Research in Molecular Pharmacology
at Einstein has a strong emphasis on signal transduction and hormone actionat the nuclear, cellular and
organismic level; the biosynthesis and processing of hormones; the mechanism
of drug action and the development of new therapeutics; and the disruption of normal physiology by toxicants. Work in our department targets
important diseases such as diabetes and obesity, cancer, learning and depression, as well as neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. We have
strong ties to the Diabetes and Cancer Centers as well as the Institute for
Aging Research.
Graduate training in Molecular Pharmacology exposes studentto state of the art methodologies that cover a wide rangeof approaches, including genetic studies in flies, worms and mice, genome-wide
studies of chromatin and gene expression, advanced quantitative imaging, and biochemical
studies on purified enzymes. Studies with animal models and human-derived specimens insure that our research is at the forefront of
translational science.
The
Department has 28 primary and secondary faculty members as well as 23 graduate students and
postdoctoral fellows. The highly collaborative nature of investigators within
the department, and the schoolas a whole, creates a broad-based and dynamic scientific environment. The Department sponsors a seminarseries for visitingscientists from other institutions, as well as journal
clubs and weekly work-in-progress research meetings.
Monthly afternoon "happy hours" and annual departmental
outings promote scientific and social interactions among
the students, fellows and faculty.
Graduates of the Department of Molecular Pharmacology have earned postdoctoral positions in outstanding laboratories
and received prestigious fellowships. Our graduates have found positions in
academia, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, and at the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration.
We are proud of the accomplishments of our graduates and welcome new students to join us in this exciting age of
scientific advances.