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Staff Photo of Dr Andrea Brancale
Prestigious William Prusoff Award given to Andrea Brancale

14/03/2013

Prize recognises outstanding scientists demonstrating dedication, excellence and future potential in the field of antiviral research.

 

An image of Dr Julia Gee from the Welsh School of Pharmacy
Dr Julia Gee visits Downing Street for Breast Cancer Campaign event.

19/02/2013

School of Pharmacy Breast Cancer Campaign Senior Research Fellow, Dr Julia Gee, attended a Number 10 Downing Street reception hosted by Samantha Cameron, for research charity Breast Cancer Campaign

 

3D structure/image of NUC-1031 anti-cancer drug based on gemcitabine
First anti-cancer Pro-tide drug from the McGuigan laboratory is tested in humans

21/01/2013

Nucana BioMed have commenced a phase 1 trial of NUC 1031 against pancreatic cancer

 

Scanning Electron Micrograph of Clostrium difficile
Professor Les Baillie speaks to BBC Sunday Politics Wales about antibiotic resistance

Professor Les Baillie speaks to BBC Sunday Politics Wales about antibiotic resistance and his group's work in the Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Staff Photo
School leads Cardiff involvement in €30M COMPACT project

Dr Arwyn Jones leads Cardiff University's involvement in five year, €30M COMPACT project.

Ross Wardle in Bedwas colours
Final Year Pharmacy student makes professional rugby debut

15/11/2012

Ross Wardle (current 4th year student) plays for Newport Gwent Dragons in their recent cup match 

Prof. Baxter and Dr John receiving the V.C's Award for Outstanding Contribution to the University
Outstanding Contribution to the University awarded to Pharmacy

01/11/2012

for the best overall results in the 2012 National Student Survey
Hugo & Russell 8th Edition - cover
BMA Highly Commends Latest Edition of Book

21/09/2012

8th Edition of Hugo & Russell's Pharmaceutical Microbiology highly commended in Pharmacology category
Steve Hiscox image
Staff Promotions 2012

03/09/2012

Staff promotions to senior lecturer, reader and professor

Rof Baillie-and colleagues at CPHRL Tbilisi, Georgia
NATO funds major International Anthrax project lead by Cardiff

05/09/2012

Professor Les Baillie  leads a team including the Queen's University of Belfast, Ercisyes University Turkey,  National Center for Disease Control in Georgia, the Defence Science Technology Laboratory in Porton Down and the US Army Medical Research Inst. Fort Detrick, MD
Graduations 2012 students celebrating
Pharmacy Graduation Ceremony, 19th July 2012

24/07/2012

The 2012 graduation ceremony for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences took place on a sunny Thursday, 19th July.

William McCully, from the School of Pharmacy, wins collaborative research award from KESS.
Superbug research is just KESS’s cup of tea

19/07/2012

School of Pharmacy student William McCully wins prize for collaborative research in Wales

PGResearchDay2011-View of audience
Prize winners at the Annual Postgraduate Research Day held in the Welsh School of Pharmacy

25/04/2012

Another successful annual Pharmacy Postgraduate Research Day was held in the Redwood Building on Wednesday 18th  April.

Taylor's University staff visiting Cardiff March 2012
Senior Taylor's University Staff visit Cardiff in March 2012

02/04/2012

Mr Pradeep Nair, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Taylor's University, Prof Salmiah Mohd Ali, Dean @ TUSoP, together with two new staff members, Ms Lyna Irawati,  and Mr Selvaraja Seerangam, recently visited Cardiff.

Professor Baillie and team at the National Botanic Garden Wales
"Cardiff University in bee keepers' honey MRSA appeal" - Professor Les Baillie

06/03/2012

Professor Baillie's work on the DNA profiles of the nation's honey features on the BBC News.
Cover of Science Signalling with Dr Taylor's article
Zinc control could be path to breast cancer treatment

09/02/2012

New research by Dr Kathryn Taylor of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Cardiff University has identified the switch which releases zinc into cells, with important implications for a number of diseases.

Dr J-Y Maillard receiving the 2012 AD Russell Memorial lecture prize from the SfAM President Prof M Adams
Dr Jean-Yves Maillard presents the 7th annual Denver Russell memorial lecture

24/01/2012

Dr Maillard presented the 2012 Denver Russell Memorial lecture to the Winter Meeting of the Society for Applied Microbiology on 11th January at the Royal Society in London.

Prof McGuigan with the "Cardiff Inhibitex team" in the laboratory 2011
Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Inhibitex

09/01/2012

The deal includes rights to two drugs discovered in Cardiff
Bruker Avance 500MHz multi-nuclear gradient NMR spectrometer
Warnings over so-called 'Legal highs'

06/01/2012

 Dr Andy Westwell works in conjunction with WEDINOS to analyse unknown components of a number of 'legal highs'.

 

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IEC Scripts
Interprofessional Education Conference 17th May 2013 - Learning and working together to improve safety through better prescribing  -  17 May 2013
 
This one-day conference will cover important issues around patient safety and how working together can improve patient safety through better prescribing.  It is open to anyone involved in or interested in the interprofessional education and training of students and practitioners in healthcare education.  
 
Summer 2013 Seminar Series

Details of the School's Summer 2013 Seminar Series can be found here.

 

School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduation 2013

School Graduation Day details

 

Previous events in the School

 

Wednesday 20th March 2013
Speaker: Dr Richard Bryce School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Science, Manchester University
Title: Understanding protein-ligand recognition using molecular simulation. 

Wednesday 13th March 2013
Speaker: Dr Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy Reading School of Pharmacy, Reading University
Title: Pharmaceutical materials for ocular, oral and intravesical delivery. 

Wednesday 6th March 2013
Speaker: Dr Omar Usmani Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Title: Targeting Inhaled Drugs Within and Beyond the Lungs: Pathology, Physiology, Pharmacology & Patients. 

Wednesday 27th February 2013
Speaker: Professor David Wright School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia
Title: Integration, integration, integration: The recipe for success in UK pharmacy education?. 

Wednesday 20th February 2013
Speaker: Dr Maximiliano Gutierrez MRC National Institute for Medical Research
Title: Trafficking of phagosomes: lessons from mycobacteria. 

Wednesday 6th February 2013
Speaker: Dr Awen Gallimore Cardiff Institute for Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University
Title: Breaking down barriers to effective tumour immunity. 

Wednesday 30th January 2013
Speaker: Dr Ali Tavassoli School of Chemistry, Southampton University
Title: Targeting tumour metabolism with cyclic peptide inhibitors of protein-protein interactions. 

Wednesday 23rd January 2013
Speaker: Professor Paul Luzio Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Cambridge University
Title: The delivery of endocytosed cargo to lysosomes. 

Wednesday 16th January 2013
Speaker: Professor Tony Bayer Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University
Title: Alzheimer's disease therapeutics - clearing the confusion. 

Wednesday 9th January 2013
Speaker: Dr Matthew Fuchter Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London
Title: Small molecule epigenetic intervention of disease. 

Wednesday, 5th December 2012
Speaker: Professor Geoff Pilkington Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth
Title: Brain tumours: complexity, diversity and challenge. 

Wednesday, 28th November 2012
Speaker: Professor Angus Clarke Institute of Medical Genetics, Cardiff University
Title: The Challenge of Rational Treatments in Rett Syndrome. 

Special Seminar - Monday, 26th November 2012
Speaker: Professor Katherine Seley-Radtke University of Maryland, Baltimore Co.
Title: Structural Diversity in Nucleoside Drug Design. 

Wednesday, 21st November 2012
Speaker: Dr Rob Williams Dept. Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath
Title: Neuroprotective potential of dietary flavonoids in Alzheimer’s Disease. 

Wednesday, 14th November 2012
Speaker: Dr Margaret Watson Centre of Academic Primary, Care The University of Aberdeen
Title: Pharmacy Practice Research (PPR): An essential ingredient for evidence-based medicines management, pharmacy practice and policy. 

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