| British
Microcirculation Society
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Honorary Secretary:
Dr David Bates Microvascular Research Laboratories Department of Physiology Preclinical Veterinary School University of Bristol Southwell Street, Bristol, BS2 8EJ Tel 0117 928 9818 Fax 0117 928 8151 Email: Dave.Bates@bris.ac.ukuk |
NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 2003
European Society for Microcirculation
Dear All,
Before I get completely distracted by the European snow report and start looking wistfully at my collection of discarded and broken ski poles, I must update you all with what is happening in the world of the British microcirculation community. I hope those of you that attended the 22nd Conference of the European Society for Microcirculation in Exeter at the end of August enjoyed the proceedings and we would like to thank you for helping to make the conference a success. The European Society is supported by many of the individual national societies for microcirculation in Europe, and the BMS is one of its most consistent and strongest supporters. The Society helped to financially underwrite the conference as well its membership providing a significant share of the presentations.
BMS Spring Meeting, 2003. University
of Bristol.
We hope to have oral or poster sessions on the following topics, although
this may change depending on the abstracts submitted.
Angiogenesis
Vascular permeability
Organ specific microcirculation
Inflammation and leukocyte interactions
Tumour microcirculation
Interstitium and the extracellular matrix
Regulation of vascular tone
Microvascular exchange
Lymphatics and oedema
Diabetes and hypertension
Endothelial cell biology
Adaptation to physical forces
Pulmonary endothelium
Hypoxia and hyperoxia in the microcirculation
Vascular development
In addition, free communications on all aspects of the microcirculation and vascular biology will be presented. Full details of the meeting, including downloadable forms, are available on the web at: http://www.microcirculation.org.uk
Accommodation will be available at Clifton Hill House, about 10 minutes walk away, and moderately priced hotels within a short walk from the University Buildings. Please see the registration form if you wish us to arrange accommodation for you. The University of Bristol campus is in the heart of the lively and exciting city of Bristol, with its historical importance as one of Britain's greatest ports. Bristol is now known more for its innovative nightlife, club and music scene, and its beautiful parks and views of the Avon Gorge. The Society's Dinner will be held at one of the cityís more innovative restaurants, and I can assure you that the wine will be of the standard that many of you would expect of me. Tickets for the dinner are limited to 100 people, Iím afraid, and tickets will be issued on a strictly first come first served basis, so register early to guarantee a ticket. The restaurant is between the Campus and the Hall, and this will allow members and guests to stretch their legs and see more of the city. The Hall has a small cosy bar, for which we have a late licence. As usual, this should generate some lively discussions until late in the evening.
The registration fees for the meeting will be £30 for members, £45 for non-members and £25 for students, and will include refreshments and lunch on both days. Bed and breakfast accommodation will be £22.50 per night in Clifton Hill House, or £68.00 per twin room (with en-suite) in an adjoining hotel. Luxury accommodation is available next to the campus (starting at £51 per person). The meeting will start with time for members from London, the Midlands, South West and South Wales to arrive on Monday Morning. There will be a social event on Sunday night to allow visitors from further afield to meet each other and the local members. If you register for accommodation on Sunday night we will contact you about the social event. Please do not forget to put your email address down.
All queries should be addressed to the local organiser: Dr David Bates,
Microvascular Research Laboratories, The Preclinical Veterinary School,
University of Bristol, Southwell Street, Bristol BS2 8EJ. Tel: 0117 928
9818; Fax: 0117 928 8151; e-mail: Dave.Bates@bris.ac.uk
Awards
These awards have in the past been under-subscribed, so please do submit
an application if you are eligible, and encourage your students to do so
if you are not.
The Studentís Assistance Scheme
The purpose of this scheme is to promote student interest in and attendance
at British Microcirculation Society meetings by providing financial assistance.
The SAS provides the full cost of a PhD, masters or undergraduate student
attending the meeting. The number of awards depends upon the finances of
the society, but we envisage making a relatively large number of awards
this year.
The Terence Ryan Award.
This award goes to the best abstract submitted under the SAS,
and is accompanied by a cheque for £250 to the awardee, in addition
to the cost of the meeting.
DEADLINE 7th MARCH (Abstract deadline)
The Moor Instruments Laboratory Visit Grant.
The purpose of this scheme is to assist an eligible student or
junior postdoctoral member of the British Microcirculation Society, to
visit a laboratory in this country or abroad for the purpose of learning
new techniques or other worthwhile scientific purposes related to microvascular
research. Details of how to apply for this award are on the BMS website.
DEADLINE 31ST JANUARY 2003
The Microcirculation Conference Grant
The aim of the MCG this year is to provide financial assistance for
up to two eligible student members of the British Microcirculation Society
to attend a national microcirculation society meeting abroad (e.g. the
Microcirculatory Society meeting in the USA).
DEADLINE 31ST JANUARY 2003
Membership of the current committee is given below and we would welcome comments about the working of the Society at any time. At the last AGM, Jeremy Pearson took over the Presidency from John Tooke, and I took over as Honorary Secretary from John Lever. We are pleased to welcome Maggie Brown, Ariane Herrick and Pete Coleman to the committee for the next four years. Maggie Brown replaced Lucilla Poston as Proceedings editor.
Nominations for committee membership
There are three retiring committee members this year. The deadline
for nominations for the committee is the 7th February. If you would like
to volunteer, then please write to me at the address above. We are particularly
keen to recruit somebody with expertise in web page management. You will
receive a ballot paper shortly before the AGM. If you are coming to the
BMS meeting in April, then you will be able to vote at the AGM. If not,
please fill in the ballot paper and return it to me before April 7th. A
brief biography of the candidates will be attached to the ballot paper.
| Position | Name | Holds office until |
| President | Professor Jeremy Pearson | 2005 |
| Honorary Secretary | Dr David Bates | 2008 |
| Honorary Treasurer | Dr David Harrison | 2004 |
| Proceedings Editor | Dr Nicola Brown | 2003 |
| Committee | Dr Margaret Brown | 2006 |
| Committee | Dr Ariane Herrick | 2006 |
| Committee | Dr Peter Coleman | 2006 |
| Committee | Dr Stuart Egginton | 2003 |
| Committee | Professor Giovanni Mann | 2003 |
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on Monday 25th March. Papers for the AGM will be sent with the programme for the Nottingham meeting
European Society for Microcirculation (ESM)
The Society has been asked if it would like to make membership of the
ESM an automatic condition of membership of the BMS. This has a number
of implications for the Society, and will be put to a vote at the Annual
General Meeting in April. The changes that it would automatically induce
in the society are the following:
1. An increase in subscription to £40 per year.
2. Free online access to the Journal of Vascular Research (JVR), the
journal in which our abstracts are published, and the official journal
of European Society for Microcirculation.
3. Reduced rates of registration for the ESM bi-annual meeting, and
voting rights at the ESM AGM.
Further proposed benefits include travel grants sponsored by the ESM
(not necessarily linked to the ESM meeting), symposia at the ESM meetings
to be organised by awardees of national young investigator awards, a drastically
reduced student membership fee, eligibility of prized limited to ESM members,
and establishment of a lab exchange program.
The president is currently negotiating on behalf of the society for further benefits to the membership, including increased representation on the ESM committees, promotion of the BMS annual meetings within ESM and JVR, and increased co-operation between European societies of microcirculation related subjects such as vascular biology, angiology, and cardiovascular research.
The adoption of this membership change would require a change to the
constitution of the society, which can only occur by a vote at the AGM.
We are proposing the adoption of rule 26 to the constitution, which shall
read:
26. Membership of the Society will automatically confer membership
of the European Society for Microcirculation. The Membership fee for the
Society shall include that of the European Society for Microcirculation
and be paid by the Society to the European Society by the treasurer annually.
Such membership of the European Society for Microcirculation shall be full
and equivalent to an independent membership for all Society members and
shall confer full rights and access to the European Society for Microcirculation.
In the event of the dissolution of the European Society for Microcirculation,
all additional membership fees shall revert to the Society, and at the
next annual General Meeting of the Society the membership fee be re-adjusted
to take into account the change in costs. The Treasurer, President and
Secretary of the Society must inform the Society of the benefits of this
arrangement at each AGM, and inform the Society of changes in the European
Society for Microcirculation that may affect the membership of the Society.
Subsequent rules would be renumbered accordingly.
If you have any views on the wording of this constitutional change,
please inform me by writing before March 7th, since that is when the ballot
papers will be finalised.
Jobs
Details of postdoctoral, and predoctoral vacancies, and occasionally
lectureships are announced on the BMS web page (www.microcirculation.org.uk).
Two recent additions are:
1. Three year AICR funded postdoc in Sheffield on tumour immunity
2. Three year Wellcome funded postdoc and technician in Bristol on
angiogenesis.
Please check the website for more information on these and other jobs.
Subscriptions
Although problems with the Direct Debit system are being addressed,
we would be grateful if you could check that your accounts are being debited.
For those who continue to pay their subscriptions by cheque, these are
now due.
Other forthcoming microcirculation and related meetings
See home page
New Members (Name, address, tel, fax, interests)
Dr Tarek F. Antonios Blood Pressure Unit, St George's Hospital
Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London,
SW17 ORE 0208 725 5627 0208 725 2722 Hypertension
angina Syndrome X
Dr Roy Bicknell CRUK Institute of Molecular Medicine John Radcliffe
Hospital, Oxford. OX3 9DS angiogenesis endothelium
Dr Steve P. Cooke Academic Department of Oncology, Royal Free
and UCL Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF
0207 794 0500 x 8432 0207 794 3341 Vascular targeting angiogenesis
VEGF/VEGF receptor expression
Dr Paddy WF Hadoke School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Endocrinology
Unit 2nd Floor OPD, Western General Hospital Crewe Rd Edinburgh, EH4 2XW
01315371742 01315371012 endocrinology hypertension vascular remodelling
Professor M Hanson FOAD Centre Level F (887) Princess Anne Hospital
Coxford Road Southampton SO16 5YA 02380 798421 02380 786933 hypertension
fetal programming diabetes
Dr John C. Lockhart Department of Biological Sciences, University of
Paisley, Paisley PA1 2BE 0141 848 3125
0141 848 3116 synovium arthritis laser Doppler
Dr Marios C. Papadopolous Department of Neurosurgery, Atkinson Morley
Hospital, Copse Hill, London SW20 0NE
Brain oedema
Dr Frank G Prior The Osmosis Unit, 26 Cotlands Park, Longniddry,
E. Lothian, EH32 0QX 01875 852 761 1875852761 osmosis hyperbarics
plasma expansion oedema shock
Dr Alexander Seifalian Tissue Engineering Centre, University Department
of Surgery, Royal Free and University College Medical School,
Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London 0207 830
2910 0207472 6444 liver skin viscoelastic
oxygenation optics.
Dr Karen Stuart-Smith Dept of Anaesthesia, Borderley Green East
Birmingham B9 5SS 0121 424 3438 0121 424 1441 pulmonary endothelium,
pulmonary hypertension vascular biology lung disease
Resignations Sarah Darlington, Lawrence Youlton
Finally, may I wish you all a highly enjoyable and successful first half of the year, and hope that I will see you in Bristol in April.
Yours sincerely,
Dave Bates