SToP
Who We Are
SToP (STudents of Pharmacology) is a not-for-profit student run organisation at the University of Melbourne. We consist of postgraduate students (honors, masters and PhD) within the Pharmacology and Therapeutics department of the School of Biomedical Sciences.
About SToP
Our group undertakes a range of activities including social events, academic workshops and career progression seminars. We provide a supportive environment to foster social interactions and maximal academic output. We also engage with other social committees around the university including the Physiology department, Pathology department, Florey, Bio21 and WEHI providing a means for our students to engage with other faculties and students throughout the university.
For further insight into our group check the events tabs for a list of recent activities!
Current Committee
Your 2017 SToP Committee is made up of:
- President – Liam Koehn
- Treasurer – Nithya Fernandopulle
- Secretary – Irene Lin
- PhD representative – Ryan Keenan
- Honors/Masters representative – Ben Cooper
- General members – Amna Mazeh, Maddison Brian, Leah Beauchamp, Ash Betrie, Zachery Moore, Yan Tu, Sanjay Nannan, Patrick Heng, Nhi Vuong, Meina Li, Linh Lam, Jordan Qoon, Jeremy Metha, Fan Chen, Danica Radojicic, Dalia Ponce, Asres Mitke, Asmaa Elsayed, Amar Abdullah, Samantha Matta, Joe Curran, Aakriti Sharma, Jasleen Walia
Join SToP
SToP’s annual general meeting occurs in February each year but we welcome members all year round!
Joining SToP is a great way to make new friends, improve your organisation skills and serves as a great addition to your CV. And it’s a lot of fun!
Contact us to get an invite to the next monthly committee meeting.
Thursday 17thAug2017
- 06:30 pm -
2017 Third Year Pharmacology - Student Dinner
Where: Main Dining Room , University HouseCorner of Tin Alley and Professors WalkThe University of Melbourne
Join the Staff, Honours, Masters and PhD Students of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics for an informal dinner to explore future career and study opportunities and celebrate Third Year Pharmacology.
Meet with your Lecturers and prospective Honours & Masters Supervisors.
Download the flyer (PDF 75.6 KB) for full details.
- 06:30 pm -
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
SToP (STudents of Pharmacology) is a not-for-profit student run organisation at the University of Melbourne. We consist of postgraduate students (honors, masters and PhD) within the Pharmacology and Therapeutics department of the School of Biomedical Sciences. Here are some department-specific resources you may find helpful!
UoM
Official University of Melbourne links to useful resources for current students.
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Department Student Resources | Contains information on department-specific admin, funding, awards, leave and contacts. |
| Scholarships | General UoM scholarships page. Provides contact info for scholarship officers. |
| Psychological Services | Counselling and psychological services available for students. |
| Campus Health Service | Information on how to make an appointment to see a doctor for free/cheap via campus health and associated costs. |
| Hacky Hour | Get free help with coding and data analysis from your peers |
| Shut up and write | A free weekly writing catch up to get the words out |
External
External useful links for further training, useful organisations and sanity-providing blogs.
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Software Carpentry | Free in-classroom classes in software engineering across the globe |
| Dental Hospital | Cheap/free dental services at the Swanston St dental hospital |
| PhD Comics | A source of sanity in a crazy PhD world |
| The Thesis Whisperer | A great blog on all things research and thesis |
We would like to thank the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and GSA for their major contributions.
Without their funding we would not be able to run the range of fun events! Thank you!
We would love to hear from you, so please drop us a line if you have any questions, requests or ideas of how we can make student life here at the Department of Pharmacology even better!
Contact
SToP – studentsofpharmacology@gmail.com
OR
President – lkoehn@student.unimelb.edu.au