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Department of Pharmacology

Pharmacology is a broad and integrative discipline that focuses on the interaction of living cells with the regulatory molecules in their environment. It is a diverse science that proves basic mechanisms of molecular and cellular function with the knowledge that unraveling these mechanisms will lead to new therapeutic approaches to a variety of diseases. The Department of Pharmacology has a unique role within the basic biomedical sciences: to conduct investigations into the fundamental principles of cell function and translate these findings to clinical applications.

Our faculty offer a variety of exciting research opportunities in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, including the following Research Interests:

  • Animal Models of Substance Use Disorder/Addiction
  • Cardiovascular/Respiratory Biology
  • Cellular Physiology
  • Chemical Biology
  • Inflammation
  • Metabolism
  • Neuroscience

 

Thurl Harris in his lab

Congratulations to Thurl Harris on Grant Award!

Thurl Harris, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, was awarded a $2.3 million NIH grant for a project titled “Adenosine Receptors and Metabolic Homeostasis.”

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BIMS Lab Coat Ceremony: Welcome to Pharmacology!

The School of Medicine celebrated our first-year BIMS students at the UVA Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) Lab Coat Ceremony on March 29. This event marks the transition to the next phase of their graduate careers when students embark upon their mentored research projects.

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Congratulations Katie Pavelec: Dissertation Defense!!!

The Pharmacology Department would like to send out a huge congrats to Caitlin Pavelec for presenting her Dissertation Defense on Monday, April 22nd, 2024. Her talk was titled: "Pannexin 1 Channels Control Cardiomyocyte Metabolism and Neutrophil Recruitment During Non-Ischemic Heart Failure"

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Congratulations Caitlin Pavelec: Dissertation Defense!!!

The Pharmacology Department would like to send out a huge congrats to Caitlin Pavelec (Pharmacology Graduate Student in the lab of Norbert Leitinger) for presenting her Dissertation Defense on Monday,…

Congratulations to Thurl Harris on Grant Award!

Thurl Harris, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmocology and Department of Medicine Division of Endrocinology and Metabolism, was awarded a $2.3 million NIH grant for a project…

BIMS Lab Coat Ceremony: Welcome to Pharmacology!

The School of Medicine celebrated our first-year BIMS students at the UVA Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) Lab Coat Ceremony on March 29. This event marks the transition to the…

2024 Joseph Larner Memorial Lecture in Pharmacology

On Friday, March 22, the Pharmacology Department hosted Dr. Ronald Evans as the speaker for the annual Joseph Larner Memorial Lecture in Pharmacology. His talk was titled: Nuclear Receptors: Overcoming…

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"Biochemical Computation in Motivational Systems" By Stephen Zhang

[Pinn Hall 5023] Dr. Zhang studies how the motivation to mate is represented in the brain and used to guide behaviors. Compared to other basic motivations such as hunger and…
Apr
25

Pharmacology Seminar by Dr. Heather Ferris

[Pinn Hall 5023] Pharmacology Seminar by Dr. Heather Ferris
Sep
26

Pharmacology Seminar by Dr. Brant Isakson

[Pinn Hall 5023] Pharmacology Seminar by Dr. Brant Isakson
Oct
10

Pharmacology Seminar by Dr. Robert Froemke

[Pinn Hall 5023]
Oct
24

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