Yvonne Mbaki

Contact

• workRoom E158
  Queen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
• work0115 823 0160
• Yvonne.Mbaki@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Yvonne is an Associate Professor of Medical Physiology in the School of Life Sciences, based in the Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. Yvonne gained a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences from University of Bradford and a MSc (Neuroscience) and PhD (Urology Pharmacology) from University College London (UCL).

As a teaching-focussed academic, Yvonne is primarily involved in the teaching of Medical Physiology across the degree programmes of Medicine, Pharmacy and Life Sciences.

Yvonne has membership across various School-, Faculty- and University-wide committees including undergraduate medical admissions, School of Medicine diversity and inclusion medical education committee (DIMEC), pharmacology teaching group and University education and student experience committee (nominated member). Yvonne is currently the Year 1 Lead as well as Senior Tutor for the Early Year's Medicine degree programme.

Externally, Yvonne is a member of the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) working group (representing the medical educators involved in student support special interest group). In 2021, Yvonne was tenured for one year as ASME's honorary secretary and lead for EDI with membership on the board of directors.

Yvonne obtained Senior Fellowship of Advance HE (formerly Higher Education Academy) in 2018. In 2020 and 2023, Yvonne was awarded a team Lord Dearing Award from the University of Nottingham for an outstanding contribution to the enhancement of the student experience. Additionally, in 2023, Yvonne was also awarded an individual Lord Dearing Award. In 2021, Yvonne received an impact award from the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) for the publication "Diversifying the medical curriculum as part of the wider decolonising effort: A proposed framework and self-assessment resource toolbox" which received multiple citations locally, nationally and internationally.

Teaching Summary

Yvonne is currently involved in the leadership and teaching of physiology and pharmacology across multiple modules delivered on the Medicine, Pharmacy and Life Sciences degree programmes.

Yvonne is also co-lead of the Joint Medical Programme with Srinakharinwirot university in Bangkok, Thailand. Additionally, Yvonne leads on the mobility scheme with the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia.

Yvonne also provides pastoral and academic support to early years medical students (and personal tutors) in the role of Senior Tutor.

Research Summary

Yvonne has a track record of education research in the areas of student wellbeing; and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in education.

Recent Publications

• AISIA LEA, ZAINAB HAMMAD, NATASHA NOEL-BARKER, YVONNE MBAKI and DEBORAH MERRICK, 2023. An exploration of ethnic inclusivity within anatomical education. In: Midlands Racial Equality in Medicine Conference, Leicester, UK..
• YVONNE MBAKI, DEBORAH MERRICK and TIMOTHY SIMPSON, 2023. Physician teach thyself: Pedagogy aimed at today's aspiring doctors. In: The Teaching and Learning Challenges of 21st-Century Higher Education: Prioritising Pedagogy Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Newcastle..
• JESSICA HODGSON, JOSEPH MAHON, YVONNE MBAKI and DEBORAH MERRICK, 2023. Using experience from supporting medical students to develop effective near-peer mentoring in Higher Education IMPact - University of Lincoln. 6(2), 1-18
• WILLIAM ATIOMO, YVONNE MBAKI, KARTIKEYA BHARDWAJ and PAMELA HAGAN, 2022. Academic attainment in international medical students might be optimised by educating them about cognitive load theory International Journal of Medical Education. 13, 90-91

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Past Research

Previously, Yvonne's research interests included the pharmacological exploration of the effects of novel compounds on smooth muscle tissue within an isolated organ preparation.

• AISIA LEA, ZAINAB HAMMAD, NATASHA NOEL-BARKER, YVONNE MBAKI and DEBORAH MERRICK, 2023. An exploration of ethnic inclusivity within anatomical education. In: Midlands Racial Equality in Medicine Conference, Leicester, UK..
• YVONNE MBAKI, DEBORAH MERRICK and TIMOTHY SIMPSON, 2023. Physician teach thyself: Pedagogy aimed at today's aspiring doctors. In: The Teaching and Learning Challenges of 21st-Century Higher Education: Prioritising Pedagogy Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Newcastle..
• JESSICA HODGSON, JOSEPH MAHON, YVONNE MBAKI and DEBORAH MERRICK, 2023. Using experience from supporting medical students to develop effective near-peer mentoring in Higher Education IMPact - University of Lincoln. 6(2), 1-18
• WILLIAM ATIOMO, YVONNE MBAKI, KARTIKEYA BHARDWAJ and PAMELA HAGAN, 2022. Academic attainment in international medical students might be optimised by educating them about cognitive load theory International Journal of Medical Education. 13, 90-91
• YIN-YING MAK, BI-JUIN LOONG, PAUL MILLNS, CLAUDIA C. BAUER, ROBIN S. BON, YVONNE MBAKI, FONG-KAI LEE, KUAN-HON LIM, CIN KONG and SUE-MIAN THEN, 2022. Schwarzinicine A inhibits transient receptor potential canonical channels and exhibits overt vasorelaxation effects Phytotherapy Research. 1-12
• MERRICK, DEBORAH, MBAKI, YVONNE, PRATTEN, MARGARET K. and SIMPSON, TIMOTHY G., 2021. Exploring wellbeing in first year medical students amidst a curriculum change BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 21(1), 252
• DEBORAH MERRICK, JESSICA HODGSON, PAMELA HAGAN and YVONNE MBAKI, 2021. Virtual peer mentoring: A partnership between two UK Medical Schools Impact e-Journal. 4(1),
• YVONNE MBAKI, ELI TODOROVA and PAMELA HAGAN, 2021. Diversifying the medical curriculum as part of the wider decolonising effort: A proposed framework and self-assessment resource toolbox The Clinical teacher. 18(5), 459-466
• YVONNE MBAKI, 2021. Leading on diversity and inclusion at ASME The Clinical Teacher. 18(5), 508-510
• MEI-KEE LEE, KUAN-HON LIM, PAUL MILLNS, SURESH KUMAR MOHANKUMAR, SZU-TING NG, CHON-SENG TAN, SUE-MIAN THEN and YVONNE MBAKI, 2018. Bronchodilator effects of Lignosus rhinocerotis extract on rat isolated airways is linked to the blockage of calcium entry Phytomedicine. 42, 172-179
• MEI-KEE LEE, PAUL MILLNS, YVONNE MBAKI, SZU-TING NG, CHON-SENG TAN, KUAN-HON LIM, SUE-MIAN THEN, SURESH KUMAR MOHANKUMAR and KANG-NEE TING, 2018. Data on the Lignosus rhinocerotis water solublesclerotial extract affecting intracellular calciumlevel in rat dorsal root ganglion cells Data in Brief 18. 1322-1326
• EVANGELIA BAKALI, YVONNE MBAKI, DAVID G. LAMBERT, RUTH A. ELLIOTT and ROBERT MASON, 2016. Effects of cannabinoid receptor activation by CP55,940 on normal bladder function and irritation-induced bladder overactivity in non-awake anaesthetised rats Int Urogynecol J. 27, 1393–1400
• LOONG, B.J., TAN, J.H., LIM, K.H., MBAKI, Y. and TING, K.N., 2015. Contractile function of smooth muscle retained after overnight storage Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology. 388(10), 1061-1067
• MBAKI, Y., GARDINER, J., MCMURRAY, G. and RAMAGE, A.G., 2012. 5-HT_2A receptor activation of the external urethral sphincter and 5-HT_2C receptor inhibition of micturition: a study based on pharmacokinetics in the anaesthetized female rat European Journal of Pharmacology. 682(1-3), 142-152
• MASON, R, FENTON, G, SPICER, C and MBAKI, Y, 2012. Involvement of the medial prefrontal cortex in the control of micturition in the anaesthetised and awake rat In: Federation of European Neurosciences, Barcelona, Spain.
• HALLIDAY, D, MBAKI, Y, KNAPP, S, SPICER, C, MARSDEN, C.A, STEVENSON, C.W and MASON, R, 2012. Functional connectivity analysis of in-vivo multi-unit electrode data sets: Spectral tracking for detection of non-stationary features In: Federation of European Neurosciences, Barcelona, Spain.
• MBAKI Y, KNAPP S, SPICER C, MASON R, HALLIDAY DM, 2011. Changes in synchronization between pairs of single neurones in medial prefrontal cortex during micturition in the behaving female rat In: British Neuroscience Association Meeting, Harrogate, UK.
• MBAKI Y, SPICER C, MASON R, 2011. Evidence for involvement of the medial prefrontal cortex in the control of micturition in the anaesthetised and awake female rat In: British Neuroscience Association Meeting, Harrogate, UK.
• MBAKI Y, CHAPMAN V, CONLEY R, MASON R, 2009. Effect of local GABA/glutamate transmission in mPFC on bladder function In: British Neuroscience Association meeting, Liverpool, UK.
• MBAKI Y, CHAPMAN V, CONLEY R, MASON R, 2008. Evidence for the involvement of the medial prefrontal cortex and thalamus in the control of micturition in the female rat In: Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meeting, Washington DC, USA.
• MBAKI, Y. and RAMAGE, A.G., 2008. Investigation of the role of 5-HT₂ receptor subtypes in the control of the bladder and the urethra in the anaesthetized female rat British Journal of Pharmacology. 155(3), 343-356
• MBAKI Y, CHAPMAN V, CONLEY R, MASON R, 2008. Medial prefrontal cortex influences the control of normal and abnormal urinary bladder function in rats In: Physiological Society Meeting, Cambridge, UK.
• MBAKI Y, GARDINER JC, MCMURRAY G, RAMAGE AG, 2006. The effect of 5-HT2C receptor agonist Ro 60-0175 in the control of the urethra and micturition in anaesthetized female rats In: Physiological Society Meeting, London, UK.
• MBAKI Y, GARDINER JC, MCMURRAY G, RAMAGE AG, 2006. The role of 5-HT2A/2C receptors in the control of micturition in the rat In: Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meeting, Atlanta, USA.
• MBAKI Y, WESTBROOK S, RAMAGE A G, 2005. The role of 5-HT2 receptors in the control of the urethra and micturition in anaesthetized female rats In: British Pharmacological Society (BPS) meeting, London, UK.
• MBAKI Y, WESTBROOK S, RAMAGE A G, 2005. Role of 5-HT2C receptors in the control of micturition in anaesthetized female rats In: International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) meeting, San Diego, USA..