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R P Stephenson

Achievements Best known for his commitment to receptor theory, Steve's ground breaking paper in 1956, published in the British Journal of Pharmacology, was based on a study of the action of…

Otto Loewi

Achievements Regarded as the “father of neuroscience”, Loewi was jointly awarded the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for demonstrating the chemical transmission of nerve action. He is…

Michael Rand

Achievements Rand was the first to publish an account of serotonin’s pharmacological actions, following its identification as the substance released from platelets during the blood clotting…

Julius Axelrod

Achievements Axelrod shared the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the actions of neurotransmitters in regulating the metabolism of the nervous system ("discoveries…

Gertrude Elion

Achievements In 1988, Gertrude received the Nobel Prize in Medicine together with her long-time boss and collaborator George Hitchings and Sir James Black ‘for their discoveries of important…

The wacky world of working with worms!

The wacky world of working with worms!

It has become a recurring joke amongst regular attendees at Society meetings that whenever I show up, you are going to hear about something to do with worms!Back in 2018, I sat in the office of the…

"No more lab animals?” - FDA to phase out animal testing requirement

"No more lab animals?” - FDA to phase out animal testing requirement

For decades, animal models have played a crucial role in biomedical research and drug development. From understanding disease mechanisms to evaluating drug safety, studies involving animal work have…

The future of antibiotics: how frog-derived peptides could combat drug-resistant bacteria

The future of antibiotics: how frog-derived peptides could combat drug-resistant bacteria

Introduction: A Leap Forward in Antibiotic ResearchAntibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to modern medicine. Once-powerful drugs are losing their effectiveness, leaving doctors with…

Celebrating a legacy: the Sir David Jack PhD Scholarship launches

The British Pharmacological Society is proud to launch the Sir David Jack PhD Scholarship, a transformative new funding programme made possible by a generous donation from the family…