Past OCIAM events

The coach departs the Andrew Wiles Building @ 8am - to University of Cambridge. Returning from Cambridge at 18:30.

The Woolly Owl is a day of short research talks by early career applied mathematics researchers at Oxford and Cambridge, showcasing the outstanding research of the two universities. But there’s a twist: over the course of the day the seven speakers from each side will also be competing as a team to win the coveted - and literal - Woolly Owl trophy.

If you wish to attend please email: @email

Places are limited, so first come, first served. 

Booking Essential ociam@maths.ox.ac.uk

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In vitro tissue engineering (TE) aims to create functional tissue and organ samples external to the body to replace damaged or diseased tissues and organs. By using cells (e.g. autologous or allogenic) in combination with natural or synthetic biomaterial scaffolds and biochemical factors, tissueengineered products have many advantages over traditional approaches such as donor tissue and organ transplantation that can elicit an adverse immune response. The development of the growing tissue construct, the combination of scaffold, cells, extracellular matrix (ECM) and biochemical factors, often occurs within a bioreactor that enables precise control of the bio-mechanochemical environment experienced by the cells within the growing construct.

This is particularly important in the development of mechanosensitive tissues, such as bone. Successfully engineering tissues in vitro has required the development of new smart biomaterials, new tissue growth strategies involving defined biological cues, and novel and bespoke bioreactor environments for growing tissue under physiological mechanical conditions. To date, only simple avascular tissues have been successfully generated to a standard where they can be used in a clinical setting, and research into methods for improving tissue viability is essential.

In TE systems, fluid and solid mechanics are used to provide mechanical load (e.g. via fluid shear, elastic deformation) to mechanosensitive tissues such as bone and vasculature, and a key challenge is to recreate the mechanical environment within the bioreactor system that is unique to the tissue under consideration. The fluid flows and solid deformations are intricate, requiring an understanding of novel fluid-structure interactions between the fluid flows, the cells and their ECM, and the (often deformable) biomaterial.  Furthermore, successful tissue growth in bioreactor systems relies on appropriate solute delivery to and waste-product removal from the cells in the tissue construct. To promote transport (without recourse to agitation methods that can be damaging to cells in a tissue-engineering setting), fluid flows are exploited to enhance transport by advection. 

In this colloquium, we will present state-of-the-art theoretical and experimental fluid and solid mechanics for TE, and explore the transformative potential of combined quantitative theoretical and experimental approaches to inform in vitro TE protocols. The theoretical models will be validated via detailed comparison of the theoretical model predictions with quantitative data obtained from state-of-the art biomechanics experiments. The hybrid approach of combining the resulting insights from the validated theoretical models with in vitro TE experiments can then be used to inform bioreactor and smart biomaterial design for TE strategies, with the aim of improving tissue viability.

Delegates are drawn from the theoretical and experimental fluid and solid mechanics communities. To ensure the focus remains applicable to the TE challenges, we have invited leading figures from the TE community, which will also facilitate new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.

The cost for registration is £80. This includes lunch and coffee both days of the workshop, and drinks at a reception following the public lecture on Wednesday 18th September. Registration should be completed through the University of Oxford Online stores: https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/product-catalogue/mathematical…

Deadline for registration: July 5th. Space is limited, so register early to avoid disappointment!

The Training School will bring together a multi-disciplinary group of clinicians, biomedical engineers, biologists and physical scientists to present recent advances in mathematical, computational, in-vitro, and in-vivo approaches to further our understanding of fluid mechanics within the stented ureter and to identify current challenges in urinary stent design. Moreover, leading speakers from the world of industry and regulatory affairs will share their experiences of commercialisation in the medtech industry, and how they have addressed industrial and regulatory challenges when taking their “next-generation” products from bench-to-bedside.

Here is a preliminary program.

We would like to encourage Early Career Researchers (Master students, PhD students, and PostDocs) to apply as trainees, by sending their CV and a short statement (of no more than 250 words) to francesco.clavica@artorg.unibe.ch, explaining why they would like to attend the Training School. Participants are encouraged to present a poster about their work, and should send a title of their poster together with their application.

We will award 15 grants to fund accommodation, travel, and subsistence of trainees. 

Applications should be submitted by July 15th, and applicants will be notified by the end of July about the outcome of their application.

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OCIAM was created in 1989, when Alan Tayler, the first director, moved with a group of applied mathematicians into the annex of the Mathematical Institute in Dartington House.

To celebrate our 30th anniversary we have invited twenty speakers, all of whom have spent time in OCIAM, to talk on some of the many aspects of work generated by the group.

This programe will build on the success of ‘Mathematics in the Spirit of Joe Keller’, hosted by the Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge in 2017.

Programme

The scientific talks commence on Monday 24th June and finish early afternoon on Tuesday 25th June, with lunch served on both days.

There will be a conference dinner on Monday evening at Somerville College, and on Tuesday afternoon the Mathematical Institute cricket match and BBQ at Merton College Pavilion, to which everyone is invited.

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Abstract submission deadline: 1st April

Registration deadline: 24th April

http://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/siamsc/con_home.html#

By Daniele Avitabile on Mar 04, 2019 09:38 pm

The ninth Mathematics in Life Sciences (MiLS) meeting will focus on "Multiscale modelling techniques and their applications in biology and medicine". It will take place on the 2nd of April 2019 from 11am to 4pm, at the University of Oxford. This is the first meeting organised in collaboration with our new members, Sarah Waters (University of Oxford), and  Alessia Annibale (King's College London).

The meeting will consist of two review talks aimed at non-experts, combined with several contributed research talks. The review talks will be given by Oliver Jensen (University of Manchester), and Patrick Farrell (University of Oxford).

Attendance to the meeting is free of charge, but we kindly ask you to register your intention to attend, by sending an email to Nicola.Kirkham@maths.ox.ac.uk

We solicit contributed talks and posters, especially from early career researchers and postgraduate students. If you are interested in giving a talk, please send a title and abstract to Sarah.Waters (waters [at] maths [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk) and Daniele Avitabile (daniele [dot] avitabile [at] nottingham [dot] ac [dot] uk).

You can read more about MiLS here and here and you can subscribe to our low-traffic newsletter here.

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Here's a quick note about the location and dress code for Wednesday's OCIAM event at Christ Church.

The Lecture will take place in the Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre, which is in Blue Boar Quad at 6pm. Please enter via the lodge and ask for directions.

Pre-dinner drinks at 7:15pm and dinner at 7:45pm itself will take place in the Lee Building (in the Freind room = SCR dining room. Yes, e before i.)

Given that we will be in the SCR dining room, please dress smartly (Jacket and tie for the gents, please. No jeans.)

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