Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Chairman's Welcome
Welcome to the website for the Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience at Texas
Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC). Our department is dedicated to excellence
in research, medical and graduate education and service by creating, advancing and disseminating
knowledge about drug actions and nervous system functions and dysfunctions.
Great collegiality and collaborative work environment are hallmarks of our departmental
culture. We are strengthening existing interactions and basic scientist at TTUHSC
and TTU while building translational bridges with our clinical departments
Our faculty are currently funded by several NIH and foundation grants for studies
on clinically relevant disorders. Our department houses the Center for Excellence
for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics (CTNT). Our faculty continue to make
valuable contributions to medical and graduate school education for example as Block
Director of the Major Organ Systems SOM course and Directors of Graduate Programs/Concentrations.
Thank you for visiting our website. Please feel free to contact me with any questions
or for more information.
Volker Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D.
Mission Statement
The Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience is strongly committed to contributing
to the overall mission of TTUHSC to improve the health of people through excellence
in research, education and service.
Our goal is to perform innovative translational research and support and promote such
endeavors within the Department, at the School of medicine, and the University at
large; to offer state-of-the-art education in medical pharmacology and neuroscience
to medical and graduate students; and to provide a simulating first-rate learning
and training environment for doctoral students and postdoctoral fellow in the department.
Got Questions?
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Volker Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D.
(806)743-3880
5th Annual Symposium
The Center of Excellence for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics (CTNT) and Garrison Institute on Aging (GIA) will host 5th Annual Symposium. To view more visit the CTNT website. To see event flyer click here.
New Team Members
Welcome Lisa Moran and Olga Ponomareva!
Lisa Moran joins us following 10 years of
experience in the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, here at TTUHSC.
Olga Ponomareva comes to us from the University of Texas at Austin, where she worked in the Department of Neurobiology & Waggoner Center of Alcohol Addiction Research. She has a long line of techniques and research experience.
Faculty Search
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Tiffany Denton, Unit Manager
(806) 743 - 4008
3601 4th Street, STOP 6592
Lubbock, TX 79430-6592