| Pharmacology
Resources
This page provides links to a variety of
resources of interest to pharmacologists, including:
PNEW
Recruitment Toolkit,
developed by the Committee on Graduate Recruitment and Education
 Explore
Pharmacology
To order multiple copies of Explore Pharmacology,
Graduate Studies in Pharmacology
click
here.
Explore la Farmacología
En Español
- translated courtesy of Dr. María Margarita Salazar-Bookman of the
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Research, the Ultimate Adventure - a video featuring Nobel Laureates
Gertrude Elion, George Hitchings, and Julius Axelrod talking about how they got
interested in research in general, and pharmacology in particular.
Watch this video.
Medicines By Design
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institutes of Health
Breakthroughs in Bioscience
- A series of illustrated essays,
prepared by the Federation of the American Societies for Experimental biology (FASEB)
that explain recent breakthroughs in biomedical research and how they are
important to society. Several relate directly to pharmacology
Breathtaking Discoveries: How Basic Research Led to New Treatments for
Asthma
Science, Serotonin and Sadness: The Biology of Antidepressants
Breast Cancer, Tamoxifen and Beyond: Estrogen and Estrogen Receptors
Finding Chinks in the Viral Armor: Influenza, AIDS and Antiviral
Therapies
Cholesterol: From Biochemical Riddle to Blockbuster Drug for Heart Disease
Clot
Busters! Discovery of Thrombolytic Therapy for Heart Attack and Stroke
From Viper's
Venom to Drug Design: Treating Hypertension
New
Weapons to Combat an Ancient Disease: Treating Diabetes
Bone Builders: The Discoveries Behind Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis
Making
Anesthesia Safer: Unraveling the Malignant Hyperthermia Puzzle
Databases and Knowledge bases
Cytochrome P450
Knowledgebase - integrated informational
resource on cytochrome P450s
GeneMap - latest update
from the Human Genome Project
Internet Drug Index A listing of over 4000
US drug products, and related information, maintained by Neil Sandow, Pharm.D.
Knowledge Objectives and
Essential Drug List - compiled by the Association of Medical School Pharmacology Chairs
NC-IUPHAR
- official database of the IUPHAR Committee on
Receptor Nomenclature and Drug Classification
PharmGKB -
pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics knowledge base
Scienteur
- Scienteur is a free-of-charge database for connecting people and projects in
science and technology
Societies and Professional Organizations
American
Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
American Board of Clinical Pharmacology
American College of Clinical Pharmacology
American Heart Association
American Psychological Association
- Division of Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and
Therapeutics
Association for the Accreditation of Human
Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP)
Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC)
Association of Medical
Pharmacology Chairs (AMSPC)
Austrian Pharmacological Society
(APHAR) - in German
Behavioral Pharmacology Society
BIO - the biotechnology industry
organization's Web site.
Brazilian Society of Pharmacology and
Experimental Therapeutics
British Pharmacological Society
College of Problems of Drug Dependence
European Behavioural Pharmacology Society
FASEB - home page of the Federation of
American Societies of Biology for which ASPET is a constituent Society. This
site has links to the other FASEB Society Web sites, the
FASEB Career Resources
site, FASEB Summer Research
Conferences, and more
French Society of Pharmacology
International Society of
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
IUPHAR - International Union
of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
Pharmacological Society of Canada
Research!America - An Alliance for
Discoveries in Health of which ASPET is a Supporter.
Safety
Pharmacology Society
Society for Neuroscience
Society of Toxicology
U. S. Pharmacopeia -
official public standards-setting authority for all prescription and
over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, and other healthcare products
manufactured and sold in the United States.
Training Programs in Pharmacology
Government Agencies
FDA -
Food and Drug Administration
NIH includes links to
health information and grant
information and forms. NIH
history
site. NIH Loan Repayment Program
National Library of Medicine
includes links to the Medline search engine that runs directly over the internet, and
Medlineplus, a free consumer health
information resource.
National Science Foundation
USA.gov - a portal to all web
pages for the U.S. Goverment Other Resources
Center
for Biology Education - web site links to dozens of undergraduate education resources,
organized by biological discipline and posted by professional societies.
Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
- Activities about the brain sponsored by the Dana Foundation
Drug
Discovery Today Newsletter dealing with drug discovery.
FindJournal
-A free site that assists you in locating the home page of
journals of interest to pharmacologists.
Gold Standard Multimedia - medical education
and reference software.
Guide
to Training in Clinical Pharmacology in Europe
GrantsNet - resource to find funds for
training in the biomedical sciences and undergraduate science education.
HealthLinks - A
Web site for healthcare professionals.
InPharm - "Something for everyone in
the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries."
Merck Manuals.
Select-Science - Select-Science is an
online, independent information service for laboratory scientists. It helps
consumers to make informed decisions when purchasing. Up to date news, jobs,
conferences, editorial features and links to other sites are key features.
Sciweb a resource rich site for
life science information including bio-career
information and used laboratory equipment auction links.
WorldPharmSci.org - a website with
links to meeting information for all persons interested in meetings in the
pharmaceutical sciences.
WWW pharmacology
related resources - links to pharmacology related Web resources (especially
Canadian).
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