Bhavik Patel : Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences
Studying Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences (PCS) really opened my eyes to the interdisciplinary nature of physical sciences and gave me the all round skills to gain a successful career.
Since leaving Brighton in 2002, I completed a PhD at Imperial College London to study the changes in neurotransmitter levels during ageing from individual neurons.
Following this I was fortunate to gain an EPSRC Life Science Interface Overseas Fellowship, which allowed me continue my passion for multi-disciplinary research and allowed me to work in leading research laboratories in USA and Canada.
Currently I have returned to Brighton as a Lecturer in Physical and Analytical Chemistry, this has really been an excellent homecoming for me and it has allowed me carry on researching in areas of interest such as bioanalytical sensors, ageing and chronic gastrointestinal disorders, which I will be integrating into my teaching.
I am looking forward to passing on the knowledge I was fortunate to gain from lecturers at the school during my time as a PCS student to the current crop of PCS and pharmacy students and watch them grow into excellent scientists.
