BVA calls for regulation of vet practices to ensure animal welfare.

BVA President Anna Judson urged MPs to get behind BVA's calls for urgent reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act at BVA's annual London Dinner and recent Parliamentary Briefing.

Message from the President.

Anna Judson reflects on her recent visit to Crufts.

Call for solutions to veterinary medicines supply issues in Northern Ireland.

Anna Judson called for a resolution to the issue of access to veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland during her first major speech as the new BVA President at our annual Northern Ireland dinner.

Everyone is welcome in our profession.

As Anna Judson steps into the role of BVA President, she explains her theme for the upcoming year and her ambition to create 'a profession for everyone'.

Striving for a profession for everyone.

As Anna Judson becomes BVA president for 2023/24, Josh Loeb chats to her about her love for the outdoors, passion for sustainability and One Health, and drive to create an inclusive profession.

New menopause hub to support the veterinary community.

We launched our new menopause hub in July, designed to support all members of the veterinary profession. BVA Junior Vice President Anna Judson reflects on the value it will bring.

Template synthesized poly(epsilon-caprolactone) nanowire surfaces for neural tissue engineering.

Tissue engineering therapies targeted at nerve regeneration in spinal cord injuries (SCI) have broad social and economic benefits to the American population. Due to the complicated pathophysiology of SCI, there are very few options available for functional regeneration of the spinal column. Nanotechnology offers interesting avenues to explore tissue engineering in SCI. In this study, we have developed a novel solvent free nanotemplating technique for fabricating poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) surfaces with controlled arrays of high aspect ratio substrate-bound nanowires for the growth and maintenance of differentiated states of neuronal cells. PC12 cells were used to evaluate the ability of nanowire surfaces to promote neuronal phenotypic behavior. Cell adhesion, proliferation and viability were investigated for up to 4 days of culture using fluorescence microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and MTT activity. Our results indicate significantly higher cell adhesion and subsequent proliferation and viability of PC12 cells cultured on nanowire surfaces as compared to control surfaces without any nanoarchitecture. Further, the adhered cells were maintained in a differentiated state for 7 days and neuronal network formation and expression of neuronal markers were investigated using fluorescence microscopy, SEM and immunofluorescence. Cells on nanowire surfaces expressed key neuronal markers and demonstrated neuronal phenotypic behavior as compared to the cells on control surfaces.