Mark Beenhakker – 2015 Peter C. Isakson Mentoring Award Recipient
10/10/2015
Congratulations to Mark Beenhakker, who received the 2015 Peter C. Isakson Mentoring Award at the Pharmacology Department retreat earlier this week! The Peter C. Isakson Mentoring Award recognizes junior faculty…
10/9/2015
Congratulations to Kelley McQueeney (Lazo lab) and Yingtang Shi (Bayliss Lab), winners of the 2015 Haynes Award! The Haynes Award recognizes the best presentations by Predoctoral and Postdoctoral trainees at our…
Garrett Mullins Wins the 2014 Rall Award
10/8/2015
Congratulations to Garrett Mullins, recipient of the 2014 Rall Award for the best paper by a Pharmacology Student published in the calendar year. Garrett received the award at our 2015 Pharmacology…
Former PSTG Trainee Kendra Simpson Serving as a STEM Mentor to Underrepresented Youth
9/29/2015
Alumni often choose interesting career paths and Kendra Simpson, Ph.D. (Pathology, 2012) is doing just that! Dr. Simpson, who was supported by the Pharmacological Sciences Training Grant during her enrollment…
Samantha Adamson on the Cover of Molecular Metabolism
9/23/2015
Pharmacology alumna Samantha Adamson (Ph.D., August 2015) made the cover of Molecular Metabolism in Vol 4 No. 9 September 2015 with her paper, Pannexin 1 is required for full activation…
9/17/2015
Chemical & Engineering News quoted Beth Sharlow in the article Plant Used In Traditional Mayan Medicine Holds Potential Leishmaniasis Treatment. This article on drug discovery looks at researchers who synthesize…
Doug Bayliss Honored as Distinguished Scientist
8/17/2015
Congratulations to Douglas Bayliss, Joseph & Frances Larner Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Professor of Anesthesiology, who was selected to receive the University's 2015 Distinguished Scientist…
8/11/2015
Thurl Harris was recently appointed as the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) for Pharmacology; his appointment is effective immediately. He replaces Paula Barrett, who has served the faculty, students, and…
8/7/2015
Congratulations to our students earning the PhD in August 2015! Samantha Adamson (Leitinger Lab) returns to Medical School at UVa in the fall to complete the M.D. portion of the…
Morris Birnbaum to Give Inaugural Joseph Larner Memorial Lecture in Pharmacology
7/8/2015
Save the date! Our first annual Joseph Larner Memorial Lecture in Pharmacology will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. We are pleased to announce that Morris J. Birnbaum, M.D.,…
