Molecular & Systems Pharmacology Graduate Program

The Molecular and Systems Pharmacology graduate program at Emory University offers broad training in the biomedical sciences for students interested in learning how the drugs of today work and how the novel therapeutics of tomorrow can be developed.

We live in a golden age of pharmaceutical research. Each passing year brings the development of exciting new therapeutics in the treatment of cancer, heart disease, AIDS, diabetes, psychiatric disorders, and other diseases. Continued success in this quest to improve human health depends upon fresh ideas, adventurous basic research, and the cutting-edge training of future scientists.

Emory University was recently rated by “The Scientist” magazine as the
#1 university in the world in terms of impact in pharmacology and toxicology research. Particular strengths within the MSP graduate school program at Emory include neuropharmacology, cancer biology, AIDS research, cardiovascular pharmacology, toxicology, and chemical biology. Ph.D. training in the Emory MSP program provides students with an ideal preparation for successful careers in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries as well as in academic research, teaching, government research, patent law and other disciplines that depend upon knowledge of fundamental pharmacological principles.