Rachel Airley

With a career spanning 30 years, Rachel is a highly experienced pharmacist with specialist expertise in clinical pharmacology, human metabolism, travel medicine, veterinary medicines and cancer.  Having trained at the University of Manchester and Fairfield Hospital, she went on to gain a PhD in cancer research at the Cancer Research UK laboratories at the Christie Hospital.  Afterwards, she spent 15 years as a university academic at the Liverpool and Huddersfield Schools of Pharmacy and at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, USA.  Rachel has lead research into how glucose and fats work together in cancer and other diseases, while training student pharmacists, nurses and doctors. Along the way, she has published many peer reviewed research articles, blogs and popular science articles, as well as a text book Cancer Chemotherapy: Basic Science to the Clinic, which is used globally as a course text to train health professionals involved in treating cancer.  With a keen interest in veterinary medicines, Rachel has a post-graduate qualification in Veterinary Pharmacy.  She has also undergone specialist training in travel medicine and weight management. As a third-generation pharmacist and community pharmacy owner, Rachel is passionate about the role of Scout Moor Pharmacy as a comprehensive healthcare hub in Edenfield and its surroundings in the beautiful Rossendale Valley.