Susan Anderson

Contact

• workRoom E60C Medical School
  Queen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
• susan.anderson@nottingham.ac.uk
• http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/gem

Biography

• I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and have completed the PGCHE at the University of Nottingham

• I am a fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society and the current Honorary Secretary for Education and Outreach (2009-2018). For information on the professional qualification (DipRMS) or the primary school outreach programme visit www.rms.org.uk/outreach

• I work with a not-for-profit organisation: Ignite! to promote independent learning and creativity in science education.

• I also work with the Primary Science Teaching Trust

Teaching Summary

I am responsible for histology and pathology teaching on the Graduate Entry Medicine (A101) course and contribute to teaching and assessment in all 9 modules. I convene 2 of the 9 modules on the… read more

Research Summary

My area of research is bone biology and bone biomaterials:

I am currently working on the mechanisms controlling bone growth and their involvement in the pathogenesis of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS), with a specific interest in leptin and the endocannabinoid system.

I also work on establishing the role of silicon and silicates in bone growth and their incorporation into novel biomaterials.

Recent Publications

• KOKOLSKI M, EBLING FJ, HENSTOCK JR and ANDERSON SI, 2018. Photoperiod-Induced Increases in Bone Mineral Apposition Rate in Siberian Hamsters and the Involvement of Seasonal Leptin Changes. Frontiers in endocrinology. 8, 357
• MILLAR SA, PATEL H, ANDERSON SI, ENGLAND TJ and O'SULLIVAN SE, 2017. Osteocalcin, Vascular Calcification, and Atherosclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Frontiers in endocrinology. 8, 183
• HENSTOCK JR, CANHAM LT and ANDERSON SI, 2015. Silicon: the evolution of its use in biomaterials. Acta biomaterialia. 11, 17-26
• HIND WH, TUFARELLI C, NEOPHYTOU M, ANDERSON SI, ENGLAND TJ and O'SULLIVAN SE, 2015. Endocannabinoids modulate human blood-brain barrier permeability in vitro. British journal of pharmacology. 172(12), 3015-3027

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• I am responsible for histology and pathology teaching on the Graduate Entry Medicine (A101) course and contribute to teaching and assessment in all 9 modules.
• I convene 2 of the 9 modules on the Basic Clinical Sciences element of GEM: A12F1G: Structure, function and defense and A12A1G: Alimentary System
• I contribute to teaching and assessment of normal structure and function and pathology in 9 modules on the BSc in Medical Physiology and Theraputics (B121) . I convene two modules on the BSc: A11MVT: Movement and A12HIS: Diagnostic Histopathology and Imaging
• I have obtained funding from the Teaching and Learning Development Fund to implement histology and pathology teaching via a virtual microscope. This is used widely in GEM&H and I am currently working with colleagues in the Schools of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to implement this resource faculty-wide.
• I facilitate problem-based learning (PBL) sessions on the GEM course and am responsible for the line management and scheduling of PBL on the GEM course.
• I am the current QA lead for the GEM course (2011-)
• I am tutor to students on both the BSc and GEM courses
• I supervise BSc and B Med Sci student projects each year
• I contribute to teaching on the A13DIT module on the Undergraduate medical course

• I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and have completed the PGCHE at the University of Nottingham
• I am a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society and the current Honorary Secretary for Education and Outreach (2009-2018). This has involved developing a portfolio-based Diploma course for microscopists and an Outreach programme for primary schools as well as being an active member of Council and the Executive Committee.
• For information on the professional qualification (DipRMS) or the primary school outreach programme visit www.rms.org.uk/outreach Primary schools can register to borrow a Microscope Activity Kit, free of charge for a term. The kit contains everything you need to run microscopy sessions including microscopes, USB camera, all samples, children's worksheets, samples and a teachers pack and instructions.
• I work with a not-for-profit organisation: Ignite! to promote independent learning and creativity in science education via Lab_13 - a lab managed by young people for young people where they can experiment, play, invent, design, solve problems, explore, work alongside a scientist/designer/engineer in residence… and so much more. This has become a reality for six schools in the East Midlands (both primary and secondary).
• I also work with the AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust

• KOKOLSKI M, EBLING FJ, HENSTOCK JR and ANDERSON SI, 2018. Photoperiod-Induced Increases in Bone Mineral Apposition Rate in Siberian Hamsters and the Involvement of Seasonal Leptin Changes. Frontiers in endocrinology. 8, 357
• MILLAR SA, PATEL H, ANDERSON SI, ENGLAND TJ and O'SULLIVAN SE, 2017. Osteocalcin, Vascular Calcification, and Atherosclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Frontiers in endocrinology. 8, 183
• HENSTOCK JR, CANHAM LT and ANDERSON SI, 2015. Silicon: the evolution of its use in biomaterials. Acta biomaterialia. 11, 17-26
• HIND WH, TUFARELLI C, NEOPHYTOU M, ANDERSON SI, ENGLAND TJ and O'SULLIVAN SE, 2015. Endocannabinoids modulate human blood-brain barrier permeability in vitro. British journal of pharmacology. 172(12), 3015-3027
• SMITH M, WILSON R, O'BRIEN S, TUFARELLI C, ANDERSON SI and O'SULLIVAN SE, 2015. The Effects of the Endocannabinoids Anandamide and 2-Arachidonoylglycerol on Human Osteoblast Proliferation and Differentiation. PloS one. 10(9), e0136546
• SHEPHARD F, GREVILLE-HEYGATE O, MARSH O, ANDERSON S and CHAKRABARTI L, 2014. A mitochondrial location for haemoglobins--dynamic distribution in ageing and Parkinson's disease. Mitochondrion. 14(1), 64-72
• HENSTOCK JR, RUKTANONCHAI UR, CANHAM LT and ANDERSON SI, 2014. Porous silicon confers bioactivity to polycaprolactone composites in vitro. Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine. 25(4), 1087-97
• TARHONI, M.H., VIGNESWARA, V., SMITH, M., ANDERSON, S., WIGMORE, P., LEES, J.E., RAY, D.E. and CARTER, W.G., 2011. Detection, quantification, and microlocalisation of targets of pesticides using microchannel plate autoradiographic imagers Molecules. 16(10), 8535-8551
• WARD, D.R., DEAR, F.M., WARD, I.A., ANDERSON, S.I., SPERGEL, D.J., SMITH, P.A. and EBLING, F.J.P., 2009. Innervation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons by peptidergic neurons conveying circadian or energy balance information in the mouse PLoS ONE. 4(4), e5322
• EDWARDS, H.K., FAY, M.W., ANDERSON, S.I., SCOTCHFORD, C.A., GRANT, D.M. and BROWN, P.D., 2009. An appraisal of ultramicrotomy, FIBSEM and cryogenic FIBSEM techniques for the sectioning of biological cells on titanium substrates for TEM investigation Journal of Microscopy. 234(1), 16-25
• BURWELL, R.G., AUJLA, R.K., GREVITT, M.P., DANGERFIELD, P.H., MOULTON, A., RANDELL, T.L. and ANDERSON, S.I., 2009. Pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in girls - a double neuro-osseous theory involving disharmony between two nervous systems, somatic and autonomic expressed in the spine and trunk: possible dependency on sympathetic nervous system and hormones with implications for medical therapy Scoliosis. 4(October), 24
• EDWARDS HK, FAY MW, ANDERSON SI, SCOTCHFORD CA, GRANT DM and BROWN PD, 2009. An appraisal of ultramicrotomy, FIBSEM and cryogenic FIBSEM techniques for the sectioning of biological cells on titanium substrates for TEM investigation. Journal of microscopy. 234(1), 16-25
• BURWELL, R G, DANGERFIELD, P H, MOULTON, A and ANDERSON, S I, 2008. Etiologic theories of idiopathic scoliosis: autonomic nervous system and the leptin-sympathetic nervous system concept for the pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Studies in health technology and informatics. 140, 197-207
• ALLEN, L., ANDERSON, S., WENDER, R., MEAKIN, P., RANSOM, B.R., RAY, D.E. and BROWN, A.M., 2006. Fructose supports energy metabolism of some, but not all, axons in adult mouse optic nerve Journal of Neurophysiology. 95(3), 1917-1925
• LESLIE, R. A., SANDERS, S. J., ANDERSON, S. I., SCHUHLER, S., HORAN, T. L. and EBLING, F. J., 2001. Appositions between cocaine and amphetamine-related transcript- and gonadotropin releasing hormone-immunoreactive neurons in the hypothalamus of the Siberian hamster Neuroscience Letters. VOL 314(NUMBER 3), 111-114
• ANDERSON, S I, DOWNES, S, PERRY, C C and CABALLERO, A M, 1998. Evaluation of the osteoblast response to a silica gel in vitro. Journal of Materials Science. Materials in medicine. 9(12), 731-5