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College of Pharmacy >
Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical
Sciences > Graduate Programs
Graduate Programs
The department offers M.S. and Ph.D. level degrees in Pharmaceutical
Sciences with specializations in:
Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
Molecular mechanisms of chemical carcinogenesis; combinatorial
chemistry; solid-phase peptide synthesis; screening, isolation and
structure elucidation of physiologically-active natural products;
biosynthesis of microbial and plant natural products; herbal medicine.
Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
Design, development, production, evaluation and regulatory approval of
pharmaceutical and self care products as well as pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic studies using virtual, clinical, and preclinical data,
often with an emphasis on population approaches.
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Mechanisms involved in various disease states and their pharmacological
intervention, and mechanisms of toxicity of various environmental
agents. On-going topics include the effects of hormonal imbalances and
antihypertensive agents on cardiac function and metabolism in
hypertension, biomarkers and treatment of arthritis, effect of septic
shock on drug metabolism, developmental neurotoxicity of environmental
agents, hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity of heavy metals,
pharmacogenetics, calcium- and non-calcium mediated pathways of cell
death, and the development of inhibitors to cell signaling events.
Financial Aid
Qualified students may be considered for financial aid on a competitive
basis. A limited number of teaching assistantships providing stipend
of $10,255 -11,135 per academic year, with tuition waiver, are
available. Financial support, which is not guaranteed, is available on
a year to year basis. Generally speaking, financial assistance is not
given to a student the first year. We encourage all incoming students to be
prepared to fund themselves for at least the first year. Most students
select their major professor by the second semester and funding is discussed
at that point. In addition to the teaching assistantships, students may
receive summer funding if they are involved in grant funded projects. The
college may have available several research assistantships funded by our
pharmaceutical and health care industry research partners.
Admission
Applicants for admission to this program should adhere to the deadlines for
applications set forth in The Graduate School guidelines. The
applicant must submit an official transcript of all academic work at the
undergraduate and graduate levels, the score on the graduate record
examination (GRE) tests and results of the TOEFL Examination (as
appropriate). Generally, a student will begin studies in September,
but it is possible to be admitted for January. In addition to the
general graduate student admission requirements, the applicant should be a
graduate from a College of Pharmacy, or some other appropriate scientific
discipline from a recognized University, and have a grade point average
demonstrating the ability to do "B" work or better in graduate-level
courses. Admission requirements: GRE, TOEFL (as appropriate),
bachelor degree in pharmacy or equivalent, and CSC 200 or equivalent.
Written and qualifying examinations are required of all Ph.D. candidates.
For application materials please click
here.
Any deficiencies in these requirements shall
not bar admission automatically, but it is understood that inadequacies in
undergraduate preparation normally will require the student to take
additional work, the amount to be determined by the program coordinator.
The overall record submitted by the applicant
determines the action to be taken on the application. No predetermined
quantitative criteria ensures a positive or a negative decision.
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