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Congratulations to Dr. Paul Jenkins, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Associate Chair for Education in Pharmacology, on his appointment as the inaugural Pfizer Upjohn Research Professor of Molecular Pharmacology!

Please welcome our newest postdoc, Dr. Elizaveta Mangutov. She will be receiving postdoctoral training in Dr. Puthenveedu’s lab.

Jessica Whitaker-Fornek, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, Levitt Lab) has recently received a research recognition award from the Respiration Section of the American Physiological Society. Congratulations, Jessica!

Jacob Ormes has recently been awarded best poster presentation in the graduate student (predoctoral) category at the Behavior, Biology, and Chemistry Conference. Congratulations, Jacob!

Anthony Garcia (Osawa Lab) is the Molecular Pharmacology Highlighted Trainee Author for February 2025. Congratulations, Anthony!

Hassan Hosseini (K. Jones Lab) has been awarded a Research Excellence Award from Mightex. This award competition rewards research students and postdocs, who have successfully used Mightex’s equipment to conduct cutting-edge research and accomplished quality results.

Please welcome our newest postdoc, Dr. Chunguang Guo! Dr. Guo completed his bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine at Jilin University in 2019. He completed his Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine at Peking University in 2024. He will be receiving postdoc training in Dr. Ruas’s lab.

Please welcome our newest postdoc, Dr. Melody Iacino!

Dr. Jessica Anand has recently been awarded the Sister Mary Ambrosia Mentoring Award from Women in Science and Engineering (WISE). This award is given to individuals who have served as an exemplar of formal or informal mentorship of STEM students outside of classroom teaching.

Yanaira Alonso-Caraballo, former Ph.D. student in the Ferrario Lab, was just appointed to a tenure track Assistant Professor position at the University of Minnesota. Congratulations, Yanay!

Congrats to the winners of the ASPET student and postdoc competitions: Dawn Jessup, Ph.D., Shawn Flynn, Ph.D., Ben Clements, Ph.D., and Marie Walicki

Monica Chanda and Claire Shudde (Ph.D. students in the Courtney Lab) were recently awarded the Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship. This fellowship program supports outstanding doctoral students who have achieved candidacy and are actively working on dissertation research and writing.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Carrie Ferrario on her promotion to Full Professor with Tenure! Her new appointment will be effective on August 25, 2025. Way to go, Carrie!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Eric Jimenez Vazquez on his promotion to Assistant Research Scientist! His new appointment will be effective on August 25, 2025. Way to go, Eric!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Liz Peckham on her new appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor at Michigan Medicine! Congratulations, Liz!

Please join us in congratulating Bo Zhao, MSA, CRA, Research Administration Manager, on her receipt of the 2025 EBS Research Staff Award. Congratulations, Bo!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mike Holinstat, Professor of Pharmacology, Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Professor of Vascular Surgery, on his receipt of the 2025 EBS Teaching Award. Congratulations, Mike!

Dr. David Jones has been approved by the University of Michigan Board of Regents as the inaugural Pfizer-Upjohn Early Career Research Professor of Pharmacology. Congratulations, David!

A study led by Dr. Carole Parent's lab reveals how neutrophils secrete DNA to resolve inflammation. Read more here: lsi.umich.edu/news/2025-05/n…

Jessica Anand, Research Assistant Professor at the Edward F. Domino Research Center within the Pharmacology Department, has won the Research Faculty Mentoring Award! Congratulations, Dr. Anand!