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PHARMACOLOGY
Congratulations to Jennifer Stewart on receiving an F31: NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (2008-2010)! The role of ethanol in Nrf2-ARE mediated neuroprotection; 15th Annual Graduate Student Symposium and Departmental Retreat September 23 – 24 • T Bar M Ranch and Conference Center • New Braunfels, TX; Congratulations to Drs. Bill Clarke and Julie Hensler on their promotions to full professors!; Congratulations to Jacob Garza, Pharmacology Graduate Student of the Year (2008-2009), on receiving an F31 NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (2008-2010)! Mechanisms underlying leptin's effects on adult hippocampal neurogenesis. ; Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Berg for receiving the 2008 Armand J. Guarino Award for Academic Excellence!; Department of Pharmacology Chair, Dr. Alan Frazer has been named the Editor and Chief of the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology.; Drs. Steve Mifflin, Tom Cunningham, Carmen Hinojosa-Laborde, David Morilak, and Glenn Toneyhave received a 5-year program project grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute totaling over $9,500,000: Neurohumoral adaptations to chronic intermittent hypoxia.  

Summer Research

 

Research Opportunities for Undergraduates

The Department of Pharmacology has a ten-week summer research program that will run June 7, 2010 to August 13, 2010. The summer program offers participants a variety of experiences that will help prepare them for success in research-intensive doctoral programs. Participants will have research responsibilities, attend seminars, actively participate in a student journal club and take part in formal course work.

 

Prior research experience is not necessary, and students of all undergraduate levels are encouraged to apply. The program offers opportunities for students to return for a second summer to continue the research conducted in the first summer fellowship, or to carry out research in a different laboratory.

 

International students who are currently on an F1 visa in the United States can apply to the program, provided they have the proper documentation and summer school attendance at their home institution is not required to maintain full-time student status. The student must have a letter of permission from his/her home institution to participate in the program, as well as a notation on his/her I-20 indicating that he/she is eligible to work. This documentation must be presented to the Department of Pharmacology.

 

The summer program is funded by grants from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), and the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), as well as federal grants awarded to members of the faculty. Summer research assistants will receive $3,000 to help defray the cost of participation in the program. This amount will be divided into two payments, which will be distributed at the beginning of the program and at the first of July, and is intended to cover the cost of lodging and meals.

 

On-campus housing is not available at UTHSCSA; however, we will work with summer participants to find appropriate housing. Extended-stay hotels are typically the best option and there are several extended-stay hotels within walking distance of campus.

Summer 2009 Participants
Summer 2009 Participants