April 22, 2025

High School Student, Marie Morkos Completes a Shadowing Experience in Scott Lab, UW Pharmacology

    Marie Morkos is a bright and motivated high school student who recently completed a hands-on research experience under the mentorship of Maryanne Kihiu (Scott Lab) at the University of...

June 13, 2023

Bill Catterall to Receive 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from IUPHAR

Bill Catterall, Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Washington, will receive the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Union for Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) in recognition of...

May 30, 2023

Advanced Pharmacology Course Announcement – PHCOL 529 – Autumn 2023

Ion Channel Pharmacology & Genetics, Autumn Quarter, 2023 (2 credits) Course Chairs: Bill Catterall and Yasemin Sancak, Pharmacology Combined Lectures and Discussion Open to interested graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research...

August 29, 2022

Ptchd1 mediates opioid tolerance via cholesterol-dependent effects on μ-opioid receptor trafficking

The Grill lab in collaboration with Dr. Kirill Martemyanov’s group (UF Scripps Biomedical Labs) has used unbiased forward genetics to identify the Patched family protein PTR-25/Ptchd1 as an ancient, conserved...

May 3, 2022

Congratulations, Melissa MacEwen!

Melissa has been named one of the Husky 100! We congratulate you on all of your achievements and thank you for the support you have provided the Department of Pharmacology.

October 8, 2021

UW Pharmacology Virtual Open House Event

The Department of Pharmacology, with the help of the Admissions Committee and Diversity Committee, is hosting a virtual (Zoom) Open House on Wednesday, November 8th!