Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences

High Demand,
Real Impact

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The Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences is an international leader in pharmaceutical research—with particular strengths in the areas of molecular mechanisms of disease and drug design, development, targeting and delivery. The department has garnered millions of dollars in support from the National Institutes of Health and other government and private funders.

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Faculty in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences continuously produce breakthroughs in scientific knowledge and human health. We collaborate with other top researchers across a range of disciplines and institutions to magnify the impact of our work. We are also proud to train and mentor new leaders for the field who contribute to increased understanding of the cellular and other mechanisms that cause disease—and to the development of new therapeutics and cures.

Clay C. Wang, PhD

chair, department of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences

The department’s mission involves:

Meet the Faculty

Bangyan L. Stiles, PhD

Bangyan L. Stiles, PhD

Bangyan Stiles is an expert in cancer cell biology, cancer genetics, cell cycle, and stem cell biology.

Paul Seidler, PhD

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J. Andrew MacKay, PhD

J. Andrew MacKay engineers innovative protein-polymer tools and drug carriers that respond to the environment.

Enrique Cadenas

Enrique Cadenas researches the molecular mechanisms inherent in brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease.

Department News

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