 The Committee on Receptor Nomenclature and Drug Classification (NC-IUPHAR) provides a uniform guideline for naming and classifying results from the Human Genome Project, naming proteins derived from new sequences as functional receptors and ion channels.Sections specializing in various areas of pharmacology have been established, including Drug Metabolism and Drug Transport, Education, Gastrointestinal Pharmacology, Immunopharmacology, Pharmacology of Natural products, Neuropsychopharmacology, Pediatrics Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics.Volunteers participate in the various sections and division according to their interests and training.