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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.

A University of Kansas researcher is taking a novel approach to the prolific problem of opioid addiction in America. With a $2.3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Zijun Wang will research the implications of the DNA break-and-repair process in opioid use disorder.

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. 

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.

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.

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, professor of pharmacology and toxicology, has the honor of being named a 2022 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Dr. Liqin Zhao, Associate Professor in the Pharmacology & Toxicology Department together with Dr. Teruna Siahaan, Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, received an RO1 grant titled “Reshaping ApoE4 and Alzheimer’s Brains with ApoE2.”

Jonathan (J.D.) Foster, has earned the first Distance Laboratory-Based Master of Science (M.S.) degree in the Pharmacology & Toxicology Department. The title of his Master’s Thesis was “Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Enrofloxacin and Its Active Metabolite Ciprofloxacin Following…

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.”