I am a molecular physiologist, medical educator, researcher, and author with a passion for understanding how the human body works and making that knowledge accessible beyond traditional academic spaces.
My academic journey began in physiology and evolved towards molecular physiology, where my research explores the relationship between genetic variation, inflammatory signalling, host defence, and human physiology. Alongside research, education has remained an important part of my professional journey, allowing me to work with students and translate complex scientific concepts into meaningful learning experiences.
About Aliya Maqsood
About
About Aliya Maqsood
Over time, I realised that the same principle that guides good teaching also applies far beyond the classroom: science becomes powerful when people can understand it, relate to it, and feel confident enough to ask questions about it.
That belief eventually became the foundation of OGPhysiologist.
Why
Why OGPhysiologist?
Every question deserves an answer, and every answer should inspire curiosity.
OGPhysiologist grew from my desire to create a space where physiology is not limited to textbooks, laboratories, or academic journals.
It is a space for curiosity.
A place where scientific evidence can meet everyday questions, where complex physiology can be explained meaningfully, and where people of different ages and backgrounds can engage with science without feeling that it is beyond them.
For me, physiology is not simply an academic discipline. It is the science of us—how we function, adapt, respond, grow, and experience the world around us.
And that makes it worth understanding.
And that makes it worth understanding.
Journey
My Journey
My background spans physiology, molecular research, and medical education, bringing together scientific investigation with a strong interest in how science is taught, understood, and communicated.
I hold an MPhil in Molecular Physiology and an MSc in Medical Education, and my doctoral research in Molecular Physiology investigates genetic variation and inflammatory signalling in chronic inflammatory disease.
My work in higher education has allowed me to teach physiology and health sciences across different levels, while my involvement in scientific societies, conferences, research, and public engagement continues to shape how I think about the relationship between science and society.
Alongside academia, becoming an author has opened another way of communicating science—particularly with children and families. It reinforced something I have always believed:
Curiosity does not begin in a laboratory. It begins with a question.
Philosophy
My Philosophy
I believe scientific knowledge should be accurate without being inaccessible, evidence-based without being intimidating, and educational without losing the curiosity that makes people want to learn in the first place.
Whether I am working with a scientific question, a university student, a child asking “Why?”, or a wider public audience, the principle remains the same:
Make science understandable. Keep curiosity alive.
OGPhysiologist — Where curiosity meets science.