Joseph Schlessinger

Joseph Schlessinger, Ph.D. is Chair of the Pharmacology Department at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. His area of research is Tyrosine phosphorylation which potentially plays a role in the treatment of several different types of cancer.

Education

Joseph Schlessinger has been the William H. Prusoff Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at Yale University School of Medicine since 2001. According to his website, prior to coming to Yale, Joseph Schlessinger was the Director of the Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine at New York University (NYU) Medical Center from 1998–2001 and the Milton and Helen Kimmelman Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at NYU Medical School from 1990–2001. He was a member of the faculty of the Weizmann Institute from 1978–1991.

Publications

Joseph Schlessinger has authored over 400 scientific review articles and original publications in the area of pharmacology.

Social

Joseph Schlessinger is married to Irit Lax who he appointed as an assistant professor in his Department at Yale.

References

• Yale School of Medicine appoints Joseph Schlessinger, formerly of NYU, Pharmacology Chair., M2 Presswire, 05-JUN-01.
• YALE RESEARCHER SHARES $1 MILLION PRIZE
• http://www.med.yale.edu/pharm/chairman/biography.htm