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Yifei
Academic Expert
Pharmacology, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery
Short biography
Yifei holds a Master in Science in Pharmacology from UCL and undertakes doctoral research at King’s College London. Her work in the Rahman group examines P2Y1 receptor signalling in platelets, combining molecular modelling with experimental pharmacology. The doctoral qualification is research in progress, not an awarded PhD.
Academic profile
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Academic background
Doctoral research in Cancer and Pharmaceutical Science
King’s College London
Master in Science in Pharmacology
University College London
Research interests
Platelet signalling, P2Y1 receptors and pharmacological modulation of inflammation.
Academic expertise
Subject areas
Pharmacology, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery
Academic preparation
Academic preparation in pharmacology, molecular modelling and experimental approaches to drug discovery.
Academic contribution
Her research combines computational modelling with laboratory pharmacology to investigate how P2Y1 receptor ligands affect platelet signalling. She has presented this work at a doctoral research symposium.
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