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Novel neuroscience research targets social loss therapy
Agenor Limon presents a Scientific Seminar
Dr. Subramanian RO1 grant
KU Pharmacology & Toxicology seeks applicants for Mossberg Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Applications are 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
Liqin Zhao (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...
Pharmacy Researcher Develops Intervention For Metabolic Diseases Like Diabetes, Stroke, and Heart Disease
An investigator 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
Yueming Li, 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...
Pan Pan recently presented a Beyond the Lab seminar
Pan Pan, 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
Individuals interested 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
Working professionals 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...
Two Kansas Pharmacy faculty earn tenure and promotion
KU Chancellor 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
Dr. Claire Croutch and Dr. Kristin Aillon, MRIGlobal of Kansas City, Missouri, will present a Beyond the Lab seminar titled "Introduction to a Scientist's Career at MRIGlobal" on Friday, April 29 at 11:00 a.m. in Malott Hall, Room 2049. ...
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
Congratulations to 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
We are 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...
Welcome and updates for start of fall semester
We are 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
We are proud to announce the recent graduations of four students in the Pharmacology & Toxicology department. ...
Anonymous donation funds Ph.D. fellowship
An anonymous 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
Congratulations to Dr. Rick Dobrowsky on receiving an NIH Innovation Grant to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE). ...
Jim Tracy to serve on NIH Scientific and Technical Advisory Board to the Office of the Director (STOD)
We are pleased to announce that Professor Jim Tracy was selected to serve a term on the Scientific and Technical Advisory Board to the Office of the Director (STOD), National Institutes of Health. STOD reviews and advises the Director on proposed extramural building projects, including research laboratories and animal facilities. ...
Department welcomes Assistant Professor Zijun Wang
We would like to welcome Assistant Professor Zijun Wang to the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology. She officially joined us in August. ...
Distance master's programs create new opportunities
KU’s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology offers two ways for people to earn a Master’s of Science degree online without relocating or interrupting their careers. ...
Alum returns to present award, deliver lecture
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology graduate Lester Gibbs will return to KU for the Gibbs Graduate Student Award Program. ...