Leanna Gentry, a member of Channing Der’s lab, successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis September 3, 2015.

Kimberly Maxfield successfully defended her PhD thesis July 20, 2015. Our congratulations to Kim!

Carolina Summer Fellows 2015 presented their research projects July 21, 2015 and received Certificates of Completion.

Arlene Sandoval honored by the University for 20 years of service.

Each year the Department of Pharmacology selects a number of undergraduate students to receive Carolina Summer Fellowships (CSF) that will allow them to do a research project for the summer in one of the Pharmacology department’s labs.

Dr. James Bradner of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, spoke on “Disruption of Super Enhancers” for Pharmacology’s 20th Avery Steelman Lecture, held May 19, 2015.

Kathy Justice, Student Services Manager for the Department of Pharmacology retires at the end of May 2015.

Using a new ‘chemogenetic’ technique invented at UNC, scientists turn neurons ‘on’ and ‘off’ to demonstrate how brain circuits control behavior in mice. This unique tool – the first to result from the NIH BRAIN Initiative – will help scientists understand how to modulate neurons to more effectively treat diseases.

Patrick McCarter, graduate student in the Elston lab was highlighted in Student Profiles on the School of Medicines’ Vital Signs News April 23, 2015.

Dr. Mike Miley is co-PI, along with Dr. TinChung Leung of UNC State, on one of six three-year grants funded by the University of North Carolina General Administration to support game-changing faculty research in areas of strategic importance to the state.