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College of Pharmacy > Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences offers M.S. and Ph.D. level degrees Pharmaceutical Sciences with specializations in:

A number of interdisciplinary as well as specialized courses are built into the curriculum to prepare the students for diverse career opportunities in industry, academia, and the government agencies.

The department is well funded by both the National Institutes of Health and the pharmaceutical industry. The department houses a core research facility with state of the art research equipment. Faculty research interests are described under the departmental faculty listing.
 

 
 
The Department
Faculty and Staff
A list of faculty and staff in the department with bios and contact information.
Courses
A list of all the courses offered through the department.
Faculty Publications
A compilation of
department publications
recording the research accomplishments of its faculty.
Faculty Mentoring Program
Information on the department's policies for mentoring new faculty.
   
Graduate Programs
Overview
General information about the graduate programs offered by the department including information on financial aid and the admissions process.
 
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.
   
 
Facilities and Labs
3D Animation Facility
This facility houses high-end computers that are used by teams of College of Pharmacy students and faculty to create 3D animations for use in the classroom.
 
Center for Molecular Toxicology
The RI-INBRE Program includes faculty from diverse disciplines, united under the general research theme of Toxicology and the Program is entitled “A Network for Molecular Toxicology in Rhode Island”. The primary participants in this Program from the University of Rhode Island are the faculty from the College of Pharmacy, College of Environment and Life Sciences, and College of Arts and Sciences. This State-wide Toxicology network also has faculty participants from Brown University Medical School, Rhode Island College, Providence College, Roger Williams University, and Salve Regina University.
 
Human Patient Simulation Center
Five years ago the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy was the first college of pharmacy to purchase a high fidelity human patient simulator. Since then faculty and staff have worked hard to integrate this technology into the pharmacy curriculum and established themselves as a leaders in this field.
 
Medicinal Garden
The garden and greenhouse were established in 1958 and dedicated to Heber W. Youngken, Jr. Dean Emeritus of the College of Pharmacy in 1994. The Garden functions as an educational display of medicinal plants herbs and spices and also as a conservatiory source of standard specimens.
 
RI-INBRE Centralized Core Research Facility
The Centralized Research Core Facility was established in 2002. This facility is the only one of its kind in the State and has significantly enhanced the competitiveness of biomedical researchers at Rhode Island’s academic institutions. The facility is located in Fogarty Hall at the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus. Trained staff members manage the laboratory and are available to assist with instrument operation. The core equipment is fully accessible to RI-INBRE investigators as well as other scientists affiliated with the participating colleges and universities throughout the State.
 
Faculty Labs
Dr. Akhlaghi
Dr. King
Dr. Cho
Dr. LaPlante
Dr. Parang
Dr. Rosenbaum
Dr. Yan
Dr. Zawia
 
 
The College
New Building Information

College Home Page
College Overview
General information
about the college.
Quick Facts
Some facts and figures
related to the college.
Mission Statement
Accreditation
Information about how
the college is accredited.
Faculty Publications
A compilation of
college publications
recording the research accomplishments of its faculty.
Faculty Grants
A compilation of college
grant awards recording the
funding accomplishments of its faculty.
RX Library Resources
Maps & Directions
Multimedia Tour
Video interviews with
students and faculty.
Alumni
Information about the
college's alumni.
Student Organizations
Information about the college's
student organizations
Job Opportunities
Information about job
opportunities at the college
 
Upcoming Events
"Last Chance"
June Minicourse Series ‘08

June 4, 11, and 18, 2008
Office of Continuing Education

 
2nd Annual Summer Institute in Pharmacoepidemiology
June 9-11, 2008

Office of Continuing Education
 
15th Annual Dr. Louis A. Luzzi
Seminar-on-the-Links

Monday, September 8, 2008
Dawne Strickland, Dean's Office
   
News
Unique combination of a red hot video gaming system and the greatest generation
College of Pharmacy students put the two together and you have to watch the results.
(WPRI video clip)
 
URI’s College of Pharmacy bolsters natural products chemistry work
February 25, 2008
URI pharmacy professor hunting killer diseases with novel research
January 23, 2008
New study makes strong case for link between childhood lead exposure, Alzheimer’s disease
January 9, 2008
URI appoints interim dean for College of Pharmacy
September 24, 2007
URI launches new program in pharmaceutical engineering
July, 12, 2007
URI alumnus awarded pharmacy’s highest honor
June, 6, 2007

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Administrative Offices
Dean’s Office
Student Affairs
Business Office
Development
Graduate / Research Office
Purchasing Office
RI-INBRE

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