At Science ETC, we deliver individually-tailored, flexible and cost-effective education and training. We specialise in pharmacology as well as the quantitative aspects of biology.
Complex concepts are explained in an engaging and entertaining manner. The material is pitched appropriately for the target audience: we are experienced in delivering courses to general audiences as well as specialists, everyone from 6yrs to >60yrs
Careful and thoughtful design means that we choose from a range of approaches to find the most suitable solution including lectures in person or online, hands-on workshops, interactive online questions or animations to explain and entertain.
Further information about courses, examples of e-learning materials and previous projects are available.
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Continuing Professional Development: * for those working in health or medical-related fields but who have not previously studied pharmacology. An entertaining and engaging introduction to many important and commonly used medicines describing how they work and where the major areas for new developments are happening. * a specialist workshop for pharmacologists in receptor theory, agonism, antagonism, affinity measurement, efficacy, receptor reserve and other key concepts. Gain a greater understanding of this important area and learn how to apply it in your work. ...more.... * introduction to pharmacokinetics ...more... * improving essential maths skills for life scientists ...more... Please enquire about other topics. |
Drug-Receptor Interactions: THE book for understanding drug receptor binding calculations, affinity constants, Schild plots, efficacy, receptor reserve... A Guide to Pharmacokinetics Calculations: THE book for understanding pharmacokinetics calculations, what all the equations mean and how and when to use them... Both books are 60 pages and crammed full of worked examples, exercises (with answers at the end) and easy-to-follow maths.
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| Talks on pharmacology for public audiences In recent years I have given a number of talks for general audiences such as the University of Cambridge Summer Schools, the Women's Institute, U3A. Some of these topics include: "A History of Medicines for Asthma", “Herbal weight-loss treatments: do they work, are they safe?” “A Short History of Herbs in Medicine”, “Herbs or Pills? A Pharmacologist’s Perspective” |
Workshops for schools... A variety of activities is available for schools along with the development of accompanying webpages. Please email for further details. “Effects of Caffeine on the Water Flea Daphnia” prepared for Key Stage 2 with funding from the Wellcome Trust. More information is available at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge website "Herbs or Pills?" a discussion around the use of evidence-based medicine and the science underlying the choice of herbs as medicines. "What have herbs ever done for us?" the impact that medicines from plants have had on the development of our understanding of how the body works. A little history mixed with science. |
Science ETC,
last updated
Oct 2010
| "You're really able to introduce it in such a way that it makes everything exciting - even pharmacokinetics." |
| "Jenny is remarkably adept at being able to explain very complex ideas in a simple way." |