Pharmacology Graduate Adishesh Narahari Publishes Paper on Surgeon Funding Issues
7/14/2023
Surgeons who also conduct important biomedical research are struggling to obtain research funding, and that “broken pipeline” could spell extinction for surgeon-scientists and slow innovations for patients if something isn’t…
Article on Seizures and Microglia by Synphane Gibbs-Shelton Featured in The Conversation
7/13/2023
Pharmacology PhD candidate Synphane Gibbs-Shelton wrote an article on how "Immune cells in the brain may reduce damage during seizures and promote recovery, according to study in mice" that was…
Blair Towers Receives American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Travel Award
7/12/2023
Pharmacology Medical Sciences Training Program student Blair Towers received an American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Travel Award for their 2023 annual conference in Tampa this December. Blair was selected as one…
Pharmacology Professor Investigates Aging
7/6/2023
Seen in the Medicine in Motion newsletter on July 6th, 2023: Irina Bochkis, PhD, an associate professor of pharmacology, is studying the process of aging by looking at removing the…
Congratulations to Associate Professor Irina Bochkis!
6/26/2023
Congratulations to Pharmacology's Dr. Irina M. Bochkis, who was just elevated from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Pharmacology this June of 2023. Dr. Bochkis received her PhD from the…
Pharmacology Graduate Students Awarded Wagner Fellowship
6/26/2023
Pharmacology's own Synphane Gibbs-Shelton and Daniel Lank were both recently awarded with the prestigious Wagner Fellowship. Dr. Wagner served as Professor and Chair of Microbiology from 1967-1994 and contributed in…
Mark Kester Symposium Will Honor His Legacy as Researcher and National Expert
6/8/2023
The UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center is hosting a symposium on June 27, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Pinn Hall Conference Center Auditorium honoring the life and accomplishments…
Congratulations Bimal Desai On Receiving Shannon Mid-Career Fellowship!
5/26/2023
Congratulations to Pharmacology's Dr. Bimal Desai on receiving the Shannon Center Mid-Career Fellowship from the University of Virginia! A new University of Virginia program announced this week has awarded 15…
Congratulations Graduates, Class of 2023!!!
5/24/2023
Congratulations to all of the 2023 Graduates! Pharmacology wishes you the very best on your continuing journey.
Congratulations Jessica Hatter: Dissertation Defense!!!
5/24/2023
The Pharmacology Department would like to send out a huge congrats to Jessica Hatter (Pharmacology Graduate Student in the lab of Michael Scott) for presenting her Dissertation Defense on Tuesday,…