A new medicine to treat cystic fibrosis has received Drug Discovery of the Year 2017, a prestigious award from the British Pharmacological Society. A combination of two drugs (lumacaftor and…
British Pharmacological Society Fellow Professor Mark Caulfield has been awarded a knighthood in the 2019 Queens Birthday Honours.Professor Caulfield, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the…
As part of my role as a pharmacology and physiology teaching assistant at the University of Aberdeen, I co-delivered two public engagement activities in March of this year. The first was a hybrid…
Trans and gender diverse people in the UK are in the midst of a national healthcare crisis. The NHS currently has a maximum waiting time for non-urgent referrals of 18 weeks, yet current waiting…
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…
Professor Maxwell qualified in Medicine with Honours from the University of Birmingham in 1986 and trained in medicine and clinical pharmacology in the West Midlands where he undertook research in…
Patient engagement is the key to unlocking the pressing issue of how the UK can afford its increasing expenditure on medicines – according to speakers at a public event held by the British…
The Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA), developed and delivered by the British Pharmacological Society and MSC Assessment, is celebrating its 10th year. The PSA allows all students to demonstrate…
BPS Written evidence submitted to the UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks inquiry - 10 September 2020
"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…
