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Congratulations to Annabel Cardno!

13 May 2025

We are proud to announce that one of our PhD students, Annabel Cardno, won the "Most Impactful Talk" prize at the joint AstraZeneca / University of Cambridge PhD Symposium . Annabel won the prize for her talk presenting her most recent work "Efficiency and localisation of AURKA degradation by PROTACs is modulated by...

Our first Alumni Engagement Webinar!

30 April 2025

The Department recently hosted its first-ever Alumni Engagement Webinar! This webinar's goal was to inform our alumni about how they can support the Department. Professor Mark Howarth and Dr Cathrine Wilson also presented a summary of their work to further engage the audience in the Department's research. Introduction : An...

Recent Department Publications: January to April

24 April 2025

Our Department has been busy publishing high-quality research across various journals. We have compiled all the publications released from January 2025 to April 2025 for your reading pleasure. Agonist efficacy at the β2AR is driven by the faster association rate of the Gs protein - Cell Signalling Group Targeting Bacterial...

New job posted

9 April 2025

New role posted: Assistant/Associate Professor Closing Date: 16 May Applications are invited for an Assistant or Associate Professor position in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge with effect from 1 September 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Department offers excellent facilities for...

Our first Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon!

1 April 2025

On Friday 28 March , our Postgrad and Postdoc Committee and WIDER Committee collaborated to host our first ever Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon ! This event aimed to edit, expand or create Wikipedia pages for people who have made significant contributions to science, but who have been overlooked on Wikipedia so far due to their...

Who do you want to see on Wikipedia?

13 March 2025

The Department of Pharmacology is hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Women’s History Month on the theme of Women in STEM, supported by the Postgraduate and Postdoc Committee, WIDER and Wikimedia UK. This event aims to edit, expand or create Wikipedia pages for people who have made significant contributions to science, but...

International Women's Day: Interview with Dr Ioanna Mela

7 March 2025

To mark International Women's Day, the Department has produced another interview featuring one of our women researchers. This interview focuses on Dr Ionanna Mela, group leader of the Mela Group. You can read her interview here: https://www.phar.cam.ac.uk/women-pharmacology-dr-ioanna-mela What is International Women's Day...

A Day in the Life of our Department members!

20 February 2025

Are you curious about how the daily life of someone who works at the Department is like? We've started a Day in the Life series! Our first person is Sergio Tomey Garcia: 1.png

New Women in Pharmacology Interview released

12 February 2025

To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Department has produced another interview featuring one of our women researchers. This interview focuses on Dr Catherine Wilson, group leader of the Wilson Group. You can read her interview here: https://www.phar.cam.ac.uk/women-pharmacology-catherine-wilson What...

Pharmacology supports School in new Research Support Scheme

31 January 2025

The Roving Researcher Scheme supports researchers on leave, particularly female scientists on maternity leave. The Scheme aims to maintain research momentum, benefiting both individuals and host labs. The current 2 Roving Researchers are already receiving good feedback. The problem There are many reasons for medium or long...

Congratulations to Annabel Cardno!

Our first Alumni Engagement Webinar!

Recent Department Publications: January to April

New job posted

Our first Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon!

Who do you want to see on Wikipedia?

International Women's Day: Interview with Dr Ioanna Mela

A Day in the Life of our Department members!

New Women in Pharmacology Interview released

Pharmacology supports School in new Research Support Scheme

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