Pharmacology held an Innovations in Biological Computation Symposium October 16, 2013. Co-sponsored by the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.

  Ken McCarthy and Angelique Whitehurst at her goodbye luncheon The department said farewell to Angelique Whitehurst and her Lab with a luncheon August 1, 2013. Angelique and her entire lab are moving to UT Southwestern to pursue their research careers there. Angelique joined the Pharmacology department in 2009. Her research has been in the … Read more

The Department of Pharmacology held its annual all day research retreat with guest speakers, poster presentations and a social mixer on March 26, 2013 at the Friday Center. The research retreat brought the department’s faculty, postdocs, research faculty and staff, and graduate students together to share new projects and ideas in a social environment. Three … Read more

Pharmacology held an Alumni Career Symposium May 16, 2013

The Pharmacology Department sponsored a military family through the Family Operation Homefront Program for the holidays. The family we sponsored was the Rogers family from Fayetteville, NC, a family of four with two young boys: Collin who is 8 years old, and Grant who is 12 years old. The Rogers family was very grateful for … Read more

Halloween Candy Jar Contest held to benefit the Carolina Cares, Carolina Shares Campaign. Congratulations to Orrin Stone, who won the contest!

The department of Pharmacology helds its annual spring get together for the new BBSP students in the atrium of the Genetic Medicine Bldg. Some mighty tasty BBQ was enjoyed by all.

Dr. Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D., 1993 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, gives the Luminary Scientist Distinguished Lecture Seminar.

Dr. Susan B. Horwitz, Rose Falkenstein Professor of Cancer Research and co-Chair of Molecular Pharmacology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, gave the 19th Annual Avery Steelman Lecture March 20, 2012. The title of her seminar talk was “Taxol, Tubulin and Tumors.” Dr. Horwitz was presented with a plaque to commemorate her lectureship. “Dr. Horwitz … Read more

The Pharmacology Department decided to spread some cheer by sponsoring a family for the holidays through the Orange County Social Services’ “Share Your Holiday” Sponsorship Program. Department members donated money to buy toys, clothes and other gifts for the family of 5, which consisted of a mother and 4 children. $150-$200 was raised for each … Read more