Anatomy news from 2021 Anatomical embalming fluids neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 virus A multi-centre study, involving members of the Anatomy@Edinburgh team, has just published their research findings showing that 20 of the most common embalming fluids used to preserve donor material in the UK and Ireland can neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Anatomy@Edinburgh Ranked 2nd for Anatomy in The Guardian's Best UK Universities 2022 The University of Edinburgh has been ranked second for Anatomy and Physiology for the second year running in The Guardian's Best UK Universities. Body Donation Programme Reopening As of 14th September 2021, the University of Edinburgh has resumed accepting bodies for the purposes of medical education, research and training. New insights into nerve-muscle connections in humans A team from Anatomy@Edinburgh and the Euan MacDonald Centre, led by Ross Jones and Tom Gillingwater, have published a paper in the journal Brain Communications revealing insights into how nerve and muscle interact in humans, at sites known as neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). Anatomy PhD Student Wins Award from the Anatomical Society Christina Loukopoulou has been awarded the Dr Sophie Miller Memorial Prize from The Anatomical Society. Dr Jennifer Paxton elected as a Fellow of the Anatomical Society Dr Jennifer Paxton has been elected to Fellowship of the Anatomical Society. New paper describing the histomorphology of the scapulolunate ligament Researchers from Anatomy@Edinburgh have recently published the first comparison of the subregions of the scapholunate ligament and its enthesis via histomorphological methods. This article was published on 2024-08-05
