Department of Pharmacology Archive
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June 15, 2017
Pharmacology top teacher
Ronald Emeson, Ph.D., is a three-time winner of the Teacher of the Year Award presented by graduate students in the Department of Pharmacology -
May 11, 2017
Discovery Lecturer Kandel tackles age-related memory loss
Eric Kandel, M.D., who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2000 for discovering molecular mechanisms of memory storage, told the crowd at last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture that he has recently become interested in memory in the aging brain. -
April 27, 2017
Barnett named co-chair of VUSM Admissions Committee
Joey Barnett, Ph.D., has been named co-chair of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Admissions Committee, effective July 1. -
April 27, 2017
Nobel laureate and memory expert Kandel set for next Discovery Lecture
Nobel laureate Eric R. Kandel, M.D., renowned for his studies of learning and memory, will give the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, May 4. -
November 23, 2016
Reducing antidepressants’ side effects
Vanderbilt investigators have discovered how antidepressant medicines that block serotonin uptake can increase bleeding risk. -
November 3, 2016
Brown named interim director of Institute of Chemical Biology
H. Alex Brown, Ph.D., the Bixler-Johnson-Mayes Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, has been named interim director of the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (VICB). -
October 20, 2016
Study finds natural compound extends lifespan of worms
A compound found in buckwheat seeds extends the lifespan of worms, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered.