Department of Pharmacology
Bench to Bedside to Population to Society

Pharmacology is the intersection of chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, physiology and pathology to impact human health by understanding and treating disease through the lens of equity.

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Basic Discoveries Translated to Cures

The mission of the Department of Pharmacology is to be a global leader in pharmacological training and scientific discovery. 

We seek sustainable excellence as effective and innovative educators; as producers of new basic and translational knowledge that ultimately advances public health; as exemplary role models; as responsible and innovative stewards of philanthropic, institutional, and extramural resources; as leaders who enhance faculty, trainee, and staff engagement and professional satisfaction; and as champions of a culture and climate that promote inclusion, diversity and equity.

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Department of Pharmacology
2301 MSRB III
1150 W. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5632
Phone: 734-764-8165
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Over 130 years of leadership as the first Department of Pharmacology in the nation

PEOPLE

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EDUCATION

Transforming learners from being consumers of knowledge to producers of knowledge

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Committed to creating and supporting a diverse scientific community through practicing inclusion and equity

RESEARCH

Fundamental discoveries of disease mechanisms translated to novel therapeutics

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Dr. Michelle Hastings has RNA therapeutic being used to treat twins with ultra-rare form of Batten disease
Dr. Michelle Hastings has RNA therapeutic being used to treat twins with ultra-rare form of Batten disease
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Department News
Dr. Les Satin has been asked to join the ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards Committee of the University of Michigan
Dr. Les Satin has been asked to join the ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards Committee of the University of Michigan!
Alanna Shahly
Department News
Welcome to U-M Pharmacology, Alanna!
Alanna Shahly is the new Research Administrator Senior in Pharmacology. Welcome, Alanna!
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First Department of Pharmacology in the nation
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Primary tenure track and research track faculty
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NIH funded Department of Pharmacology
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Pharmacology faculty lead world-class research programs in G-protein signaling, cancer, neuroscience, addiction, cardiovascular disease, mental health disorders, epilepsy, protein folding disorders, RNA therapeutics, and diabetes. Joint faculty, including physician-scientists from Clinical Departments, Michigan Drug Discovery, and the School of Public Health, provide invaluable research collaborations and training opportunities. The breadth and depth of our research mission is extraordinary.

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Upcoming Events View all events
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Catherine Kaczorowski
“Using Complex Genetics in Mice to Identify Targets for Resilience-Based Therapeutics”
Catherine Kaczorowski
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Erin Calipari
"A Cocaine-Activated Ensemble Exerts Increased Control Over Behavior While Decreasing in Size"
Erin Calipari
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Jose Moron-Concepcion
"Targeting the brain mesolimbic pathway to prevent pain-induced anhedonia and facilitate opioid intake"
Jose Moron-Concepcion
Chalk Talk Series
Chalk talk presented by Dr. Subhash Arya on November 13th 11:00-12:00 in TAUB LIB 6215
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Chris Kassotis
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Chris Kassotis
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Theanne Griffith
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Theanne Griffith
Theanne Griffith
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Rick Kapur
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Rick Kapur
Pharmacology Holiday Gathering 2024
Join the Pharmacology Holiday Gathering in December 2024.
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Ada Eban-Rothschild
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Ada Eban-Rothschild
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Health Lab
Mapping the social lives of mice
A study hints at how complex introducing yourself to another can be, using a mouse model to uncover the brain processes behind nonsexual social approach and contact.
Michelle Hastings
Department News
Dr. Michelle Hastings has RNA therapeutic being used to treat twins with ultra-rare form of Batten disease
Dr. Michelle Hastings has RNA therapeutic being used to treat twins with ultra-rare form of Batten disease
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Health Lab
A personalized RNA therapeutic treats twins with ultra-rare form of Batten disease
A therapeutic developed by Michigan Medicine's Michelle Hastings, Ph.D., is now being used to treat twin girls with a rare form of juvenile Batten disease.
headshot of Les Satin
Department News
Dr. Les Satin has been asked to join the ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards Committee of the University of Michigan
Dr. Les Satin has been asked to join the ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards Committee of the University of Michigan!
Alanna Shahly
Department News
Welcome to U-M Pharmacology, Alanna!
Alanna Shahly is the new Research Administrator Senior in Pharmacology. Welcome, Alanna!
Manuj Bandral
Department News
Please welcome our newest postdoc, Manuj Bandral, Ph.D.
Please welcome our newest postdoc, Manuj Bandral, Ph.D.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The University of Michigan is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people. In 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadmi Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan, offered ceremonially through the Treaty at the Foot of the Rapids, with the intent that their children might be educated. We acknowledge their contemporary and ancestral ties to the land and this integral contribution to the University.