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SWANSEA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL
GLOBAL RESEARCH challenges MEET MICROBIOLOGIST PROFESSOR PAUL DYSON, WHOSE RESEARCH EXPLORES BACTERIA AND THE ROLE IT PLAYS IN OUR HEALTH AND WELLBEING... IT ALL STARTED WITH SOIL!
SPOTLIGHT ON Pharmacy 2021 WILL SEE SWANSEA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL LAUNCH WALES’ FIRST NEW PHARMACY COURSE FOR A CENTURY. WHY PHARMACY? WHY SWANSEA? WHY NOW? Pharmacists have a unique mix of scientific and professional knowledge which makes them the healthcare experts on medicines. They are now the third largest healthcare profession and work in a wide variety of roles in community and primary care pharmacy, hospitals and in the pharmaceutical industry. DID YOU KNOW... 98% of Pharmacy graduates in the UK are working or in further study 6 months after graduation
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For several years the focus of my research was actually on Soil Bacteria that produce antibiotics, and we all know we have a global crisis in terms of antibiotic resistance so there is always a need to try and discover new antibiotics, which can be used in medicine. For the last ten years, I have been focusing on RNA interference in insects and cancer therapy... So, every species of insect has its own, if you like, microbiome in its gut. If you imagine an insect diet it tends to be very specific. There are blood feeding insects, and there are insects that feed off plants sap or on pollen and those sources of nutrients aren’t very complex. They’re usually deficient in something or another and so, the reason why insects specifically have certain bacteria living in their guts is in order for the bacteria to synthesise whatever is missing in their diet. It’s a two-way thing. The insects then provide the nutrient and the energies for the insects to live inside their guts. That’s a symbiotic relationship between the bacteria and the host. We use the bacteria that live inside an insect to deliver RNA interference - essentially a cellular mechanism that use a gene’s own DNA sequence of
We look forward to working with the Medical School and being able to play an important role in training the pharmacists of the future Evans Pharmacy, Llanelli • Clinical Pharmacy • Pharmacy Practice “ To apply for Pharmacy, you’ll need ABB-BBB at A-level, including Chemistry and at least one other STEM subject, such as Biology, Physics, Maths or Psychology. You’ll also need GCSE Maths and English, 7 themes • Pharmaceutics • Pharmaceutical Chemistry • Pharmacology • Biology and Biochemistry • Anatomy and Physiology “
Pharmacy at Swansea builds on the strengths of the Medical School by adopting an interdisciplinary approach. We recognise that Pharmacists, Doctors and Nurses work together in a clinical setting so education and training should reflect this. Our Pharmacy students will benefit from our experience and expertise in clinical and life science, research, training and practice, helping them to develop key pharmaceutical practice, science and knowledge.
Increasingly Pharmacists are delivering enhanced and new clinical services across healthcare settings from the community and primary care to hospital pharmacy, industrial pharmacy and academia. Our Pharmacy Degree recognises these new and advanced roles and integrates sciences and practice with strong focus on clinical and communication skills and digital technology to prepare students to meet the challenges of the changing face of Pharmacy.
gene to turn it off. Swansea University patented this technology we developed for insects and one day I was asked off the cuff – “can’t you think of something even more useful?!” So that got me thinking... maybe we could do something similar to what we are doing in insects for treating tumours. The idea was to look for bacteria that could possibly be used to target tumours in a patient... Find out how Paul’s research is now being guided and funded by CANCER RESEARCH UK in Swansea University’s Podcast “ As a scientist you want to do something which is life changing...that’s my goal” “ Series ‘Exploring Global Problems’
During the four-year integratedMaster’s Degree (MPharm) in Pharmacy, the curriculum reflects the way Pharmacists approach patients and how patients present to Pharmacists.
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We are working towards accreditation with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). MPharm Pharmacy is provisionally accredited until the programme receives full accreditation
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