Pharmacology Matters

The Pint of Science festival aims to deliver interesting and relevant talks on the latest science research, in a format accessible to the public – in…

A hobby is a poor word to describe a passion that has accompanied science all my life, and morphed from athletics to bike- and car-racing, with 60…

Professor Adam Cohen completed his term as Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (BJCP) in December 2019. In this Q&A, he…

Hello Professor Rebecca Ritchie, and welcome to Pharmacologist in Phrame!

What is your background and career pathway to date?

I did a Bachelor of…

As lecturers in pharmacology at the University of East Anglia (UEA), we know that teaching the fundamental concepts of receptors, characteristics of…

The 23rd annual Scottish Cardiovascular Forum (SCF) meeting took place at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (University of…

Our image competition was a huge success, with over 2,200 people casting their votes on social media!

First prize

Three-dimensional topography of…

At Pharmacology 2019, prizes were awarded to several Early Career Researchers. We talked to the two BJCP winners, Dr Tamara van Donge and Warit…

In October 2019, I had the absolute privilege of attending the European Research Network on Signal Transduction (ERNEST) meeting in Belfast on behalf…

The Harry Potter books describe many spells, potions, magical trees and leeches. Whether by virtue of the author’s research or by sheer coincidence…

The 10^th International Conference on Annexins, Annexins 2019, was held in Münster, Germany and welcomed approximately 80 delegates from 10 European…

At Pharmacology 2019, the Society will host the first in a series of annual symposia to recognise pioneers in pharmacology and drug discovery. The…

Dr Samir Ayoub, University of East London

At the University of East London (UEL), we successfully ran this year’s Pharmacology Summer School for Year…

At school, my ambition was to enter a career in art. I spent a lot of my youth on art retreats, attending painting classes and generally taking every…

The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) is the primary UK learned society concerned with the science of drugs and their use as medicines and…

The careers of most academic pharmacologists follow linear pathways: typically, a BSc degree (possibly with a Masters), a PhD, a period of…

Can you tell us a bit about the path you took to get to the BPS, and your different roles at the Society?

I started my working life as an actor. I…

There is a pervasive idea of a ‘gender gap’ in hypertension and cardiovascular disease, with the general perception being that women are less likely…

As the British Pharmacological Society’s Ambassador for Ireland, one of my key advocacy and outreach activities is hosting the annual University…

What is your background and career pathway to date?

I was born and raised in North East London – all right, Essex – where my education began at…