Past Seminars

2010 2009 2008

2011

Tuesday 13th December, 5-6pm: 26th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Research Talk: John Williamson (research associate within University of Glasgow department of Computer Science)
"Glasgow University results from the EU project 'TOBI' Tools for Brain-Computer Interaction"
Clinical Talk: Michael Owen (Highly Specialist Clinical Physiologist, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology Institute of Neurological Sciences Southern General Hospital)
"Methods for recording and interpreting Event related potentials"

Tuesday 29th November, 5-6pm: 25th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Research and Clinical Talk: Dr Lorna Paul (Reader in Rehabilitation, Nursing and Health Care School, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow)
"Symptom management in neurological conditions"

Tuesday 13th September, 5-6pm: 24th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Claire Lincoln (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Options Week 2011"
Research Talk: Fang Juan (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Design of a Gait Orthosis for Early Rehabilitation of Walking"

Friday 29th July, 1pm

Dr. Eugene Wallace (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Functional MRI analysis of brain oedema"

Tuesday 21st June, 5-6pm: 23rd SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Spinal Injuries Scotland
"Under pressure, with poor sitting time, can you help increase mine?"
Research Talks: Prof. Tanabe (Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Japan)
"Introduction of Niigata University"
Dr. Pramudita (Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Japan)
"Toward a new criterion for neck injury in rear-end collision"
Dr. Kai (Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Japan)
"Numerical analysis of contact stress of bearing surface after THA"

Tuesday 17th May, 5-6pm: 22nd SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Dr. Derek Jones (Anatomical Concepts (UK) Ltd)
"The Challenges of Commercialising Medical Devices: Experiences with home-based FES Cycling"
Research Talk: Dr. Henrik Gollee & Angus McLachlan (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Abdominal functional electrical stimulation for respiratory support in tetraplegia: recent results and future research"

Tuesday 15th March, 5-6pm: 21st SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Dr. Barry Meadows (WestMARC, Southern General Hospital)
"Neurobiomechanics... and other obsessions..."
Research Talk: Dr. Scott Telfer (School of Health, Glasgow Caledonian University)
"Biomechanical modelling of the human foot"

Tuesday 25th January, 5-6pm: 20th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Mr. Likhith Alakandy (Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital)
"Surgical Aspects of Cervical Spine Trauma"
Research Talk: Dr. Sujay Galen (Bioengineering Unit, University of Strathclyde)
"Electrical Perceptual Threshold as a sensory assessment tool in SCI"

2010

Friday 10th December, 1pm

Dr. Keisuke Sasagawa (Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Japan)
"Biomechanics Study Using MRI-Based Surface Model"

Friday 24th September, 1pm

Mr. Tim Hems (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Scottish National Brachial Plexus Injury Service)
"Surgical approaches to Paralysis of the Upper Limb: Results and Areas for Future Development"

Tuesday 6th July, 5-6pm: 19th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Mr. David Allan (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Wear and Fixation: Engineering Solutions to Biological Problems"
Research Talk: Dr. Matt Dalby (Centre for Cell Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Overview of Cell Engineering Research at Glasgow University"

Tuesday 8th June, 5-6pm: 18th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Gary Ryan and Doug Ross (Momentum, Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Community Support & Assistive Technology"
Research Talk: Colm Craven (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Cardiopulmonary responses to stepping with robotics assistance in early-stage spinal cord injury"

Tuesday 11th May, 5-6pm: 17th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Dr. Doug Small (Department of Clinical Physics, Southern General Hospital)
"Urodynamics in SCI"
Research Talk: Dr. Magnus Gislason (University of Strathclyde)
"Load transfer characteristics through the normal and pathological wrist, a finite element study"

Tuesday 20th April, 5-6pm: 16th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Helena Richmond (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Hospital Infection Control"
Research Talk: Dr. John Riddell (Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow)
"How well do animal models and functional assessments predict the clinical efficacy of treatments for spinal cord injury?"

Friday 19th March, 1pm

Hin Chung Lau (Doctoral Training Centre in Medical Devices, University of Strathclyde)
"Development of a low-cost triaxial load sensor and its possible applications in biomedical research"

Tuesday 2nd March, 5-6pm: 15th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Alan Cook (Spinal Injuries Scotland)
Research Talk: Dr. Peter Donaghue (Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, University of Glasgow)
"Design and development of a 3-Dimensional scaffold for potential use in spinal cord injury repair"

Tuesday 16th February, 5-6pm: 14th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Introduction: Dr. Mariel Purcell (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
Clinical Talk: Dr. Alistair Brydone (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Spinal Injury in Under-18 Scottish Rugby"
Research Talk: Dr. Stephanie Boomkamp (Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow)
"In vitro model of SCI"

Friday 29th January, 1pm

Fang Juan (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Design of a gait robotic device for early rehabilitation of walking"

Friday 8th January, 1pm

Dr. Calum McRae (Shriner's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, USA)
"FES cycling in children with SCI"

2009

Friday 11th December, 1pm

Julien Vignollet (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"A biphasic swelling model for the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc"

Tuesday 1st December, 5-6pm: 12th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Leslie Wallace (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"FES-hand therapy"
Research Talk: Dr. Aleksandra Vuckovic (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Brain Computer Interface based on motor imagination: Is kinaesthetic imagery simple and how can it be improved?"

Friday 13th November, 1pm

Musab Elmantaser (Bone & Endocrine Research Group, Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow)
"Whole body vibration training (WBVT)"

Tuesday 3rd November, 5-6pm: 11th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Dr. Alan McLean (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Aspects of ventilation in spinal cord injury"
Research Talk: Dr. Henrik Gollee (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Abdominal stimulation to support ventilator weaning in acute tetraplegia"

Friday 16th October, 1pm

Celia Catton (Bioengineering Unit, University of Strathclyde)
"Afferent fibres and their role in neural control of walking. Application for gait rehabilitation in spinal cord injury"

Tuesday 6th October, 5-6pm: 10th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Jon Hasler (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"The reliability of using sensory sparing as a predictor of future ambulatory outcome in SCI patients who are initially motor complete"
Research Talk: Dr. Sujay Galen (Bioengineering Unit, University of Strathclyde)
"Functional outcomes following robot assisted locomotor training in incomplete spinal cord injury"

Friday 25th September, 1pm

Dr. Gopal Valsan (Bioengineering Unit, University of Strathclyde)
"Strathclyde Brain Computer Interface"

Tuesday 7th July, 5-6pm: 9th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Dr. Alistair Brydone (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"The cause and effect of spinal cord injury"
Research Talk: Prof. Liz Tanner (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Mechanical testing of bone and bones"

Tuesday 2nd June, 5-6pm: 8th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Dr. James Anderson (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Clinical psychology in spinal cord injury"
Research Talk: Dr. Ben Stansfield (School of Health & Social Care, Glasgow Caledonian University)
"Physical activity monitoring and its possible applications in SCI"

Friday 29th May, 1pm

Elaine Coulter (School of Health & Social Care, Glasgow Caledonian University)
"Activity monitoring in spinal cord injury"

Friday 15th May, 1pm

Dr. Nikolaj Gadegaard (Centre for Cell Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Nanopatterned substrates: Controlling stem cell differentiation and challenges in 3D"

Tuesday 5th May, 5-6pm: 7th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Dr. Mariel Purcell (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Patient journey"
Research Talk: Prof. Sue Barnett (Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow)
"Use of olfactory tissue in CNS repair; a complex tissue for a complex injury"

Tuesday 21st April, 5-6pm: 6th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Research Talk: Dr. Aleksandra Vuckovic (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Motor simulation in rehabilitation"

Friday 3rd April, 1pm

Dr. Klaus Kessler (Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, University of Glasgow)
"Dynamic properties of the human mirror neuron system: behavioural, fMRI, and MEG results"

Tuesday 3rd March, 5-6pm: 5th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Mr. David Allan (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Why are we here?"
Research Talk: Dr. Sylvie Coupaud (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Musculoskeletal degeneration after spinal cord injury"

Friday 27th February, 1pm

Angus McLachlan (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Abdominal stimulation for respiratory support in tetraplegia"

Friday 13th February, 1pm

Fang Juan (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Simulation of a tricycle system with non-circular pedal path"

Friday 6th February, 1pm

Steffen Mann (Technical University of Berlin)
"Detection of breathing patterns using piezoelectric effort belts: application to abdominal stimulation for respiratory function in tetraplegia"

Tuesday 3rd February, 5-6pm: 4th SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Mr. Matthew Fraser (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Pain management"
Research Talk: Dr. John Riddell (Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow)
"Olfactory ensheathing cell transplants: axonal regeneration, neuroprotection or plasticity?"

Friday 23rd January, 1pm

Dr. Alex McConnachie (Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow)
"Overview of Robertson Centre's work in medical and health-related research"

2008

Friday 12th December, 1pm

Dr. Bernd Porr (Electronics & Electrical Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"RunBot and deep brain stimulation in the limbic system"

Friday 5th December, 1pm

Dr. Huub van Hedel (Spinal Cord Injury Centre, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich)
"Research programmes at Balgrist, and the EM-SCI Initiative"

Tuesday 2nd December, 5-6pm: 3rd SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Dr. Alasdair Fitzgerald (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Spasticity"
Research Talk: Prof. Bernie Conway (Bioengineering Unit, University of Strathclyde)
"Neurophysiology and spinal cord injury"

Tuesday 4th November, 5-6pm: 2nd SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Ms. Lorraine Duffy (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Respiratory care and ventilation"
Research talk: Dr. Henrik Gollee (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Abdominal stimulation for respiratory function - description of the research programme"

Friday 24th October, 11.30am

Prof. Stuart Binder-MacLeod (Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, USA)
"The application of variable-frequency stimulation patterns for artificial stimulation of paralysed muscle"

Tuesday 7th October, 5-6pm: 1st SCISCI Clinical Research Meeting

Clinical Talk: Dr. Alan McLean (Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit)
"Autonomic dysreflexia"
Research Talk: Dr. Lindsay Jack (Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Glasgow)
"Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation using robotics-assisted treadmill technology"

Friday 26th September, 12pm