2015

Dec 15: The members of the British Pharmacology Society have voted Prof Alfred Clark into the BPS Hall of Fame to posthumously recognise his distinction in science and valuable contribution to our Society.

Dec 15: This exhibition gives a rare opportunity to view unique artifacts that have never been on public display.

Nov 15: A study has found that brain disorders that cause intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders may share common defects despite having different genetic causes.

Nov 15: Congratulations to Prof Richard Ribchester who has been awarded the 13th Annual Delsys Prize for Innovation in Electromyography.

The Biomedical Sciences graduation ceremony takes place on Friday 27th November 2015.

Congratulations to Professor Tom Gillingwater who has been appointed to the Chair of Anatomy. 

Nov 15: The Anatomical Museum opens its doors to the public for just one day as part of the Robert Louis Stevenson Day celebrations.

Nov 15: Tropical fish may hold clues that could aid research into motor neuron disease and paralysis caused by spinal cord injury

Nov 15: David Lyons (Centre for Neuroregeneration) has been appointed to a Personal Chair with effect from 1st November 2015.

Sept 15: Dr John Menzies (CIP) leads a new University of Edinburgh MOOC (massive open online course) on obesity.

Sep 15: 'Stamp out sleeping sickness', submitted by Prof Sue Welburn (DIPM), has been selected as one of the UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS) top 20 favourite impact stories.

Sep 15: Congratulations to Prof Tom Gillingwater (Euan Macdonald Centre) and Prof Catherina Becker (CNR) who have been awarded a first of its kind collaboration grant by the SMA Trust

Sep 15: Congratulations to Dr Mark Hughes who has been awarded the prestigious Syme medal by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Eight SBMS students have been awarded a UK/EU University of Edinburgh Masters Scholarship for the 2015/16 academic session.

June: Congratulations to Teresa Spano (2nd year Biomedical Sciences) who has been awarded a Henderson Scholarship for her Neuroscience project.

June: Congratulations to Dr Christos Gkokgas who has been awarded a Sir Henry Dale Fellowship from the Wellcome Trust

June: G2PD host their first Postdoctoral Retreat at Firbush

June: Congratulations to Richard Ribchester (CIP) who has been awarded an MRC grant

May: Congratulations to Prof Peter Ghazal (DIPM) who has been elected as a Fellow to the Academy of Medical Sciences

May: Congratulations to Wei Yuan Hsieh who has been awarded the Ker Memorial Prize 2015.

May: The unveiling of the new Zhejiang-Edinburgh institute took place at a ceremony in Hangzhou on Wednesday.

April: Congratulations to Prof Jamie Davies who has been awarded the Kendell Award for Teaching in Medicine for the second time.

Dr David Lyons and his team have published a study in Nature Neuroscience which suggests that Multiple Sclerosis patients may, one day, benefit from treatments that boost their brain function.

April: Congratulations to Prof Peter Brophy who has won a Wellcome Trust Investigator Award

March: The Edinburgh Anatomists invite you into one of the oldest medical schools in the country to develop your understanding of your body.

March: There are a number of SBMS staff playing their part in this year's Edinburgh International Science Festival.

February: Professor Sue Welburn has been appointed as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

February: Dr Tara Spires-Jones, CCNS, has collaborated on a paper published in Neuron.

January: Dr Andrew Hall and his team have found that adding sugar to the saline solution used to wash out joints protects the cartilage.

January: Professor Norah Spears, has been awarded the first research grant by The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).

January: FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence accepts Tara Spires-Jones as a member.

January: The full-length human anatomy hologram commissioned by Prof. Gordon Findlater , has been commended at the Excellence in Holography Awards.

January: The Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre has launched its new website.

January: Professor Gordon Findlater has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.

January: The British Pharmacological Society has presented an award to the School's Department of Pharmacology.