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Dr. Rubin Recognized as an Exceptional Mentor to Junior Faculty

June 8, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Rubin on being recognized as an exceptional mentor! Janet Rubin, MD, is Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Medicine, the Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Joint Professor of Pharmacology.

Welcome to our new Pharmacology Graduate Students!

May 24, 2023
We're absolutely thrilled to have these amazing budding scientists join our vibrant community! Let's embark on this journey together! Updated 6/12 to include 3 more students who have joined Pharmacology!

Dr. Gregory Scherrer is featured in NBC News on the treatments of chronic pain!

May 24, 2023
The Scherrer Lab is driving the development of nonaddictive painkillers by identifying and regulating nerve cells that are responsible for the pain!

Congratulations to our new PhD, Alexandra “Sasha” Goriounova!

May 15, 2023
Dr. Goriounova successfully defended her thesis, “ELD607 is a novel, specific Orai1 inhibitor,” on May 10. Her PhD Advisor was Dr. Robert Tarran.

The Annual Curtis Harper Lecture Honors Diversity and Innovation with Dr. Nii Addy

May 7, 2023
We are exhilarated to welcome Dr. Nii Addy from Yale University sharing insights on integrating neuroscience for societal inclusion at the 2023 annual Curtis Harper lecture honoring Dr. Harper, our department's first African American tenured professor.

Bryan Roth’s research in non-hallucinatory psychoplastogens highlighted!

May 4, 2023
Dr. Bryan Roth was featured in Drug Discovery and Development for his lab's research using non-hallucinatory psychoplastogens for treating mental health disorders and on WCNC Charlotte for his advocacy for its use in clinical settings.

Congratulations to Amanda Graboski on Receiving a Merck/Women Chemists Committee (WCC) Research Award!

February 23, 2023
The award provides a stipend for travel expenses to the ACS Symposium in San Francisco this fall where she will present her research.