July 18, 2023
Maryanne Kihiu awarded 2023 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship
Maryanne Kihiu awarded 2023 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship is meant to enhance the training of promising students in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend...
May 4, 2023
Akira (Aki) Horita, Professor Emeritus, Department of Pharmacology
On April 23, 2023, Akira (Aki) Horita, Professor Emeritus, died peacefully at his home at the age of 94. He was one of the earliest faculty members in the Department...
January 20, 2023
Yadav Lab research featured in Spectrum News
The Yadav lab’s newly published Science Signaling paper was featured in Spectrum. It is the go-to destination for the latest news and analysis about autism research.
January 4, 2023
Science Signaling – Neurodevelopmental disorder–associated mutations in TAOK1 reveal its function as a plasma membrane remodeling kinase
A new paper from the Yadav lab was published in Science Signaling. Mutations in TAOK1, which encodes a serine-threonine kinase, are associated with both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and neurodevelopmental delay...
April 7, 2022
Tool Uses Light to Inhibit Neural Activity in Mice
In a study led by Bryan Copits, Ph.D., of the University of Washington School of Medicine, St. Louis, and Michael Bruchas, Ph.D., of the University of Washington, Seattle, researchers developed a tool that can precisely control and inhibit individual neurons.
October 8, 2021
Charles Chavkin elected as ASPET 2021 Fellow
Selection as a Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (FASPET) is an honor bestowed to our most distinguished members. Fellows are recognized for their meritorious efforts to advance pharmacology, through their scientific achievements, mentorship, and service to the Society.
December 17, 2020
Vincenzo Cirulli elected to Board of Directors
Vincenzo Cirulli elected to the board of directors of the Diabetes Research Connection
November 17, 2020
John D. Scott elected as ASPET 2020 Fellow
October 9, 2020
Structural basis of salicylic acid perception by Arabidopsis NPR proteins
Zheng lab reveals how the plant immunity hormone, salicylic acid, which is also the precursor of Aspirin, is perceived by its receptor protein in plants. The results give us a hint on what the same molecule might be able to do in human cells besides targeting the cyclooxygenases.
