The Pharmacology Department is a premiere program in biomedical research, focusing on understanding how drugs and chemicals modify biological systems. Faculty carry out research in diverse areas such as cancer pharmacology, and develops new drugs to treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s and autism. The department furthers the education of students through its top-ranked Ph.D. program in Pharmacology, which offers students access to outstanding faculty to build their research careers.
The 45th annual Vincent du Vigneaud Memorial Research Symposium, a student-organized event that has become central to the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences...
Dr. John Blenis's lab discovered that low levels of folate, a B vitamin essential for cell growth, can trigger specific genetic changes found in lung tumors, establishing a link...
Dr. Hazel Szeto's discovery of a first-in-class compound that had mitochondrial therapeutic potential is now a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drug.
