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Read more at: Howarth Group defines Click Biology: empowerment from a few good reactions

Howarth Group defines Click Biology: empowerment from a few good reactions

20 June 2025

Our research groups continue to be at the forefront of pharmacological research development, particularly in the area of vaccine technology. One of these areas of advancement is in a new biological concept - Click Biology. A Nobel Prize in 2022 was awarded for Click Chemistry: reactions that are simple and super-efficient...


Read more at: Professor Walid Khaled awarded ERC Grant!

Professor Walid Khaled awarded ERC Grant!

18 June 2025

The European Research Council has awarded Advanced Grants to 11 researchers from the University of Cambridge. Professor Walid Khaled, one of our group leaders, was awarded one of these grants for his project Understanding Precancerous changes in Breast Cancer for the development of Therapeutic interceptions (PreBRCATx)...


Read more at: Marking Mental Health Awareness Week

Marking Mental Health Awareness Week

11 June 2025

From Monday 12 May – Friday, 16 May 2025, we celebrated Mental Health Awareness Week with members of the wider Addenbrooke's Neighbourhood. For 2025, the theme was “community.” Our team planned a range of events to cover the week, which were: • Cake decorating • Plant Potting • Botanical Walk and Quiz • Yoga • Painting...


Read more at: The Next Bio/Pharma Phenomenon Concludes!

The Next Bio/Pharma Phenomenon Concludes!

30 May 2025

Throughout May, the Department partnered with Biochemistry to host our annual entrepreneurship event. The goal of the Next Bio and Next Pharma Phenomenon competition is to increase awareness of entrepreneurship and help people explore the commercial potential of their research. The Department also often get support from...


Read more at: Congratulations to Annabel Cardno!

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...


Read more at: Our first Alumni Engagement Webinar!

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...


Read more at: Recent Department Publications: January to April

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...


Read more at: New job posted

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...


Read more at: Our first Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon!

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...


Read more at: Who do you want to see on Wikipedia?

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...