Hi, my name is Kalanah, and I am a third-year Pharmacology student at the 51cg. Over the summer, I had the opportunity to work on a Hotstart research project at the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) at the 51cg, investigating the effects of alcohol and caffeine…
This summer, I had the opportunity to complete an 8-week research project with Professor Lynda Erskine, funded by a School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition Hotstart scholarship. The project looked at the development of the anterior eye using chicken embryos. During development, the ciliary body plays an essential role…
This July, I had the opportunity to present my research at the 2026 Annual Meeting of The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) at ICC Belfast — one of the largest bowel surgery meetings in the UK and Ireland. My talk asked a question that matters to…
This year, I had the opportunity to present my first-author research at the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) 2026 Congress in Basel, Switzerland. As a fourth-year medical student at the 51cg, presenting at an international conference was a memorable experience and an excellent…
This year I was awarded the opportunity to attend the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) Conference after being selected as the 51cg's representative. As someone with a strong interest in paediatrics, stemming from growing up in a large family, I was excited to meet doctors across the UK to learn more…
This May, I had the opportunity to present two pieces of research at the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) Annual Conference in Brighton. I delivered one of the pieces as an oral presentation and the other as a talking poster.
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I was delighted to be invited to lead a workshop at this year’s National Medical Student Widening Participation (NMSWP) Conference, held in Glasgow on 24th April 2026. My workshop focused on strategies for preparing for medical school finals while maintaining mental wellbeing, an area I am particularly passionate about!
My session…
Attending the Association of Anaesthetists Winter Scientific Meeting from 15-16 January in London marked an important step forward in my medical career. It was my first opportunity to present my work at a national conference, both as a poster and an accompanying oral presentation, and it was an experience that…
I had the amazing opportunity to attend the European Society for Medical Oncology: Targeted Anticancer Therapies (ESMO TAT) Congress in Paris where I had a front row seat to see the latest developments in cancer research and listen to talks from experts from all over the world.
I was delighted…
An exciting experience I had the opportunity to take part in was attending the Scottish Airway Group Conference in Glasgow on 13th March 2026. The conference was organised by one of the consultant Anaesthetists from ARI and focussed on topics around airway management in anaesthesia which is a medical…
