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
Pharmacology Photo gallery
Department News
Dr. Jorge Ruas featured in article "Supplementing with peptides: Good for extra pep or a needless step?"
Announcing the 2026 Pharmacology Donor Awards
Congratulations to our Pharmacology faculty colleagues on their promotions!
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
2026 Pharmacology in Color Symposium
Pharmacology in Color Keynote Lecture - Dr. Lola Eniola-Adefeso
52nd Annual Midwest Pharmacology Colloquium
Pharmacology Summer Picnic
Pharmacology Retreat
2026 Alumni Steering Committee Meeting Weekend
Pharmacology Holiday Party
FEATURED NEWS & STORIES
Celebrating outstanding teaching and research at the 2026 Endowment for Basic Sciences Awards
Dr. Jorge Ruas featured in article "Supplementing with peptides: Good for extra pep or a needless step?"
Congratulations to our ASPET awardees!
Announcing the 2026 Pharmacology Donor Awards
Congratulations to our Pharmacology faculty colleagues on their promotions!
Congratulations to Dr. Aurel Leuchtmann on becoming the inaugural Frankel IHBH Postdoctoral Fellow
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.
