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Welcome to the Pharmacology Department!<\/h1>\n

\"Pharmacology<\/a><\/p>\n

Our Graduate program<\/a> is dedicated to the training of outstanding scientists in the pharmacological sciences.<\/h2>\n

Our program offers <\/b>a wide range of research areas<\/a><\/strong> to choose from, with faculty who participate fully<\/strong> at all levels.<\/p>\n

We lead<\/b> in education and research, ranking\u00a0#5 in NIH funding<\/strong>,<\/span><\/a> and our Pharmacology program ranks in the top tier both nationally and globally across many ranking organizations.<\/p>\n

Nationally<\/strong> we rank #4<\/strong>,<\/a> #5<\/strong><\/a>, #6<\/strong>,<\/a> and #12<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 & Globally<\/b> we rank #10<\/strong><\/a>, #15<\/strong><\/a>, and #21<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nFeatured News<\/h2>\n\n
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\n \"Tania<\/a>\n\n \n

Congratulations to our new PhD, Dr. Tania Bellinger!<\/a><\/h4>
Posted 1 week ago<\/div>\n

Dr. Bellinger successfully defended her PhD thesis,”Structural, Functional, and Transcriptional Responses of Nucleus Accumbens Microglia to Long-access Cocaine Self-Administration,” under the guidance of Dr. Kate Reissner!<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n \n

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\n \"Amy<\/a>\n\n \n

Congratulations to our new PhD, Amy Aponte<\/a><\/h4>
Posted 1 week ago<\/div>\n

Dr. Aponte successfully defended her PhD thesis,\u00a0“Post-translational Regulation of the RB Tumor Suppressor in Response to CDK4\/6 Inhibition” under the mentorship of Dr. Mike Emanuele!<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n \n

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\n \"Terrance<\/a>\n\n \n

Terry Kenakin named Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (FASPET)<\/a><\/h4>
Posted 3 months ago<\/div>\n

Congratulations to Dr. Terry Kenakin on being named a Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (FASPET) as part of the 2025 Fellows Class.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n \n

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\n \"Yinglong<\/a>\n\n \n

Yinglong Miao’s groundbreaking research into G-proteins earns major media attention<\/a><\/h4>
Posted 3 months ago<\/div>\n

Congratulations to Dr. Yinglong Miao for earning major media attention for his team\u2019s groundbreaking study revealing, for the first time, how G-protein complexes detach from activated GPCRs\u2014a key step in cell signaling.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n \n\n <\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nUpcoming Events<\/h2>\n

Dr. Benjamin Orsburn of the University of Pittsburgh presents<\/a><\/h4>

Tuesday 4:00 pm<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Spring Steelman Symposium: Defeating RAS, the Beating Heart of Cancer<\/a><\/h4>

Tuesday 12:30 pm<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Curtis Harper Distinguished Lecture with Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque of NIDCR NIH<\/a><\/h4>

Wednesday 3:30 pm<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Fall Steelman Distinguished Lecturer, Lisa M. Coussens of Oregon Health & Science University presents<\/a><\/h4>

Tuesday 4:00 pm<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Dr. Loic P. Deleyrolle at the Mayo Clinic presents<\/a><\/h4>

Tuesday 4:00 pm<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nView More Events\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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