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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 y...

It’s OK. I get it. My enthusiasm is a little over-the-top. But ‘c’mon!’ (to borrow a phrase from fellow enthusiastic-type, Australian tennis player Lleyton Hewitt), G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are awesome! With more than 800 members, GPCRs are the largest membrane pr...

Embarking on a PhD is a journey of epic proportions. Initially filled with excitement and enthusiasm, students are compelled by the idea of pushing the frontiers of human knowledge. In time, this enthusiasm can fade. Devoting three to five years of your life to such a tiny s...

Work experience for school pupils is no longer mandatory but in many schools it is highly encouraged. Whilst shadowing an individual researcher can be useful to gain an insight into the daily workings of a research laboratory, the opportunity to carry out experiments may be l...

In May 2020, the Prescribing Safety Assessment partnership won the Royal College of Physicians' Excellence in Patient Care Award for medical education and training. This blog is also published on the RCP website . A critical aspect of clinical governance in healthcare is...

The World Health Organisation, WHO, defines  healthy ageing as ‘the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age’ – in other words, how we look after our bodies as we age, so that we can continue to do the things we ne...

The Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research involving Human Participants were first released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 2006. Since 2016, the Indian Drugs and Cosmetics Act (first published in 1945) and Rules (first published in 1947) have receiv...

As many as one in ten of us are using so called ‘Study Drugs’ to improve memory and focus. With ever-increasing pressure on both students and professionals, is the use of study drugs justified or a ‘cheat’ with a risk of harmful consequences? A recent event, hosted at St Ge...

One of the hardest things to get across to students at any level is the idea of a  concept . This is especially so in the sciences and even more so in the molecular life sciences where the processes discussed are often abstract in nature and unseen. I have taught biochemistry...

There is a pervasive idea of a ‘gender gap’ in hypertension and cardiovascular disease, with the general perception being that women are less likely to experience these problems than men. On the face of it, women do tend to have lower blood pressure and less cardiovascular d...