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Department News
Pharmacology Graduate Program Retreat Highlights
Some highlights from the Pharmacology Graduate Program Retreat for 2026. Congratulations to the winners of our awards!
Best snapshot presentation: Diana Guarino, Natalie Lo, and Laurel Schappell,
Best poster presentations: Yuxuan Lin, William Brett, and Alexander Rhee
Williams Memorial Award for Mentorship: Gabe Brill and Aaron Lyons
Van der Kloot award for Excellence in Research: Laurel Schappell
Thanks to all who attended!
Congratulations to Sabrina Hafeez for being awarded an F30 award from NIH!
Congratulations to Sabrina Hafeez, MSTP student in the Ben Martin lab, for being awarded an F30 award from NIH!
20th Annual Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Student Symposium
Keynote Speaker: Holden Thorp, PhD Editor-in-Chief, Science Professor of Chemistry and Medicine, George Washington University
10th Annual FACES Symposium
Join us for networking, lunch, and a panel discussion! May 28th!
Click HERE for a pdf version of the flier
Congratulations to Yuxuan Lin who will be awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Yuxuan Lin, PhD student in Leonard Cheung's lab, who will be awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for her project entitled "Investigating Pituitary Stem Cell Heterogeneity Using Multicolor Lineage Tracing and Spatial Transcriptomics."
Congratulations to Isaiah Taylor for being awarded Second Prize in the oral presentation competition, receiving the Ruth and William Silen, M.D. Award
Isaiah T. Taylor, a PhD trainee at Stony Brook University researching molecular and cellular pharmacology, was awarded Second Prize in the oral presentation competition at the 2026 New England Science Symposium, held at Harvard Medical School. He received the prestigious Ruth and William Silen, M.D. Award for his work.
Congratulations to Rideeta Raquib for being selected as a finalist and semifinalist in the Stony Brook University 3 Minute Thesis competition
Congratulations to Rideeta Raquib, PhD candidate in Pharmacology, for being selected as a finalist and semifinalist in the Stony Brook University 3 Minute Thesis competition this year for her presentation, 'This is the Protein of a Killer, Bella!'
Congratulations to Cuilee Sha for getting the President's Award to Distinguished Doctoral Students
Congratulations to Cuilee Sha, MSTP student in the Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology program for getting the President's Award to Distinguished Doctoral Students at Stony Brook University!
Christopher Brownlee Featured in Stony Brook News
What Cells Can Teach Us About Disease - Christopher Brownlee’s interest in cell biology grew from two sources: a desire to improve human health and a long-standing fascination with cellular complexity.
Congratulations to Paul Fisher for being selected for induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
The AOA is dedicated to the belief that in the profession of medicine we will improve care for all by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community, supporting the ideals of humanism, and promoting service to others. Election to AOA is an honor signifying a lasting commitment to professionalism, leadership, scholarship, research, and community service.