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Hi Dr Nilima Arun Kshirsagar and Welcome to “Pharmacologist in Phrame”!  What inspired you to pursue an academic career? I was always interested in research, particularly concerning health problems relevant to India, with the aim to finding new drugs and examining their...

Each year, Pride provides an opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community and allies alike to celebrate, protest and reflect on life for LGBTQ+ people. As glitter is swept from the streets and companies remove rainbow colours from their logos you could be forgiven for thinking it ano...

Pedagogy refers to the act of academic teaching, allowing students to learn through transforming experience into knowledge . A typical pedagogical method is the didactic approach of standing in front of a large group of students and relaying information provided on a slidesh...

What are haematological malignancies? Haematological malignancies are cancers that originate in blood-forming tissues such as the bone marrow. They are the fifth-most-common type of cancer in the UK, with one person diagnosed every 20 minutes . Examples include acute m...

In the fight against spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), few treatments have reshaped the landscape like Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec). Priced at a staggering $2.1 million per patient for a one-time dose, it was the world’s most expensive drug at the time of its FDA approv...

Breast cancer impacts more than 4,000 women in Scotland per annum and remains one of the global leading causes of female cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Beyond the clinical management of patients diagnosed with breast cancer, support structures are provided via referr...

With our annual Pharmacology meeting now only a matter of weeks away, our team are busily adding the finishing touches to ensure everyone attending has a seamless experience on our digital platform. If you haven’t already, there is still time to register and you can ...

Today, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) publishes its Clinical Trials Report for 2020 , highlighting that the UK has been leading the rest of Europe in early-stage clinical research. The report also recognises the challenges that COVID-19 pos...

In September, we published a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as part of our ongoing Focus on Pharmacology project. The report was commissioned with the intention that it would provide a valuable insight into the educational and career landscape for UK pharmacologis...

The Society has endorsed a new report from Cancer Research UK , which sets out how healthcare staff can be supported to conduct research. Embedding research into care within the NHS will improve patient outcomes and support the government’s ambitions for the UK to be a ‘globa...