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The GW Pharmacology Department came to national prominence under the leadership first of Dr. Paul K. Smith, and later Dr. H. George Mandel, who chaired the department for a record 36 years. Dr. Mandel mentored the graduate studies of Julius Axelrod, who received his Ph.D.

The Department of Pharmacology & Physiology has a long history of dedication to excellence in teaching at all levels, including to professional students (medical and physician assistant students) and graduate students (through the GW Ins

Most of our faculty teach in the first two years of the integrated medical student curriculum. Our educators are Directors in the Brain and Behavior, Endocrine/Reproduction, and Cardiovascular/Pulmonary/Respiratory blocks

Physician Assistant (PA) students take Physiology for Health Sciences, Pharmacology for Health Sciences, and Advanced Pharmacology.

The Department of Pharmacology & Physiology has a long and active history of training biomedical graduate students who have gone on to be leaders in academia and industry, most notably Dr. Julius Axelrod, 1970 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Welcome to the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Gifts to the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology enable us to provide support for faculty and student research and travel, graduate student fellowships, and academic enrichment activities including guest speakers, visiting faculty, and symposia.

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