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Congratulations! ASPET SURF program has been renewed for another 3 years.

December 17, 2019

      The Department of Pharmacology was awarded another 3 years to host a program for undergraduates students to learn more on pharmacology research.  The ASPET Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF) Awards introduce undergraduate students to pharmacology research. Our goal is to use authentic, mentored research experiences in pharmacology to heighten student interest in […]




Lily Espinoza Awarded American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

December 10, 2019

Lily Espinoza, a student in the Neuroscience discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program, has been awarded an American Heart Association Predoctoral fellowship. The American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship is a training grant which supports students on the path to a research career. According to the website, the mission of the fellowship is to […]



Congratulations to Neuroscience T32 Training Grant Recipients Hannah Elam, Alex McCoy, and Stephanie Fedorchak  

August 26, 2019

Congratulations to Neuroscience T32 Training Grant Recipients are Hannah Elam, Alex McCoy, and Stephanie Fedorchak The Neuroscience Program holds a T32 Training Grant from the Jointly Sponsored NIH Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences. Three trainees from the Neuroscience program are selected for support on this training grant each year. Appointees receive stipend, benefits, tuition […]



Heather Hunter is this year’s Debbie Canales Yrle Distinguished Service Award Recipient

August 20, 2019

Pharmacology’s own Heather Hunter was selected as this year’s Debbie Canales Yrle Distinguished Service Award recipient! Heather’s willingness to go above and beyond in support of the educational mission of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and its programs shines through, even beyond the Pharmacology department. The award will be presented during the convocation ceremony […]




Mustafa Mithaiwala: Motivation, Character, and Flexibility

February 26, 2019

“If you want to achieve something great for yourself, you have to put in hard work” said Mustafa Mithaiwala, a student in the Neuroscience discipline of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program. Mithaiwala became interested in medical pharmacology while as a student at MET Institute of Pharmacy in Mumbai. Post graduation, he decided to move […]