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Department of Pharmacology | University of Cambridge

@phar.cam.ac.uk

Focused on research and education, as part of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

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We are open for applications for our new Robert Henderson Summer Internships!

The studentships are open to undergraduate students of any level (1, 2 and 3 years) across the UK, and are expected to last for two months.

Applications close on 30 March. Apply here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/outreach/rob...

06.03.2026 11:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We have two study opportunities closing this week:

Funded PhD Studentship: Regulation of neuronal excitability using IgG targeting of ion channels and GPCRs - Closes Thursday 26 February

MPhil in Therapeutic Science - Deadline: Thursday 26 February

25.02.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seminar Series: Our next speaker is Dr Ellen McDonagh, EMBL-EBI.

Her talk is on Variant interpretation at scale for safer and more effective disease treatment

In person only

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We have two study opportunities closing this week! πŸ“šοΈ

Funded PhD Opportunity: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Deadline Thursday 26 Feb

Masters/MPhil Opportunity: www.ats.cam.ac.uk/mphil-therap...
Deadline Thursday 26 Feb

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Our Seminar Series continues this Friday!

This time, our speaker is Professor David Shorthouse, University College London. He will be speaking on AI (and robots!) for Accelerated Discovery in Pharmaceutical Science πŸ€–

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This opportunity closes on Thursday, 26 February!

Make sure you submit your applications before the deadline.

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We have two new job openings!

Business Administrator/Receptionist - closes 11 Feb
Research Laboratory Technician (Part Time) - closes 15 Feb

To apply, please visit our jobs page: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/jobs

02.02.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another successful MPhil!! Well done Fangze Cherry Tong on her super thesis about NMR autophagy @psalmotoxin.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk. Thanks to her examiners, Oliver Florey @floreylab.bsky.social and Maria Jimenez-Sanchez for great discussions. (I forgot to get a photo πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈ)

11.02.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Seminar Series returns this Friday! We're hosting Prof David Ron to talk about:

How is Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Recognised? 🎊

Seminar starts at 1 pm, in person only. More info here:https://www.phar.cam.ac.uk/department-pharmacology-seminar-series

09.02.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’‘Postdoc spotlight: Dr Vasiliki Mavridou

We caught up with Hughes Fellow Vasiliki to learn more about her academic journey and current research at the Department of Pharmacology.πŸ”¬

www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/news/p...

@leverhulme.ac.uk @phar.cam.ac.uk

29.01.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Friday at 13:00, our next Seminar Series speaker is Professor Clare Bryant!

Her talk is Pattern Recognition Receptor signalling in infection and sterile inflammation πŸ”¬

More info: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/department-p...

03.02.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We have two new job openings!

Business Administrator/Receptionist - closes 11 Feb
Research Laboratory Technician (Part Time) - closes 15 Feb

To apply, please visit our jobs page: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/jobs

02.02.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our next Seminar Series talk is this Friday! We are hosting Dr Evangelia Petsalaki, EMBL-EBI

Her talk is titled: From data towards Digital Twins of biological systems: Network-based approaches to study context-specific cell signalling πŸ’»

More info here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/department-p...

27.01.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Did you know that research is often a global collaboration? 🌏

Recently, Dr Sara Pensa and Prof Nusrah Afolabi-Balogun joined forces on a successful project to improve early HPV detection in Nigeria! πŸ”¬

Read more on the Cambridge Africa site: www.cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-af...

23.01.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our next Seminar Series is this Friday! Professor Meritxell Canals Buj, from the University of Nottingham

Her talk is on Pharmacology, signalling and regulation of the mu-opioid receptor πŸ’Š

Talks are in person only.

19.01.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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We have a new funded #PhD opportunity available!

This is supervised by Prof. Ewan St. John Smith, titled Regulation of neuronal excitability using IgG targeting of ion channels and GPCRs πŸ”¬

The deadline to apply is on Thursday 26 February. Apply here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate...

12.01.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A reminder that our first talk this month is on Friday 9 Jan:

The talk will be a Research Culture lecture, featuring Corinna Alberg, Sara Pensa (Cambridge Africa) and Lucy Woolhouse (University Library) πŸ“–

Talks are in person only. More info here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/department-p...

07.01.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A reminder that our Research Assistant (Fixed Term) role, with Dr Ong, closes on the 15 January πŸ“†

Apply here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/jobs

#Research #Cambridge #Recruiting

05.01.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Pharmacology Seminar Series returns on the Friday 9 January

The talk will be a Research Culture lecture, featuring Corinna Alberg, Sara Pensa (Cambridge Africa) and Lucy Woolhouse (University Library) πŸ“–

Talks are in person only. More info here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/department-p...

29.12.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A reminder that our Research Assistant (Fixed Term) role, with the Khaled Group, closes on the 4 January πŸ“†

Apply here: www.phar.cam.ac.uk/jobs

#Recruting #Cambridge #Research

22.12.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are advertising for a Research Assistant (Part time) with Dr Lay Ping Ong, to provide scientific and research support to Dr Ong within the Wilson LabπŸ”¬

Apply here: phar.cam.ac.uk/jobs

17.12.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just back from our FANTASTIC conference in Sheffield! Well done Mateo for a great talk and Nora for a fab poster. It was nice to see friends and collaborators and to meet new people in the UK Biomolecular condensate community! @phar.cam.ac.uk

12.12.2025 20:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are advertising for a Technician in Mammalian Cell Culture (Pharma collaboration) with the Merkle Group, to help generate and characterise human cellular models of obesityπŸ’Š

Apply here: phar.cam.ac.uk/jobs

26.11.2025 09:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
MPhil Theraputic Sciences

MPhil Theraputic Sciences

Apply now for the #MPhil in Therapeutic Sciences at the University of #Cambridge, starting Oct 2026!

1-year full-time course with a 6-month research placement, combining world-class academic & industry training.

Developed with the Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences.

πŸ”— bit.ly/3KdJrk9

25.09.2025 09:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Our BBSRC-DTP iCASE studentship with AstraZeneca closes today!

Make sure you submit your application before the deadline to be considered.

03.12.2025 10:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our next Seminar Series talk is this Friday, at 13:00!

Our speaker is Prof Hugh Robinson, whose talk is on Ion Channels, Electrical Activity and Energy Consumption in Neuroendocrine Cancer Cells 🦠

More info here: bit.ly/3S4p4Ww

02.12.2025 09:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are advertising for a Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
with the Khaled Group, to contribute to cancer interception science πŸ’Š

Apply here: phar.cam.ac.uk/jobs

28.11.2025 09:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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We are advertising for a Technician in Mammalian Cell Culture (Pharma collaboration) with the Merkle Group, to help generate and characterise human cellular models of obesityπŸ’Š

Apply here: phar.cam.ac.uk/jobs

26.11.2025 09:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our next Seminar Series talk is this Friday, at 13:00!

Our speaker is Prof Nikita Gamper, whose talk is on Peripheral Gate in Somatosensory SystemπŸ’Š

More info here: bit.ly/3S4p4Ww

25.11.2025 11:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The MRC Epidemiology Unit BioRepository has a dedicated team & state-of-the-art facilities at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and Research Park.

πŸ“¨ For a quote: BioRepManager@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk

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