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Heide Ford, PhD, CU Cancer Center’s associate director of basic research, shares about giving up on her music scholarship to pursue her research career. Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/aY3f660FLpw?...

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In the midst of all the NIH & NSF chaos, I want to take a moment to focus on some good news and talk about science! 🧬✨ 🚨 New preprint alert! 🚨 doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🧵👇 (1/)

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The Department of Pharmacology is #Hiring an #IT Senior Professional! Feel free to share this opportunity with your network. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3XiDtC2

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Congratulations to Luan Nguyen, the Department of Pharmacology's Post-Award/Payroll Program Manager, on being accepted into the Spring 2025 @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social Management Certification Cohort! We look forward to seeing what you learn and accomplish in this program. #AdminAppreciation

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We are proud to have been once again recognized as an R1 Top-Tier Research University, a designation shared with the University of Colorado Denver that places us among the nation's most elite research institutions. 🏆 🗞️ Read more about what this means for our campus, below.

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Save the date! Our first-ever CU PEAKS (Postdoc Education and Knowledge Summit) will take place on April 7-8, 2025. This joint postdoc recruitment event is hosted by the Departments of @cu-bmg.bsky.social, Pharmacology and Physiology and Biophysics. More details will be coming soon!

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The Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome is proud to announce that we have been awarded the 2025 Research Collaboration Award at the 2025 @cuanschutz.bsky.social Research Awards! This award recognizes a team for outstanding contributions in research collaborations.

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This morning, our department hosted a welcome breakfast for our newest primary faculty member, Assistant Professor Ale Brambati, PhD. We’re thrilled to have her join us, and are so excited for what’s in store for the Brambati Lab! @alebrambati.bsky.social #CUPharmacology #CUAnschutz

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🧠🔬 Publication highlight! Release Your Inhibitions: The Cell Biology of GABAergic Postsynaptic Plasticity by Theresa M. Welle, PhD, and Kate Smith, PhD, provides insights into how inhibitory synapses adapt and regulate brain activity—shaping learning, memory, and cognition. bit.ly/41b5DkU

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🎉 Congratulations to Professor Joaquin Espinosa, PhD, and Assistant Professor of Research Matthew Galbraith, PhD, on being part of the team honored with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 2025 Research Collaboration Team Award for their work with @crnicinstitute.bsky.social!

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Harrison Ramsay, a PhD candidate in the Kennedy Lab, has been awarded a 2 year NIH F31 grant to support his research entitled "Investigating the Mechanisms and Impact of Amyloid-Beta Mediated Disruption of Synaptic Nanoarchitecture." Way to go, Harrison! 👏 🔬 #Pharmacology #NewGrant #CUAnschutz

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🌍🎗️ Today is World Cancer Day—a global effort to raise awareness, improve education, and inspire action for a cancer-free future. Together, we can close the care gap and drive progress in the fight against cancer. 💙 #WorldCancerDay #CancerResearch #Pharmacology #CloseTheCareGap

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Congratulations to Dr. J. David Port on his well-deserved retirement! While he is stepping down from his role as a professor in the Department of Pharmacology's secondary faculty, we’re thrilled that he will continue to contribute as emeritus faculty, engaging in teaching and committee work.

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Endocrine Research Conference: Dr Cecilia Caino presented her lab work on mitochondrial Rho GTPases in prostate cancer. Potential new opportunities for intervention @cupharmacology.bsky.social

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Congratulations to Amber Stewart, PhD candidate in Kate Smith's lab, on receiving a prestigious NIH F31 grant! Her project, titled "The role of subsynaptic nanoscale architecture in inhibitory synaptic plasticity," has been awarded funding for three years. 🎉

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This week, our department had the honor of hosting a retirement celebration for two exceptional faculty members: Professor Dr. J. David Port and Senior Instructor Dr. Tom French. Join us in congratulating them on a well-deserved retirement and wishing them all the best in this next chapter! 🥂 🎉

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Congratulations to Katie Zent, PhD, and Mark Dell'Acqua, PhD, on their newly published paper in the Journal of Neuroscience! This groundbreaking study, which represents Dr. Zent's PhD thesis research, unravels the mechanisms behind long-distance communication in neurons. bit.ly/4hpHM6i

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Congrats to Dr. Caino on her new role as diversity liaison for the MCO program in the @cucancercenter.bsky.social! As the diversity chair for our @cucancerbio.bsky.social program, Dr. Caino has already made a meaningful impact on our program and beyond. #BestYouCANB

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Congratulations to Postdoc Dillon Boulton, PhD, and Associate Professor Cecilia Caino, PhD, on a new publication in Cell Reports! Read "Rho GTPase 2 (MIRO2) is required for breast and prostate cancer invasion and metastasis" here: bit.ly/4j4tMAx

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Join the Department of Pharmacology in congratulating Senior Instructor Tom French, PhD, on his retirement! We're grateful for his many years of dedication to our students, faculty, and the field of pharmacology. His contributions to both education and scientific inquiry will leave a lasting legacy.

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Happy Holidays from the Department of Pharmacology! We wish you joy, warmth, and moments of togetherness this season. ❤️

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Happy Holidays! Our admin team had a great time decorating ginger bread houses with Pharmacology’s very own Elf on the Shelf 🎅

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🎉 Exciting news! Associate Professor Cecilia Caino, PhD, will now be serving as one of the new @cucancercenter.bsky.social Liaisons, representing the Molecular and Cellular Oncology (MCO) program. We look forward to seeing Dr. Caino's meaningful impact on the future of cancer research!

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Congratulations to secondary faculty member Fabrice Dabertrand, PhD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Associate Professor of Pharmacology, for receiving a NIH RF1 grant. Dr. Dabertrand was awarded this grant in collaboration with Anastacia Garcia, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics.

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Congratulations to Pharmacology PhD Candidate Lily Elizabeth Feldman, co-first author, and Professor Jim Costello, PhD, corresponding author, on their new publication in Science Magazine! A special thank you to Cedars-Sinai for their invaluable contributions. bit.ly/3OVH6t6

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#PMB had a terrific guest lecturer yesterday—Dr. Kate Smith from @cupharmacology.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social presented lab research on the molecular mechanisms that underly synaptic inhibition. Advanced super-resolution microscopy images revealed splendid fine details of synapses!🧠⚡️🔬

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🎉 Congratulations to Associate Professor Won Chan Oh, PhD, for receiving the inaugural Department of Pharmacology Across the Finish Line Award! Our department is proud to support this research and looks forward to the impactful discoveries this work will bring.

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🎉 Congratulations to the spectacular awardees of the 2024 Department of Pharmacology Awards Ceremony! We thank you all for your hard work and dedication to our department. See this year's awardees in the thread below.

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Super excited for my first day as Assistant Prof at @cuanschutz.bsky.social in the Dept of Pharmacology! The lab is open, and now I can't wait to do exciting science! #FirstGen #newPI #STEM #AcademicLife #ExcitingScience #PhDLife #WomenInSTEM #MomInSTEM #GenomeStability #CellBiology #DNARepair

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Welcome to the faculty @alebrambati.bsky.social! Read more about Ale’s background and research areas below. 🧬

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