The Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry supports a broad spectrum of research and research training aimed at improving the molecular-level understanding of fundamental biological processes and discovering approaches to their control. The goals of supported research include an improved understanding of:

1) Drug action and mechanisms of anesthesia
2) Pharmacogenetics and mechanisms underlying individual responses to drugs
3) New methods and targets for drug discovery
4) Advances in natural products synthesis
5) Biological catalysis
6) Metabolic regulation and fundamental physiological processes
7) Integration and application of basic physiological, pharmacological, and biochemical research to clinical issues in anesthesia, clinical pharmacology, and trauma and burn injury