Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

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We are proud to be celebrating 90 years of discovery, training, leadership, and impact!

The leadership of past chairs and the efforts of outstanding faculty and trainees have shaped our department into one of the leading pharmacology research and education programs in the nation. Our research has uncovered the molecular basis for the action of pharmacological agents and revealed actionable targets for new drug discovery. In addition, our faculty have impacted the growth and success of the pharmacology field by contributing five presidents of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Biology (ASPET), and six Editors of ASPET journals.

Research and Programs

Faculty Research Labs

Department Programs

2020 SOM Research Appreciation Awards

Renee Read, PhD

Dr. Renee Read was recognized for her cancer research. Dr Read teams up with physician scientists to address critical unmet medical needs for the treatment of devastating brain tumors.

Hongjie Yuan, PhD

Dr. Hongjie Yuan was recognized for his research in the genetic basis of neurological disease. He has conducted groundbreaking research to allow diagnosis of patients with rare genetic diseases. His work involves functional characterization of the effects of missense mutations, which is essential to design precision therapies and will lay the groundwork for patient stratification, a critical aspect of clinical trials in rare disease.

Pharmacology & Chemical Biology Faculty Honored During the 2020 SOM Celebration of Faculty Excellence Event

Thota Ganesh, Hidden Gem award

National and International Recognitions and Leadership:

Ray Dingledine, elected Fellow of The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)

Stephen Traynelis ASPET, elected Fellow of The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Randy Hall Aspet, elected member of the ASPET Council

Edward Morgan, Chair, the Partnerships Committee of ASPET

Andrey Ivanov ICBS leadership, Chair, the Communications Committee, International Chemical Biology Society

Recent Department News

A PhCB research team discovers a new type of molecular glues that activate PPI targets

Dr. Renee Read leads the First-in-human trial to evaluate verteporfin for glioblastoma patients

Dr. Eddie Morgan appointed as Vice Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology for Academic Affairs

Drs. Lih-Shen Chin and Lian Li publish their discovery “Integrative glycoproteomics reveals protein N-glycosylation aberrations and glycoproteomic network alterations in Alzheimer’s disease”

Drs. Lih-Shen Chin and Lian Li highlighted in Emory Lab Land

The Ivanov team discovered a new biomarker, MKK3, for racial disparity in breast cancer patients of African Americans

Drs. Randy Hall and John Hepler Elected to ASPET Leadership Roles

Stephen Traynelis and Dennis Liotta Receive SOM I^3 Venture Award

Haian Fu, Stefan Sarafianos, and Dennis Liotta Receive SOM COVID-19 Catalyst I^3 Award

Congratulations to Dr. Renee Read, winner of the 2020 “Ivy Foundation Emerging Leader Award”

Dr. Edward Morgan is Honored at the 2020 Emory School of Medicine Educator Appreciation Day Recognition

A new featured innovation “Understanding How Gene Mutations Cause Dementia” from Dr. Thomas Kukar

Global Emory Scholars Raise Funds, Donate Masks, to Emory COVID-19 Healthcare Heroes

Dr. George Painter is leading the effort to develop antiviral drugs as potential treatment for coronaviruses.

SPECIAL COVID-19 NEWS: Pharmacology and Chemical Biology Efforts in Finding a COVID-19 Treatment

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Dr. George Painter Leads Efforts for Human Trials to Begin in Emory COVID-19 Antiviral Drug

Sean Doyle, MD/PhD Student, Discusses Being Part of a COVID-19 Clinical Trial with CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Sean Doyle, MD/PhD Student, Discusses Being Part of a COVID-19 Clinical Trial with CNN OutFront's Erin Burnett

Link to CNN Outfront's Erin Burnett's interview with Sean Doyle

Sean Doyle, MD/PhD Student, Discusses Being Part of a COVID-19 Clinical Trial with CBS Inside Edition

Link to Inside Edition interview with Sean Doyle

LAB HEROES: Recognizing Pharmacology and Chemical Biology Scientists, Staff, and Students for Their Essential Work During COVID-19

Lab Heroes Recognition Page

Yuhong Du and Xuan Yang keep robots running in Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center

Yuhong Du and Xuan Yang keep robots running and drive COVID-19 and therapeutic discovery projects forward in the Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center

Avijit Banik, Ganesh lab, is genotyping mice to maintain the colony

Avijit Banik from the Ganesh lab is genotyping mice to maintain the colony

Guannan Zhang and Peng Teng, Feng Lab, maintain vital research projects

Feng Lab Essential Researchers During COVID-19

Choon Lee, Morgan Lab, maintains cell lines for Mass Spectrometry analysis

Qiankun Niu and Xuan Yang, Fu Lab, work on COVID-19 therapeutic discovery projects while Changfa Shu performs essential lab research

Essential Fu Lab Workers During COVID-19

Graduate student Sarah Bramlett, Hepler Lab, creates COVID-19 face masks

Christine Donsante and Xueliang Fan, Hess Lab, keep up essential program research

Hess Lab employees working during COVID-19

Sarah Hunter-Chang, Varvel Working Group, maintains critical mouse lines for future therapeutic discovery

Minzheng Wan and Peng Su, Mao Lab, perform essential animal studies

Bo Meng, Yunhong Tian, and Fanzhen Kong, Mao Lab, perform essential lab research

Chunxiang Jiang, Dingledine Lab, planning essential research

Claudia Espinosa-Garcia, Dingledine Lab, performs essential lab research

Claudia Espinosa-Garcia optimizing an EP2 immunoassay

Ao Zhang and Qi Zhang, Li/Chin Lab, maintain essential research projects

Se Yeong Oh, Read lab, tests new therapies on patient-derived human brain tumor cells

Department Seminars

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