2024 award winners announced

The Society is delighted to announce the winners of a number of prizes and awards for 2024. 

Our prizes and awards are designed to recognise the contributions to pharmacology made by our members and increase our impact on the discipline by supporting the career progression of early career pharmacologists.  

Crossing a range of disciplines, this year’s winners have demonstrated excellence in clinical and non-clinical pharmacology. 

The full list of winners is below. 

AJ Clark Studentship 
This studentship enables scientists with degrees in pharmacology or related disciplines to carry out research in pharmacology leading to a PhD. 

• Charlotte Thomas, University College London

Australasian Visitor 
This lectureship gives pharmacologists the opportunity to give a lecture at the Australasian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology annual meeting, as well as other lectures and seminars during the visit. 

• Professor Reecha Sofat, University of Liverpool

Bill Bowman Prize
This biennial prize supports the professional development of early career members.   

• Dr Matthew Scurlock, Royal Veterinary College, University of London

This annual prize recognises members who are championing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 

• Professor Amos Fatokun, Liverpool John Moores University

This award supports members returning to work following a career break. 

• Dr Shelby Barnett, Queen Mary, Newcastle University, UK

• Professor Valérie Schini-Kerth - "Endothelial Senescence: a Novel Target to improve Cardiovascular Health" will be given at Pharmacology 2024.

This prize recognises the achievements of established researchers

• Dr Chengcan Yao, University of Edinburgh

This award provides career enhancing opportunities for early career members. 

• Dr Joanne Clark, University of Birmingham 

This annual prize recognises exceptional contribution to the teaching of clinical or non-clinical pharmacology in the past five years.   

• St George's, University of London Clinical Pharmacology Degree Team
• Dr Matthew Harper, University of Cambridge
• Dr Martin Hawes, University of Surrey

This studentship encourages undergraduates to take pharmacology as a specialism.

• Lily Tosh, University of Strathclyde
• Minh Dang, University College London
• Nathan Fisher, King’s College London
• Robyn Gaffey, University of Galway
• Ralph Greenwood, University of Manchester
• Connie Heather, University College Dublin
• Tianna Kenyon, University of Nottingham
• Rhiannon Pettitt, University of Bristol
• Sofia Rossi, University of Southampton
• Keira Whiteford, University of Strathclyde

• Dr Michael Spedding, Spedding Research Solutions - “Fifty Years of Drug Discovery and the Factors Impacting Successes and Failures: not Low-Hanging Fruits – Pharmacology!”.

• Professor Susan Brain, King's College London - “Sensory nerves and their neuropeptides: from discovery to new medicines” will be given at Pharmacology 2024.

• Dr Nuru Noor, University of Cambridge