Overview

Graduate work in the Pharmacology Concentration Area includes research at the molecular and cellular level in pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, drug interactions, drug residues and metabolites, anesthetics and autonomic drugs, pulmonary biology, oncology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, reproductive endocrinology, and lipid-, peptide-, and oxygen-derived mediators of inflammation. Research approaches employ a wide variety of molecular, biochemical, pharmacological, and microscopic techniques, utilizing cell culture and whole organisms. Students selecting Pharmacology will focus on one or more of these areas.

A highly individualized curriculum of study is designed to meet the needs and interests of the student while satisfying selected requirements by the faculty. These include courses in introductory pharmacology and toxicology, advanced pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, statistics, and participation in a seminar series in pharmacology. Additional courses may be chosen by the student and his/her advisor from a large number of college and university offerings.

COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE PHARMACOLOGY CONCENTRATION

BCH 553 Biochemistry of Gene Expression; Fall, Spring, & Summer (3 credits)

TOX 701 Fundamentals of Toxicology; Fall (3 credits)

TOX 710 Molecular and Biochemical Toxicology; Spring (3 credits)

CBS 762 Principles in Pharmacology; Spring (3 credits)

CBS 787 Pharmacokinetics; Fall alternate years (3 credits)

CBS 810 Seminar in Pharmacology (1 credit; minimum 3 credits total)

CBS 860 Techniques in Pharmacological Research; Fall (2 credits)

ELECTIVE COURSES

Elective courses are selected by the student and mentor, and must be approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee. Possible elective course include, but are not limited to, the following:

PB 495/595-011, ECE 492-030/592-038, & CBS 595-011 Systems Biology Modeling of Multicellular Organisms; Fall (3 credits)

ST 512 Experimental Statistics For Biological Sciences II; Fall/Spring/Summer (3 credits)

Pharmacology Participating Faculty

Name	Email	Primary Concentration	Other Concentrations	Research Emphasis
Alex Lynch	[email protected]	Pharmacology	Cell Biology	In addition to his clinical duties, Dr. Lynch undertakes research with a particular interest in coagulation and transfusion medicine.
Brian Gilger	[email protected]	Pharmacology	Cell Biology	Ocular inflammation, drug delivery, gene therapy, fungal keratitis, and imaging of the eye
David Dorman	[email protected]	Neurosciences	Pharmacology	My research interests include neurotoxicology and cognition and olfaction in animals
Derek Foster	[email protected]	Pharmacology	Population Medicine and Global Health	We use pharmacokinetic modeling to understand antimicrobial resistance in enteric bacteria.
Glenn Cruse	[email protected]	Immunology	Cell Biology, Pharmacology	Translational research in mast cell-driven diseases such as allergy, asthma and mastocytosis.
Jennifer Halleran	[email protected]	Pharmacology	Cell Biology, Infectious Diseases	Antimicrobial Resistance
Jian Zhang	[email protected]	Pharmacology	Cell Biology	The primary focus of the Zhang Group lies in the development of stimuli-responsive hydrogels (bio-adhesive), targeted drug delivery systems, and portable devices aimed at tackling critical biomedical challenges that play essential roles in human life.
Kristen Messenger	[email protected]	Pharmacology		The Messenger lab research focus is on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of analgesic drugs.
Mark Papich	[email protected]	Pharmacology		Research in medications administered to animals
Michala de Linde Henriksen	[email protected]	Cell Biology	Pharmacology	Dr. Henriksen's research interest is immunotherapy of ocular diseases, such as anterior uveitis, as well as ocular microbiology with a focus on infected corneal ulcerations.
Ronald Baynes	[email protected]	Pharmacology	Cell Biology	Comparative Pharmacokinetics and Risk Management of Drug Residues
Yevgeny Brudno	[email protected]	Pharmacology	Immunology, Neurosciences	Drug delivery to the brain and to cancer.
Yogesh Saini	[email protected]	Immunology	Cell Biology, Infectious Disease, Pathology, Pharmacology	Effect of environmental toxins on the lungs and liver