MMSG 2006 — Nottingham

The study group took place at the University of Nottingham from 11–15th September 2006.

The Problems

The swollen and sunken optic disc
Mr Alex Foss (Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham)
Modelling the mechanisms of adipose tissue production in the long term in humans and relation to the development of obesity
Dr James Maas & Dr James Smith (Centre for Integrative Biology, University of Nottingham)
Optimisation of fluid distribution inside a porous construct (p)
Dr Sarah Cartmell & Mr Vipin Michael (Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine, University of Keele)
Chemosensitising Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) cells with protein synthesis inhibitors
Prof Anne Willis (School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham)
Representation of spectrum in the auditory system
Dr Chris Sumner (MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University of Nottingham)
Identification of point of passage for cell culture
Dr John Crowe, Dr Melissa Mather (School of electronic and electrical engineering, University of Nottingham) & Dr Rob Thomas (School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Loughborough)

Study Group Information

The study group was supported by the EPSRC (as part of the 3-year grant EP/D502365/1). Accommodation was provided for participants in Hugh Stewart Hall, and most of the work took place in the Pope Building.