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.
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.
February 22, 2022
HIRING Assistant Professor (tenure track)
The Department of Pharmacology at the University of Washington invites applications for one full time, tenure-track assistant professor position with an anticipated start date of September 2022.
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.
April 13, 2020
Balancing Cellular Oxygen and Iron Levels.
Discovery of an unexpected iron-sulfur cluster embedded in a human ubiquitin ligase sheds light on how fluctuations in iron and oxygen levels regulate iron homeostasis in human cells through an oxygen-sensitive protein-protein interface.
