About Us

The Department of Pharmacology is one of the pre-clinical science departments. The main focus of this Department is on research and education. Teaching of pharmacology in the schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Para-medicine, Health, Nursing and other biomedical sciences for undergraduate students and also training and teaching of pharmacology for different courses of post graduate students are the main activity of this department.

The Department of Pharmacology is at the forefront of research into the effects of drugs and other molecules on biological systems with a view to understanding the mechanisms of the human body. Pre-clinical research in the Department aims to examine cellular and molecular pathways in living systems as the first step towards a greater understanding of disease and effective treatment.

The academic members of this department place a high priority on teaching and research training of the students. Academic staff in the department lead lectures, seminars and tutorials for undergraduate and postgraduate students on the Medicine and other Biomedical Sciences courses.

Faculty Members