Postgraduate students since moving to the Autonomic Neuroscience
Institute at the Royal Free in 1997:
M. M Brauer
PhD
1997
Age-related changes and plasticity of the
autonomic innervation of the female genital
tract
M. McMillan (Joint
supervisor, Prof S.
G. Howarth)
PhD
1998
The role of purine receptors in the control of
pulmonary vascular reactivity in the normal and
hypertensive newborn piglet
P. Karoon
PhD
1998
Local control of vascular tone: changes in
hibernation, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and
after sensory denervation
S. Bavetta
MD
1999
New methodologies for the treatment of
experimental spinal cord injury
S. S. Wildman
PhD
1999
Purinergic signalling: Sensitisation of
Recombinant P2X receptors
M. Meyer
PhD
1999
A study of the distribution and function of P2
receptors during chick embryogenesis
D. Saitongdee
PhD
2000
Cardiovascular changes during and after
arousal from hibernation in golden hamsters
K.K. Dhital
PhD
2000
Perivascular innervation of cerebral arteries
and vasa nervorum: changes in development
and disease
A. Wong
PhD
2000
The single channel properties of native P2X
ATP receptors in the rat central nervous
system
M. Liu
PhD
2001
Coexpression of recombinant P2X receptors
and their relation to ATP–gated channels in
sensory neurones
R. Glass
PhD
2001
Purinergic signalling in endocrine organs:
testis; thyroid; thymus
V. Chamary
MD
2001
The innervation and ultrastructure of blood
vessels supplying benign and malignant
colorectal tumours
S. Brown
PhD
A Hoebertz
PhD
2001
Purinergic signalling in bone cells
W. Norton
PhD
2002
Purinergic signalling during zebrafish
development and the characterization of novel
fish mutants
(Overseas
Candidate)
2001
Pharmacological agents that distinguish
between P2X Receptor subtypes
D. Birch
MD
2002
The perivascular innervation of human
mesenteric blood vessels in health and
inflammatory bowel disease
A. Alavi
MPhil
2002
ATP and ATP receptors in human dental pulp
B. Kalmar
PhD
2003
Neuroprotection: role of heat shock proteins
and astroglia in models of neurodegeneration
and neuroinflammation
M. Ryten
PhD
2003
Purinergic signalling in mammalian skeletal
muscle development and regeneration
A. Greig
PhD
2003
Purinergic signalling in skin.
D.J. Williams
PhD
2003
The control of vascular tone in pregnancy
R. C. Calvert
MD
2003
Purinergic signalling in the urinary tract
K. K. Cheung
PhD
2004
Purinergic signalling during rat embryonic
development
G. Wynn
MD
2005
The role of adenosine 5’ – triphosphate in
mechanosensory transduction in the rat
colorectum
Thesis to be completed:
S. J. Burrell
(Co-supervisor, John
Kingdom)
J. Gever
MD/
PhD
May never complete
PhD
Development of P2X receptor antagonists
for the treatment of pain
Roche Bioscience
California
(Still working on it part-time)
(Co-supervisor Anthony
Ford – Overseas
Candidate)
F. Banks
MD
Urology, R. Free
Purinergic signalling in human urinogenital
system
(thesis nearly finished – some experiments
may need to be repeated)
(Co-supervisor, Mr Robert
Morgan)
3 papers accepted for publication in
July/August 2005
A. Jagroop
PhD
Chemical Pathology,
R. Free
(Co-supervisor, Prof
Dimitri Mikhailidis)
M. Shabbir
(Thesis likely to be completed Sept 2005)
MD
Urology, R. Free
(Co-supervisor, Mr Robert
Morgan)
G. Bapat
Role of P2Y receptors on platelet
aggregation in health and peripheral
vascular disease
Effect of ATP on prostate and bladder
cancer
(Some experiments need to be completed)
MD
Purinergic signalling in ischaemic muscle
Vascular Surgery, R. Free
(Co-supervisor, Mr Daryl
Baker)
M. Metcalfe
(Some experiments need to be completed)
MD
Vascular Surgery, R. Free
(Co-supervisor, Mr Peter
Butler)
Isobel Orriss
(Co-supervisor,
Dr Tim Arnett)
Purinergic signalling in varicose veins and
in chronic venous insufficiency
(Most experiments have been completed
and the Thesis is nearing completion)
PhD
The regulation of bone cell function by
extracellular nucleotides
(Thesis to be submitted shortly)
N. White
MD
Surgery, R. Free
Purinergic signalling in malignant
melanoma
(Co-supervisor,
(Thesis submitted August 2005)
Mr Peter Butler)
O. Fajobi
MD
London Hospital
P. Kalu
Purinoceptors in human intestine
(The drafts of two experimental
chapters sent to me in July 2005, but
some experiments need to be
completed)
MD
Surgery, R. Free
Effect of microsurgical clamping and
anastomoses on femoral artery.
(Co-supervisor,
(Some experiments need to be
completed)
Mr Peter Butler)
R. Bulijubasich
Melbourne
(Co-supervisor, Sab
Ventura – overseas
candidate)
PhD
Purinergic neurotransmission to guinea pig
prostate