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Research

The overarching theme of research in the department is to discover fundamental mechanisms by which drugs act, and to pave the way for new drug discovery.

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Undergraduate Students

We offer undergraduate courses for students in Natural Sciences, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, and Medical and Veterinary Sciences.

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Postgraduate Students

The Department of Pharmacology admits 15-20 postgraduate students per year and offers comprehensive facilities for research in purpose-built laboratories.

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Women in Pharmacology

Read about some of the inspirational past and present women from the Department of Pharmacology.

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Latest news

Dr Graham Ladds awarded Royal Society Industry Fellowship

22 September 2021

Congratulations to Dr Graham Ladds on his award of a prestigious Royal Society Industry Fellowship in collaboration with AstraZeneca.

Congratulations to Anna Suchankova

13 May 2021

The Young Entrepreneur Scheme is an innovative global competition that gives early career researchers from diverse backgrounds a practical insight into how to commercialise science and engineering.

Naked Mole Ravolt

6 May 2021

In work funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust, Dr Ewan St. John Smith has made a series of animations with ScienceSplained to explain some of the fascinating biology of naked mole-rats.

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Department of Pharmacology

Tennis Court Road

Cambridge CB2 1PD

Tel: +44 (0) 1223 334176

Contact: ta421@cam.ac.uk

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