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Dr. Subramanian RO1 grant
KU Pharmacology & Toxicology seeks applicants for Mossberg Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
invited for appointment as a tenured, Distinguished Professor at the Full Professor level in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, School of Pharmacy at the University of Kansas. ...
Dr. Zhao appointed to NIH study section
(PhD) has been appointed a standing member of the NIH's Neural Oxidative Metabolism, Mitochondria, and Cell Death (NOMD) study section, with a four-year term from 2023 to 2027. The NOMD study section reviews applications studying the molecular mechanisms of neuronal cell death involving aging, neurodegenerative diseases, and mitochondrial biology of...
Pharmacy Researcher Develops Intervention For Metabolic Diseases Like Diabetes, Stroke, and Heart Disease
with the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy has filed an invention disclosure, part of a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for a treatment that could apply to heart disease, stroke and a host of other human diseases related to metabolism. ...
Yueming Li presented a Scientific seminar recently
Ph.D., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York, New York, presented a Scientific Seminar in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology on April 11. The presentation was titled “Modulation of γ-secretase in Alzheimer and Cancer.”Li is a biochemist and heads up Sloan Kettering’s Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory. He...
Pan Pan recently presented a Beyond the Lab seminar
Ph.D., from AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, Maryland, presented a Beyond the Lab seminar on April 28. The presentation was titled "Don’t Be Afraid of Change—My Journey After Graduation.”...
Pharmacology & Toxicology Open House Dec. 1
in a research career or an advanced degree in biomedical science are invited to attend the Pharmacology & Toxicology open house and lunch in the KU School of Pharmacy beginning at noon on Dec. 1 in Room 5052 of Malott Hall. ...
Pharmacy researcher earns $2.3 million NIH award to study opioid addiction
KU PharmTox seeks applicants for Mossberg Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Online master’s in Pharmacology and Toxicology the right fit for Foster
don’t often have the flexibility to pursue a traditional on-campus graduate degree. Lack of local access and conflicting hours are two huge hurdles. For JD Foster, a veterinarian based in Washington, D.C., the online Master of Science in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy saved...
Two Kansas Pharmacy faculty earn tenure and promotion
Doug Girod recently approved the University Committee on Promotion and Tenure’s recommendation to award promotion and tenure to two School of Pharmacy faculty members. The academic milestone was earned by Jessica Bates, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice and Adam Smith, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology. ...
Dr. Claire Croutch and Dr. Kristin Aillon to present Beyond the Lab seminar
the Lab Seminar Series explores topics for students, postdocs, and researchers outside of the classroom and lab settings. This provides them an expanded outlook for future career advancement. ...
Eduardo Rosa-Molinar named AAAS fellow
Liqin Zhao receives R01 Grant
First online laboratory-based Distance Master of Science Degree earned
Heng Du receives RO1 grant
associate professor Heng Du on receiving an RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health entitled “mtDNA Leakage and Sting-Dependent Microglial Innate Immune Response in Alzheimer's Disease.”...
37th Annual Mossberg Honors Symposium and Poster Sessions
excited to announce that the 37th Annual Mossberg Honors Symposium will be held on Wednesday, January 12 in the School of Pharmacy, Room 2020. The poster session will take place in the School of Pharmacy Atrium. Both the symposium and poster sessions will be from 8:30 a.m through 4:30 p.m. ...
Welcome and updates for start of fall semester
excited to be back on campus for classes this semester. And welcome to our new graduate students in the Pharmacology & Toxicology department. ...
Recent Pharmacology & Toxicology graduates
proud to announce the recent graduations of four students in the Pharmacology & Toxicology department. ...
Anonymous donation funds Ph.D. fellowship
donation of $300,000 to the KU School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology was inspired by the donor’s niece and her experience as a Ph.D. student. ...
Rick Dobrowsky receives NIH Innovation Grant
will allow him to investigate the potential use of KU-596 as a treatment for the peripheral neuropathy associated with the inherited genetic disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1X. ...
Jim Tracy to serve on NIH Scientific and Technical Advisory Board to the Office of the Director (STOD)
Department welcomes associate professor Heng Du
like to welcome Associate Professor Heng Du to the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology. Du was an assistant research professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and KU’s Higuchi Bioscience Research Center from 2011-2013. He moved to the University of Texas in 2013 as an assistant professor and was...
Department welcomes Assistant Professor Zijun Wang
Distance master's programs create new opportunities
literature-based and laboratory-based Distance Master's Degree programs allow students to earn a Master of Science degree in a collaborative academic environment from anywhere in the world. Both programs provide advanced training in molecular, cellular and organ systems pharmacology and toxicology and scientific writing. ...
Alum returns to present award, deliver lecture
Pharmacology and Toxicology graduate Lester Gibbs will return to KU for the Gibbs Graduate Student Award Program. ...