Dr Gilda Padalino

• PM-000 Foundation Biological Chemistry

  The module aims to provide the student with a broad overview of biological chemistry, explain the differences between different classes of compounds from both a chemical perspective and a biological function emphasis. Students will appreciate the different functions of these bio-molecules and gain an understanding of key examples of each in relation to human biology.

• PMP101 Health, Disease and Patient

  A comprehensive understanding of human body systems, encompassing their structure and function in both health and disease, is essential for health care professionals, including pharmacists. The Health, Disease and Patient (HDP) module aims to develop this knowledge by delving into the body¿s essential cellular and molecular processes. This foundation is built upon to explore how cells and different organ systems function and interact to maintain a healthy physiological state. The HPD module also explores the consequences of dysfunction in these systems that lead to diseases and the body¿s response to infection, nutritional imbalance, and genetic disorders. Learners will use this knowledge to gain a basic understanding of how drugs and therapeutics can be used to address and manage these pathological conditions. To achieve these learning objectives, the HDP module focuses on the integration of various bioscience themes and disciplines, including Cell Biology; Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Microbiology; Genetics (covered within the Cellular & Molecular Biosciences theme), Anatomy and Physiology; Pharmacology & Therapeutics. The HDP module will be delivered using various teaching resources and methods encompassing didactic, experiential, problem-based and interactive learning. Themes integration is progressively introduced in Year 1 through integrated case studies, which will link different themes and two or more patient-centred modules progressively. Due to the integrated, spiral nature of the curriculum, learning outcomes from this module will also be reinforced and contextualised by learning delivered within the Practice of Pharmacy (PMP-103) and Drugs and Medicines (PMP-102) modules. Likewise, learning outcomes primarily delivered within PMP-102 and PMP-103 modules may also be covered during this module to ensure that students' scientific knowledge relates to and informs their clinical practice. Professionalism skills will be reinforced and contextualised via the Pharmacist as a Professional (PMP-100) module.

• PMP102 Drugs & Medicines

  This module aims to develop your knowledge in the areas of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Following the entire medicine development process, learners will be introduced to the principles of drug discovery and development, from identification of drug targets to medicine licensing. An introduction to the fundamentals of chemical and pharmaceutical science concepts that underpin the design and manufacture of medicines will be given. The module demonstrates the role of chemistry in the development of drugs and how physicochemical aspects of molecules influence their behaviour. Different sources and purification of substances used in medicines will be described together with a variety of analytical instruments and their pharmaceutical applications. Principles of medicine formulation and systems for medicine delivery in the body will be presented together with how medicines¿ quality is assured and controlled to ensure patient safety and improved outcomes. Integration between basic science and pharmacy practice is introduced incrementally in Year 1 through integrated teaching, which link two or more modules. Due to the integrated, spiral nature of the curriculum, learning outcomes from this module will also be reinforced and contextualised by learning delivered within the Practice of Pharmacy (PMP-103) and Health, Disease and Patient (PMP-101) modules. Likewise, learning outcomes primarily delivered within those modules may also be covered during this module to ensure that students' scientific knowledge related to and informs their clinical practice. Skills in professionalism will be reinforced and contextualised by learning delivered within the Pharmacist as a Professional (PMP-100) module.

• PMP201 Patient-Centred Learning I (PCLI)

  The PMP201 is the first of the three Patient-Centred Learning (PCL) modules delivered in Years 2 &3 of the B230, M.Pharm Pharmacy (Hons) programme. This semester-long (11 weeks) module encompasses 4 vertically integrated study units (ISU), including cardiovascular (CVS), respiratory (RES), Infection (INF) and gastrointestinal (GIS). Further, PMP201 horizontally spirals up with the 7 subject themes: pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, cellular & molecular biosciences, anatomy & physiology, pharmacology & therapeutics, clinical pharmacy, and pharmacy practice. The module aims to enable students to reasonably apply their fundamental knowledge (drugs & medicines, health, disease and patient, and practice of pharmacy) acquired from the Year 1 module (PMP101, PMP102 and PMP103) to the patient and people-centred professional scenarios. The module aims to enable students to transfer knowledge from educational and psychological, pharmaceutical, and pharmacological theories into solving problems and making decisions in new previously unseen patient-related situations. In addition, the learning will be supported by robust contextualisation of science into pharmacy practice, emerging developments with precision/ personalised pharmacy and working with other healthcare professionals (interprofessional education) through multi-disciplinary teaching & learning, and extensive clinical exposure with simulated patients and professional scenarios via in-person community, hospital and GP pharmacy placements. Thus, this module also envisages a progressive development of transferable skills, including recognition, responsible action, problem-solving, ethical, and emotional intelligence, decision making and others.

• PMP303 New Knowledge (NK60)

  PMP303 New Knowledge is the dissertation research project for the MPharm Pharmacy (Hons) programme, conducted in semester 2 of year 3. This semester-long (11 weeks) module comprises largely of independent experimental/research work and production of a written dissertation demonstrating in-depth knowledge of research methodology and enquiry through designing and conducting a research project (under the direction of one or more project supervisors) in areas of the science or practice of pharmacy including but not limited to clinical pharmacy, digital pharmacy, drug delivery, pharmaceutical chemistry, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, immunology, pharmacology, data science, pharmacy education and public health. The aim of this module is to provide the opportunity for students to explore a specific issue of improving the science or practice of pharmacy including health and well-being of the patients through participating in their own enquiry-based research project. The research project maybe completed individually or are completed collaboratively in small groups (4-5 students; students will be responsible for their own area of a larger research project) under the direction of one or more project supervisors (e.g., university academic and external supervisor e.g. a hospital or community pharmacist). The focus of the projects varies but the science or practice of pharmacy remains at the core of all projects. Like in previous modules PMP302 also horizontally spirals up with the 7 subject themes: pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, cellular & molecular biosciences, anatomy & physiology, pharmacology & therapeutics, clinical pharmacy, and pharmacy practice ¿ forming the basis of student research projects with the inclusion of additional themes (where appropriate) for example, data science (prescribing) and pharmacy education. Where projects are external to the university, they have been pre-agreed between the university and the project placement site. The project may be laboratory or non-laboratory based, but it will always involve a research question that is drawn from the literature and focused on a topic relevant to Pharmacy. It will ask a novel research question and involve the critical analysis of research findings. Students have dedicated time to spend on their project. This time is allocated to tasks such as project planning, literature review, developing a specific tool/resource, collecting data, analysing data that they collect or that has been collected by others (data science), meeting with supervisors, meeting with wider research team, reflecting on findings and problem-solving. Students will refine their project management, and oral and written communication skills to FHEQ Level 6 through creating a project overview and Gantt chart on scoping the project background, an appropriate PICO based research question, study methodology including research ethics/governance and timeline; and presentation of an academic poster summarising their research at an in-house `MPharm conference¿ and a written dissertation on their research including conclusion and suggested further research. Successful projects will require significant self-directed learning and the ability to work well in a team.

• Gwobr am Ddatblygu Grantiau Trosglwyddo Technoleg 2021

  £10,000 ar gyfer ymchwilio i gimerâu sy’n targedu proteolysis (PROTAC) ar gyfer sgistosomiasis (wedi’i ariannu gan Brifysgol Aberystwyth - rôl: Cyd-ymchwilydd), £10,000

• Cronfa Ymchwil Joy Welch 2021

  £5,540 i gefnogi’r prosiect ‘Surveying chromatin structure in Schistosoma mansoni using ATAC-seq’ – wedi’i ariannu gan Brifysgol Aberystwyth – rôl: Prif Ymchwilydd, £5,540

• Gwobr am Ddatblygu Grantiau Trosglwyddo Technoleg 2020

  £10,000 ar gyfer asesu cryfderau gwrthficrobaidd endidau cemegol newydd mewn cydweithrediad ag Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, Caerdydd (wedi’i ariannu gan Brifysgol Aberystwyth – rôl: Cyd-ymchwilydd) , £10,000

• Cronfa Symudedd Ymchwil Ryngwladol Cymru Fyd-eang 2020

  £2,500 i gefnogi symudedd a hwyluso cyfleoedd ymchwil dramor (wedi’i ariannu gan Brifysgol Aberystwyth - rôl: Prif Ymchwilydd) , £2,500

• Cronfa Cefnogi Cymhwyso Ymchwil 2018

  £5,000 i berfformio gwasanaethau sgrinio ADME in vitro ar rai cyfansoddion dethol (wedi’i ddarparu gan Rwydwaith Ymchwil Gwyddorau Bywyd Cymru, LSRNW - rôl: Cyd-ymchwilydd), £5,000

• Cydymaith Ymchwil Ôl-ddoethurol mewn Cemeg Feddyginiaethol , Ysgol Fferylliaeth a Gwyddorau Fferyllol, Prifysgol Caerdydd , Cymru, DU

  Chwefror 2022 - Awst 2023

• Cydymaith Ymchwil Ôl-ddoethurol mewn Darganfod Cyffuriau , Athrofa’r Gwyddorau Biolegol, Amgylcheddol a Gwledig (IBERS), Prifysgol Aberystwyth, Cymru, DU

  Hydref 2019 - Ionawr 2022

Daeth Gilda’n Llysgennad STEM ym mis Mai 2023

Yn ddiweddar, dechreuodd Gilda gefnogi menter bwysig o’r enw Herminthology  sy’n hyrwyddo gwaith menywod ym maes Parasitoleg yn ogystal â phroffiliau cyhoeddi parasitolegwyr sy’n fenywod, gan gynnwys fy rhai i (fel yr ymddangosir yn Trends in Parasitology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2022.11.013).

Gwirfoddolodd hi mewn digwyddiad allgymorth o’r enw ‘Wythnos Wyddoniaeth Prydain’ a gynhaliwyd ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth yn 2018, 2019 ac 2020.

Mae hi wedi cyfrannu at Ddiwrnodau Agored Prifysgol ym mhob un o’r sefydliadau sydd wedi’i chyflogi hi.

• 15fed Cyngres Ryngwladol Parasitoleg (ICOPA 2022)

  Awst 2022

  Copenhagen (Denmarc)

• Cymdeithas Parasitoleg Prydain – Cyfarfod Ar-lein ar Barasitiaid 2021

  Mehefin 2021

  Cynhadledd Ar-lein

• Cymdeithas Parasitoleg Prydain – Cyfarfod y Gwanwyn

  Ebrill 2018

  Aberystwyth (Cymru)