“Coordination of Rho GTPase activities during cell protrusion.” Nature, 461: 99-103, 2009/

Pharmacology Ranks #1 in NIH Extramural Funding! Each year the NIH ranks medical school departments for their extramural funding. The Department of Pharmacology at UNC-Chapel Hill ranked #1 of 100 pharmacology departments in the United States for fiscal year 2005; the latest year available for rankings. The #1 ranking is a direct result of our … Read more

Graduation ceremonies were held May 9 and May 10. The Ph.D. hooding ceremony was held at 10 am in the Smith Center on Saturday, May 9, and the University commencement ceremony was held at 9:30 am on Sunday, May 10, in Kenan Stadium. Photo below:  Ingrid Fricks receives her doctoral hood at the hooding ceremony … Read more

Left to right: Ingrid Fricks, Lisa Stalheim Crose, Katie Kelm, Elizabeth Sweger and Nina DiPrimio.  Pharmacology graduated six PhD students this spring! Congratulations to the Graduates! They are: Ingrid Fricks (Harden Lab) Lisa Stalheim Crose (Johnson Lab) Katie Kelm (Breese Lab) Elizabeth Sweger (McCarthy Lab) Nina DiPrimio (Samulski Lab) Sabrice Guerriere (Polleux Lab) Sabrice Guerriere, … Read more

Dr. Zefeng Wang wins award to improve basic understanding of cancer biology

Dr. Roth interviewed about research on Salvia and possible health benefits for Alzheimer’s disease and other mental disorders, and the difficulties that may ensue for researchers should Salvia be classified a Schedule I drug.

  Eric Zimmerman, recipient of Thomas Collum Butler Award 2008 The winner of the Thomas Collum Butler Award 2008 is Eric Zimmerman, a member of the Graves Lab. The award was announced Jan. 27 at the department “Welcome to our New Building Party,” held in our new 4th floor atrium. Eric received a check for … Read more

  Atrium of the new Genetic Medicine Building. Pharmacology is housed on the 4th floor. We’re finally made our move long awaited move to the 4th floor of the new Genetic Medicine Building, a state of the art research facility designed to facilitate interdisciplinary research. Though it took most of December 2008 to move and … Read more

The administrative staff toured the new Genetic Medicine Building prior to moving in the first week of December. Offices are beginning to pack up boxes and get rid of old papers and items that will not be used in the new building. There’s been lots of scanning going on as we digitalize old copies. While … Read more

Dr. Samulski wins $5 million grant to establish a national center for canine models of muscular dystrophy.