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New Research Projects listed

2 August 2023

In preparation for the October 2024 intake, the ' Research Projects available ' has been updated with new projects on offer. This page will be updated regularly, so keep an eye on the page if you are interested in joining the Department!

Congratulations to Isaac Gianfrancesco!

6 July 2023

We would like to congratulate Isaac Gianfrancesco for their outstanding examination performance! They have been awarded prizes for "Best Overall Performance" and "Best Research Project".

A successful set of Postgraduate talks!

6 July 2023

On Wednesday the 5th of July, the Department held talks with MPhil and PhD students nearing the end of their studies. Our speakers and topics were: MPhil Students: Sam Dickens , "Characterising the role of OSCP modulators in procoagulant platelet formation" Polina Drugachenok , "Characterising the Store-Operated Calcium...

New academic promotions

15 June 2023

We are delighted to announce that Walid Khaled , David Bulmer and Taufiq Rahman have been promoted as part of this year's Academic Career Pathways exercise - Walid to Professor, and David and Taufiq to Associate Professor. Congratulations!

Vice Chancellor Elect Visit to Department

12 June 2023

Vice Chancellor elect Deborah Prentice visited our Department on the 30th of May, toured by the Head of School Anna Philpott and Deputy Head of Department Ewan St. John Smith!

Congratulations to Maria Eznarriaga for her successful PhD viva!

8 June 2023

We are delighted to announce that Maria Eznarriaga has successfully defended her PhD viva! This will mark Rahman Lab's 7th successful PhD student! Her thesis was titled ' Rational Identification of a dual inhibitor of PARP1 and ATM Kinase". Her examiners were: Professor Laura Itzhaki Dr Talat Nasim (External, University of...

A successful Careers Event!

7 June 2023

The Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Committee held our first-ever in-house careers event last Monday! This event featured many speakers throughout their professional careers, with many being Department Alumni. Our speakers were: Dr Brendan Swain, Shift Bioscience, Chief Scientific Officer Dr Dafne Chirivino, Cambridge...

Department to welcome Gates Cambridge Scholarship students

17 April 2023

We are proud to announce that our Department will be welcoming two Gates Cambridge scholarship students this year! This is excellent news, as the Gates Cambridge scholarship is the University’s flagship international postgraduate scholarship program, with our Department’s students being part of the official 2023 77-person...

Young Pharams 2023 now Complete!

29 March 2023

Over the past three months, sixth formers from Hills Road, Long Road, Camberton and The Oaks have been busy carrying out scientific experiments and investigating key concepts in pharmacology Sixth-formers have returned to Cambridge University to take part in the Young Pharmas scheme. From Hills Road, Long Road, Camberton...

Congratulations to Charlotte Guffick for her successful PhD viva!

16 March 2023

We are very happy to announce that Charlotte Guffick, a member of the Van Veen Lab, has successfully defended her PhD thesis! Her thesis was titled ' Novel Strategies towards the Inhibition of ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporters from Pathogenic Bacteria'. This research is expected to impact the wider development of...

New Research Projects listed

Congratulations to Isaac Gianfrancesco!

A successful set of Postgraduate talks!

New academic promotions

Vice Chancellor Elect Visit to Department

Congratulations to Maria Eznarriaga for her successful PhD viva!

A successful Careers Event!

Department to welcome Gates Cambridge Scholarship students

Young Pharams 2023 now Complete!

Congratulations to Charlotte Guffick for her successful PhD viva!

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