Dr Glenn Wakley
Bone metabolism under conditions of reduced weight (eg spaceflight) and in the absence of sex hormones, with special emphasis on the effects of combinations of sex hormones (or alternatives) on bone.
Research
The effects of hormones and their alternatives on preventing osteoporosis and osteopenia arising from reduced gonadal function and from reduced weight bearing.
Current projects include:
Refinement of histological techniques
Possible future projects and direction of research:
Refinement of histological techniques to improve and better evaluate hormonal treatments for osteoporosis
Diseases related to this field of research
Osteoporosis, osteopenia, osteomalacia
Processes and functions relevant to this work
Bone formation, bone resorption
Techniques in routine use
Stereology, histomorphometry
Equipment in routine use
Epifluorescent light microscopy
Grants and funding
Pharmaceutical industry funded (confidential)
Collaborations
Collaborations with colleagues in Switzerland (confidential), USA (confidential), Ireland (confidential) and UK (confidential).
Teaching
- Veterinary anatomy for vet students and vet nursing students
- Musculoskeletal metabolism for final year science students
- Musculoskeletal biology and fracture repair for medical students
- Endocrine regulation of calcium for second year science students
- Dental anatomy for first year dental students