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…
Congratulations to Antoinette Reid on the Completion of Her MBA!!!
5/24/2023
Please join us in congratulating Antoinette Reid, who successfully complete her Master of Business Administration (MBA) this spring 2023 from Liberty University in Lynchburg VA. Commencement exercises took place last…
Mark Kester’s Legacy Lives on as UVA-Born Company Announces a New Charlottesville Plant
5/5/2023
On Thursday afternoon, Payam Pourtaheri and Ameer Shakeel – with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin in attendance – announced plans to build a pilot fermentation plant in a building near AgroSpheres's…
Dr. Ukpong B. Eyo and Dr. Edward Perez-Reyes discover new insights into seizures
5/4/2023
New School of Medicine findings about how the brain responds to seizures could facilitate the development of much-needed treatments for the third of patients who don’t respond to existing options. The research,…
Dr. Brant Isakson named recipient of the 2024 Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship award.
5/3/2023
Dr. Brant Isakson of the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics has been named the recipient of the 2024 Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship award. The Robert M. Berne…
Congratulations Andy Heindel: Dissertation Defense!!!
4/28/2023
The Pharmacology Department would like to send out a huge congrats to Andrew Heindel (Pharmacology Graduate Student in the lab of Ken Hsu) for presenting his Dissertation Defense on Friday,…
Congratulations Merci Best: Dissertation Defense!!!
4/21/2023
The Pharmacology Department would like to send out a huge congrats to Merci Best (Pharmacology Graduate Student in the lab of George Bloom) for presenting her Dissertation Defense on Friday,…
Congratulations Anders Nelson: Dissertation Defense!!!
4/21/2023
The Pharmacology Department would like to send out a huge congrats to Anders Nelson (Pharmacology Graduate Student in the lab of Jeffrey Saucerman) for presenting his Dissertation Defense on Friday,…
Nominations for UVA SOM Woman of the Month
4/19/2023
The UVA Committee on Women in Medicine and Science (COWIMS) Woman of the Month feature is a once monthly series designed to highlight a UVA School of Medicine woman faculty…
4/13/2023
Rodney L. Biltonen, PhD, professor emeritus in the School of Medicine’s Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, passed away on March 29, 2023, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. According…
