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Graduate Field of Pharmacology

Our graduate program offers an intensive course of study and research emphasizing cellular and molecular pharmacology. Outstanding college graduates are accepted as well as physicians and veterinarians seeking advanced training in pharmacology. The program prepares each student for a productive career in biomedical research and teaching. Upon completion of the curriculum, students graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

The Graduate Field of Pharmacology is one of several graduate fields that make up the Graduate Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences of Cornell University. More information on this umbrella program can be found at the Biological and Biomedical Sciences website.

dot  Admission Requirements

Application deadline is December 1 for admission in the fall semester of the following year.

The Biological and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program has more information on admissions as well as more general information on the Graduate Program at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss possible courses of study with individual faculty members whose research interests most closely match those of the applicant.

dot  Program of Study

Our graduate program offers an intensive course of study and research emphasizing basic and clinical pharmacology. The program prepares each student for a productive career in biomedical research and teaching. Upon completion of the curriculum, students will graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

dot  Formal Coursework

This page links you to information on the coursework required for study in the graduate program.

dot  Faculty

Cornell University is proud to offer the students of the graduate program the opportunity to work with our faculty.

dot  Biological and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

The Graduate Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences is an umbrella program that encompasses several Graduate Fields. The goal of the Program is to enhance Ph D education for baccalaureate students by providing every student in the program with stable funding and common experiences, such as research rotations and regulated teaching opportunities, thus generating a strong sense of community.

dot  Graduate School at Cornell

The Graduate School at Cornell is organized into ninety different Graduate Fields and a prospective graduate student applies for admission to one or more appropriate Graduate Fields. Each field is comprised of faculty members with common research interests.

dot  Diversity and Inclusiveness

Cornell University was founded on the premise of providing "any person the opportunity to pursue any study." We are still dedicated to this vision of Ezra Cornell.

dot  For more information contact:

Office of Graduate Education
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853-6401
phone: 607-253-3276
fax: 607-253-3756
e-mail:graduate_edcvm@cornell.edu