Journey to the London Marathon
Giordano Pula
- Nationality: Italian
- Place of Birth : Milan
- Age: 47
Giordano is a biomedical scientist studying thrombosis and other blood diseases. He has studied/worked in Parma (Italy) and in Bristol, Bath and Exeter in the UK. He currently lives and works in Hamburg (Germany).
Giordano is a keen sportsman and will be running the London Marathon in 2021 on behalf of the Platelet Society. Follow his journey below.
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Giordano sets personal best in London Marathon
Platelet Society member, Giordano Pula ran a fantastic London Marathon today, knocking a whole 5 mins off his marathon personal best. A platelet scientist, now working in Germany, Giordano was selected to run the London Marathon on behalf of the Society following a search earlier in the year. Upon being offered the place Giordano said […]
Giordano’s Marathon – Race Day!
Marathon day has finally arrived… All the prep has led to this. We will be posting info throughout the day on Giordano’s progress, keep a track here or via social media. If you wish to sponsor Giordano and the work of the Society, click the button
Giordano’s Marathon – The Final Countdown
Marathon Progress update – 3 days to go… I have just returned from a 3 week holiday in Italy. My training has continued more or less on schedule, despite the heat and the overeating that Italy necessarily exposes its visitors to! It’s a beautiful part of the world and one I encourage you to visit […]
Giordano’s Marathon – One Month to Go!
Marathon Progress update – 4 weeks to go… August went quite well. I managed to keep at bay my injuries. I did not resolve them, but I have learnt to live with them. This is a really important part of preparing for a big run, cycle, or other physical event. Its naive to think you […]
Giordano’s Marathon – Get involved
With just over a month to go to the big day, its time for you to get involved and support Giordano and the Platelet Society in its marathon challenge.Whilst we only have one place in the actual London Marathon, we can all compete our own personal marathons during the month of September. Whether you walk, […]
Giordano’s Marathon – 50 days to go!
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Marathon Progress update – 50 days to go… …And probably 50 new little injuries that I did not know existed! I am gradually increasing the mileage: 250 km in July and aiming for 300km in August. I feel the benefits of this training in terms of speed, but the endurance is not quite there yet. […]
Countdown to the London Marathon
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BSHT Aberdeen meeting report
BSHT 2022 Meeting report The BSHT Meeting 2022 in Aberdeen was the first in-person meeting to take place in 2 years for the society. Everyone was really happy to be back together and be able to spend time reconnecting with colleagues under ‘near normal’ conference conditions. On Wednesday evening there was an ECR event organised […]
Flexible working – A PIs perspective
During the last two years, many of us have experienced flexible or part-time working, or even taken career breaks, for the first time. In this series of posts, we explore experiences of part-time or flexible working and career breaks from the perspectives of a PI, Post-Doc and PhD candidate. First, we speak to Dr Sarah […]
Lab Spotlight – UPLA
The Unit of PLatelet Activation (UPLA) is part of the research activity of the Department of Biology and Biotechnology of the University of Pavia, Italy. Located in the historical Cascina Cravino, in Pavia, the research group is composed of Prof Mauro Torti, Gianni Guidetti and Ilaria Canobbio (Platelet Society Executive committee member), together with Mauro […]
ECTH meeting report
ECTH 2021 Meeting report The European Congress on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ECTH) ran their 2021 meeting on the 14th and 15th October in Ghent, Belgium. Platelet Society members from the University of Birmingham at ECTH 2021 During the meeting, scientists from Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Norway, […]
Tips for New PhD Students
The Platelet Society ECR Working Group Blog Series presents Top Tips to consider when starting a PhD Just starting a PhD? Daunted at the prospect? Overwhelmed with all the stuff you need to know? Fear not, Carly, a current PhD student and Platelet Society committee member, provides some top tips. Click on the image […]
Using Social Media – Kirk
Kirk Taylor Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Reading Social media of choice: Twitter @Dr_KTaylor
Using Social Media – Beth
Beth Webb PhD Student, University of Leeds Social media of choice: Instagram and YouTube https://bethology.co.uk @_bethology
Using Social Media for Science Communication
The Platelet Society ECR Working Group Blog Series presents Using Social Media for Science Communication Using social media to promote scientific research and public engagement is becoming of great importance for scientists. However, with many social media platforms to choose from, it’s key to understand which platform best meets your goals and target audience. […]
Experiences of Working Abroad – Dianne
Dianne van der Wal, PhD Senior Research Fellow, R&D Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Sydney @DianvanderwalDr
