program: Physiology and Pharmacology

Julianne Jett, won the 2014 Department of Pharmacology Student of the Year Award., at this year's annual Pharmacology Graduate Student Symposium. Julianne is a Neuroscience student working in Dr. David Morilak's lab, where she is investigating the mechanisms by which chronic... Read More →

With gratitude, the Department of Pharmacology at the UT Health Science Center is proud to announce the William Thomas Booth Scholars in Pharmacology. These awards are generously supported by the William Thomas Booth Memorial Endowment Fund. Read More →

Dr. Xiang "Vicky" Bai successfully defended her dissertation on August 28th. The title of her thesis was "Mechanisms Underlying Therapeutic Effects of Rapamycin in a Mouse Model of Synucleinopathy". We asked Dr. Bai to reflect on her experiences by asking her a few questions. Read More →

Nestled in the southwestern coast of South Africa, the Arabella Hotel and Spa is surrounded by the exotic scenery of the Bot River Lagoon and Kogelberg Mountains. The International Society of Serotonin Research (ISSR) chose this venue for the 11th ISSR Meeting: WCP satellite.... Read More →

The long-lived naked mole-rat is largely free of cardiovascular aging for three quarters of its lifespan! Kelly Grimes, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Rochelle Buffenstein at the Barshop Institute, is taking her findings further and asking what the naked mole-rat is... Read More →