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Mike
Experimental Medicine PhD
$91/hr
IGCSE Science Specialist | PhD in Experimental Medicine (McGill) | Former Harvard Medical School Researcher
Mike5.0197 classes
McGill - Experimental Medicine - PhD
IGCSE Science Specialist | PhD in Experimental Medicine (McGill) | Former Harvard Medical School Researcher
| Recent Students: 33 |
| Total Hours: 184 |
| Last Online: |
| All-time Students: 35 |
| Total Classes: 197 |
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| Recent Students: 33 | Total Hours: 184 | Last Online: |
| All-time Students: 35 | Total Classes: 197 | Signed Up: |
About Me
I am a PhD-trained scientist with over 15 years of experience in biomedical research and biotechnology, including five years at Harvard Medical School and over a decade in cancer drug discovery. My work has contributed to therapeutic programs now under clinical investigation.
For the past three years, I have specialised in teaching IGCSE Chemistry, Physics, and Biology to Year 10 and Year 11 students, delivering over 160 hours of IGCSE tutoring on Spires alone since June.
My approach goes beyond content review. I train students to think like examiners:
Mastering mark scheme language
Understanding command words precisely
Avoiding common grade-limiting mistakes
Developing structured exam technique
Building deep conceptual understanding, not memorisation
Students I work with typically aim for A/A* and are willing to commit to structured preparation and weekly practice.
If you are looking for rigorous, methodical preparation led by a scientist with real-world research and industry experience, I would be pleased to support your child’s success.
Tutor Experience
For the past three years, I have specialised in teaching IGCSE Chemistry, Physics, and Biology to Year 10 and Year 11 students
Over 160 hours of IGCSE tutoring on Spires alone since June.
Topic Expertise
Chemistry
Biology
Physics
Biochemistry
Client Reviews
I found the session very helpful as I was able to look at answering exam questions in a better way. It was useful to look at why an answer is correct, as well as why the others are wrong.
Natasha - Chemistry
Another great class with Mike! Charlotte's confidence and ability are growing every moment!
Karen - Chemistry
Such a great first session with Mike! I am excited about the future sessions and how much progress I'm going to make!
Karen - Chemistry
Thank you for going above and beyond today and ensuring you covered the whole chapter 😊
Katie - Science
Mike listened really well to all of my questions, no matter how extreme. He gave me honest answers, and let me know if he was unsure about something. I like the way he thinks about science -- in a very academic and curious way, but also in a humorous manner that makes it fun to learn!
Arti - Chemistry
Mike is excellent at responding to messages and follows my daughter's units of work as asked.
My daughter always enjoys her sessions with Mike and his teaching is helping her to secure her understanding of different topics. Thank you, Mike!
Katie - Science
it was very helpful
Fereshta - Chemistry
good understood than you
Christopher - Biology
Every biochemistry lesson was great. Mike explained complex topics in such a clear and simple way that they became much easier to understand. Thanks to his teaching, I passed my biochemistry exam successfully!
Loreen - Biochemistry
Testimonials
"Mike has a unique ability to address and make connections between various "separate" fields of science. Because he understands deeply how things work, he can explain things very effectively in layman's terms. He's able to find analogies that will already be familiar to the learner so that they can understand and relate to complex processes.
He has a deep understanding of core topics in Chemistry, Biology and Physics, and shares his appreciation and wonder for their interconnectedness.
He has been a huge asset in our program. Having taught for over 20 years, I wish every young person had the chance to be exposed to Mike's thinking and excitement around anything related to science. And best of all, they'll get it"
- Wendy Coleman MEd (Harvard)
Tutoring Subjects
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Qualifications
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Cell Biology
PhD - Clinical Chemistry
BSc - Biochemistry
Diploma - Analytical Chemistry
Publications:
Development and Characterization of Selective FAK Inhibitors and PROTACs with In Vivo Activity. Chembiochem. 2023 Oct 4;24(19)
A multi-purpose, regenerable, proteome-scale, human phosphoserine resource for phosphoproteomics. Nature Methods. 2022 Nov;19(11):1371-1375.
Mutant and Wild-Type Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 Share Enhancing Mechanisms Involving Distinct Tyrosine Kinase Cascades in Cancer. Cancer Discov. 2019 Jun;9(6):756-777.
The intraflagellar transport protein IFT27 promotes BBSome exit from cilia through the GTPase ARL6/BBS3. Dev Cell. 2014 Nov 10;31(3):265-278.
Regulation of microtubule-based transport by MAP4. Mol Biol Cell. 2014 Oct 15;25(20):3119-32.
Tyr-301 phosphorylation inhibits pyruvate dehydrogenase by blocking substrate binding and promotes the Warburg effect. JBC 2014 Sep 19;289(38):26533-26541.
Tyr-94 phosphorylation inhibits pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase 1 and promotes tumor growth. J Biol Chem. 2014 Aug 1;289(31):21413-22.
Tyr phosphorylation of PDP1 toggles recruitment between ACAT1 and SIRT3 to regulate the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. Mol Cell. 2014 Feb 20;53(4):534-48.
Immunoaffinity enrichment and mass spectrometry analysis of protein methylation. MCP 2014 Jan;13(1):372-87.
Alternative RISC assembly: binding and repression of microRNA-mRNA duplexes by human Ago proteins. RNA. 2012 Nov;18(11):2041-55.
Activated inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors are modified by homogeneous Lys-48- and Lys-63-linked ubiquitin chains, but only Lys-48-linked chains are required for degradation. JBC 2011 Jan 14;286(2):1074-82.
The conserved Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins assemble a coat that traffics membrane proteins to cilia. Cell. 2010 Jun 25;141(7):1208-19.
Gas-phase rearrangements do not affect site localization reliability in phosphoproteomics data sets. JPR 2010 Jun 4;9(6):3103-7.
Single copies of Sec61 and TRAP associate with a nontranslating mammalian ribosome. Structure. 2008 Jul;16(7):1126-37.
Mass spectrometric quantitation of C-reactive protein using labeled tryptic peptides. Anal Biochem. 2006 Jul 15;354(2):175-81.
Sensitive capillary chromatography mass spectrometric methods for the determination of salcatonin in human biological matrices. J Chromatogr B 2005 Apr 25;818(2):301-8.
Regulation of cytochrome P450 by posttranslational modification. Drug Metab Rev. 2005;37(2):379-404.
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