Capacity Building Award in Integrative Mammalian Biology
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Life Sciences
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Simon Luckman (Principal Investigator) | |
| Kevin Park (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Nunn N
(2013)
Elevated blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature in mice lacking the XLas protein of the Gnas locus is due to increased sympathetic tone.
in Experimental physiology
| Description | FEEDBACK FROM THE CAPACITY BUILDING AWARDS IN INTEGRATIVE MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY STEERING GROUP MEETING, 24 SEPTEMBER 2012 The Steering Group considered the collaborative effort between Manchester and Liverpool to have been highly productive, with a strong case made for continued future investment. At all levels, from Home Office animal welfare courses through to dedicated other courses and the MRes and PhD programmes, there appeared to be substantial take-up by students and successful outcomes. The Steering Group stated that the Universities have been able to put in a lot of their own resources and capitalise on their strong links with industry, including SMEs, which had also made substantial investments in money and kind. The Centre was commended for having had enormous gravitational pull in bringing in a range of collaborative ventures and embedding a wide range of initiatives with both industry and academia. The Steering Group noted the strong role played by Fraser Murray in these activities and his links with Mark Christie at King's College London. The new developments in inflammation discovery at Manchester and the MRC Drug Safety Unit in Liverpool were considered excellent examples of how inward investment will sustain IMB activities in the future. The Centre's facilities were praised as very strong and were considered to have been well adopted through the innovative approaches used by the Experimental Officer, who was noted to have been invaluable to the Centre and its activities. The Steering Group stated that there appeared to be many new initiatives growing out of the core IMB investment which boded well for the future and was to be commended. Public engagement and outreach were considered notably strong and the Centre was praised for its externalisation efforts which were considered to have been rewarded. The Steering Group stated that it found it difficult to find weakness with this excellent Centre, but noted the inability to get HO licensing to run in vivo training courses. The idea of providing an in vivo skills service to labs without such background was thought to be an opportunity for this Centre and the Steering Group was encouraged by the attempts to develop sustainability. The presented model of a Federation approach was considered interesting. |
| Exploitation Route | We continue to discuss IMB with our consortium partners. |
| Sectors | Education,Healthcare,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Description | The capacity building award and the IMB Initiative was assessed independently by The University of Exeter on behalf of The Pharmacological Society. A report has been published in 2016. The initiative was deemed a great success. It facilitated best practice, sharing knowledge to improve the ethical use of animals in research |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Education,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |
| Description | Royal Society Obesity Policy Meeting |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Policy regarding funding and public education |