Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics & Medicinal Chemistry

Targeting Disease, Delivering Hope

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree programs in drug and gene delivery systems; preclinical, clinical, population Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology/Medicinal and physiological-based pharmacokinetics; drug stability; and Chemistry at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy bioavailability. In the Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry (UHCOP) emphasize independent research and in-depth study of specialization, projects are available in drug screening and design, a pharmacological or pharmaceutical problem in each student’s synthesis of novel drugs, identification of drug targets and chosen research specialty. exploration of natural products. The college’s faculty includes investigators with active National Specific areas of investigation and discovery include identifying Institutes of Health funding, U.S. and international patents, editorial and developing novel drug targets and therapeutic agents/drug appointments on major scientific journals, and collaborations with delivery systems for cancer, heart disease, obesity, hypertension, colleagues at fellow Texas Medical Center institutions. Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, Fragile X With active, hands-on roles in research activities, students have Syndrome, atherosclerosis, asthma, chronic stress and anxiety, established an impressive track record of serving as primary or diabetes, alcohol abuse, and bacterial/fungal infections, as well as contributing authors on high-impact, peer-reviewed publications; improving drug metabolism and reducing inflammation. receiving travel awards to present posters or platform talks; and, UHCOP recently moved into its new teaching and research space after graduation, securing jobs in academia, the pharmaceutical in Health 2, a 300,000-square-foot, nine-story building on the UH industry, public and private research institutions, and government. campus. Health 2 provides state-of-the-art laboratory facilities In Pharmacology, faculty and students work in areas of and equipment for faculty and students to conduct cutting-edge cardiovascular, pulmonary and renal pharmacology, cellular basic and bench-to-beside translational research, including high- and molecular pharmacology, and neuropharmacology. In throughput drug screening, 3-D molecular modeling, confocal Pharmaceutics, faculty and students work in areas of metabolism; imaging, and nuclear magnetic resonance systems. Student-authored/coauthored Ranked in FY18 federal research funding 31 manuscripts in 2016-17 25 among all pharmacy colleges (AACP) Student/faculty Presentations at Ranked in FY18 total research funding Regional-to-International Meetings 50 among all pharmacy colleges (AACP) 23 Ranked Pharmaceutics program in Ranked in Ph.D.s conferred among all 16 U.S. (NRC) 26 pharmacy colleges (AACP) ADMISSIONS & COURSE OF STUDY Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry Application Deadline for Fall 2020: January 10, 2020 For complete application and admissions information, visit https://tinyurl.com/uhcop-phd-admit Eligibility: Minimum B.S. and GRE required; See website for other application requirements

Program Benefits: Teaching/Research Assistantships; Graduate Tuition Fellowships; Opportunities for Competitive Stipends; Funding of Professional Travel

Ph.D. in Pharmacology (PCOL)* Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics (PCEU)

Course Name Hours Course Name Hours Advanced Pharmacology I-II 6 Regulatory Affairs 3 Biostatistics & Experimental Design 3 Advanced Pharmaceutics I-II 6 Principles of Molecular Pharmacology 3 Advanced Pharmacokinetics 4 Scientific Writing 3 Biostatistics & Experimental Design 3 Cardiovascular & Renal Pharmacology, Scientific Writing 3 Neuropharmacology, and Cellular Pharmacology 10 Advanced Drug Delivery 3 Elective 3 Elective 6 Responsible Conduct of Biological Research 1 Responsible Conduct of Biological Research 1 Special Problems (Research) 20 Special Problems (Research) 20 Dissertation Research 18 Dissertation Research 18 Pharmacology Seminar (1 credit each, 4 semesters) 4 Pharmaceutics Seminar (1 credit each, 4 semesters) 4 Pharm. Literature Review (1 credit each, 4 semesters) 4 Pharm. Literature Review (1 credit each, 4 semesters) 4 Total Hours for Ph.D. in Pharmacology 75 Total Hours for Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics 75

*A separate curriculum is available to students concentrating in Medicinal Chemistry. Contact us for more information.

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