Welcome to the Pharmacology Department!

Our Graduate program is dedicated to the training of outstanding scientists in the pharmacological sciences.

Our faculty participate fully on all levels with a great diversity of research areas available.

We lead in education and research, and consistently rank in the top tier in NIH funding and for Best Global Universities in Pharmacology.

Carolina has ranked as a top college value in public education 16 times!

Featured News

Congratulations to our new PhD, Madigan Bedard!

Posted 1 month ago

Dr. Bedard successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Sex-Specific Responses to Withdrawal in Mouse Models of Opioid Use” under the guidance of Dr. Zoe McElligott on July 19!

Gray Gereau, PhD, in his Pharmacology white lab coat after his PhD defense.

Congratulations to our new PhD, Gray Gereau!

Posted 2 months ago

Dr. Gereau successfully defended his PhD thesis, “Manipulations of the Neurotensin System Modulate Alcohol Consumption” under the guidance of Dr. Zoe McElligott on June 17!

Dr. Sarah Cooper Patterson with mentor Dr. Adam Palmer after her PhD defense.

Congratulations to our new PhD, Sarah Cooper Patterson!

Posted 3 months ago

Dr. Patterson successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Understand and Optimizing Chemotherapy Combinations,” under the guidance of Dr. Adam Palmer, on May 31.

Miao Named Editor-in-Chief of Nature Journal

Posted 3 months ago

Congratulations to Yinglong Miao, PhD, who has been named editor-in-chief of npj Drug Discovery, part of the Nature portfolio of journals. The journal published a Q&A with Dr. Miao about his research and vision for the journal.