Tom Douglass, PhD Candidate at the SSPSSR, has joined the team as the research officer. He will work with Dr. Joy Zhang on dissemination of research findings, project outreach as well as on the project's final conference 'Governing Trust in Biosciences: Institutional and Cultural Change' to be held on 22 and 23 February 2018 at the British Academy.

Graduated with the highest average on his degree programme, Tom was awarded with a BA (1st Class) in Sociology and Social Policy and later earned an MA in Social Research Methods, both from Russell Group universities. Tom won the prestigious University of Kent's 50^th Anniversary scholarship, which supports highly selective candidates with 'academic excellence and outstanding research potential'.

Tom's current research examines 'pharmaceuticalisation' in the UK with a focus on the prevention of cardiovascular disease. In addition, he has also contributed to the teaching on core undergraduate modules, such as Fundamentals of Sociology (SO337), Sociology of Everyday Life (SO336), and Contemporary Sociological Theory (SO727).

Tom's work on the regulation of pharmaceuticals and trust in healthcare have been published as book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles.