Wolff, Dennis

Dennis Wolff

PhD
Professor of Pharmacology

Education

  • PhD in Pharmacology, Wake Forest University, 1987
  • Fellowship in Kidney and Membrane Physiology and Disease Training Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989
  • BS in Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin at River Falls, 1981

Teaching Interests/Courses

  • Physiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Pharmacology

Research Interests

  • Regulator of G-protein Signaling (RGS) proteins
  • Prostate and breast cancer
  • Pulmonary dysfunction
  • Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression
  • Hypertension pathogenesis

Awards

  • Creighton University Educator of the Year
    , 05/2012
  • Creighton University Educator of the Year
    , 05/2011
  • Teacher of the Year
    , 05/2000

Professional Affiliations

  • member, 03/2007 - Present, American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
    ASPET is a 5,000-member scientific society whose members conduct basic and clinical pharmacological research and work for academia, government, large pharmaceutical companies, small biotech companies and non-profit organizations.

    Website

Outside Interests

  • Current events
  • Playing guitar, keyboard
  • History of medicine