Left to Right: Thomas Rowe, Ph.D, Jeffrey Martens, Ph.D., Stephen Baker, Ph.D., and William Kem, Ph.D. Three Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics faculty members were recognized at the University of Florida College of Medicine Faculty Appreciation Reception held Wednesday. Among the honorees was Professor Emeritus Stephen Baker, Ph.D., who was…
The University of Florida Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics is delighted to announce the availability of basic research internships for the summer of 2016 through the new SURF Program. The SURF Program, an acronym for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, is an immersive, 10-week program with mentored independent research, course work,…
Thomas C. Rowe, Ph.D., is the next associate dean for graduate education and director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences, UF College of Medicine Dean Dr. Michael Good announced Thursday. “As the administrative head of the interdisciplinary program, Dr. Rowe will chair the program’s advisory board and provide leadership…
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Professor Lee Sweeney, Ph.D., has been awarded a grant through the Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Center. Dr. Sweeney’s project is focused on understanding the pathways and cell types that contribute to inflammation, fibrosis, and fatty deposition, but now will utilize an exciting new mouse model…
Department Pharmacology and Therapeutics Professor Nihal Tümer, Ph.D., was awarded the Alberto Ferrari Poster Prize for a poster presentation she presented earlier this year. The poster presentation, titled “High fat plus dietary fructose is not more deleterious than a high fat diet on cardiovascular health,” was presented at the 25th…
Gonzalo Torres, Ph.D., joined the Department of Pharmacology on July 1. Dr. Torres received his Ph.D. in Physiology & Pharmacology from Saint Louis University, and comes to UF from the University of Pittsburg, where he was an Associate Professor. Dr. Torres’ research focuses on the regulation of dopamine homeostasis,…
Dr. Steven Munger is on Reddit.com answering the publics’ questions about Smell and Taste. Check out the link to see what was asked and answered. Smell & Taste…
The Department of Pharmacology is honored to welcome Dr. H. Lee Sweeney to the faculty. Dr. Sweeney will join the department as The Thomas H. Maren, M.D., Eminent Scholar Chair. Dr. Sweeney’s world-renowned research on neuromuscular diseases has led to the development of the first drug approved in Europe…
Thomas G. Biel successfully defended his dissertation entitled, “Mitofusin 2 Mediates Sirtuin 1 Induced Autophagy to Suppress Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injuty”. Best of luck to Dr. Biel on his future endeavors.
Dhivya Sudhan successfully defended her doctoral dissertation entitled, “Cathepsin L Targeting in Metastatic Disease.” Best of luck to Dr. Sudhan on her future endeavors.
