Workshops: UK Mathematics in Medicine Study Groups (2009-2012)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Strathclyde
Department Name: Mathematics and Statistics
Abstract
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Organisations
| Description | This project involved four Mathematics in Medicine Study Group workshops held between the years 2009-2012 at Imperial, Strathclyde, Reading and Keele. These workshops involved the presentations, investigation and reports of nearly 20 problems in the areas of medicine and biology, delivered by non-mathematician academic and industry representatives. Further details on all problems, including reports, can be found at the website http://www.maths-in-medicine.org. Additional follow-up meetings stemmed from the research during the workshops and were organised in the following research areas: - NC3Rs Study Group - Drug delivery - Colon-specific sustained release by hydrodynamic sorting - Nanoparticles - Signalling pathways - ASM Growth in Asthma - Virus Budding - HPPD Initiation - Mathematical modelling of the normal swallow - Placental Growth - Wound Healing - Neurons - Cardiac Arrhythmias - Diabetic Retinopathy - Foot and Mouth Disease These meetings have led to numerous collaborations and will lead to publications and additional funding. In particular a close link to the National Centre for the Refinement, Reduction and Replacement of Animals in experimental testing was formed. |
| Exploitation Route | The research and collaborations stemming from this grant is being taken forward by a large number of the original participants, through newly funded projects and links to non-mathematical academic groups and industry/health sector researchers. |
| Sectors | Environment,Healthcare,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| URL | http://www.maths-in-medicine.org |
| Description | One of the main impacts of these collaborative workshops between mathematicians and other academic disciplines and industry is the adoption of mathematical modelling as a key theme by the National Centre for the Refinement, Reduction and Replacement of Animals in experimental testing. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2013 |
| Sector | Healthcare,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |