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CATEGORIES:Pre-viva talks Dept of Veterinary Medicine 
SUMMARY:An Investigation into The Mineral And Mechanical P
 roperties Of The Canine Intervertebral Disc And It
 s Clinical Implications  - Viviana Rojas Solano\, 
 Department of Veterinary Medicine\, University of 
 Cambridge
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250617T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250617T170000
UID:TALK231547AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/231547
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Intervertebral disc disease is a very co
 mmon problem in dogs. The disease causes pain and 
 paralysis and leads to the death of many dogs annu
 ally. The disease is intimately associated with di
 sc degeneration and calcification\, but the precis
 e mechanisms by which these pathological processes
  are linked remain a mystery. Most studies to date
  have focused on imaging changes and histopatholog
 y of affected discs\, but here we take a novel app
 roach exploring the use of a number of different t
 echniques associated with mineralogy and materials
  science\, including atomic force microscopy and s
 canning and electron microscopy\, and assessing th
 e information they are able to provide. Our result
 s have allowed us to generate some testable hypoth
 eses which could ultimately help to unravel the wa
 y in which disc degeneration and disease are linke
 d\, and lead to novel methods of prevention and tr
 eatment.\n\nSpeaker: Viviana graduated as a Veteri
 nary Surgeon in 2019 at the Universidad Nacional d
 e Colombia. Then worked as a general practitioner 
 and junior neurologist in different veterinary pra
 ctices for three years. Started the PhD at the Dep
 artment of Veterinary Medicine in 2021\, under the
  supervision of Dr. Paul Freeman and Dr. Lisa Alve
 s. The research was funded by Dachshund Rescue UK 
 and investigates the mechanisms and clinical impac
 t of intervertebral disc disease in dogs.\n
LOCATION:LT2\, Department of Veterinary Medicine
CONTACT:Fiona Roby
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