Stephan C. Jahn, Ph.D.
Graduate Certificate Coordinator
Dr. Stephan Jahn is Course Director for Fundamentals of Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Dr. Jahn received his Ph.D. from the department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics in the College of Medicine at UF. During his graduate work, his studies focused on cancer biology and the development of novel therapeutics using in silico molecular docking. He then completed several years of postdoctoral training at UF in the colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, studying drug metabolism, drug resistance and exploring next-generation sequencing as a means to identify new targets in the treatment of lymphoma.
Dr. Jahn has a passion for teaching and has experience at the high school, undergraduate and graduate levels. He has now returned to where he started with an opportunity to combine his scientific and teaching skillsets to coordinate our Graduate Certificate program in Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
E-mail: scjahn@ufl.edu
Steven D. Munger, Ph.D.
Dr. Steven Munger is Course Director for Medical Pharmacology I: The Nervous System.
Dr. Munger directs an internationally recognized research program focused on understanding how diverse chemosensory receptors and transduction mechanisms contribute to smell and taste function, impact ingestive and social behaviors and interact with hormonal systems. He also serves as Director of the UF Center for Smell and Taste, Co-Director of the UF Health Smell Disorders Program, and Vice-Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
E-mail: steven.munger@ufl.edu
Jeffrey Harrison, Ph.D.
Dr. Jeffrey Harrison is Course Director for Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics II: Cardiovascular, Renal and Respiratory Systems.
Dr. Harrison’s research program is focused on the study of mechanisms involved in brain tumor-immune cell interactions with the long-term goal of developing novel immune therapeutic approaches to treat these highly malignant cancers. He is also the director of the graduate programs (M.S. and Ph.D.) in Pharmacology & Therapeutics and has a long history of teaching pharmacology to both professional and graduate students.
E-mail: jharriso@ufl.edu
Jeff Martens, Ph.D.
Dr. Jeff Martens is Course Director for Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics II: Cardiovascular, Renal and Respiratory Systems.
Dr. Martens is the Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the University of Florida. He also runs a highly successful research laboratory with two primary foci, studying the physiology and pathology of olfaction as well as investigating novel therapies to treat cardiac arrhythmias.
In addition, Dr. Martens is a strong supporter of education, working to expand and enhance the pharmacology curriculum for graduate and professional students.
E-mail: martensj@ufl.edu
Mary Law, Ph.D.
Dr. Mary Law is Course Director for Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics III: Endocrine, Musculoskeletal, GI and Integumentary Systems.
Dr. Law is currently studying the use of new drugs to target breast cancer. Her work is focused on identifying molecules that will activate the unfolded protein response in tumors that are resistant to other treatments as well as using small molecules to inhibit proteins that play important roles in cancer invasion and metastasis.
She is also active in the educational missions of the department, serving as the course director for the dental pharmacology course. Her dedication to teaching has been recognized by the College of Medicine and she is a repeat recipient of its exemplary teacher award.
E-mail: marylaw@ufl.edu
Brian K. Law, Ph.D.
Dr. Brian Law is Course Director for Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics IV: Cancer, Antimicrobial and Antiparasitic Agents.
Dr. Law’s lab focuses on discovering the cellular signaling pathways that lead to carcinogenesis and cancer progression, with a primary focus on breast cancer. They are also pioneering the use of novel small molecules that activate the unfolded protein response by acting as disulfide bond disrupting agents. These pharmacological agents are able to kill tumors that are resistant to current treatments. He also serves as the course director for the Principles of Drug Action graduate course.
E-mail: bklaw@ufl.edu
Thomas C. Rowe, Ph.D.
Dr. Thomas Rowe is Course Director for Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics IV: Cancer, Antimicrobial and Antiparasitic Agents.
Dr. Rowe’s research interests include studying DNA topoisomerases. By using pharmacological techniques, he has been able to target these enzymes as treatment for both cancer and malaria.
He is also heavily involved in education at both the department and college level. In addition to teaching a large number of topics in the department’s courses, he also serves as the Associate Dean for Graduate Education and is the director for the college’s graduate program in biomedical sciences.
E-mail: tomrowe@ufl.edu
The courses in this program are taught collaboratively by the faculty members of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics. For information on all faculty members, please visit: https://pharmacology.med.ufl.edu/people/.
