Opening the mysteries of drug actions, discovering new therapies, and developing new medicinal products

Cardiovascular regulation, cell signaling, structural and cancer biology, and environmental toxicology are just a few interests of the faculty at the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Vermont.

Students interested in the interaction of chemical substance with biological systems will benefit from direct contact with faculty researchers. Studies in Pharmacology at the College of Medicine serve medical and graduate students, post-doctoral trainees and undergraduates.

Learn more about Pharmacology as a Career at the American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).

Learn more about careers for scientists from the Science Careers Site at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.


Education

Graduate students and poster

Graduate Studies

Pharmacology and the Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program offer a Ph.D program. Our department offers a Thesis Research based Masters in Pharmacology and a Non-Thesis Masters  in Pharmacology. We offer an Accelerated Masters Program for UVM students and an undergraduate 15-credit minor, course offerings include Toxicology, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Pharmacological Techniques and Medicinal Chemistry.

Research

Researcher in a lab

Pharmacology Research

  • Brain and cerebral vascular studying the blood flow to the brain.
  • Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Physiology
  • Signal transduction
  • Medicinal chemistry/cancer chemotherapy

Seminars

Faculty giving presentation

Seminars

As the host of the weekly Seminar Series and the annual trustees visit and retreat, the Pharmacology department has an active schedule of seminars and events.

Recent News

  • Freeman Interviewed by WCAX for Story on Equine Therapy for TBI
    April 18, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (APRIL 18, 2024) Kalev Freeman, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of emergency medicine and pharmacology, was quoted in a WCAX-TV story about equine-assisted therapy for people who have sustained traumatic brain injuries, or TBI.
    Read full story at WCAX-TV
  • Freeman Talks TBI with WCAX
    April 10, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (APRIL 10, 2024) Kalev Freeman, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of emergency medicine and pharmacology, discussed traumatic brain injury, or TBI, in a WCAX-TV interview.
    Read full story at WCAX-TV
  • Klumpers Comments on Terpene + THC Research in SFGATE Article
    April 5, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (APRIL 5, 2024) Linda Klumpers, Ph.D., M.Sc., research assistant professor of pharmacology, commented in an SFGATE article about the first clinical evidence that terpenes can change the effects of THC.
    Read full story at SFGATE
  • Glass Secures UVM’s First NSF Mid-Career Advancement Award
    April 1, 2024 by Angela Ferrante
    Associate Professor of Pharmacology Karen Glass, Ph.D., was recently honored with an award totaling more than $380,000 from the MCA program for her proposed project, “Application of Cryo-Electron Microscopy to Determine the Structure of Epigenetic Regulatory Complexes.” Glass is the first UVM faculty member to receive an NSF MCA award.