Department of Pharmacology
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.
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.
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1150 W. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5632
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Department News
Rongxi Zhang receives American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
Announcing the 2026 Department of Pharmacology Distinguished Alumni Awardee - Dr. Shefali Kakar
Please join us in congratulating our new Associate Chair for Research!
Give back to Michigan Pharmacology
Explore the many ways that you can support our research, education and training missions.
Stay up to date on our progress
Read the department’s fall newsletter for research lab highlights, a letter from our chair, awards, news and more.
TRANSLATIONAL BEFORE IT WAS COOL
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.
Upcoming Events
Pharmacology Seminar - Joanne Garbincius, Ph.D.
"Meet the Pharmacology Faculty and Labs" Poster Session
Pharmacology Seminar - Wenjing Wang, Ph.D.
Pharmacology Seminar - Jason Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
2026 Pharmacology Retreat
Pharmacology Seminar - Jim Luyendyk, Ph.D.
Pharmacology Seminar - Randy Stockbridge, Ph.D.
2026 Alumni Steering Committee Meeting Weekend
Pharmacology Seminar - Emily Dykhuizen, Ph.D.
FEATURED NEWS & STORIES
The Hallmarks of Skeletal Muscle Health
Rongxi Zhang receives American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
Announcing the 2026 Department of Pharmacology Distinguished Alumni Awardee - Dr. Shefali Kakar
Please join us in congratulating our new Associate Chair for Research!
Please welcome our newest postdoc, Dr. Lindsey Galbo-Thomma!
Congratulations to Sondra Auerbach on her retirement!
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.
