Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
Understanding the cellular and molecular basis of medicine requires integrated information from multiple levels of biology. Our faculty reflect this idea with a coordinated research program using cutting-edge biochemical and molecular methods to study cellular and integrative biology as a basis for understanding disease and developing therapeutics. Students entering this program are typically considering degrees in Pharmacology or Physiology, and training in this area prepares students for independent research careers in biomedicine.
Latest News
2012 National Science Foundation Fellowship
Ellie M. Carrell (Laboratory of Dr. Robert T. Dirksen) was selected to receive a 2012 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
First-Year Student Event at Artisan Works

Our first-year students: Kevin M. Tylock, Hannah Stoveken, Tatyana Sevastyanova, and Joshua G. Travers.
Recent Ph.D. Graduates
- Donald Beqollari, Ph.D., Laboratory of Dr. Paul J. Kammermeier
- Gozde Colak, Ph.D., Laboratory of Dr. Gail V.W. Johnson
- Alon Mantel, Ph.D., Laboratory of Dr. Alice P. Pentland
- Xi Shi, Ph.D., Laboratory of Dr. Bradford C. Berk
Recent M.S. Graduates
- Alina Ainbinder, M.S., Laboratory of Dr. Robert T. Dirksen
- Alex F. Fricke, M.S., Laboratory of Dr. David I. Yule
- Mary A. Gantz, M.S., Laboratory of Dr. Robert S. Freeman
- Walter E. Knight, M.S., Laboratory of Dr. Chen Yan
- Hen Prizant, M.S., Laboratory of Dr. Stephen R. Hammes
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For more information and details on how to apply please visit the Office for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs.





