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,…
An article co-authored by UF Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Professor Roger Papke, Ph.D., was published in the newest edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Papke collaborated on the article, “Critical molecular determinants of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor allosteric activation: separation of direct allosteric…
An article co-authored by UF Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Professor Roger Papke, Ph.D., was published in the newest edition of the Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy. Papke wrote the article, “Betel, the Orphan Addiction,” with Dr. Melissa Little from the University of Tennessee Health…
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Professor Brian K. Law had a review published in the current issue of Molecular Pharmacology. The review highlights the recent successes of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase (CDK) inhibitors in the clinic against breast cancer and suggests new routes to novel, non-ATP competitive CDK inhibitors using structure-based…
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,…
