Dorsal root ganglion neurons maintained in a 3D culture model exhibit similar electrophysiological properties to fresh explants.

East, E., Murphy, K. and Phillips, J. (2011). Dorsal root ganglion neurons maintained in a 3D culture model exhibit similar electrophysiological properties to fresh explants. In: Tissue and Cell Engineering Society, 19-21 July 2011, Leeds.

Aligned cellular and acellular collagen guidance substrates for peripheral nerve repair

Georgiou, Melanie; Loughlin, Jane; Golding, Jon and Phillips, James (2011). Aligned cellular and acellular collagen guidance substrates for peripheral nerve repair. In: Tissue and Cell Engineering Society, 19 – 21 July 2011, Leeds.

2011 Peripheral Nerve Society Conference

Members of the group attended the biennial meeting of the Peripheral Nerve Society which was held in Potomac, Maryland. We presented work on peripheral nerve repair, peripheral nerve biomechanics, and a culture model for studying peripheral nerve cells. Abstracts are available via Open Research Online and through the links on the Publications page.

PhD Success

Congratulations to Stanley Kimani who successfully passed his PhD viva examination on 25th March. Stan’s PhD thesis title is “Exploiting tumour metabolism to augment the cytotoxicity of photodynamic therapy and to develop novel photosensitizers” and his interdisciplinary project used cell culture systems and synthetic chemistry to explore potential methods for improving cancer therapy.

Micro-structured materials and mechanical cues in 3D collagen gels

Phillips, James and Brown, Robert (2010). Micro-structured materials and mechanical cues in 3D collagen gels. In: Haycock, John W. ed. 3D Cell Culture. Methods in Molecular Biology (695). New York: Humana Press (Springer Verlag), pp. 183–196.

Potentiation of AlPcS2 mediated photodynamic therapy by energy metabolism inhibitors in human tumour cell lines

Kimani, Stanley; Phillips, James; Bruce, James; MacRobert, A. J. and Golding, Jon (2009). Potentiation of AlPcS2 mediated photodynamic therapy by energy metabolism inhibitors in human tumour cell lines. In: 13th Congress of the European Society for…

Keynote: tissue engineering to model and repair the nervous system

Phillips, James (2009). Keynote: tissue engineering to model and repair the nervous system. In: Tissue and Cell Engineering Society, 8-10 July 2009, Glasgow, UK.

Glucosamine improves the efficiency of photodynamic therapy (PDT)

Kimani, Stanley; Phillips, James; Bruce, James; MacRobert, A. J and Golding, Jon (2008). Glucosamine improves the efficiency of photodynamic therapy (PDT). In: Photodynamic Therapy and Photodiagnosis in Clinical Practice, 7- 11 Oct 2008, Brixen, It…

RSC Lecture

Melanie Georgiou delivered a talk “Engineering functional tissues for regenerative medicine: development of a cellular implant for nerve repair” at the Royal Society of Chemistry Prize and Award Lecture event at the OU on 12th January [view the programme]

3D Cell culture Book Chapter

Micro-Structured Materials and Mechanical Cues in 3D Collagen Gels (James Phillips & Robert Brown) Chapter 12 in the new Methods in Molecular Biology book “3D Cell Culture” Edited by John Haycock.