Department of Pharmacology Research Organizational Structure
Our Pharmacology faculty are leading experts in a wide variety of research focus areas that often overlap into collaborative projects. The research faculty in the Department are well-funded from various NIH institutes and foundations, and our graduate students are competitive for individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) funding from NIH.
| Molecular Pharmacology | Systems Pharmacology | Behavioral Pharmacology | Drug Discovery and Development |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Disorders | Psychiatric Diseases and PTSD | Substance Abuse Disorders | Cancer |
| Inflammation, Aging, and Metabolic Disorders | Developmental Neuropsychiatric Disorders | Substance Abuse Disorders | |
| Pain Mechanisms and Drugs of Abuse | Analgesics and Drugs of Abuse | Aging and Metabolic Diseases | |
| Functional Genomics | Cancer Therapy and Cognition | Pain and Peripheral Neuropathy | |
| Cytoskeletal Disrupting Drugs |
Research Faculty by Topic
Mental Health Disorders
Noboru Hiroi, Ph.D.
Professor
hiroi@uthscsa.edu
Sarah C. Hopp, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
hopps1@uthscsa.edu
Daniel Lodge, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Pharmacology
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Chair in Pharmacology
Liang Ma
Assistant Professor/Research
mal1@uthscsa.edu
David Morilak, Ph.D.
Center for Biomedical Neuroscience Director, Professor of Pharmacology
and Holder Manager of the Quincy and Estine Lee Endowment
morilak@uthscsa.edu
Gek-Ming Sia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
siag@uthscsa.edu
Inflammation, Aging, and Metabolic Disorders
Jason O’Connor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
oconnorj@uthscsa.edu
Yuguang ‘Roger’ Shi, Ph.D.
Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Distinguished Chair in Metabolic Biology, Professor of Pharmacology, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, and UTHSCSA
shiy4@uthscsa.edu
J. Randy Strong, Ph.D.
Professor
strong@uthscsa.edu
Pain Mechanisms and Drugs
Kelly Berg, Ph.D.
Professor/Research
berg@uthscsa.edu
William Clarke, Ph.D.
Distinguished Teaching Professor and Maharaj Ticku Professor of Pharmacology
clarkew@uthscsa.edu
Functional Genomics
Noboru Hiroi, Ph.D.
Professor
hiroi@uthscsa.edu
Liang Ma
Assistant Professor/Research
mal1@uthscsa.edu
Cytoskeletal Disrupting Drugs
April Risinger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
risingera@uthscsa.edu
Psychiatric Diseases and PTSD
Flavia Carreño, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor/Research
carrenof@uthscsa.edu
Milena Girotti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor/Research
girotti@uthscsa.edu
Daniel Lodge, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Pharmacology
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Chair in Pharmacology
lodged@uthscsa.edu
David Morilak, Ph.D.
Center for Biomedical Neuroscience Director, Professor of Pharmacology
and Holder Manager of the Quincy and Estine Lee Endowment
morilak@uthscsa.edu
Developmental Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Noboru Hiroi, Ph.D.
Professor
hiroi@uthscsa.edu
Jason O’Connor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
oconnorj@uthscsa.edu
Analgesics and Drugs of Abuse
Kelly Berg, Ph.D.
Professor/Research
berg@uthscsa.edu
William Clarke, Ph.D.
Distinguished Teaching Professor and Maharaj Ticku Professor of Pharmacology
clarkew@uthscsa.edu
Gregory Collins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
collinsg@uthscsa.edu
Daniel Lodge, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Pharmacology
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Chair in Pharmacology
lodged@uthscsa.edu
Cancer Therapy and Cognition
Daniel Lodge, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Pharmacology
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Chair in Pharmacology
lodged@uthscsa.edu
David Morilak, Ph.D.
Center for Biomedical Neuroscience Director, Professor of Pharmacology
and Holder Manager of the Quincy and Estine Lee Endowment
morilak@uthscsa.edu
April Risinger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
risingera@uthscsa.edu
Substance Abuse Disorders
Gregory Collins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
collinsg@uthscsa.edu
Charles France, Ph.D.
Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry, Professor of Pharmacology, and Professor of Psychiatry
france@uthscsa.edu
David Maguire, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
maguired@uthscsa.edu
Cancer
April Risinger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
risingera@uthscsa.edu
Xiaoli Sun, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
sunx1@uthscsa.edu
Substance Abuse Disorders
Gregory Collins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
collinsg@uthscsa.edu
Charles France, Ph.D.
Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry, Professor of Pharmacology, and Professor of Psychiatry
france@uthscsa.edu
Aging and Metabolic Diseases
Yuguang ‘Roger’ Shi, Ph.D.
Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Distinguished Chair in Metabolic Biology, Professor of Pharmacology, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, and UTHSCSA
shiy4@uthscsa.edu
J. Randy Strong, Ph.D.
Professor
strong@uthscsa.edu
Pain and Peripheral Neuropathy
Kelly Berg, Ph.D.
Professor/Research
berg@uthscsa.edu
William Clarke, Ph.D.
Distinguished Teaching Professor and Maharaj Ticku Professor of Pharmacology
clarkew@uthscsa.edu
