Mitochondria are the sites in our cells responsible for making the energy needed to sustain life. They are involved in controlling the function of cells but also in determining how cells die.…
24 July marked 24/7 Samaritans Awareness Day – the Big Listen. Samaritans is a charity that offers help to anyone struggling with their mental health. Mental health problems persist, often…
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…
"Science is not finished until it's communicated." – Mark Walport, UK Chief Scientific Advisor (2013–2017) Science communication is an untapped area in my home country of Malaysia, with…
Hello Professor Pirmohamed, and welcome to Pharmacologist in Phrame! What is your background and career pathway to date? At the age of 12, I was essentially inspired to study medicine by watching…
COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the worlds of education and work, perhaps forever. Remote working and virtual conferencing will be more common. Student expectations of their learning have changed.…
The recent history of pharmacology in Brazil The medicinal potential of the biodiversity in Brazil was known several centuries before the ‘discovery’ of our land by the Portuguese conquerors. Native…
Anitha Nair, a PhD student at William Harvey Research Institute, was selected by a panel of judges as the winner of the second annual Pharmacology Matters Writing…
Sitting by a volcanic crater lake in western Uganda in January 2020, we discussed the potential impact of the recently reported but still unnamed coronavirus, but had no idea of how much change was…
What a first day In December 2019, I received the call informing me that I had been successful in my application to join the BPS as its new CEO; cue huge excitement, anticipation, and lots of…
