Welcome to the Pharmacology Department!

Our Graduate program is dedicated to the training of outstanding scientists in the pharmacological sciences.

Our faculty participate fully on all levels with a great diversity of research areas available.

We lead in education and research, and consistently rank in the top tier in NIH funding and for Best Global Universities in Pharmacology.

Carolina has ranked as a top college value in public education 16 times!

Featured News

Dr. Sarah Cooper Patterson with mentor Dr. Adam Palmer after her PhD defense.

Congratulations to our new PhD, Sarah Cooper Patterson!

Posted 2 days ago

Dr. Patterson successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Understand and Optimizing Chemotherapy Combinations,” under the guidance of Dr. Adam Palmer, on May 31.

Miao Named Editor-in-Chief of Nature Journal

Posted 1 week ago

Congratulations to Yinglong Miao, PhD, who has been named editor-in-chief of npj Drug Discovery, part of the Nature portfolio of journals. The journal published a Q&A with Dr. Miao about his research and vision for the journal.

Nicholas Brown awarded Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine

Posted 1 week ago

Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships in Academic Medicine are given to talented junior faculty across all disciplines in the School of Medicine. Congratulations on your award!