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Meagan Horan

Research Seminar 12/5/2024

The Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series is pleased to have Dr. Yujuan Su on December 5, 2024 to speak on the “Investigating Neuromodulation of Interoception to Control Organ Perception of the Environment.”…

Research Seminar 12/3/2024

The Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series is pleased to have Dr. David Hughes on December 3, 2024 to speak on the “Identifying novel ubiquitin ligases in skeletal muscle health and plasticity.”…

Research Seminar 11/21/2024

The Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series is pleased to have Dr. Samuel Taylor on November 21, 2024 to speak on the “Repurpose, Reposition, and Repeat: Novel pharmacological approaches to reshape cellular responses in hematopoiesis.”…

Research Seminar 11/7/2024

The Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series is pleased to have Dr. Andrew Huber on November 7th, 2024 to speak on the “Modulating promiscuous protein ligand systems to combat drug resistance and toxicity.”…

Research Seminar 11/4/2024

The Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar Series is pleased to have Dr. Andreas Patsalos on November 4th, 2024 to speak on the “High-dimensional biology of regenerative inflammation.”…

The Law Lab: Learn about Drs. Brian and Mary Law and their research

Drs. Brian and Mary Law and their associates focus on the identification of new breast cancer therapeutics. The lab’s primary objective is to develop innovative breast cancer therapies. Breast cancer remains a leading cause of mortality, despite the presence of various drugs on the market. Dr. Law spoke…

The Urs Lab: Learn about Dr. Nikhil Urs and his research

Dr. Nikhil Urs and his students’ research focus on dopamine neural transmission in the brain. This involves understanding the factors that activate dopamine release, the subsequent effects on brain activity, and how these mechanisms contribute to changes in behavior, learning and cognition. Normally when you think of dopamine,…

Meet Our Chair, Dr. Dan Wesson

The Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Dr. Dan Wesson, currently studies the neural processing of sensory information in the context of behavior. What does this mean? It means he studies how the brain receives, interprets and transmits information that leads to how we act based…

The Kopinke Lab: Learn about Dr. Daniel Kopinke and his research

Dr. Daniel Kopinke, an Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Therapeutics and his students study stem cells and their roles in repairing damaged tissues. While the term ‘stem cell’ might not be unfamiliar to you, it’s important to start with some basics. A stem cell is a type of…

New Publication Alert

Dr. Roger Papke has two new publications out. Please click below to read: Stereoisomers of Chiral Methyl-Substituted Symmetric and Asymmetric Aryl Piperazinium Compounds Exhibit Distinct Selectivity for a9 and a7  Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. The Functional Topology of Phenylpiperazinium Agonists and Antagonists on…