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The BPS has, at its heart, the development and promotion of pharmacology and of those who are training and working in the field. With over 3000 members from 60 countries around the world, we are a truly international organization.

We cover the whole spectrum of pharmacology, including laboratory, clinical, and toxicological aspects and support our members at work in academia, industry and the health services.

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Achievements 2011

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What is Pharmacology? 2

Famous Pharmacologists - Professor Alan Cuthbert

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Meetings

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  • 19 March 2012 - 21 March 2012
  • The Biomedical Basis of Elite Performance
  • Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, UK

  • This joint initiative between The Physiological Society, the British Pharmacological Society and Wiley-Blackwell is the culmination of over two years preparation and will, over three days of extraordinary science, showcase world-leading sport and exercise-related medicine, physiology and pharmacology.

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  • 23 April 2012 - 24 April 2012
  • 4th BPS Focused Meeting on Cell Signalling
  • University of Leicester, UK

  • This two-day residential meeting brings together an exciting list of international speakers, talks chosen from the submitted abstracts and a dynamic Poster Session. Offering many opportunities to meet new people with common research interests in a friendly and social environment, the meeting follows on from previous, highly successful BPS Cell Signalling meetings held at the same venue in 2005, 2007 and 2009.

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  • 11 May 2012 - 11 May 2012
  • Rational and Safe Prescribing – the way forward
  • Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

  • This meeting brings together experts in the field of rational prescribing. It will appeal to all healthcare professionals involved in the prescribing of medicines in the modern era.

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  • 07 June 2012 - 09 June 2012
  • BPS Focused Meeting on Neuropeptides
  • King's College London

  • CPD approval applied for This 2.5 day course brings together neuropeptide and TRP nerve activation interests from the UK, Europe and America. There is a list of speakers who are carrying out cutting edge translational studies. In addition, there will be talks chosen from the submitted abstracts as well as poster sessions. This meeting will offer bursaries for young scientists and networking opportunities for all. We are arranging a social programme to fit with our location, right at the centre of London....

  • 02 July 2012 - 05 July 2012
  • Physiology 2012 - BPS and Physiological Society Joint Symposium
  • Edinburgh, UK

  • FFARmacology in diabetes – an emerging picture for the free fatty acid receptor family in disease Organized by Simon Poucher AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, UK Fatty acids have long been known as important metabolic substrates and as structural components of biological membranes. However, they also function as signaling molecules. Recently, a series of G protein-coupled receptors (GPRs) for FAs has been described and characterized. Fatty acid receptors have been found to be expressed on different cell...

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  • 04 July 2012 - 06 July 2012
  • British Microcirculation Society Annual Meeting
  • Keble College, Oxford

  • Hosted jointly with the American Microcirculatory Society BPS are supporting this joint meeting of the British Microcirculation Society and The Microcirculatory Society.

  • 17 July 2012 - 20 July 2012
  • EPHAR 2012
  • Granada, Spain

  • The 6th European Congress of Pharmacology will be an opportunity to bring together the international pharmacological community, covering the process of drug development from 'bench to bedside.'  The BPS are organizing three symposia at this meeting: Wednesday 18 July, from 9:00-10:30 Biological and therapeutic roles of glycine receptors Wednesday 18 July, from 16:00-17:30 Latest developments in Cys-loop receptor structure and function Friday 20 July, from 9:00-10:30 Novel targeting of the...

  • 07 April 2013 - 10 April 2013
  • BNA 2013: Festival of Neuroscience
  • The Barbican Centre

  • The British Neuroscience Association's biennial meeting in 2013 will be a unique event. The BPS is partnering with the BNA and other societies with a neuroscience interest - both clinical and non-clinical - to create a meeting with over thirty symposia and seven plenary speakers presenting the best neuroscience research. As the Barbican Centre is one of London's main entertainment venues, a major public engagement programme will also be organized to enable members of the public to interact with...

Publications

British Journal of Pharmacology

Editor-in-Chief: JC McGrath

2010 impact factor: 4.925

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Editor-in-Chief: JM Ritter

2010 impact factor: 3.063

Guide to Receptors and Channels


Authors: SPH Alexander, A Mathie and JA Peters

BPS Abstracts

pA2 Online

Pharmacology Matters

Our in-house magazine

Annual Review and Summarized Accounts

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Education

Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics

25 May 2012

Venue: Charles Darwin House, London

Safety Pharmacology

20 June 2012

Venue: tbc

Drug Discovery

17-18 September 2012

Venue: tbc

Neuroprotection

24 October 2012

Venue: London

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Member Benefits

  • Enjoy free or discounted attendance at regular BPS meetings
  • Present your work and publish the results of your research in our online journal pA2online
  • Become eligible for bursaries and travel grants to attend meetings in the UK and overseas
  • Enjoy free access to the full online versions of BJP and BJCP and access to other journals at discounted rates
  • Apply for prestigious study awards and prizes such as the A J Clark Studentship and the GSK Prize for Young Investigators
  • Register for CPD credited BPS workshops in pharmacology
  • Join the BPS Diploma in Advanced Pharmacology
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