Welcome to the August issue of Anastomosis. In this issue, we bring you the latest news from our members and keep you updated on upcoming deadlines. We also highlight some interesting news articles from the past month. You can sign up to Aging Cell ETOCS Alerts via the Wiley website. 

Departmental Seminar Awards 2018/19
The Society invites applications for the Departmental Seminar Awards 2018/19 Round 6. Information and application forms at anatsoc.org.uk. Deadline for receipt of applications is 5 September 2019.

Deadlines
Mark your diary! The next deadline for the Society's Best Image Prize is 31 Oct 2019. The size limit for submitted images is 3.0MB.   
 
The deadline for receipt of applications for Round 6 of the Departmental Seminar Awards 2018/19 is 5 September 2019. 
 
Awardee Reports
Many thanks to Dr. Neal Anthwal for his report following Symington Bequest-funded participation at the 12th Inter-national Congress of Vertebrate Morphology, 21-25 July 2019, Prague; Professor Anthony Graham and Dr Larissa Kennel for their reports following Symington Bequest-funded participation at the 19th Congress of The International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA 2019), 9-11 August 2019, London.

Departmental Seminar Awards 2018/19 
The Society invites applications for Round 6 of the De-partmental Seminar Awards 2018/19. Information and ap-plication forms at anatsoc.org.uk. Deadline for receipt of applications is 5 September 2019.  
 
Graduate Centre
Support for Student Societies Awards
The Society provides up to 6 competitive awards (maximum funding £200) to support Student Societies. More details at www.anatsoc.org.uk
 
Journals
Journal of Anatomy: protecting the brain with an inhibitor
Neuroserpin is protective in hypoxia-ischemia in babies and stroke in adults. But where exactly in the brain is it located? Istvan Adorjan and colleagues in Hungary, US, Denmark, China and the UK decided to explore this question during physiological human brain development using immunohistochemistry and single cell RNA sequencing. You can read more about their report "Neuroserpin expression during human brain development and in adult brain revealed by immunohistochemistry and single cell RNA sequencing" in the current issue of the Journal of Anatomy at  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joa.12931


Aging Cell: telomere length and aging health
The relationship between telomere length and aging has been studied in various models but Chia-Ling Kuo and colleagues from universities and institutes in Connecticut, Exeter, and Baltimore decided to explore some more using inherited genetic variation in peripheral white blood cells. They report an association between telomere length and lowered risk of coronary heart disease but increased risk for cancer. You can read more about the study in their paper entitled "Telomere length and aging-related outcomes in humans: a Mendelian randomization study in 261,000 older participants" in the early view issue of the journal Aging Cell at
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/acel.13017

Opportunities
Job Vacancies 
The University of Warwick - Warwick Medical School is inviting applications for a Senior Teaching Fellow (Anatomy and Physiology). The successful candidate will be expected to develop and deliver education and training in clinically-applied physiology and anatomy primarily for the MBChB programme, and contribute to other teaching, learning and assessment activities including CBL facilitation, tutoring small group sessions, OSCE examinations and written assessment creation and delivery. Closing date: 1 September 2019.
 
The University of Liverpool - Faculty of Health & Life Sciences is inviting applications for two Demonstrators in Anatomy. The successful candidate will teach human cadaveric anatomy across a range of degree programmes and advance anatomical scholarship. Closing date: 4 September 2019
 
Applications are invited for a Teaching Associate in Veterinary Physiotherapy at the University of Nottingham - Veterinary Medicine & Science. The successful candidate will teach anatomy, musculoskeletal physiology, neurology, behaviour and physiotherapeutic techniques on the part-time MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy course. Closing date: 6 September 2019
 
Applications are invited for an Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed) at University of Leicester. The successful candidate will be a part time senior educator with a background in biomedical science (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, or pharmacology or related disciplines) and will be expected to work within the Phase 1 team, take a lead role on one of the units, and contribute specifically in the area of assessment (either written examination, or assignments). Closing date: 15 September 2019
 
Applications are invited for an Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Waikato - School of Health, Sport and Human Performance (New Zealand). The successful candidate will be an outstanding academic scholar in the area of Biomedical Sciences covering Human Immunology, Anatomy and Pathophysiology. Closing date: 8 October 2019
 

Best Image Prize Deadline 
The next deadline for the Society's Best Image Prize is 31 October 2019. The size limit for submitted images is 3.0 MB. For more information click here.   
 
If you have any news, events or announce-ments that you would like to see published in the newsletter, send us an email. Items should reach the editor a minimum of 30 days before the date that the event is scheduled to take place. 
September Table of Contents Journal of Anatomy