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…
6/22/2023
The Pharmacology Department would like to send kudos to Synphane Gibbs-Shelton, Pharmacology Graduate Student in Ukpong Eyo's Lab, for making headlines as one of two PhD students at the University…
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,…
Dr. Irina Bochkis Contributes to Research on Increasing Healthspan
5/24/2023
Pharmacology's Dr. Irina Bochkis’ research observes that the nuclear membranes that house our cells’ DNA get crinkly over time, which may be a reason for declines in functioning. Aging goes…
