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Biomedical Science Notice Board
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BRITISH PHARMACOLOGICAL SOCIETY ~PS) AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY JOINT INITIATIVE: SHORT COURSES IN IN VIVO PHARMACOLOGY/PHYSIOLOGY
The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) and the Physiological Society have joined together in a new initiative to run two short courses on in vivo pharmacology/physiology each year. The courses are aimed at second year (or third year in Scotland) undergraduate students, primarily from pharmacology/physiology/biomedical science courses. Scholarships (including travel and accommodation) will b~e awarded to enable course attendance on the basis of students' first year marks and tutors' comments. Students will attend modules 1-4 of a Home Office trairlng course during the Easter vacation (3 days) and then the in Vivo course during the summer vacation of their second year (6 days). Two universities (one in London and one in Scotland) will run the first courses in 2002. If space allows, the courses will be opened to final year undergraduate students and researchers from both academia and industry, and interested candidates from these groups are also welcome to apply. Applicants will not be eligible if their university/company can provide such training.
The courses are designed to include acquisition of the following:
o An understanding of how the in vivo models discussed in the course are essential when considered in relation to complementary alternative experimental approaches.
o An understanding of experimental design and statistical analysis of results from~the models.
o Experience of use of anaesthe tics and surgical techniques, including cannulation of blood vessels.
o An awareness of the integration of responses in vivo and of the level of expertise that such work requires.
It is expected that the courses will include aspects of cardiovascular biology with inflammation and neuroscience components, depending on in-house expertise. The participants will receive a course book, an attendance certificate and a report on their performance.
To apply please fill out the form and attach a full c.v., to include marks from your university courses attended to date. The ap~cation should also include a personal statement (250 words max.) to explain why you wish to attend this course and it should also give details of practical experience from -pharmacology or physiology courses that you have undertaken to date. The form and c.v. should then be handed to your tutor or supervisor, (who must be a member of either the BPS or Physiological Society). Letters of support from tutors/supervisors should include a statement pf the suitability of the applicants for this type of course and the rating and potential of the undergraduate applicants when compared with other students in the year.
The tutor/supervisor should then send the application, plus the letter of support, to either Dr M.Leggett at the Physiological Society or Ms ~J Stagg at the BPS. The closing date for applications is Thursday 29th November 2001. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application and dates of the courses by the middle of January 2002.
The successful applicants will be required to provide a £30 deposit, which will be refunded at the start of the course. Deposits will not be refunded to students who fail to attend the course for any reason, nor to students who do not achieve the required standard on the Home Office Personal Licence Training Course.
The BPS and the Physiological Society are very grateful to Pfizer Global Research and Development for its financial support for the short courses.
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: 353 91 492761
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This page was last updated Saturday, December 01, 2007