Dr. Bernard (Ben) Drumm

Dr. Drumm has been a Lecturer in the Department of Life & Health Sciences since 2020. Dr. Drumm teaches on the BSc (Hons) Biopharmaceutical Science, BSc (Hons) Environmental Bioscience and BSc (Hons) Health & Physical Activity programmes. He is a research active member of faculty in the Smooth Muscle Research Centre, supervising projects on urinary tract physiology and in the Teaching & Learning Research Group. Dr. Drumm is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Physiology at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, USA. 

For publications, visit the Research & Interests section.

Together with colleagues in the DkIT Smooth Muscle Research Centre (SMRC) and international collaborators at the University of Nevada, Reno, my laboratory research focuses on Ca2+ signalling in smooth muscle organs. Ca2+ is an essential regulatory molecule in many cells. In smooth muscle tissues such as the gastrointestinal and urinary tract, contractions  underlying gut peristalsis or urinary tract tone / compliance rely on changes in intracellular Ca2+. My research uses state of the art Ca2+ imaging techniques to visualize  changes in Ca2+ that occur in cells of smooth muscle organs and we employ recordings of contractile activity of smooth muscle tissues to determine how Ca2+ handling pathways and Ca2+-dependent ionic conductances affect tissue contractility and function.

In addition, I am also a member of the DkIT Research Group on Teaching & Learning. My interests in this domain primarily focus on how to employ active learning approaches such as flipped classrooms to improve student engagement and prioritize student understanding through application of knowledge. I also research student performance and perception  of varied laboratory assessment techniques in our practical classes (group presentations, Moodle quizzes and traditional reports).

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (* = Joint First Authour)

1.     Drumm BT, Gupta N, Mircea A & Griffin CS (2024). Cells and ionic conductances contributing to spontaneous activity in bladder and urethral smooth muscle. The Journal of Physiology. Accepted September 2024. doi: 10.1113/JP284744. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39323077.

 

2.     Gupta N, Baker SA, Sanders KM, Griffin CS, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD & Drumm BT (2024). Interstitial cell of Cajal-like cells (ICC-LC) exhibit dynamic spontaneous activity but are not functionally innervated in mouse urethra. Cell Calcium. 123:102931. doi: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102931.

 

3.     Drumm BT, Bree R, Griffin CS & O’Leary (2024). Diversifying laboratory assessment modes broadens engagement with practical competencies in life science students. Advances In Physiological Education. 48.4: 527-546. doi: 10.1152/advan.00257.2023  

 

4.     Sanders KM, Drumm BT, Cobine CA & Baker SA (2024). Ca2+ dynamics in interstitial cells: foundational mechanisms for the motor patterns in the gastrointestinal tract. Physiological Reviews. 104.1: 329-398. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00036.2022

 

5.     Zawieja SD, Pea GA, Broyhill SE, Bromert KH, Norton CE, Kim HJ, Li M, Castorena-Gonzalez JA, Drumm BT & Davis MJ (2023). Lymphatic muscle cells are the innate pacemaker cells regulating mouse lymphatic collecting vessel contractions. eLife. 12: RP90679. doi.org/10.7554/eLife.90679.1

 

6.     Drumm BT, Griffin CS & Pollock J (2023). Low-stake quizzes and live application classes increase student engagement with online pre-recorded lectures: Lessons from an online flipped undergraduate classroom during COVID-19. All Ireland Society of Higher Education Journal. 15.3. 1-14.

 

7.     Drumm BT (2023). Designing and reflecting on active learning and flipped classrooms for renal physiology. International Journal For The Scholarship of Teaching & Learning. 17.1: Article 22. doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2023.17122.

 

8.     Dwivedi R, Drumm BT, Griffin CS, Dudem S, Bradley E, Alkawadri T, Martine LS, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA & Thornbury KD (2023). Excitatory cholinergic responses in mouse primary bronchial smooth muscle require both Ca2+ entry via L-type Ca2+ channels and store operated Ca2+ entry via Orai channels. Cell Calcium. 112:102721. doi: 10.1016/j.ceca.2023.102721.

 

9.     Dwivedi R, Drumm BT, Alkawadri T, Martin SL, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA & Thornbury KD (2023). The TMEM16A blockers benzbromarone and MONNA cause intracellular Ca2+ release in mouse bronchial smooth muscle cells. European Journal of Pharmacology. 947:175677. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.175677.

 

10.  Sanders KM, Baker SA, Drumm BT & Kurahashi M (2022). Ca2+ signalling is the basis for pacemaker activity and neurotransduction in interstitial cells of the GI tract. Advances In Experimental Medicine and Biology. 1383: 229-241. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-05843-1_22.

 

11.  Lim XR, Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA & Thornbury KD (2022). Ca2+-activated Cl- channels (TMEM16A) underlie spontaneous electrical activity in isolated mouse corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells. Physiological Reports.10(22): e15504. doi: 10.14814/phy2.15504

 

12.  Hwang SJ *, Drumm BT *, Kim MK, Lyu JH, Baker SA, Sanders KM & Ward SM (2022). Calcium transients in intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal of the murine gastric fundus and their regulation by neuroeffector transmission. The Journal of Physiology. 600 (20): 4439-3363.

 

13.  Grainger N, Shonnard CC, Quiggle SK, Fox EB, Presley H, Daugherty R, Shonnard MC, Drumm BT & Sanders KM (2022). Propagation of pacemaker activity and peristaltic contractions in the mouse renal pelvis rely on Ca2+-activated-Cl- channels and T-type Ca2+ channels. Function. doi: 10.1093/function/zqac041.

 

14.  Drumm BT, Cobine CA & Baker SA (2022). Insights on gastrointestinal motility through the use of optogenetic sensors and actuators. The Journal of Physiology. 600.13: 3031-3052.

 

15.  Koh SD, Drumm BT, Lu H, Kim HJ, Ryu SB, Kim HU, Lee JY, Rhee PL, Wang Q, Gould TW, Heredia D, Perrino BA, Hwang SJ, Ward SM & Sanders KM (2022). Propulsive colonic contractions are mediated by inhibition-driven post-stimulus responses that originate in interstitial cells of Cajal. Proceedings of The National Academy of Science U S A. 119 (18). e2123020119.

 

16.  Drumm BT, Hannigan KI, Lee JY, Rembetski BE, Baker SA, Koh SD, Cobine CA & Sanders KM (2022). Ca2+ signalling in interstitial cells of Cajal contributes to generation and maintenance of tone in mouse and monkey lower esophageal sphincters. The Journal of Physiology. 600.11: 2613-2636. Cover Article.

·       Perspective Article: Joshi V & Beyder A (2022). LEtS set the tone. The Journal of Physiology. doi.org/10.1113/JP282570.

 

17.  Grainger N, Sanders KM & Drumm BT (2021). Isolating and imaging live, intact pacemaker regions of mouse renal pelvis by vibratome sectioning. The Journal of Visualized Experiments. 170. e62040.

 

18.  Drumm BT, Thornbury KD, Hollywood MA & Sergeant GP (2021). Role of Ano1 Ca2+-activated Cl- channels in generating urethral tone. American Journal of Physiology Renal Physiology. 320.4: F525-536.

 

19.  Baker SA, Leigh WA, Valle GD, Yturriaga IDE, Ward SM, Cobine CA, Drumm BT & Sanders KM (2021). Ca2+ signalling driving pacemaker activity in submucosal interstitial cells of Cajal in the murine colon. eLife. 10:e64099. doi: 10.7554/eLife.64099.

 

20.  Griffin CS, Alvarado MG, Yamasaki E, Drumm BT, Ali S, Nagle EM, Sanders KM & Earley S (2020). The intracellular Ca2+ release channel TRPML1 regulates lower urinary tract smooth muscle contractility. Proceedings of The National Academy of Science U S A. 117(48): 30775-30786.

 

·       Comment Article: Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA & Thornbury KD (2020). Igniting Ca2+ sparks with TRPML1. Proceedings of The National Academy of Science U S A. 117 (52): 32836-32838.

 

21.  Drumm BT & Jong ASY. A semester like no other: A student and lecturer perspective on the impact of Covid-19 on 3rd level academic life (2020). All Ireland Society of Higher Education Journal. 12.3: 1-14.

 

22.  Drumm BT, Thornbury KD, Hollywood MA & Sergeant GP (2020). Store-operated Ca2+ influx in native vascular smooth muscle cells relies on interactions between PKCd, PIP2 and TRPC1 channels. The Journal of Physiology. 599(4): 1037-1038.

 

23.  Leigh WA, Del Valle G, Amit Kamran S, Drumm BT, Tavakkoli A, Sanders KM & Baker SA (2020). A high throughput machine-learning driven analysis of Ca2+ spatio-temporal maps. Cell Calcium. 91: 102260.

 

24.  Hannigan KI, Bossey AP, Foulkes HJL, Drumm BT, Baker SA, Ward SM, Sanders KM, Keef KD & Cobine CA (2020). A novel intramuscular interstitial cell of Cajal is a candidate for generating pacemaker activity in the mouse internal anal sphincter. Scientific Reports. 10: 10378

 

25.  Thakore P, Pritchard HAT, Griffin CS, Yamasaki E, Drumm BT, Lane C, Sanders KM, Earley YF & Earley S (2020). TRPML1 channels initiate Ca2+ sparks in vascular smooth muscle cells. Science Signaling. 13, 637, eaba1015. 

 

·       Comment Article: Nieves-Clinton M, Santana LF & Navedo MF (2020). TRPML1ing on sparks. Science Signaling. 13 (637): eabc0993. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.abc0993

 

26.  Drumm BT, Rembetski BE, Messersmith K, Baker SA & Sanders KM (2020). Excitatory cholinergic responses in intramuscular interstitial cell of Cajal are due to enhanced Ca2+ release via M3 receptor activation in mouse colon. FASEB Journal. 34 (8): 10073-10095.

 

27.  Grainger N, Freeman RS, Shonnard CC, Drumm BT, Koh SD, Ward SM & Sanders KM (2020). Identification and classification of interstitial cells in the mouse renal pelvis. The Journal of Physiology. 598 (15): 3283-3307.

 

·       Comment Article: Hashitani H & Lang RJ (2020). Atypical or interstitial, take your PIC. The Journal of Physiology. 598 (15): 3061-3062.

 

28.  Zheng H, Drumm BT, Zhu M, Xie Y, Baker SA, Perrino BA, Koh SD & Sanders KM (2020). Role of Na+ / Ca2+ exchange in the pacemaker activity of interstitial cells of Cajal. Frontiers In Physiology. 11: 230. Doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00230

 

29.  Rembetski BE, Sanders KM & Drumm BT (2020). Contribution of Cav1.2 Ca2+ channels and store-operated-Ca2+-entry to pig urethral smooth muscle contraction. American Journal of Physiology Renal Physiology. 318(2): F496-F505.

 

30.  Drumm BT, Rembetski BE, Messersmith K, Manierka MS, Baker SA & Sanders KM (2020). Pacemaker function and neural responsiveness of subserosal interstitial cells of Cajal in the mouse colon. The Journal of Physiology. 598(4):651-681. Editor’s choice & cover article.

 

31.  Drumm BT, Rae MG & Ward SM (2019). Active peer mentored learning can improve student understanding of physiological concepts in an undergraduate journal club. Advances In Physiology Education. 43.3: 359-364.

 

32.  Drumm BT, Hwang SJ, Baker SA, Ward SM & Sanders KM (2019). Ca2+ signaling behaviours of intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal in the murine colon. The Journal of Physiology. 597.14:3587-3617.

 

33.  Souza LA, Worker CJ, Li W, Trebak F, Watkins T, Gayban AJ, Cooper SG, Yamasaki E, Drumm BT & Feng Y (2019). The (Pro) renin receptor knockdown in the paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus attenuates hypertension development and AT1 receptor-mediated calcium events. American Journal of Physiology Heart Circulation Physiology. 316.6: H1389-H1405.

 

34.  Drumm BT, Rembetski BE, Baker SA & Sanders KM (2019). Tonic inhibition of murine proximal colon is due to nitrergic suppression of Ca2+ signaling in interstitial cells of Cajal. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 4402:

 

35.  Drumm BT, Hennig GW, Baker SA & Sanders KM (2019). Applications of spatio-temporal mapping and particle analysis techniques to quantify intracellular Ca2+ signaling in situ. The Journal of Visualised Experiments. 143. e58989, doi:10.3791/58989

 

36.  Zheng H, Drumm BT, Sung TS, Earley S, Koh SD & Sanders KM (2018). Store-operated Ca2+ entry mediated by STIM and Orai is essential for pacemaker activity in interstitial cells of Cajal. Science Signaling. 11, Issue 534, eaaq0918.

 

37.  Drumm BT *, Sung TS *, Zheng H, Baker SA, Koh SD & Sanders KM (2018). The effects of mitochondrial inhibitors on Ca2+ signalling and electrical conductances required for pacemaking in interstitial cells of Cajal in the mouse small intestine. Cell Calcium. 72: 1-17.

 

38.  Rembetski BE, Cobine CA & Drumm BT (2018). Laboratory practical to study the differential innervation pathways of urinary tract smooth muscle. Advances In Physiology Education. 42.2: 295-304.

 

39.  Drumm BT, Rembetski BE, Baker SA, Cobine CA, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD & Sanders KM (2018). Ca2+ signalling in mouse urethral smooth muscle in situ: Role of Ca2+ stores and Ca2+ influx mechanisms. The Journal of Physiology. 596.8: 1433-1466.

 

40.  Drumm BT & Sanders KM (2018). “Methods for investigating the regulation of smooth muscle excitability by interstitial cells” In Signal Transduction and Smooth Muscle. Chapter 15, 305-321. Editors: Mohammed Trebak & Scott Earley. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group. 

 

41.  Baker SA *, Drumm BT *, Skowronek KE, Rembetski BE, Hennig GW, Perrino BA & Sanders KM (2018). Excitatory neuronal responses of Ca2+ transients in interstitial cells of Cajal in the murine small intestine. eNeuro. 5.2. 10.1523/ENEURO.0080-18.2018.

 

42.  Baker SA *, Drumm BT *, Cobine CA, Keef KD & Sanders KM (2018). Inhibitory regulation of the Ca2+ transients in intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal in the mouse small intestine. Frontiers In Physiology. 9:328. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00328

 

43.  Pritchard HAT, Gonzales AL, Pires PW, Drumm BT, Ko EA, Sanders KM, Hennig GW & Earley S (2017). Microtubule structures underlying the sarcoplasmic reticulum support peripheral coupling sites to regulate smooth muscle contractility. Science Signaling. 10.497: eaan2694.

 

44.  Drumm BT *, Hennig GW *, Battersby MJ, Cunningham E, Sung T, Ward SM, Sanders KM & Baker SA (2017). Clustering of Ca2+ transients in interstitial cells of Cajal define slow wave duration. The Journal of General Physiology. 149.7: 703-725.

 

·       Comment Article: Sedwick C (2017). Many parts make a whole: Calcium transients sum for slow waves. The Journal of General Physiology. 149 (7): 681. doi: 10.1085/jgp.201711831. 

 

45.  Drumm BT & Baker SA (2017). Teaching a changing paradigm in physiology: A historical perspective on gut interstitial cells. Advances In Physiology Education. 41.1:100-109.

 

46.  Baker SA *, Drumm BT *, Sauer D, Hennig GW, Ward SM & Sanders KM (2016). Spontaneous Ca2+ transients in interstitial cells of Cajal located within the deep muscular plexus of the murine small intestine. The Journal of Physiology. 594.12: 3317-3338. Editor’s choice article.

 

47.  Drumm BT, Large RJ, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Baker SA, Harvey BJ, McHale NG & Sergeant GP (2015). The role of Ca2+ influx in spontaneous Ca2+ wave propagation in interstitial cells of Cajal from the rabbit urethra. The Journal of Physiology. 593.15: 3333-50.

 

48.  Drumm BT, Koh SD, Andersson KE & Ward SM (2014) Calcium signalling in Cajal-like interstitial cells of the lower urinary tract. Nature Reviews Urology. 11: 555-564.

 

49.  Durnin L, Hwang SJ, Kurahashi M, Drumm BT, Ward SM, Sasse KC, Sanders KM & Mutafova-Yambolieva VN (2014). Uridine adenosine tetraphosphate is a novel neurogenic P2Y1 receptor activator in the gut. Proceedings of The National Academy of Science U S A. 111.44: 15821-15826.

 

50.  Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, McHale NG & Harvey BJ (2014). The role of cAMP dependent protein kinase in modulating spontaneous intracellular Ca2+ waves in interstitial cells of Cajal from the rabbit urethra. Cell Calcium. 56: 181-187.

 

51.  Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Matsuda T, Baba A, Harvey BJ & McHale NG (2014). The effect of high [K+] o on spontaneous Ca2+ waves in freshly isolated interstitial cells of Cajal from the rabbit urethra. Physiological Reports. 2.1: e00203, doi: 10.1002/phy2.203

 

52.  Bradley E, Kadima S, Drumm BT, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, McHale NG & Sergeant GP (2010). Novel excitatory effects of adenosine triphosphate on contractile and pacemaker activity in rabbit urethral smooth muscle. The Journal of Urology. 183: 801-811.

 

1.     Species differences in neural control of urethral smooth muscle. Invited Seminar, Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University, Oxford UK. 2024.

 

2.     Calcium signalling in interstitial cells of Cajal drives gastrointestinal motility. Invited Seminar, School of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds UK. 2024. 

 

3.     Origin of rhythmicity in the bladder and urethra. The Journal of Physiology Symposium ‘Pacemaking In Multi-Cellular Organ Systems’, Physiological Society Main Meeting, Harrogate, UK. 2023.

 

4.     Interstitial cells of Cajal – Role of intracellular Ca2+ handling and avenues for human research. Leeds General Infirmary Hospital, Leeds, UK. 2023.

 

5.     Ca2+ signalling in interstitial cells of Cajal: Myogenic basis of gastrointestinal pacemaking and neurotransmission. Dept of Physiology Seminar Series, University College Cork, Ireland. 2022.

 

6.     Getting involved with The Journal of Physiology as an author, reviewer, or editor. International Union of Physiological Sciences (Online). 2022.

7.     Ca2+ signals in interstitial cells of Cajal: Drivers of motility. FASEB Cell Calcium Conference (Online). 2021.

8.     Pursuing research after undergraduate studies. Keynote, Science Undergraduate Research Experience Conference (Online). 2021.

9.     Interstitial cells and smooth muscle function. Cellular Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Seminar Series, University of Nevada, Reno, U.S.A. 2019.

 

10.  Interstitial cells of Cajal: Setting the tone and beat of gastrointestinal motility. Smooth Muscle Research Center, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland. 2019.

 

11.  Using Ca2+ imaging to answer physiological questions. Dept. of Physiology, NUI Galway, Ireland. 2019.

 

12.  The role of mitochondrial Ca2+ handling in intestinal pacemaking. Cellular Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Seminar Series, University of Nevada, Reno, U.S.A. 2018.

 

13.  Unraveling roles of gut ICC using Ca2+ imaging. Dept of Physiology, University College Cork, Ireland. 2018.

 

14.  Physiological role of interstitial cells in enteric neuromuscular interactions. Sierra Nevada Chapter of The Society of Neuroscience Symposium, University of Nevada, Reno, U.S.A. 2016.

 

15.  Use of genetically encoded Ca2+ reporters to visualize Ca2+ transients in interstitial cells of Cajal. Early Career Physiologists Symposium, Dublin Ireland. 2016.

16.  Ca2+ signaling in pacemakers of the gastrointestinal tract. Smooth Muscle Research Centre, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland. 2016.

1.     Gupta N, Griffin CS, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD & Drumm BT (2024). Basal opening of Kv7 and BKCa channels provide a hyperpolarizing brake to activation of L-type Ca2+ channels in male mouse urethral smooth muscle. Poster Presentation, European Calcium Society Meeting, Cambridge UK.

2.     Drumm BT, Bree R, Griffin CS & O’Leary (2024). Diversifying laboratory assessment modes broadens engagement with practical competencies in life science students. Poster Presentation, Physiology In Focus Meeting, Northumbria University, Newcastle UK. 

3.     O’ Gradaigh C, Drumm BT, Griffin CS (2024). “TRPML channels regulate proximal colon contractility”. Poster Presentation, Command and Control: Unveiling The Regulation of Smooth Muscle Function Physiological Society Meeting, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland.

4.     Gupta N, Baker SA, Sanders KM, Griffin CS, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD & Drumm BT (2024). Interstitial cell of Cajal-like cells (ICC-LC) exhibit dynamic spontaneous activity but are not functionally innervated in mouse urethra. Oral Presentation, Physiology In Focus Meeting, Northumbria University, Newcastle UK.

 

5.     Mirceau A, Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD & Griffin CS (2024). The role of Orai channels in regulating cholinergic contractions of the detrusor. Poster Presentation, Command and Control: Unveiling The Regulation of Smooth Muscle Function Physiological Society Meeting, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland.

 

6.     Jawad T, Daniel J, Ed-Kuwailia H, Smith A, Deuchars J, Drumm BT, Sutcliffe J & Gamper N (2024). Anoctamin 1 expressed by interstitial cells of Cajal controls rhythmic contractility of human left colon. Poster Presentation, Command and Control: Unveiling The Regulation of Smooth Muscle Function Physiological Society Meeting, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland.

 

 

7.     Gupta N, Baker SA, Sanders KM, Griffin CS, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD & Drumm BT (2024). Interstitial cell of Cajal-like cells (ICC-LC) exhibit dynamic spontaneous activity but are not functionally innervated in mouse urethra. Oral Presentation, Command and Control: Unveiling The Regulation of Smooth Muscle Function Physiological Society Meeting, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland.

8.     Gupta N, Griffin CS, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Sergeant GP & Drumm BT (2023). Orai Ca2+ channels but not Ano1 or L-type Ca2+ channels contribute to adrenergic contractions of male mouse urethral smooth muscle. Poster Presentation, Physiology 2023, Harrogate, UK.

9.     Drumm BT, Griffin CS & Jade Pollock (2023). Low-stake quizzes and live application classes increase student engagement with online pre-recorded lectures. Oral Communication, Edtech Conference, Irish Law Society, Dublin, Ireland.

 

10.  Rooney D, Heaney F, Breslin C, Thomas S, Aly M, Newman A, Bree R, Drumm BT, Murphy B, Morrin A, White B & Moore E (2023). Virtual laboratory teaching: A blended approach. Symposium Presentation Horizons In STEM Higher Education Conference. Swansea University, UK.

 

11.  Kelly B, Loughran S, Bree R, Drumm BT & Griffin CS, van Rossum A, Morrin A, Murphy B, Moore E, Aly M, Breslin C, Heaney F & Rooney D (2023). Transforming practical teaching in the digital age: an overview and findings from the multi-institutional Virtual Labs project. Symposium Presentation DigitialEd Conference, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland.

 

12.  Loughran S, Kelly B, Bree R, Drumm BT & Griffin CS, van Rossum A, Morrin A, Murphy B, Moore E, Aly M, Breslin C, Heaney F & Rooney D (2023). Using virtual laboratories as transformational tools to augment STEM practical teaching & learning: a multi-institutional study in Ireland. Symposium Presentation European Distance & E-Learning Network Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

 

13.  Heaney F, Rooney D, Breslin C, Bree R, Drumm BT, Moore E, Morrin A, White B, Murphy B & Velasco-Torrijos (2023). From virtual laboratories to micro-skill badging: Digital tools to develop and evidence skills and competencies for students in the chemical sciences. European Distance & E-Learning Network Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

 

14.  Drumm BT, Griffin CS, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD & Sergeant GP (2023). Let’s talk about sex differences in neural regulation of urethral smooth muscle. Symposium Presentation, DKIT School of Health & Science Research Day.

 

15.  Mircea A, Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Thornbury KD, Hollywood MA & Griffin CS (2023). Mitochondrial Na+/Ca2+ exchanger shows no role in regulating Ca2+ sparks in bladder smooth muscle cells. Symposium Presentation, DKIT School of Health & Science Research Day.

 

16.  Gupta N, Griffin CS, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Sergeant GP & Drumm BT (2023). The role of Ca2+ ion channels in regulation of contractility in mouse urethral smooth muscle. Symposium Presentation, DKIT School of Health & Science Research Day.

 

17.  Griffin CS, Drumm BT, Bree R, Kelly B, Loughran S, van Rossum A, Morrin A, Murphy B, Moore E, Breslin C, Heaney F & Rooney Denise (2023). Virtual laboratories as pedagogical tools to enhance STEM practical teaching & learning: Preliminary findings from a multi-institutional study in Ireland. Symposium Presentation, Physiological Society Conference: Innovation and updates in teaching and student education across physiology and STEM in the UK. Leeds University, UK.

 

18.  Drumm BT, Griffin CS, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD & Sergeant GP (2022). Sex differences in the neural regulation of mouse urethral smooth muscle contractility. Poster Presentation, Europhysiology Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

19.  Drumm BT, Hannigan KI, Cobine CA & Sanders KM (2022). Nitrergic regulation of the lower esophageal sphincter is mediated by inhibition of Ca2+ signalling in interstitial cells of Cajal. Symposium Presentation, Europhysiology Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.

20.  Drumm BT & O’Leary N (2022). Do student perceptions of laboratory assessment techniques align with performance? Symposium Presentation, EdTech Conference, UCC, Cork Ireland.

 

21.  Rooney R, Heaney F, Breslin C, Steffi T, Aly M, Bree R, Drumm BT, Murphy B, Morrin A, Nolan M & Moore E (2022). Virtual laboratory teaching: A blended approach. Symposium Presentation, EdTech Conference, UCC, Cork Ireland.

22.  Drumm BT & Bree RT (2022). Virtual laboratories as pedagogical tools. DKIT Research Day.

 

23.  Dwivedi, R, Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA & Thornbury KD (2022). Role of store operated Ca2+ entry in cholinergic activity in mouse primary bronchial smooth muscle. Poster Presentation, European Calcium Society Meeting, University College Cork, Ireland.

 

24.  Zawieja S, Li M, Castorena J, Drumm BT & Davis MJ (2022). Murine lymphatic collecting vessel pressure-dependent pacemaking is mediated by Ano1 activation via IP3R1, not RyR2. Poster Presentation, APS Experimental Biology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A 

 

25.  Zawieja S, Li M, Castorena J, Drumm BT & Davis MJ (2022).  Discerning the role of IP3R1 activation by Gq/G11 signaling in murine lymphatic collecting vessel pacemaking. Poster Presentation, APS Experimental Biology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A

 

26.  Zawieja S, Li M, Castorena J, Drumm BT & Davis MJ (2021). Discerning the role of IP3Rs and RyRs in the regulation of murine lymphatic muscle pacemaking and contractile regulation. Poster Presentation, FASEB Cell Calcium Conference (Online).

27.  Drumm BT & Pollock J (2021). Do weekly low reward assessments or live tutorials affect student engagement with asynchronous online classes? Symposium Presentation, National Universal Design For Learning Conference, Sligo IT, Ireland.

28.  Drumm BT & Pollock J (2021). Do weekly low reward assessments or live tutorials affect student engagement with asynchronous online classes? Symposium Presentation, DKIT Teaching & Learning Dissemination Event (Online).

29.  Drumm BT, Hannigan KI, Cobine CA, Baker SA & Sanders KM (2021). Activation of Ano1 channels by Ca2+ signalling in interstitial cells of Cajal contributes to tone in mouse and monkey lower esophageal sphincter. Symposium Presentation, Physiology Society Annual Meeting (Online).

30.  Drumm BT, Cobine CA & Sanders KM (2020). Interstitial cells of Cajal in the lower esophageal sphincter exhibit dynamic Ca2+ signalling influenced by cholinergic and nitrergic innervation. Poster Presentation, 4th Meeting of the Federation of Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Adelaide Australia.

 

31.  Drumm BT, Hannigan KI, Cobine CA & Sanders KM (2020).Activation of Ano1 channels in interstitial cells of Cajal contributes to tone and neural responses of mouse and monkey lower esophageal sphincter. 4th Meeting of the Federation of Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Adelaide Australia.

 

32.  Leigh W, Del Valle G, Kamran SA, Drumm BT, Tavakkoli A, Sanders KM & Baker SA (2020). A high throughput machine-learning driven analysis of Ca2+ spatio-temporal maps. Poster Presentation, 4th Meeting of the Federation of Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Adelaide Australia.

 

33.  Drumm BT, Rembetski BE, Messersmith K, Baker SA & Sanders KM. Sub-serosal interstitial cells of Cajal contribute to nitrergic innervation and influence the excitability of longitudinal smooth muscle in the mouse colon. Poster Presentation, American Neurogastroenterology & Motility Society Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, U.S.A.

 

34.  Drumm BT, Baker SA & Sanders KM (2019). Ca2+ signaling in intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal is modulated by nitrergic and cholinergic innervation in the murine proximal colon. Symposium Presentation, FASEB Smooth Muscle Conference, West Palm Beach FL, U.S.A.

 

35.  Grainger N, Freeman RS, Shonnard CC, Drumm BT, Koh SD, Ward SM & Sanders KM (2019). Identification and classification of interstitial cells in the mouse renal pelvis. Poster Presentation, FASEB Smooth Conference, West Palm Beach FL, U.S.A.

 

36.  Rembetski BE, Sanders KM & Drumm BT (2019). Species differences in Ca2+ influx pathways contributing to urethral smooth muscle contractility in murine and porcine models. Poster Presentation, FASEB Smooth Muscle Conference, West Palm Beach FL, U.S.A.

 

37.  Griffin CS, Drumm BT, Ali S, Sanders KM & Early S (2019). The intracellular Ca2+ release channel TRPML1 regulates lower urinary tract smooth muscle contractility. Symposium Presentation, FASEB Smooth Muscle Conference, West Palm Beach FL, U.S.A.

 

38.  Drumm BT, Rembetski BE, Messersmith K, Baker SA & Sanders KM (2019). Sub-serosal interstitial cells of Cajal contribute to nitrergic innervation and influence the excitability of longitudinal smooth muscle in the mouse colon. Poster Presentation, FASEB Smooth Muscle Scientific Research Conference, West Palm Beach FL, U.S.A.

 

39.  Griffin CS, Pritchard HA, Thakore P, Yamasaki E, Pires PW, Drumm BT, Lane C, Sanders KM, Feng Y & Early S (2019). The intracellular Ca2+ release channel TRPML1 regulates vascular smooth muscle cell contractility and blood pressure. Poster Presentation, FASEB Smooth Muscle Conference, West Palm Beach FL, U.S.A.

 

40.  Drumm BT (2019). Use of a mobile game-based learning platform to increase student engagement in an undergraduate journal club. Teaching With Technology Showcase, University of Nevada, Reno, U.S.A.

 

41.  Drumm BT, Rembetski BE & Sanders KM (2018). Tonic inhibition of murine proximal colon contractions is due to nitrergic suppression of Ca2+ release events coupled to activation of Ano1 in interstitial cells of Cajal. Poster Presentation, Society For Pelvic Research Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, U.S.A.

 

42.  Drumm BT, Rembetski BE, Baker SA & Sanders KM (2018).Ca2+ signalling in colonic intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal is influenced by nitrergic innervation. Poster Presentation, FASEB Cell Calcium Conference, Tahoe City CA, U.S.A.

 

43.  Drumm BT, Sung TS, Baker SA, Koh SD & Sanders KM (2018). The effects of mitochondrial inhibitors on Ca2+ signalling and electrical conductances required for pacemaking in interstitial cells of Cajal in the mouse small intestine. Poster Presentation, Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego CA, U.S.A.

 

44.  Rembetski BE, Sanders KM & Drumm BT (2017). The Ca2+-activated Cl- channel ANO1 is expressed in mouse urethral interstitial cells of Cajal and contributes to urethral smooth muscle Ca2+ signaling and contractility. Poster Presentation, Society For Pelvic Research Meeting, Reno NV, U.S.A.

 

45.  Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Rembetski BE & Sanders KM (2017). Use of a genetically encoded Ca2+ reporter to investigate intracellular Ca2+ signalling in mouse urethral smooth muscle. Symposium Presentation, Royal Academy of Medicine In Ireland Annual Meeting, Dublin Ireland.

46.  Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Rembetski BE & Sanders KM (2017). The firing of intracellular Ca2+ waves in mouse urethral smooth muscle relies on a store operated Ca2+ entry pathway to sustain Ca2+ release from ER stores. Symposium Presentation, Society For Pelvic Research Annual Meeting, Reno NV, U.S.A.

 

47.  Baker SA, Drumm BT, & Sanders KM (2017). Neuronal responses of Ca2+ transients in interstitial cells of Cajal in the small bowel. Poster Presentation, Gordon Cell Calcium Research Conference, Luca, Italy.

 

48.  Baker SA, Drumm BT, & Sanders KM (2017). Neuronal responses of Ca2+ transients in interstitial cells of Cajal in the small bowel. Poster Presentation, Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

 

49.  Drumm BT, Ward SM & Sanders KM (2016). Spontaneous Ca2+ waves in mouse urethral smooth muscle visualized with a genetically encoded Ca2+ indicator in situ. Poster Presentation, Society For Pelvic Research Meeting, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.

 

50.  Pritchard HA, Gonzales AL, Pires PW, Drumm BT, Sanders KM & Early S (2016). Structural elements of peripheral coupling sites regulating cerebral artery smooth muscle contractility. Poster Presentation, FASEB Smooth Muscle Meeting, Lisbon Portugal.

 

51.  Pritchard HA, Pires PW, Drumm BT, Sanders KM & Early S (2016). X-ROS signaling in cerebral artery smooth muscle.  Poster Presentation, Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego CA, U.S.A.

 

52.  Lane CP, Pritchard HA, Drumm BT, Sanders KM & Earley S (2016). TRPML1-mediated Ca2+ signaling in cerebral artery smooth muscle cells. Poster Presentation, Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego CA, U.S.A.

53.  Drumm BT, Hennig GW,Baker SA & Sanders KM (2016). Ca2+ signaling in interstitial cells of Cajal. Symposium Presentation, Smooth Muscle Underground Meeting, San Diego CA, U.S.A.

54.  Drumm BT, Hennig GW,Baker SA & Sanders KM(2016). The behaviors of multiple Ca2+ release sites in myenteric interstitial cells of Cajal forms slow waves in the murine small intestine. Symposium Presentation, FASEB Smooth Muscle Meeting, Lisbon Portugal.

 

55.  Drumm BT, Large RJ, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Baker SA, Harvey BJ, McHale NG & Sergeant GP (2015). The role of Ca2+ influx in spontaneous Ca2+ wave propagation in interstitial cells of Cajal from the rabbit urethra. Poster Presentation, ‘Multicellular Inputs Regulating Muscle Excitability Meeting’, Tahoe CA, U.S.A.

56.  Baker SA, Drumm BT, Hennig GW & Sanders KM (2015). Characterisation of spontaneous Ca2+ transients in interstitial cells of Cajal located in the deep muscular plexus of the murine small intestine. Symposium ‘Multicellular Inputs Regulating Muscle Excitability’, Tahoe City CA, U.S.A.

 

57.  Baker SA, Drumm BT, Hennig GW & Sanders KM (2015). Characterisation of spontaneous Ca2+ transients in interstitial cells of Cajal located in the deep muscular plexus of the murine small intestine. Poster Presentation, 19th International Symposium On Calcium Binding Proteins and Calcium Function In Health and Disease, Nashville TN, U.S.A.

58.  Drumm BT, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Sergeant GP, Harvey BJ & McHale NG (2015). The role of Ca2+ influx in spontaneous Ca2+ wave propagation in interstitial cells of Cajal from the rabbit urethra. Symposium Presentation, 19th International Symposium On Calcium Binding Proteins and Calcium Function In Health and Disease, Nashville TN, U.S.A.

 

59.  Gonzales AL, Pires PW, Drumm BT, Ko EA, Sanders KM & Earley S (2015). Microtubules couple sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium release to TRPM4 and BK channel activation in cerebral artery myocytes. Poster Presentation, Experimental Biology Meeting, Boston MA, U.S.A.

60.  Durnin L, Hwang SJ, Kurahashi M, Drumm BT, Ward SM, Sasse KC, Sanders KM & Mutafova-Yambolieva VN (2014). Uridine adenosine tetraphosphate is a novel neurogenic P2Y1 receptor activator in the gut. Symposium Presentation, 6th Annual Research Symposium, Society for Neuroscience, Reno NV, U.S.A.

 

61.  Drumm BT, Baker SA, Zheng H, Koh SD & Sanders KM (2014). Role of Na+/Ca2+ exchange in rhythmic Ca2+ oscillations in interstitial cells of Cajal in the murine small intestine. Poster Presentation, FASEB Cell Calcium Research Conference, Nassau Bahamas.

 

62.  Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Harvey BJ & McHale NG (2013). The role of protein kinase A (PKA) in calcium wave propagation in isolated interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) from the rabbit urethra. Poster Presentation, International Union of Physiological Science, Birmingham UK.

63.  Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Harvey BJ & McHale NG (2012). Role of Ca2+ influx and diffusion on initiation and propagation of calcium waves in ICC freshly isolated from the rabbit urethra. Poster Presentation, VII International Symposium “Interstitial Cells of Cajal”, Florence Italy.

 

64.  Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Harvey BJ & McHale NG (2012). Role of Ca2+ influx and diffusion on the initiation and propagation of calcium waves in ICC freshly isolated from the rabbit urethra. Poster Presentation, Physiology Society Main Meeting, Edinburgh UK.

 

65.  Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Harvey BJ & McHale NG (2011). Effect of high external potassium on spontaneous calcium oscillations in isolated ICC from the rabbit urethra. Poster Presentation, DKIT School of Health & Science Research Day.

 

66.  Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Harvey BJ & McHale NG (2011). Effect of high external potassium on spontaneous calcium oscillations in isolated ICC from the rabbit urethra. Poster Presentation, Physiology Society Main Meeting, Oxford UK.

67.  Drumm BT, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Sergeant GP, Harvey BJ & McHale NG (2011). Initiation and propagation of spontaneous calcium events in isolated interstitial cells of Cajal freshly dispersed from the rabbit urethra. Symposium Presentation, Royal Academy of Medicine In Ireland Annual Meeting, Dublin Ireland.

68.  Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Harvey BJ & McHale NG (2011). Pacemaker cells in the rabbit urethra. Symposium Presentation, DKIT School of Health & Science Research Day.

 

69.  Drumm BT, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Sergeant GP, Harvey BJ & McHale NG (2010). The role of extracellular calcium in the initiation and modulation of calcium oscillations in urethral interstitial cells of Cajal. Symposium Presentation, Irish Epithelial Physiology Group Meeting, Kilkenny Ireland.

 

70.  Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, Harvey BJ & McHale NG (2010). Origin of calcium oscillations in pacemaker cells of the rabbit urethra. Poster Presentation, Royal Academy of Medicine In Ireland Annual Meeting, Dublin Ireland.

 

71.  Sergeant GP, Bradley E, Drumm BT, Hollywood MA, McHale NG & Thornbury KD (2009). Regulation of spontaneous activity in interstitial cells of Cajal of the rabbit urethra by ATP. Symposium Presentation, Physiology Society Main Meeting, Dublin Ireland.