Projects per year
Personal profile
Academic Background
2020: MA in Higher Education Practice, University of East Anglia
Dissertation title: Lecture recording the digital divide: exploring staff and student’s perceptions of lecture recording technology
2017: Fellow Higher Education Academy
2012: PhD Cell Biology/Immunology, University of East Anglia
2008: BSc (Hons) Biomedicine, University of East Anglia Class: 1st
Administrative Posts
2024-present Interim Deputy Admissions director (MPharm)
2024-present CPP Deputy senior adviser
2022-2024 Extenuating circumstances panel member
2021-2024 Chair Faculty of Science EDI steering group
2020-22 Module lead PHA-4010Y Preparing to become a Pharmacy Professional (120 credits)
2019-2024 Chair PHA EDI committee
2013–present Lead for Personalised Medicine on PHA-7003B/PHAP6018B Special Topics
2015-2021 PHA Outreach officer
2015-2021 PHA Human Tissue Safety Officer contributing to CAP safety committee
2013-2024 Member of the PHA Athena Swan Committee
2013-present Academic adviser
Teaching Interests
As an ATS lecturer my focus is on teaching and supporting student learning.
Module Organisation
2020-22 PHA-4010Y Preparing to become a pharmacy professional (120 credits)
2021-23 PHAP6018A Science and Society – developed and lead module
2018-present PHA-4010Y Preparing to become a pharmacy professional (120 credits) pharmacology lead for the year 1 module team
2015-2018 PHA-4004Y Cells Physiology and Pharmacology
2013-present PHAP6016B and PHA-7003B: Special topics – Personalised Medicine Option
Teaching
Teaching across MPharm, MSci, and BSc Pharmacology and Drug Discovery, across all levels.
PHA-3001Y: Introduction to pharmacy skills
PHAP3004Y: Introduction to pharmacology and drug discovery
PHA-4010Y: Preparing to become a pharmacy professional
PHA-5010Y: Management of Common Conditions
PHAP4006Y: Cellular Pharmacology
PHAP4009B: Neuropharmacology
PHAP5009Y: Applied Immunology and Infectious Diseases
PHAP5011A: Cardiovascular and renal disease
PHAP6016B and PHA-7003B: Advanced topics – Personalised Medicine Option
PHAP6018A Science and Society
PHA-7004Y/PHAP6014A: Research Project – supervision of final year projects in pharmacology research and also educational research.
PHA-7070Y: Managing complexity in patient care
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Arts, Higher Education Practice. Dissertation title: Lecture recording the digital divide: exploring staff and students perceptions of lecture recording technology., University of East Anglia
Award Date: 1 Dec 2020
External positions
External examiner, Swansea University
1 Sept 2024 → …
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Open forum to discuss race and race relations in Science
Mueller, A., Norton, R. & O'Connell, M.
British Society for Immunology
1/10/21 → 31/10/21
Project: Research
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Releasing a new undergraduate resource for pharmacology teaching: ReceptorCards
British Pharmacological Society
1/11/19 → 31/10/20
Project: Research
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SUN1/2 are essential for RhoA/ROCK-regulated actomyosin activity in isolated vascular smooth muscle cells
Porter, S., Minaisah, R. M., Ahmed, S., Ali, S., Norton, R., Zhang, Q., Ferraro, E., Molenaar, C., Holt, M., Cox, S., Fountain, S., Shanahan, C. & Warren, D., 6 Jan 2020, In: Cells. 9, 1, 17 p., 132.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile19 Citations (SciVal)49 Downloads (Pure) -
Vitamin D: Potential in the prevention and treatment of lung cancer
Norton, R. & O'Connell, M. A., 2012, In: Anticancer Research. 32, 1, p. 211-222 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ABSTRACTS OF THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VITAMIN D AND ANALOGS IN CANCER PREVENTION AND THERAPY
Norton, R., 2011, In: Anticancer Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Immunomodulatory effects of 1, 25 (OH)2 D-3 in normal and transformed human lung epithelium
Norton, R., Sexton, D. W., Clark, I. M., Wilson, A. M., Hughes, D. A. & O'Connell, M. A., Apr 2011, In: Anticancer Research. 31, 4, p. 1499 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract
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Response of lung epithelial cells to inflammatory stimuli following exposure to the active form of vitamin D
Norton, R., Sexton, D. W., Clark, I. M., Wilson, A. M., Hughes, D. A. & O'Connell, M. A., 2011, In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 70, OCE3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review