Mission Statement and Leadership
Chair’s Message
I am honored to welcome you to the Department of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt. We are one of the most distinguished pharmacology departments in the country and one that has incredible potential to advance basic science and contribute to urgently-needed drug development in the coming years.
Our research interests include seven major areas:
- Bioactive Lipids
- Cancer Biology
- Drug Discovery
- Molecular Basis of Neuropsychiatric Signaling
- Neuronal Communication and Synaptic Signaling
- Signal Transduction Mechanisms
- Structural Biology
Molecules under investigation include G-protein coupled receptors (rhodopsin, adrenergic, serotonin and receptors), heterotrimeric G-proteins, ion channels, transporters and regulatory proteins such as arrestins, protein kinases and protein phosphatases. The department provides training focused on critical thinking to promote innovation, scholarship, and integrity. To this end, the department fosters creativity, collegiality, and leadership.
Ege T. Kavalali, Ph.D.
Chair
Professor & Chair, Department of Pharmacology
William Stokes Chair In Experimental Therapeutics
: Office: 7130A MRB III
465 21st Avenue South
PMB407933
Nashville, Tennessee - 37240-7933: Delivery: 7124 MRBIII
465 21st Avenue South
Nashville, Tennessee - 37232-8548- : ege.kavalali@vanderbilt.edu
- : (615) 343-5480
- : https://lab.vanderbilt.edu/kavalalilab
Department Administration
Senior Program Manager, Research
Department of Pharmacology
: 442 Robinson Research Building
2220 Pierce Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee - 37232- : ashley.haddard.1@vanderbilt.edu
- : 615-343-8452
Administrative Manager
Department of Pharmacology
: 438 Robinson Research Building
2220 Pierce Avenue
Nashville , Tennessee - 37232- : patricia.mccleskey@vanderbilt.edu
Director of Graduate Studies
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Pharmacology
: 6133 MRB III
465 21st Ave South
PMB 407933
Nashville, Tennessee - 37240-7933- : christine.konradi@vanderbilt.edu
- : (615) 480-5738
Associate Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Associate Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Pharmacology
Director of Enrichment and Outreach, Vanderbilt Diabetes Research Training Center
: 556 Robinson Research Building
2220 Pierce Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee - 37232-6602- : sean.davies@vanderbilt.edu
- : (615) 322-5049
Graduate Education Program Manager
Graduate Education Program Manager
Department of Pharmacology
: 476 Robinson Research Building
2220 Pierce Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee - 37232-6600- : bobbi.stidham@vanderbilt.edu