About
The aim of this project is to develop a series of open access interactive case studies to support physiology teaching for undergraduate students. This is a collaboration between academics and students at the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University, with funding from The Physiological Society. The case studies are licensed under CC BY-NC, which means you are free to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for non-commercial purposes only, provided that credit is given to the creator.
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The Team
Dr Catriona Cunningham
Project lead
I am a Lecturer in Physiology and Pharmacology (scholarship) at the University of Aberdeen. I have a strong interest in active learning approaches for teaching physiology, student-led content creation and coding. My PhD and postdoctoral research focussed on stem cell-based therapies for central nervous system repair.
Dr Silvia Mazzotta
Project lead
I am a lecturer in Biological Science at Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen, Scotland). I have a strong interest in gamification and active learning in higher education. My PhD and post-doctoral studies focussed on the use of human pluripotent stem cells for developmental biology investigations and regenerative medicine applications.
Chloe Gilfillan
Contributor
I am a student studying Pharmacology at the University of Aberdeen. In recent years I have found my love for teaching and educating others. I have been able to achieve this through tutoring high school students across Scotland in their SQA exams, and also working on this project to help create Physiology teaching resources for students like me.
Edward Morley
Contributor
I am a MSci student in Neuroscience at the University of Aberdeen, currently undertaking a research placement at the University of Oslo, as part of their Synaptic Plasticity Group. My academic interests centre around the intersection of brain-computer interfaces and synaptic plasticity. In the future, I’d like to pursue a career in academia where I can combine cutting-edge research with innovative teaching methodologies to make neuroscience more accessible.
