Department says farewell to David Siderovski July 2, 2012 The department says farewell to Dr. David Siderovski, who is moving on to become the Chair of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at West Virginia University.
Gary Johnson’s protein activation test highlighted on WRAL News June 6, 2012 Dr. Gary Johnson WRAL News ran a news report on their Health & Life website highlighting a new testing method at ºÚÁÏÍø that makes breast cancer treatment more efficient. The test, developed by Dr. Gary Johnson and his laboratory at ºÚÁÏÍø’s Department of Pharmacology, reveals protein activation in breast cancer...
Dr. Alan Jones Receives Fulbright Fellowship November 18, 2011 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...
Dr. Tom Kash Receives Highest National Award for Early Career Scientists November 7, 2011 Dr. Tom Kash receives the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in recognition of his research contributions on the effects of alcohol on neural circuits in the brain.
Dr. Terry Kenakin Honored with Ariens Award September 30, 2011 Terry Kenakin receives Dutch Pharmacological Society award and will give plenary lecture
Dr. Gary Johnson Named Kenan Professor September 12, 2011 Dr. Johnson, Chair of the Department of Pharmacology, receives Distinguished Kenan Professorship to honor his excellence in research and teaching at ºÚÁÏÍø.
Dr. Channing Der Receives Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award July 12, 2011 Dr. Channing Der, Kenan Professor of Pharmacology and member of the ºÚÁÏÍø Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and ºÚÁÏÍø Cancer Hospital, has been honored with one of two Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award for 2011
Johnson Lab has paper published in Cell Stem Cell May 5, 2011 Amy Abel, Research Assistant Professor, and Nicole Vincent-Jordan, graduate student, are first authors on paper published in Cell Stem Cell May 6, 2011.
Dohlman Lab Has Two Papers Highlighted in Science & Science Signaling April 12, 2011 Dr. Henrik Dohlman Two papers by Henrik Dohlman’s lab have been highlighted in Science & Science Signaling. Henrik Dohlman is a joint professor in the Department of Pharmacology. The most recent one, “The Crystal Structure of a Self-Activating G Protein α Subunit Reveals Its Distinct Mechanism of Signal Initiation” with...
Dr. Barry Goz Honored As Best 2nd Year Instructor by School of Dentistry April 12, 2011 Receives award for second year in a row