Pharmacology is the study of the effects of drugs on the body including specific effects on cells, tissues or organ systems. Pharmacology is a broad field and specialty areas in the department include cancer pharmacology, neuropharmacology, immuno-pharmacology, antiviral pharmacology, renal pharmacology and ocular pharmacology.
Research Focus: Drug development, pharmacogenomics, and selective toxicity of antitumor agents
Research Focus: Mitochondrial (dys)function and oxidative stress in epilepsy and neurodegeneration
Research Focus: Behavioral responses to alcohol, quantitative RNA sequencing, and systems genetics
Research Focus: Nanomedicines for drug delivery gene delivery and imaging