The Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the University of Manitoba was established in the mid nineteen fifties with Dr. Mark Nickerson as the first Department Head.
Pharmacology is the study of how substances affect living systems.
Today, pharmacology is studied using models ranging from individual cells to entire organisms. Research in pharmacology is focused on identifying the mechanisms behind diseases that afflict our society and on developing treatments to improve quality of life. Students under the supervision of joint faculty have received Pharmacology degrees in areas of research other than those outlined below, including Cancer research and Clinical Pharmacology. The Chown Building located next to the newly constructed Brodie Center which contains the Neil John MacLean Medical Library, the Health Sciences Bookstore, and the Joe Doupe Recreational Center. For a detailed list of all research conducted in this department, please refer to the Research Faculty listing .