and white light spectroscopy probe”

Moor Instrument prize for Technology and Innovation: Kai Betteridge (University

of Bristol).

“Direct imaging of endothelial glycocalyx surface layer depth in vivo: modifications with enzymatic degradation, and with proteinuria.” 

Prize Winners with BMS President, Stuart Egginton

Travel Grant Awardees

We would like to congratulate our travel grant awardees and thank them for attending the conference.

International Travel Grant Awardees 

Muhammad Aslam (Justus Liebig University, Germany)

Anastasia Shchendrygina (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow)

Travel Grant Awardees

Azlina Rasak (University of Nottingham) 

Srijana Rai (University of Exeter) 

Tahanver Ahmed (University of Exeter) 

Olivia O’Leary (Queens University Belfast) 

Amy Russell (University of Bristol) 

Patricia Kelly (University of Ulster)

Debayan Mukherjee (University of Sheffield) 

Hanna Zielinska (University of Bristol) 

Naveed Akbar (University of Dundee)

Xi Ye (University of Bristol) 

Uzma Reem (University of Sheffield) 

Bijal Patel (Kings College London)

Andy Salmon and Olivia Di’Silva (University of Bristol) 

Aisah Aubdool (Kings College London) 

Katarzyna Kuliga (University of Southampton) 

Tom Morton (University of Manchester)

BMS YIS 2013: Thank you from the organisers!

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterdays Early Career Investigators Symposium on 'Advances in Microcirculation', the outstanding talks and scientific discussions showed that there is an exciting future for microcirculation research in the UK. 

The symposium covered topics ranging from angiogenesis to inflammation and vessel permeability, investigating physiological and pathological aspects of the functioning microvessels. We were overwhelmed by the mature and confident selected oral communications given by early career investigators ranging from first year PhD students to young post-docs. Not only were the talks well paced and informative, the scientific questions that followed demonstrated a clear understanding and thirst for knowledge. This was also evident in the poster session where discussions continued and collaborations began to form, the high standard making prize selection a difficult process.

As organisers we would like to thank everyone who attended for making it a successful meeting. The engaging conversations throughout the day and well into the evening showed the young investigators are continuing the traditions of senior members, both it terms of microcirculation research and excessive consumption of alcohol!

The travel grant recipients and prize winners will be listed through this blog in the next few days along with comments from some of those who attended. Please take the time to look through the photos and add comments as you wish.

Although the first meeting of its kind we trust this will not be its last!

Kind regards,

Melissa, Claire and Alessio

British Microcirculation Society Early Career Investigators Symposium 2013

Thank you for registering for the British Microcirculation Young Investigators Symposium 2013. This year we are delighted to host a one-day symposium dedicated specifically to early career researchers held at Warwick University on the 13th April 2013.

This blog site has been set up to share information about the symposium, including speakers, travel grant awardees and prize winners. We also hope after the symposium this site will enable sharing of contacts and images from the symposium.

Furthermore, we hope you will use it as a forum to promote networking and future collaborations.