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The Florian T. Merkle group at the Department of Pharmacology recently received funding to help launch an anti-obesity drug development spin-out company. The global obesity pandemic is a leading preventable cause of death, and the anti-obesity drug market is growing exponentially and is predicted to be worth ~$100 billion...

Department of Pharmacology Recent Publications: August – October 2025 Our Department has been busy publishing high-quality research across various journals. We have compiled all the publications released from August 2025 to October 2025 for your reading pleasure. IL-17 Stimulates Sensory Neurons and Sensitises Colonic...

Applications are now open for the MPhil in Therapeutic Sciences at the University of Cambridge , starting in October 2026. World-leading teaching and research in academia and industry, training students to be future leaders in therapeutic sciences. A 1-year full-time course with a 6-month research placement, in the...

Last week, the Department hosted a cohort of 10 students as part of the Sutton Trust Summer School programme. In this programme, the students spend a week at the University of Cambridge. During this period, they got to experience laboratory practicals, University-style lectures, and focused application support. At the...