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Dr Peter
Wigmore
B.Sc. Ph.D
Associate
Professor in Anatomy
School of Biomedical Sciences
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Contact Details
Membership Status
Full Member
Institute Research Section
Cognitive, Systems & Developmental
Neurosciences
Research Interests
The
effect of drugs on memory and cognition. In particular drugs which alter
neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus and lateral ventricle walls. We
are currently looking at anti depressants, chemotherapy agents and anti
seizure drugs.
Research Techniques
Behavioural
testing
Cell and organ culture
Immunohistochemistry
Molecular biology - western blotting, in situ hybridisation, transfection
Recent Publications
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Le Rouedec D,
Rayner K, Rex M, Wigmore PM& Scotting PJ (2002) The transcription
factor cSox2 and neuropeptide Y define a novel subgroup of amacrine
cells in the retina. Journal of Anatomy 200, 51-56
Yang Z-J, Appleby VJ, Coyle B, Chan W-I, Tahmaseb M, Wigmore PM &
Scotting P (2004) Novel strategy to study gene expression and function
in developing cerebellar granule cells. Journal of Neuroscience
Methods 132,149-160
Pinto Cardoso SM, Mutch P, Scotting PJ & Wigmore PM (2004) Gene
transfer into intact fetal skeletal muscle grown in vitro.
Muscle & Nerve 30, 87-94
Green W, Patil P, Marsden CA, Bennett GW & Wigmore PM (2006) Effects
of atypical antipsychotic drugs on working memory and cell proliferation
in the adult rat brain. Brain Research 1070,
242-245
Teaching Responsibilities
Medical
and neuroscience undergraduates. General anatomy, neuroanatomy, honours
project supervision.
Funding
Cancer Research
UK (with G. Bennett) £105,500
Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland £39,000
International students £120,000
Students Supervised
Sarah Mustafa
Maha El-Beltagy
Laura Lyons
Jaryia Umka
Liz Whelband
Internal & External Responsibilities
Admission
tutor BSc / MSc Neuroscience
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