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CAREER

Professor Ghazwan Butrous Plenary Lecture Putting Big Data in Perspective – Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute – 11th Annual World Congress on Pulmonary Vascular disease – Miami, USA January 29th 2017

Expert Reviewer for the PlosOne the Journal of Experimental Physiology, the Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Physiology, American Journal of Physiology

 

Reviewer for the Álvaro Osório de Almeida Award held at the 1st PanAmerican Congress of Physiological Sciences

 

Invited Member of the International Organising Committee for O III Simpósio Miguel Ozorio de Almeida (II SMOA), Rio de Janeriro, Brazil 2014

 

Session Chair at BBSRC conference: Neuroendocrine and Behavioural control of hydromineral homeostasis. University of Bristol, 23-24th July 2012

 

Experimental Physiology Early Career Author Prize 2011 ‘Transcriptome of the medullary area postrema: the thirsty rat, the hungry rat and the hypertensive rat: Hindmarch et al 2011. Prize awarded at PhySoc2012 Edinburgh

 

Armin Ermisch Neuroscience Memorial Award 2009 on the occasion of the VIIIth World Congress on Neurohypopysial Hormones in Kitakyushu, Japan See Brown, C. H., Oiso, Y. and Ueta, Y. (2010) Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 22: 317

 

Paper cited as ‘Mechanism of the year’ in the Yearbook of Pediatric Endocrinology 2006. Karger, 2006, pp 1-18

2005-2009 University of Bristol Clinical Sciences South Bristol - Ph.D. Neuroscience and Endocrinology: The Impact of Physiological and Pathological Modulation on the Central Nervous System Transcriptome. Supervisor – Prof. David Murphy

 

2007-2008 – Institute of Leadership and Management - Diploma in Leadership and Management

 

2001-2002 University of Southampton M.Sc. Biochemical Pharmacology (Thesis with Pfizer): The response of human neutrophils to cAMP modulating agents in-vitro.

 

1998-2001 University of Plymouth – B.Sc. Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology Neuroanatomy of Retinal Photoreceptors in the Cephalopod Optic-tract. Supervisor – Prof. Roddy Williamson

2016 – 2017 Queens University, Kingston Ontario, Canada - Adjunct Professor Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences

2014 – 2018 Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Special Visiting Researcher

 

2013 – Present University of Malaya: Visiting Associate Professor, Physiology

 

2012 – 2015 University of Bristol, United Kingdom: Research Associate

 

2012 – 2015 University of West England (UWE): Associate Lecturer

 

2009 – 2012 - University of Bristol, United Kingdom: Research Assistant

 

2011 – Queens University, Kingston, Canada: Visiting Research Fellow

 

2004 – 2009 - University of Bristol, United Kingdom: Research Assistant

 

2003 – 2004 University of Liverpool, United Kingdom: Research Technician 

Editorials/Journalism

Subtext Magazine (Issue 13: Autumn 2010) Conversation Piece – Straight Talk. Three-page interview (and photos) with the University of Bristol staff magazine talking about neuroendocrinology, early science career, representation, work/life balance and the future.

 

The Independent, 30th October 2008 The Brain Drain leaving Britain vulnerable. The funding problem: researchers have their say.

 

Public Engagement

British Heart Foundation and the Bristol Centre for Public Engagement ‘Heartfelt’ exhibition at the Grant Bradley Gallery – 17th September 2011: Expert representative at the ‘HEARTFELT’ art exhibition.

 

A day in the life of a neuroscientist 2010 - 2012 I organised laboratory open days for a 6th Form biology student to experience academic life and try practical skills within the laboratory

 

Redland Green School, Bristol 15th December 2010: Understanding the hypertensive brain in the post-genomic era. Science and Technology lecture to ‘A’ level students in Biology and Chemistry.

 

Bridge Learning Campus – Primary school 9th February 2010: Talk for two groups of 6-8yr olds about testability and hypothesis. Presented a positive image of science research to a young and challenging audience in a Hartcliffe school.

 

Employment History

Education History

Awards and Recognition

Public Engagement of Science

Updated 4th April 2017

Current Role

Senior Scientist: Genomics, Transcriptomics and Molecular Medicine. Department of Medicine. Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME).  Queen’s CardioPulmonary Unit (QCPU)

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Queen's University

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