Pharmacology at Yale
The Department of Pharmacology strives to create an inviting environment and institutional culture of inclusivity where every individual's unique and diverse characteristics are valued and respected. We sustain the richness of our department by recruiting and retaining trainees, staff, and faculty from diverse backgrounds and talents.
Pharmacology at Yale University has a rich history of pre-eminence in drug discovery, indeed the first cancer chemotherapy clinical trials were conducted here. Today, the research in our department encompasses a broad range of fields, with researchers aiming to both understand and treat human disease.
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Pharmacology at Yale University has a rich history of achievement and a strong tradition of scholarship. Yale was the site of the first studies and trials of anticancer chemotherapy. The modern era of cancer chemotherapy began when Alfred Gilman and Louis Goodman studied the effects of nitrogen mustard on transplanted lymphosarcoma in mice and then initiated clinical trials in 1942 (Gilman, A. Am. J. Surg. 105: 574-578, 1963).Research
Research in pharmacology covers many areas and uses many techniques, but underlying this diversity is a common theme--the investigation of the interaction of chemical substances with biological systems. Our research programs span from the atomic-level to the whole organism, and are highly collaborative within the department and throughout Yale.Read MorePharmacology Graduate Program
The Department of Pharmacology at Yale University offers integrated and interdisciplinary opportunities for graduate study under the Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS). Students entering the BBS program can take courses, participate in laboratory rotations, and perform thesis research with any of the more than 200 faculty members in the biological sciences at Yale.
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Latest News from the Department of Pharmacology
- March 20, 2025
Protein Turnover Mapping May Offer Clues for Alzheimer’s, Cancer Treatment
- March 18, 2025
Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Elects 12 From YSM
- March 07, 2025
Picciotto Elected President of American Association for the Advancement of Science
- February 28, 2025Source: Yale Ventures
YSM Faculty Win Awards From the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale
- January 13, 2025Source: The Washington Post
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- September 12, 2024Source: CNN
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