Nominations are open for our early career division-sponsored awards! Offered by several divisions, these awards recognize outstanding contributions from rising stars in specific areas of pharmacology. 🔗 For more information, visit: https://www.aspet.org/aspet/meetings-awards/aspet-awards

There's still time to enter our journal covers contest! Send in your artwork by August 14 to have your winning cover displayed for a full year on one of ASPET's celebrated journals, and win a cash prize! Learn more: https://ow.ly/Wz3o50ZwcrY #pharmsky 🧪

Don't miss tomorrow's webinar, "Precision Peptides: New Frontiers in Pharmacology and Therapeutics." Learn more and sign up: https://ow.ly/FHUw50Zs3ls #pharmsky 🧪

Want your artwork featured on a prestigious scientific journal for an entire year? ASPET is inviting you to submit cover designs for our five journals! Selected designs will run through all of 2027, and winning images receive $250. Learn more: https://ow.ly/9clK50Zv59g

Meet the early career scientists, Dominique Farrera, Priyanka Karmokar, Lilly Bindel and Keiichiro Nakamura, who were highlighted in the July 2026 issue of The Pharmacologist. Learn what drives them and why their research is important to them: https://thepharmacologist.org/on-their-way-jul-2026/

Interested in receiving, or providing, career guidance? ASPET's MentorMatch program facilitates one-on-one mentoring relationships for ASPET members at all career levels, and provides resources and practical support to build mentoring relationships. Learn more: https://ow.ly/LHtR50ZuGEk #pharmsky 🧪

Dr. Kay Meier, reflects on the importance of scientists as public servants and advocates during challenging time for science in the United States. She highlights ASPET's science advocacy efforts and outlines initiatives to strengthen member engagement: https://ow.ly/nSq450ZtUT4

Message from the President - The Pharmacologist

We are all in this together. It is the honor of a lifetime to represent the membership of the society that has played such an important part in my own career. I intend to “pay it forward” by serving all of you.

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Take your passion for education to the next level with the PRIME-Educator Certificate Program—a 5-month online experience designed to elevate your teaching skills and academic impact. 📅 Register by: August 19 🔗 https://www.aspet.org/aspet/education-careers/aspet-programs/prime-educator-program

Nominate a colleague, mentor or yourself for an ASPET Scientific Achievement Award or a Division-Sponsored Award! This is an opportunity to celebrate your peers for their contributions to pharmacology and experimental therapeutics. 🔗 https://www.aspet.org/aspet/meetings-awards/aspet-awards

📢 Announcing our next Focus on Pharmacology webinar: "Precision Peptides: New Frontiers in Pharmacology and Therapeutics." Featuring industry and academic perspectives. Learn more and sign up: https://ow.ly/7AHx50Zs3q2 #pharmsky 🧪

Veterinary pharmacology for large animals must balance effective care with animal welfare, fair competition, and public health. Responsible medication use, clear withdrawal guidelines, and stronger oversight help protect animals, people, and the food supply: https://ow.ly/fEcB50Zsi29

Have you submitted your research to ASPET Discovery? Check out ASPET's open access journal, launched in 2025, and its rigorous computational studies that advance pharmacology, therapeutics, and drug discovery: https://www.aspetdiscovery.org/ #pharmsky 🧪

Join us for tomorrow's webinar, where our speakers will present topics ranging from undergraduate education to graduate pharmacology education, as well as curricular development, assessment, and the use of innovative technology in the classroom: https://ow.ly/gEEB50Zjnes #pharmsky 🧪

Dominique Farrera, a postdoctoral researcher, is the DMD HTA for July 2026. Her research focuses on how chronic liver disease, specifically MASH, changes the liver's ability to transport drugs and other compounds through the body: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dmd.2026.100351.

If you are an early-career scientist with a passion for research and publishing, then you'll want to apply for the ASPET Editorial Fellowship Program. Mark your calendar: applications will open on August 17! Learn more here: https://www.aspet.org/aspet/journals/aspet-editorial-fellowship-program

Scientists, put down your microscopes and pick up your paintbrushes! ASPET is inviting you to submit cover designs for our five distinguished journals. Selected designs will run through all of 2027, and winning images receive $250. Learn more: https://ow.ly/YJ5p50ZkHf7 #pharmsky 🧪

Make sure to join us for this upcoming webinar, where our speakers will present topics ranging from undergraduate education to graduate pharmacology education, as well as curricular development, assessment, and the use of innovative technology in the classroom: https://ow.ly/Ugvw50Zjnet #pharmsky 🧪

Attending #WCP2026? Make sure to visit the ASPET team at booth #17, and learn more about our journals, resources, programs, and more. We’d love to meet you!

Thank you to all who joined our effort to speak up about the OMB Proposed Rule, Regulation for Financial Assistance. You can review the comment ASPET submitted on behalf of our members here: https://ow.ly/vrwS50Znvqj OMB will review all comments received and issue a final rule in September.

Priyanka Karmokar, PhD, is the JPET HTA for July 2026. Her research focuses on understanding how developmental abnormalities contribute to cancer initiation, progression, and chemotherapy resistance in pediatric liver and kidney cancers: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpet.2026.104889

🚨🚨 DEADLINE TODAY: We need YOU to submit comments on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed rule which, if implemented, would make drastic changes to the current federal grantmaking process. Draft and submit your comment here: https://ow.ly/7LyO50Zgo7o

Join ASPET for tomorrow's free webinar designed for students interested in gaining a PhD degree in pharmacology and physiology. Our webinar will provide an overview of the graduate program at UT Health San Antonio. Register: https://ow.ly/X8hp50ZhFhT #pharmsky 🧪

We're excited to be part of #WCP2026! Visit ASPET at booth 17 during the conference and learn about our distinguished journals, exclusive membership benefits, career initiatives, and more! #pharmsky 🧪

Lilly Bindel, a MD student, is the Molecular Pharmacology HTA. Her research is focused on histamine receptors. She hopes that her research will contribute to innovation in pharmacology and pharmacotherapy, improving treatment options and patients’ lives: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molpha.2026.100139

Make sure to join us for tomorrow's FREE webinar, open to anyone interested in attending! You'll hear from two dynamic young scientists about their novel approaches to understand and therapeutically target hepatic and metabolic disease. Register here: https://ow.ly/NKH150ZhCVS #pharmsky 🧪

Join ASPET for next week's free webinar designed for students interested in gaining a PhD degree in pharmacology and physiology. Our webinar will provide an overview of the graduate program at UT Health San Antonio. Register: https://ow.ly/X8hp50ZhFhT #pharmsky 🧪

📅 TODAY, 2 pm ET: Join ASPET's Government Affairs Staff for an informal office hour to ask questions about the proposed OMB rule. Whether you have questions about the rule itself, its implications, or how you can submit comments, please join us! Register: https://ow.ly/1bRF50ZilKf

ASPET welcomes Dr. Kathryn Meier, PhD, FASPET as ASPET President, as well as all our volunteer leaders who begin their term today with the Society. We appreciate your time and service and look forward to working with you to advance ASPET’s mission.

Have you submitted your research to ASPET Discovery? This Gold Open Access journal covers a variety of areas in pharmacology, and its diverse editorial board ensures the presentation of rigorous, sound science. Learn why we're the perfect home for your work: https://ow.ly/RhKt50Z4osO #pharmsky 🧪

Join ASPET for a free webinar designed for students interested in gaining a PhD degree in pharmacology and physiology. Our webinar will provide an overview of the graduate program at UT Health San Antonio. Register: https://ow.ly/cb4250ZhFhU #pharmsky 🧪