Welcome to the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at UCSF
Discovering knowledge through innovative research on chemical and biological phenomena.
We transmit knowledge to students (graduate students, postdoctoral colleagues, and students and fellows in medicine, pharmacy and dentistry) at the conceptual and empirical levels.
Research in CMP spans a broad range of fields, including:
analyses of the mechanisms and biological consequences of the interactions of drugs and other small molecule ligands with receptors, channels, and cellular organelles
hormonal and sensory signal transduction
cytoskeleton-based intracellular motility
cell movement and migration
synaptic transmission and plasticity
protein design and structure prediction
protein folding, structure and function
RNA-protein interactions
Experimental approaches include genetics, chemistry and crystallography; experimental systems stretch from yeast to human.
Administration
CMP is the administrative home for affiliated faculty and staff. Graduate studies with Department faculty are carried out within consortium programs:
Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB)
Biomedical Sciences (BMS)
Herbert W. Boyer Program in Biological Sciences (PIBS)
Inquiries should be directed to those programs. Inquiries regarding postdoctoral research in CMP should be addressed to individual faculty members. For other information, search this Web Site or contact the CMP administrative staff.
