Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Responsible for providing instruction in pharmacology, toxicology, pharmaceutics, drug delivery and medicinal chemistry to PharmD students and for providing graduate education to students in a variety of research tracks.
Mission Statement
- To provide the highest quality of interaction to the professional and graduate students of the college in the areas of pharmacology, toxicology, pharmaceutics, drug delivery and medicinal chemistry
- To provide students with the most up-to-date information in these rapidly changing fields
- To maintain a dynamic research environment so that faculty and students continue to develop their careers through appropriate scholarly activities that will have a positive effect on the health of the residents of Arizona and the nation.
Department Head

Xinxin Ding, PhD
Department Head, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Email Dr. Xinxin Ding
Phone: 520-626-9906
Contact Department
Mailing Address:
College of Pharmacy
Room 344
P.O. Box 210207
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: 520-626-2823
Fax: 520-626-2466
The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.