Exhibit 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 1 to the  Registration  Statement  (Form  S-8 No.
333-39716)  pertaining to the Celgene  Corporation 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan
and to the  incorporation  by reference  therein of our report dated February 4,
2000, with respect to the financial statements of Signal  Pharmaceuticals,  Inc.
(not  presented),   included  in  the  Annual  Report  (Form  10-K)  of  Celgene
Corporation  for the year ended  December 31, 2000,  filed with  Securities  and
Exchange Commission.




                                                            /s/Ernst & Young LLP
                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Diego, California
March 16, 2001