A variety of case studies that illustrates the diversity of roles within pharmacology.
Aidan is a research scientist, lecturer and Deputy Programme Director in BSc Medical Pharmacology at Swansea UniversityWhat is your career pathway to date (including your education)?I studied BSc Biomedical Sciences (Pharmacology)at the University of Aberdeen, and then completed my PhD at Queen’s University Belfast. During my PhD, I was appointed as the Trustee (Early Career Pharmacologist) at the British Pharmacological Society until 2018. During my time as Trustee, I worked...
Aisah is a postdoctoral researcher at the William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London.What is your career pathway to date (including your education)?I completed my undergraduate degree in pharmacology at King’s College London in 2009, with a final year project working with sensory neurons in the lab of Dr Domenico Spina. I then embarked on a four year BBSRC PhD studentship, which consisted of an MRes in the first year (2010). During that time, I gained extensive...
Anna is Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the British Pharmacological Society.What is your career pathway to date (including your education)?I did my BSc in Pharmacology at Guys Kings and St Thomas Hospital, taking a year in industry (Pfizer) where I worked in the Allergy & Respiratory Department. I also spent a summer at a biotech company in Baltimore working on a new cancer treatment. I was offered a job at Pfizer at the end of my year in industry but decided I wanted to do a PhD...
Christine is a Senior Lecturer/ Director of Studies at the University of Bath.What is your career pathway to date (including your education)?I completed A levels in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics but had a greater interest in biological sciences. Researching pharmacy lead me to stumble across pharmacology and a degree at the University of Bath, with a placement year spent at GlaxoSmithKline. Following a PhD, I progressed to Imperial College London as a postdoc, but when my supervisor...
Dave is a Principal Scientist at AstraZeneca on the Cambridge Science Park
Elizabeth is a post-doctoral research Fellow at the Royal Veterinary CollegeWhat is your career pathway to date (including your education)?Undergraduate degree in Veterinary Medicine, 1 year internship in RVC equine hospital, 3 years in equine private practice, 3 year residency in RVC equine hospital (specialist clinical training in equine medicine), PhD investigating role of endothelial dysfunction in predisposition to equine laminitis, 1 year maternity leave within that time, 2 years RVC...
Elliot is a senior scientific officer at the RSPCA.What is your career pathway to date (including your education)?A levels – Biology, Chemistry and Physics
BSc (Hons) - Biomedical Science – King’s College London
PhD Pharmacology – King’s College London
Nitrergic neurotransmission in rodent smooth muscle
Staff scientist – James Black Foundation (10 years)
In vivo pharmacology – gastric acid secretion
Lab head – Novartis (5 years)
In vivo...
Fiona is a Freelance Science and Maths Tutor and Science Education ConsultantWhat is your career pathway to date (including your education)?1999 – 2003: Masters of Biochemistry at University of Oxford2004 – 2007: PhD Pharmacology at King’s College London2008 – 2011: Postdoctoral fellow in Joint Inflammation & Pain Laboratory, University of Calgary, Canada. Fellowships awarded by Canadian Arthritis Network and Alberta Heritage Fund for Medical Research2013...
Florence is a research and impact officer at Kidney Research UK.What is your career pathway to date (including your education)?I studied pharmacology at King’s College London, with an extra-mural year at The William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI), Queen Mary University of London. Whilst at the WHRI, I studied alongside Professor Chris Thiemermann, focusing on animal models of renal ischaemia/reperfusion injury and renal fibrosis. Prof Thiemermann very kindly asked me to return to...
Joanna is a freelance science writer and editor.What is your career pathway to date (including your education)?I always loved biology and chemistry at school, and after a first degree in Microbiology I decided to move into a more clinical area. I took a Masters in Biochemical Pharmacology at Imperial College London and there began my fascination with drug discovery. I nurtured this interest with a PhD in Toxicology at Surrey University, including a placement at AstraZeneca.
Although I loved...