Welcome to the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at McGill University
Our Department focuses on basic molecular interactions between drug molecules and target proteins that will lead to the discovery of more selective and effective therapeutic approaches for managing disease. Our research mission is to discover new biomedical knowledge and to apply basic science insights to translate studies that decipher mechanisms of diseases or discover novel diagnostic/therapeutic targets into improved health care. Our degree programs in pharmacology provide a solid foundation in biomedical sciences and prepare individuals for a wide range of career options in universities, hospitals, pharmaceutical and biotech industries, private and public research organizations, consulting companies, and government agencies.
Monthly Focus Paper
Highlighting research published by department faculty
Win4Science
McGill’s Win4Science is an initiative to educate and raise awareness about the barriers women face in academia. The program is making great strides in improving the opportunities for women in science.
Honouring Kenneth Melville
The Melville Undergraduate Research Bursary offers Pharmacology Research Internships for Undergraduates from Underrepresented Equity Groups.
Events
- 9 Apr
Phar & Wide with Vinzenca Caruana, Sabrina Romanelli and Diego Loggia
- 15 Apr
Inaugural Diamond Lecture "Extracellular vesicles as stress signaling mechanism and biomarkers in psychiatry""
- 16 Apr
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seminar: Yangfan Jin, PhD Candidate “Regulation of murine follicle-stimulating hormone β subunit transcription by newly identified enhancers”
- 23 Apr
Mark Nickerson Memorial Lecture with Amanda Garner“Enabling Technologies for Revealing Druggable Paths in RNA Biology”
- 4 May
Inaugural Barbara Hales Lectureship in Toxicology with Dana Dolinoy, PhD.
News
Congratulations to Maddison Arlen, a PhD candidate in Dr. Carolyn Baglole's laboratory.
Published: 23 Mar 2026Congratulations to McGill iGEM!
Published: 3 Nov 2025Hannah Derue, PhD student in Professor Ribeiro da Silva’s lab, featured on the first page of the McGill Reporter
Published: 31 Oct 2025



