Pharmacology and Toxicology

Damage control

Wright State toxicology researcher Michael Kemp awarded up to $1.48 million to study DNA damage

Research by Michael Kemp, research assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, may help improve cancer therapies. Continue reading

Medical students learn about national security, CBRN defense

Through the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Certificate Program, Boonshoft School of Medicine students learn about national security, resiliency and preparedness. Continue reading

Thinking it through

Wright State helps form Dayton Think Tank to respond to emergencies, disasters

The Dayton Think Tank includes terrorism, disaster and toxicology experts, emergency management specialists, military officials, political leaders, medical professionals, engineers, psychologists, computer scientists and law enforcement officials. Continue reading

Wright State experts publish book on weapons of mass psychological destruction

Wright State experts will lecture about their book “Weapons of Mass Psychological Destruction and the People Who Use Them” on Jan. 21 in the Student Union. Continue reading

Anita Aperia will present the Earl H. Morris Endowed Lecture

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Anita Aperia, professor of pediatrics at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, will give a lecture at Wright State on Oct. 22. Continue reading

CBRN Defense Certificate Program offers all courses online each semester

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The Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine offers the nation’s only graduate-level certificate program in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense. Continue reading

Boonshoft School of Medicine names Jeffrey Travers professor, chair of pharmacology/toxicology

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Jeffrey Travers named professor and chair, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and professor, Department of Dermatology. Continue reading

Boonshoft School of Medicine offers new M.S. degree in pharmacology and toxicology

The new M.S. program designed for students who want to become lab managers, leaders or higher education administrators in the pharmacology and toxicology field. Continue reading

Boonshoft School of Medicine students discovering new ways to help diabetic patients

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Graduate students in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology are making discoveries that may save limbs and reduce kidney failure in diabetes patients. Continue reading

Wright State, Ohio State, other institutions receive $3.5 million grant to increase underrepresented graduates in STEM fields

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The Ohio State University, Wright State University and nine other Ohio colleges and universities will share a $3.5 million National Science Foundation grant over the next five years… Continue reading