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May 12, 2020
While the ASPET Annual Meeting at EB 2020 was cancelled, we would like to recognize the following young scientists selected to give oral presentations at the following division competitions.
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April 14, 2020
Mental illnesses have been prevalent for a while, but people did not understand how to identify and treat them. Now, mental illnesses are able to be identified and pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments are available.
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March 05, 2020
The impending silver tsunami of Baby Boomers approaching peak cancer age presents a unique challenge, though not necessarily when it comes to cancer treatments, which have drastically improved in the last decade.
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February 12, 2020
It definitely is! That was the immediate response that came up on my mind after attending the keynote lecture by Dr. Helen Scharfman a few months ago at the Pharmacology Graduate Symposium at Stony Brook University.
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January 24, 2020
A groundbreaking project from a group led by Dr. Joshua Gross sheds light on how one specific type of opioid receptor, the kappa opioid receptor (KOR), plays an important role in pain and reward.
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November 01, 2019
"To introduce undergraduate students to pharmacology research and to use authentic, mentored research experiences in pharmacology to heighten student interest in careers in research and related health care disciplines." That is the vision of the ASPET SURF program and the same vision that the University of Cincinnati (UC) adopts when conducting its own SURF program each year.
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September 23, 2019
ASPET member Wael Mohamed, MD, Ph.D, an assistant professor in the Basic Medical Science Department of the International Islamic University in Pahang, Malaysia recently received an ASEAN-India collaborative grant.
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September 17, 2019
Dr. Wisam Toma spends his time sneaking up on mice and poking them when they’re not looking.
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July 12, 2019
Individually, PhD’s and MD’s can accomplish amazing things, but bring the two groups together for a common cause and their potential to succeed is limitless.
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July 11, 2019
Maryam Adenike has been selected as a member of the undergraduate practical-manual review committee of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria.
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July 08, 2019
ASPET will be hosting a “Division Takeover” from mid-July through October. During this time, our divisions will have a week where they’ll feature prominently in our social media posts.
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July 01, 2019
The ASPET Division for Neuropharmacology is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 ASPET Awards.
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June 20, 2019
Dr. Robert Gould will open the doors to his new laboratory this summer in the department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Wake Forest School of Medicine.
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June 12, 2019
Are lab-made marijuana-like compounds a safe medicine or a deadly drug of abuse? Between evening news stories about epileptic children who appear cured after consuming marijuana extracts, juxtaposed with stories of lab-made marijuana-like compounds causing mass psychosis, the picture is not clear.
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May 29, 2019
Not seeing much information out in the internet about what the profile of a scientist-entrepreneur looks like, I decided to do my first blog post interviewing one. Dr. Rodriguez Orengo is a prolific researcher in Puerto Rico, a role model, and a self-described scientist-entrepreneur.
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May 22, 2019
If someone would ask you whether cancer and neurodegenerative disorders have anything in common, what would you answer? After meeting with Dr. David Talmage, I was able to learn more about Neuregulin/ErbB signaling pathway, and its significance in both cancer and neuroscience fields.
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May 16, 2019
ASPET congratulates the following winners from the Division for Neuropharmacology Postdoctoral Scientist Award Competition at Experimental Biology 2019.
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May 09, 2019
Psychedelics have gained massive media attention in recent years and their reputation is in the midst of a dramatic renaissance.
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April 24, 2019
Why do some people become alcoholics while others don’t? Finding the answer is like finding a needle in a haystack.
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April 15, 2019
I am writing to you to solicit information about your recent achievements for potential inclusion in the June 2019 issue of The Pharmacologist.