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Department of Pharmacology

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  • Department of Pharmacology
  • Research Areas
    • Cancer Biology
    • Neuropharmacology
    • Signal Transduction
    • Structural Biology
  • Faculty & Staff
    • Primary Faculty
      • Jason Aoto, PhD
      • Ulli Bayer, PhD
      • Joshua Black, PhD
      • M. Cecilia Caino, PhD
      • Mair Churchill, PhD
      • James Costello, PhD
      • Scott Cramer, PhD
      • Mark Dell'Acqua, PhD
      • Joaquin Espinosa, PhD
      • Chris Ford, Ph.D.
      • Heide Ford, PhD
      • David Jones, PhD
      • Matthew Kennedy, PhD
      • Tatiana Kutateladze, PhD
      • Won Chan Oh, PhD
      • Katharine Smith, PhD
      • Chandra Tucker, PhD
    • Secondary Faculty
      • Vikhyat Bebarta, MD
      • Kian Behbakht, MD
      • Timothy Benke, MD PhD
      • Fabrice Dabertrand, PhD
      • Elan Eisenmesser, PhD
      • Patricia Ernst, Ph.D.
      • Paco Herson, PhD
      • Lawrence Hunter, PhD
      • Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD PhD
      • Timothy McKinsey PhD
      • Jean Mulcahy Levy, MD
      • J. David Port, PhD
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      • Kim Heidenreich, PhD
      • Paula Hoffman, PhD
      • Robert Murphy, PhD
      • Andrew Thorburn, D Phil
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Department of Pharmacology

School of Medicine | Anschutz Medical Campus

Pharmacology Retreat 2023

Keystone Lodge & Spa

Anschutz Medical Campus

Pharmacology Staff & Students

Fall 2022

Welcome to the Department of Pharmacology

Located just outside of the beautiful city of Denver, Colorado, and in close proximity to the Rocky Mountains, our department is actively engaged in uncovering fundamental mechanisms of biological systems, so that they can be targeted and manipulated in a therapeutic context to treat or prevent disease. 

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  • We consistently rank in the top tier for NIH funding for Pharmacology Departments.
  • The Pharmacology Graduate Program is one of the longest standing NIH funded programs in the country.
Other Graduate Programs affiliated with Pharmacology Faculty
Cancer BiologyMolecular BiologyNeuroscienceStructural Biology
Computational BioscienceBiomedical SciencesMedical Scientist Training Program

About Pharmacology


Pharmacology Faculty & Staff

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement

Pharmacology Graduate Program

Department News


  • Discoveries on Memory Mechanisms Could Unlock New Therapies for Alzheimer’s and other Brain DiseasesOpens in a new window

    Aug 30, 2023
    Scientists studying a key brain protein believe new findings can open the door to potential therapies for Alzheimer's and other brain disease.
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  • Pharmacology is Recruiting for New FacultyOpens in a new window

    Aug 16, 2023
    The department has two current openings for new faculty members, including one with a focus on Cancer Biology and another with a focus on Neuroscience.
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Research Areas


Cancer Biology

Signal Transduction

Neuropharmacology

Structural Biology

Pharmacology (SOM)

CU Anschutz

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Aurora, CO 80045


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