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Deparment of Pharmacology Alums Interview: Fiona Marshal

12 November 2024

As part of our Alums outreach effort, we met up with Fiona Marshall, a former student at the Department of Pharmacology. Fiona Marshall is President of Biomedical Research at Novartis, where she leads approximately 5,300 scientists and associates across six research sites dedicated to discovering high-value medicines for...

Two new research groups join the Department!

1 November 2024

The Department of Pharmacology is proud to welcome two new research groups, bringing the total number of groups to 18. Group 1: Dr Alecia-Jane Twigger Dr Twigger leads the Cambridge Lactation Lab, which focuses on developing innovative lab-grown and computational models of human lactation to study milk production. They...

Pharmacology Publications in August, September and October

21 October 2024

Our research groups have been hard at work over the last few months. We've collected all the latest publications for your reading enjoyment here. You can also find a regularly updated RSS publication feed on this page . Virtual Screening Uncovers DspS Activators That Disperse Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Rahman Group...

Dr Peter Richardson Obituary

9 October 2024

The Department is sad to have recently learned of the death of former colleague Dr Peter Richardson. Following undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford, Peter completed his PhD in Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge. He joined the Department of Pharmacology as a Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer...

A successful Pharmacology Away Day!

26 September 2024

The Department held its Pharmacology Away Day on Monday the 23rd of September, at the St. Catharine's College's McGraf Centre. This is an annual event, where research members of the Department gather to share their research and promote cooperation between groups. The day saw nine talks, notably featuring new Pharmacology...

Dr Sara Pensa collaborates with Fountain University Osogbo to improve Nigerian Cervical Cancer diagnosis

12 September 2024

From the 1st of September to the 15th of September, Dr Sara Pensa will be in Nigeria working to improve the early detection of cervical cancer in Nigera. This is the result of Dr Sara Pensa, together with Professor Nusrah Bolatito Afolabi-Balogun, securing the Cambridge-Africa Alborada Research Fund from the Cambridge-...

Gates Cambridge Scholarship open for 2025 - 2026

4 September 2024

Are you looking for possible scholarships to fund your postgraduate studies in 2025? The Gates Cambridge Scholarship has opened their applications for 2025 - 2026 today. Each year Gates Cambridge offers c.80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a postgraduate degree in...

New PhD and MPhil Opportunities posted - 2025 entry

22 August 2024

We are actively updating and posting new PhD and MPhil opportunities on our website. If you are interested in joining us, please have a look here: https://www.phar.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/abstracts . Please note that 2024 projects will be removed at the start of the new academic year (October).

2024 Sutton Trust Summer School

9 August 2024

The Department had the pleasure of hosting the 2024 Sutton Trust Summer School cohort on Thursday 8th August. The Sutton Trust Summer School is a 5 day, subject-specific residential held in Cambridge. The programme aims to give students the full Cambridge student experience (including academic teaching and social life)...

Participation in the Summer research internship programme

5 August 2024

Janet Kumita, one of our research group leaders, welcomed the 4th cohort of Experience Postgraduate Life Sciences internship programme students recently. The group of 14 undergraduate students will be in Cambridge from 8th July to 30th August, staying at Corpus Christi College and working in research labs across both...

Deparment of Pharmacology Alums Interview: Fiona Marshal

Two new research groups join the Department!

Pharmacology Publications in August, September and October

Dr Peter Richardson Obituary

A successful Pharmacology Away Day!

Dr Sara Pensa collaborates with Fountain University Osogbo to improve Nigerian Cervical Cancer diagnosis

Gates Cambridge Scholarship open for 2025 - 2026

New PhD and MPhil Opportunities posted - 2025 entry

2024 Sutton Trust Summer School

Participation in the Summer research internship programme

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