Congratulations to Scott Yeudall- Dissertation Defense!
5/13/2022
Scott Yeudall (Pharmacology Graduate and MSTP Student in Dr. Norbert Leitinger's Lab), will be presenting his Dissertation Defense on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. He will be talking about, “Regulation of…
Congratulations, Luke Vass: Best Basic Science Research Podium Presentation
4/29/2022
The Pharmacology Department would like to send out a huge congrats to Luke Vass (Experimental Pathology PhD (MCBD) student in Dr. Kester’s lab) for being the winner of the prize…
Congratulations to Mitchell Granade- Dissertation Defense!
4/25/2022
Mitchell Granade(Pharmacology Graduate Student in Dr. Thurl's Harris's Lab), will be presenting his Dissertation Defense on Thursday, May 05, 2022. He will be talking about, "Adenosine Regulation of Adipose Tissue…
Kudos to the Abbott Lab- Identifying the Body’s Natural Alarm for Blood Loss
3/28/2022
The Abbott lab in the UVA's Department of Pharmacology have recently published an article in Cell Reports describing cells in the brain that protect the body against blood loss. Check…
UVA’s Drug Hunters—Early Phases of Drug Discovery
3/14/2022
Elizabeth R. Sharlow, Professor of Research, Pharmacology in University of Virginia's School of Medicine discusses UVA's Fiske Drug Discovery Laboratory where impactful pharmacological research occurs every day. UVA graduate and undergraduate students are learning…
2/21/2022
KeViRx is an early stage drug discovery company spun out of the UVA Department of Pharmacology by Elizabeth Sharlow and John Lazo and located in Charlottesville. Recently, KeViRx, Inc was…
Guillermo Solorzano, MD: Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
2/8/2022
The Pharmacology department sends huge kudos out to Dr. Guillerm Solorzano. Dr. Solorzano is a former undergraduate student in Pharmacology, and Lab Tech in Doug Bayliss's Lab . Currently, Dr.…
Congrats to Alexandra Kadl & Jeff Sturek: Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research!
2/8/2022
The Pharmacology department would like to send kudos to Alexandra Kadl, PhD (Professor of Medicine and joint appointee in Pharmacology) & Jeff Sturek (Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology Student…
Congratulations to Carl Creutz, PhD- 2021 Kadner Award Recipient!
2/7/2022
The Pharmacology Department sends kudos to Dr. Carl Creutz, Professor of Pharmacology, for being the recipient the 2021 Robert J. Kadner Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching. This award is presented…
Fundamental science can find real world application in unexpected – and important – ways.
10/29/2021
Dr. Dorian Rosen (Pharmacology PhD, 2019), while working in the Alban Gaultier lab, showed that a common SSRI antidepressant, fluvoxamine, can also engage the sigma-1 receptor to dampen cytokine-mediate inflammatory…
