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Please join us for a research seminar on February 9th

Please join us for Michael Tadross’s research seminar titled “DART: A New Way to Study Brain Dynamics, Drugs, and Diseases” on Wednesday, February 9th at 11am. Tadross works in the Department of Biomedical Engineering & Neurobiology at Duke University developing “techniques to rapidly deliver drugs to genetically defined subsets of…

Award Alert: Erica Levitt awarded a Neuropharmacology Early Career Award

Please join me in congratulating Erica Levitt who was awarded a Neuropharmacology Early Career Award from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).   https://www.aspet.org/aspet/meetings-awards/aspet-awards/aspet-scientific-achievement-awards/aspet-award-winners/2022-award-winners/   Way to Go Erica!!…

Publication Alert: Guryanova Lab

A research paper “DNMT3A harboring leukemia-associated mutations directs sensitivity to DNA damage at replication forks” from our department was published in the scientific journal Clinical Cancer Research. The study, spearheaded by Kartika Venugopal, a PhD student in the Guryanova lab, paves the way to a new personalized…

2021 Fall Department Defenses

This fall semester, our department was extremely proud to host one defense: Sandy Saunders We are so proud of all our graduating students! Check out more about their defenses below final defense Sandy Saunders…

Please Join Us for a Research Seminar on November 10 at 11am

Please join us on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 11:00am for the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Research Seminar. Gretchen Meyer, Ph.D. will be presenting, “Fat-muscle signaling: the good, the bad, and the beige.” Meyer is an assistant professor of Physical Therapy, Neurology, Biomedical Engineering and Orthopedic Surgery at Washington…

Please Join Us for the Dissertation Defense of Sandy Saunders

Please Join Us for the Dissertation Defense of Sandy Saunders on October 27 at 1:00pm, titled “The Role of Dorsolateral Pontine Respiratory Neurons in Fentanyl Overdose.” Saunders works in Dr. Levitt’s lab and is a PhD candidate. This will be her final defense. The presentation will be held in ARB…