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Mike
Experimental Medicine PhD
$96/hr
IGCSE, A-Level & Undergraduate Science Tutor | PhD Scientist | Former Harvard Medical School Researcher
Mike5.0602 classes
McGill - Experimental Medicine - PhD
IGCSE, A-Level & Undergraduate Science Tutor | PhD Scientist | Former Harvard Medical School Researcher
| Recent Students: 43 |
| Total Hours: 566 |
| Last Online: |
| All-time Students: 77 |
| Total Classes: 602 |
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| Recent Students: 43 | Total Hours: 566 | Last Online: |
| All-time Students: 77 | Total Classes: 602 | Signed Up: |
About Me
I help GCSE/IGCSE, A-Level and undergraduate science students develop strong conceptual understanding, analytical thinking and effective exam technique.
My sessions are structured around the student's current level, goals and areas of difficulty. Depending on their needs, we may work through difficult concepts, identify gaps in understanding, practise exam questions, or develop the precision needed to gain marks consistently.
For examination preparation, I place particular emphasis on understanding what questions are actually asking and how knowledge needs to be communicated. Students learn to:
* interpret command words precisely
* use appropriate scientific terminology
* understand how mark schemes award marks
* avoid common grade-limiting mistakes
* structure extended responses clearly
* connect concepts across topics rather than memorizing isolated facts
* apply their knowledge to unfamiliar problems
I place strong emphasis on building confidence through understanding. Many students find science difficult because the material initially feels disconnected or overwhelming. My aim is to make difficult ideas logical, coherent and manageable.
My teaching is informed by more than 15 years of biomedical research and biotechnology experience, including five years at Harvard Medical School and more than a decade working in cancer drug discovery and target discovery. I have contributed to research published in leading scientific journals and to therapeutic programmes now under clinical investigation.
Alongside school-level science, I support undergraduate students in biochemistry, biomedical sciences, chemistry and related life sciences, including laboratory report analysis and scientific writing.
For students who work with me over a longer period, my goal extends beyond individual examinations. I want them to become increasingly confident, independent scientific thinkers who can understand new material, solve unfamiliar problems and communicate their reasoning clearly.
If you are looking for rigorous, methodical and supportive science tuition grounded in real scientific experience, I would be pleased to help.
Tutor Experience
Over the past three years, I have taught IGCSE/GCSE Chemistry, Biology and Physics to Year 10 and Year 11 students, alongside A-Level Chemistry and undergraduate science tutoring.
I currently combine classroom teaching (6 hours per week) with online tutoring, supporting students across different learning environments and academic stages.
Through Spires, I have delivered **587 science classes totalling 551 hours**, working with students ranging from those rebuilding core understanding to high-achieving learners targeting top grades and competitive university pathways.
My teaching combines conceptual understanding with effective exam technique. I help students understand the science behind what they are learning, apply it to unfamiliar problems, and communicate their answers with the precision required by examination mark schemes.
Rather than relying on memorization alone, I aim to help students develop the analytical skills and confidence to approach science independently.
Topic Expertise
* IGCSE / GCSE Chemistry
* IGCSE / GCSE Biology
* IGCSE / GCSE Physics
* A-Level Chemistry
* Undergraduate Chemistry
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Sciences
* Exam Technique & Scientific Reasoning
* Scientific Writing & Lab Reports
* STEM Academic Mentoring
Client Reviews
Great session
Cecily - Chemistry
he is a good teacher
Daniel - Chemistry
Clear, concise, and helpful!
Charles - Chemistry
he teaches well
Daniel - Chemistry
fun
Lily - Maths
Great exept for a few gliches in the vidio but that doesent matter
Lily - Maths
Mike is an excellent tutor and really knows his stuff. I would recommend.
June - Chemistry
I found it really helpful and I found a lot of concepts to be cleared up.
Natasha - Chemistry
Mike is brilliant and connects compassionately and competently with our 16yo son. A definite favorite teacher!
Lori - Chemistry
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
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
Background Checks
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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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