The research activities of the Cornell Pharmacology Program faculty cover broad areas of modern pharmacological sciences. Faculty carry out research in cancer pharmacology, neuropharmacology, cardiovascular pharmacology, drug metabolism, toxicology, proteomics, molecular pharmacology, receptors and signal transduction, and drug design. A major mission of the Pharmacology Program faculty is to provide research training to Ph.D. students and to postdoctoral fellows that is thorough, intense and exciting.

A strength of the Pharmacology Program at Cornell is that the research of many of the faculty is focused on therapies for a variety of diseases, and several faculty have clinical responsibilities or close association with clinical faculty at Cornell Medical Center and/or Memorial Sloan-Kettering. This allows students and fellows in the Pharmacology Program to perform research which will result in better or new therapies for diseases such as cancer, epilepsy, and heart disease.

The goal of the Pharmacology Program is to produce scientists who possess knowledge of pharmacology, as well as a foundation of understanding of biochemistry, molecular biology, chemical biology, and cell and organ physiology. Students and postdoctoral fellows also have ample opportunities to improve their scientific communication skills, both by writing research papers and by presenting their research data at laboratory meetings, at the Pharmacology Program Retreat, and at national scientific meetings. Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows have the option of teaching, but this in not a required part of the program. We want our students and fellows to be prepared for productive research careers in academia, government or industry. Lectures about various career paths are presented regularly to assist students and fellows in planning for their futures. Finally, the program provides students and fellows with a group of supportive, helpful and spirited colleagues who enjoy their work and each other.

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News Bulletin

Dr. Michiko Okamoto is a co-author on an article, titled "Histopathological changes of rat brain after direct injection of Hb-vesicles (artificial oxygen carriers) and neurological impact in an intracerebral hemorrhage model," recently published in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A.

Dr. Charles Inturrisi has begun a two-year term as president of the American Pain Society.

Developmental Cell has published the research of Dr. Anthony A. Sauve and colleagues, titled "Glucose Restriction Inhibits Skeletal Myoblast Differentiation by Activating SIRT1 through AMPK-Mediated Regulation of Nampt."

Congratulations to all of the graduates of Weill Cornell Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences who received their degrees before a crowd of enthusiastic family and friends at the Commencement Exercises on May 29, 2008, at Carnegie Hall.

Pictured is Pharmacology graduate Dr. Cristina Fernandez. More graduation photos.

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Pharmacology Research Seminar Series

Tuesdays at 4:00pm, unless noted.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 (A-250)

Yana Cen, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Asociate, Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College

"Adventure in NAD+ Land"

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 (A-250)

Nigel Mongan, Ph.D.

Instructor, Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College

"Nuclear Receptor Signaling Defects in Development and Cancer "

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