Faculty / Research Overview

The Department of Pharmacology faculty research covers four main disciplines, which overlap in various ways. Explore the diagram below to see how our faculty's areas of expertise relate to one another.

Cancer Research at Stony Brook

Since its founding, a major focus of the Department has been molecular studies of DNA damage and DNA repair mechanisms, and their relation to cancer etiology and treatment...

Metabolic Disorders Research at Stony Brook

Several laboratories focus on metabolic regulation. There is heightened awareness that metabolic dysregulation causes or results from diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease...

Mitochondrial Biology Research at Stony Brook

Several aspects of mitochondrial biology are being explored in our department...

Neuropharmacology Research at Stony Brook

Neuroscience research is a strong focus in the department with research interests ranging from the molecular basis of multiple sclerosis...

Signaling Research at Stony Brook

Signaling Research is a major theme in the pharmacology department and encompasses molecular pathways...