Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program

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Why should you choose the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy for your graduate education?

We have a world renowned group of researchers in basic, clinical and applied areas of research, exemplifying translational research right within our own college.
We have a diverse group of faculty and students and are committed to attracting the best graduate students nationally and internationally.
Our faculty are passionate about teaching, research and mentoring. Our graduate program and our graduate students are an integral part of our college.
The University has made a nearly $500 million investment in the newly developed North district, including $75 million for our new College of Pharmacy. In addition to exemplary faculty, we have state of the art teaching and research facilities.
We value and are committed to training the next generation of scientists and academicians.

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

Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
Molecular mechanisms of chemical carcinogenesis; mutation and repair; 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, bioinformatics.

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.

Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics
Health and economic outcomes research pertaining to pharmacotherapy as used in human populations. Specializations include medication adherence, decision and cost-effectiveness analyses, post-marketing surveillance, epidemiologic methods, and quality improvement and measurement.

Pharmacology and Toxicology
Mechanisms involved in disease states and their pharmacological intervention, and mechanisms of toxicity of environmental agents. On-going topics include the effects of hormonal imbalances on cardiac function and metabolism in hypertension, biomarkers and treatment of arthritis, developmental neurotoxicity of environmental agents, hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity of heavy metals, pharmacogenomics, drug interactions, hepatic responses to neuractive chemicals, hormonal regulations of gene expression in breast cancer; drug metabolism and drug transporter, and the development of inhibitors to cell signaling events.

The college also offers two joint programs:

Doctor of Pharmacy /
Master of Business Administration

Doctor of Pharmacy /
Master of Science Degree

Application Deadlines

Fall semester
International, February 1
Domestic (including international students resident in USA), July 15

Spring semester
Applications are only accepted for fall enrollment