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
ABOUT US

Over 130 years of leadership as the first Department of Pharmacology in the nation

PEOPLE

Our people are our greatest resource.

EDUCATION

Transforming learners from being consumers of knowledge to producers of knowledge

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RESEARCH

Fundamental discoveries of disease mechanisms translated to novel therapeutics

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Department News See all news Anthony Garcia
Department News
Anthony Garcia is the Molecular Pharmacology Highlighted Trainee Author for February 2025
Anthony Garcia is the Molecular Pharmacology Highlighted Trainee Author for February 2025.
Rebecca Derman
Department News
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Derman (former Ferarrio Lab member) on her tenure track Assistant Professor position in the Psychology Department of Brooklyn College!
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Derman (former Ferarrio Lab member) on her tenure track Assistant Professor position in the Psychology Department of Brooklyn College!
BBC winners
Department News
Jacob Ormes has been awarded best poster presentation at the BBC
Jacob Ormes has been awarded best poster presentation at the BBC
Office for Health Equity & Inclusion

The Office for Health Equity and Inclusion (OHEI) develops mechanisms for inclusion, diversity, and cultural sensitivity among community members and faculty, staff and learners at Michigan Medicine

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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.

Maurice H. Seevers Professor and Chair of Pharmacology Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Professor of Neurology
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Upcoming Events View all events
PSTP Symposium
PSTP Symposium
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Jim Bear
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Jim Bear
Women Shaping the Future of Health & Science
Women Shaping the Future of Health & Science
Women Shaping the Future of Health and Science
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Adam Helms
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Adam Helms
Great Lakes Drug Metabolism & Disposition Group (GLDMDG) Meeting
Great Lakes Drug Metabolism & Disposition Group (GLDMDG) Meeting
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Matt Hayes
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Matt Hayes
Pharmacology Seminar - Michel Espinoza-Fonseca, Ph.D.
Pharmacology Seminar - Michel Espinoza-Fonseca, Ph.D.
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Shirin Doroudgar
Pharmacology Seminar - Dr. Shirin Doroudgar
2025 Pharmacology in Color Symposium
Save-the-date! 2025 Pharmacology in Color Symposium
FEATURED NEWS & STORIES See all news Anthony Garcia
Department News
Anthony Garcia is the Molecular Pharmacology Highlighted Trainee Author for February 2025
Anthony Garcia is the Molecular Pharmacology Highlighted Trainee Author for February 2025.
BBC winners
Department News
Jacob Ormes has been awarded best poster presentation at the BBC
Jacob Ormes has been awarded best poster presentation at the BBC
Rebecca Derman
Department News
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Derman (former Ferarrio Lab member) on her tenure track Assistant Professor position in the Psychology Department of Brooklyn College!
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Derman (former Ferarrio Lab member) on her tenure track Assistant Professor position in the Psychology Department of Brooklyn College!
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Health Lab
How a phone call led Michigan Medicine to become a leader in treating severe ulcerative colitis
Michigan Medicine becomes leader in treating severe ulcerative colitis with JAK inhibitors.
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The Fundamentals
Psoriasis, Diabetes and Other Inflammatory Conditions
Today on The Fundamentals, we have a conversation with Dr. Sonya Wolf-Fortune, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, whose work focuses on investigating the underlying mechanisms of psoriasis, diabetes, and other inflammatory conditions. Dr. Wolf-Fortune is trying to uncover what sets off the cascades of inflammation related to these conditions and related diseases.
Jessica Whitaker-Fornek
Department News
Jessica Whitaker-Fornek, Ph.D. receives research recognition award
Jessica Whitaker-Fornek, Ph.D. receives research recognition award
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.