Every year the Marine Biological Association
in Plymouth holds the Plymouth Electrophysiology
course. This year is the 30th anniversary
of the first course which took place in April
1983.
The Marine Biological Association is the natural
home of physiology researchers. Since this
is the site of Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley's
first, successful, voltage-clamp on a giant
squid axon. Their ground breaking work received
the Nobel Prize, in Physiology or Medicine,
in 1963.
The Plymouth Electrophysiology course gives
hands-on training in the techniques, and instruments
needed for good electrophysiological recordings.
Expert teachers give one-to-one tuition for
the majority of the course, sharing their
experience and many 'tricks of the trade'.
In the past the University made its own equipment
for the course, but now works with specialised
instrument companies to provide high standard
rigs and instrument expertise.
This productive two-way dialogue allows continuous
improvement of the latest research techniques
and technologies.
As one of the collaborating partners, Scientifica
are delighted to be helping develop the next
generation of Electrophysiologists.
