Pharmacology
The Ph.D. program in Pharmacology is designed to provide students with training in the Pharmacological Sciences and thus prepare them for a career in modern biomedical research. Through a combination of laboratory research and didactic coursework, our program prepares students to shape the future and leave a mark on the world by pioneering the development of exciting and powerful new treatments, cures, and therapies while expanding our knowledge of human disease.
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Program Faculty
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Barrett, Paula Q.
Regulation of low-voltage activated T-type Ca2+ channel activity by kinases and heterotrimeric G-proteins and their roles in physiological responses.
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Bayliss, Douglas A.
Mechanisms of neuromodulation in central neurons
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Beenhakker, Mark P.
Circuit mechanisms of sleep and epilepsy
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Bland, Michelle
Molecular mechanisms linking inflammation and insulin signaling to control cell growth and metabolism
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Bochkis, Irina
Epigenetic and genetic mechanisms underlying metabolic disease
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Brautigan, David L.
Protein Phosphorylation in Cell Signaling
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Bushweller, John H.
Drug Development Targeting Transcription Drivers in Cancer; Structure/Function Studies of Transcription Factor Drivers in Cancer; Structural Studies of Membrane Proteins
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Christ, George
Functional Genomics
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Columbus, Linda
Biophysical Chemistry: Membrane protein structure, function, and dynamics
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Creutz, Carl E.
Calcium-dependent, membrane-binding proteins and mechanisms of exocytosis
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Criss, Alison K.
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of Neisserial pathogenesis
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Desai, Bimal N.
Ion channels and Ca2+-signaling in inflammation, immunity and tissue homeostasis
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Gaultier, Alban
Exploring new therapeutics avenues to treat Multiple Sclerosis.
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Goldfarb, Adam N.
Hematopathology and Understanding the Molecular Basis of Hematopoiesis and Leukemogenesis
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Harris, Thurl E
Molecular mechanisms controlling insulin signaling and fat synthesis.
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Hsu, Ku-Lung
Chemical Biology, Lipid Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Mass Spectrometry
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Isakson, Brant
Translating our discoveries in the microcirculation to tangible benefits in patients.
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Janes, Kevin A.
Systems-biology approaches to cancer biology and virology.
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Kadl, Alexandra
Lung injury and repair, sepsis
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Kelly, Kimberly
Advancement in the design of imaging agents; molecular imaging and radiological sciences.
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Kester, Mark
Nanotechnologies for targeted drug delivery
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Kinsey, Gilbert
Acute Kidney Injury, Regulatory T Cells, Innate Immune Response
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Landen, Charles
Mechanisms of Chemotherapy Resistance in Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Malignancies
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Lazo, John S.
The mechanism of action of small molecules and the fundamental biological role of protein tyrosine phosphatases
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Leitinger, Norbert
Role of lipid oxidation products in inflammation and vascular immunology in atherosclerosis and diabetes
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Loughran, Jr., Thomas P
Hematologic malignancies; bone marrow disorders; leukemia; large granular lymphocyte (LGL)
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Lynch, Kevin R.
Chemical biology of sphingosine 1-phosphate
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McNamara, Coleen A.
Atherosclerosis, Obesity, Diabetes
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Nakamoto, Robert K.
Structure-Function of Active Transporters
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Peirce-Cottler, Shayn M.
Tissue Engineering and Regeneration, Computational Systems Biology, Vascular Growth and Remodeling, Stem Cell Therapies
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Perez-Reyes, Edward
Exploring epilepsy circuits then preventing seizures using AAV-based gene therapies.
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Ravichandran, Kodi S.
Apoptotic cell clearance mechanisms in health and disease
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Saucerman, Jeffrey J.
Roles of complex signaling networks involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function and disease
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Schulman, Ira G.
Regulation of transcription by nuclear hormone receptors, transcriptional control of metabolism, atherosclerosis, Small molecule approaches to drug discovery
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Scott, Michael M.
Investigation of the neuronal circuits and epigenetic modifications involved in the control of food intake, impulsivity and novelty seeking behavior
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Sonkusare, Swapnil
Microcirculation, vascular ion channels, calcium signaling mechanisms, endothelial cells, hypertension
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Yan, Zhen
Molecular and Signaling Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity
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Zhu, J. Julius
Neural Circuits in Healthy and Diseased Brains
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Zong, Hui
Early detection, cancer prevention, and tumor microenvironment