Dr. Susan B. Horwitz, Rose Falkenstein Professor of Cancer Research and co-Chair of Molecular Pharmacology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, gave the 19th Annual Avery Steelman Lecture March 20, 2012. The title of her seminar talk was “Taxol, Tubulin and Tumors.” Dr. Horwitz was presented with a plaque to commemorate her lectureship. “Dr. Horwitz … Read more

Four members of the Pharmacology department received 10-year service awards honoring their 10 years with the University. Three administrative staff members who received the award are Betsy Clarke, Webmaster and Business Services Coordinator, Eddie Gills, Assistant Director of Research Administration and Patty Holloway, Accounting Manager. Josh Tomberg, Research Technician for the Nicholas Lab, also received … Read more

Four members of the Roth Lab received their 5-year service awards this year: Tom Mangano, Sandy Hufeisen, Xi-Ping Huang and Estela Lopez. Sandy Hufeisen and Estela Lopez were members of the Roth Lab at Case Western Reserve University and came to UNC in August of 2006 when Dr. Bryan Roth joined the Pharmacology Department and … Read more

The Pharmacology Department decided to spread some cheer by sponsoring a family for the holidays through the Orange County Social Services’ “Share Your Holiday” Sponsorship Program. Department members donated money to buy toys, clothes and other gifts for the family of 5, which consisted of a mother and 4 children. $150-$200 was raised for each … Read more

Chris Turner has won the W. Scott Blackwood 2011 Excellence in Research in Administration Award. He was nominated by the Chair of Pharmacology, Gary Johnson, with full support from the faculty. The award recognizes a University employee for meritorious and distinguished accomplishments in research administration. A plaque and check for $500 were presented to Chris … Read more

Alan JK, Berzat AC, Dewar BJ, Graves LM, Cox AD. Regulation of the Rho family small GTPase Wrch-1/RhoU by C-terminal tyrosine phosphorylation requires Src. Mol Cell Biol. 2010 Sep;30(17):4324-38. Epub 2010 Jun 14. González-Pérez V, Reiner DJ, Alan JK, Mitchell C, Edwards LJ, Khazak V, Der CJ, Cox AD. Genetic and functional characterization of putative … Read more

Dr. Alan Jones, Fulbright Fellowship Recipient Dr. Alan Jones, George and Alice Welch Distinguished Professor of Biology and joint Professor in Pharmacology has received a Fulbright Fellowship to study at the University of Queensland in Brisbane for the Spring of 2013. There he will work in several labs, but in particular Dr. Jose Botella’s. The … Read more

The department of Pharmacology held its Annual Research Retreat at the Friday Center November 8, 2011.

Pharmacology honors contributions of Zeiss to Imaging Center Nov. 3, 2011

Michael F. Clarke, MD, Associate Director of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine gave the Luminary Scientist Distinguished Lecture on November 1, 2011. The title of his talk was ““Molecular Regulation of Two Stem Cell States.”