|
 Welcome to the Department of Pharmacology Web site. We have designed this site to be used as a resource that provides a snapshot of our department, our institution, our home, and New York City. These are exciting times in biomedical research as molecular genetics and structural biology together are beginning to identify specific and novel targets that offer great potential to change the manner by which chemical agents can be used to modify the function of living systems. The spirit of the Department of Pharmacology is one of collaborative and synergistic science. As such, interests of the members of the Department span such diverse problems as the identification of molecular signals that determine whether a cell lives or dies to the discovery of new drugs that control cardiac rhythm in inherited and non-inherited heart disease.
We at Columbia in general, and within the Department of Pharmacology in particular, are proud to be an integral part of the intellectual and cultural life of New York. In many ways the diversity of scientific interests within the Department reflect the diversity of the rich scientific environment of Columbia University and, in addition, the unique cultural and urban environment of New York City. An experience at Columbia is intertwined with life and the extraordinary wealth of cultural attractions available in New York City. I invite you to use this site to explore the research opportunities available in the Department of Pharmacology, to learn and read about our faculty, and also to explore the combinations of art, music, diverse cultures, and food that together constitute New York City. Please feel free to contact me or any other faculty member should you desire information that is not available on this site.
Sincerely,
Robert S. Kass, Ph.D.
Chairman of Pharmacology
|
