PhD Program: Biochemical Pharmacology

About the track

The biochemical pharmacology track focuses on the biochemical mechanisms responsible for drug and other xenobiotic, and gene actions on living systems, both healthy and compromised.

  • You will have the opportunity to study with faculty in multiple areas including behavioral, cardiovascular and endocrine pharmacology, neuropharmacology, immunopharmacology, chemotherapy, toxicology, and metabolic diseases.
  • Your research opportunities include studying the biochemical mechanism of drugs and genes in cell cultures and/or healthy and compromised animal models.
  • You will have the opportunity to create and/or use genetically engineered animals that include transgenic and knockout mice, as well as to integrate disease models into the animal models in order to study the gene function in diseases.
  • You will develop a broad knowledge of the regulation of drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters and the implications of this regulation in drug metabolism.

Faculty Associated with this Track

Curriculum

Year 1

Fall

 

Course #TitleCredits
PHARM 3042/ElectivesResearch Pract/electives5
PHARM 3024Pharm Sci Seminar1
PHARM 3009Journal Club1
PHARM 3040Stat Methods 1/Recitation3
PHARM 3011Principles of Biochem1
PHARM 3028Pharmacology and Therapeutics4
Spring

 

Course #TitleCredits
PHARM 3042/ElectivesResearch Pract/electives5
PHARM 2001Pharmaceutical Analysis4
PHARM 3071Foundations in Pharm Sci4
PHARM 3025Pharm Sci Seminar1
Journal ClubJournal Club1

Year 2

Fall

 

Course #TitleCredits
PHARM 3042/ElectivesResearch Pract/electives11
PHARM 3038Grant Writing 12
PHARM 3024Pharm Sci Seminar1
Journal ClubJournal Club1
Spring

 

Course #TitleCredits
PHARM 3042/ElectivesResearch Pract/electives11
PHARM 3039Grant Writing 22
PHARM 3025Pharm Sci Seminar1
Journal ClubJournal Club1

Year 3

Fall

 

Course #TitleCredits
PHARM 3042/ElectivesResearch Practicum/electives12 to 15