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 Pharmacology Research
 Seeking
a PhD in Pharmacology Research? Emory University's top-ranked Molecular
and Systems Pharmacology (MSP) graduate program prepares students for
jobs and careers in pharmacology, pharmaceutical research, toxicology and
biotechnology. The program is a unique opportunity for PhD candidates interested
in learning how the drugs of today work and how the novel therapeutics of
tomorrow can be developed.
 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. Pharmacology Research 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.
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. Pharmacology Research. Continued success in this
quest to improve human health depends upon fresh ideas, adventurous
basic research, and the cutting-edge training of future scientists.
Curriculum
In the first year of the MSP program, PhD candidates
get research experience through laboratory rotations and attend
classes focused on the fundamental principles of pharmacology,
toxicology, biochemistry and cell biology.
What is Pharmacology?
Pharmacology is the science of drugs, and is perhaps the original
interdisciplinary science. It has the goals of understanding how
drugs work, how drugs are processed in the body, and of using that
information to develop new drugs and new drug targets to treat
human disease. Pharmacology Research. Knowledge,
concepts and experimental approaches are drawn from each of the
traditional basic biomedical science disciplines to achieve these
goals. Knowledge about drugs interacting with known target molecules
and the identification of novel target molecules (Molecular Pharmacology)
is combined with information about how effects of drugs on different
organs and tissues are integrated to produce a therapeutic or toxic
effect (Systems Pharmacology). Therefore, Pharmacology is an appropriate
and exciting field of study for students with diverse undergraduate
science backgrounds including Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry,
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Physiology, Neuroscience or Psychology.
A Diversity of Careers
The MSP graduate program prepares students for
a diversity of careers . A graduate of the MSP program emerges
with a broad training in the basic biomedical sciences, encompassing
such disciplines as biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology
and neuroscience, but also has training and expertise in the specialized
principles and approaches of Pharmacology, This is a combination
that is increasingly sought after by the pharmaceutical, biotechnology
and government sectors, as well as being excellent preparation
for an academic career. The Program also offers a specialization
in Toxicology, which focuses
on the adverse effects of drugs and chemicals. Pharmacology Research. The Program additionally participates in a Chemistry-Biology
Interface program, providing select MSP students the opportunity
to obtain concomitant training and expertise in aspects of Chemistry
that are particularly relevant to Pharmacology and drug development.
Students choose their dissertation mentors from more than 40 internationally-recognized
MSP faculty in 15 different academic departments.
Research Foci
- Drug Development and Molecular Therapeutics
- Cell Growth Control. Cancer Biology and Cancer Pharmacology
- Cell Surface Receptors and Intracellular Signaling
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Substance Abuse and Behavioral Pharmacology
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Metabolism and Molecular Toxicology
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology
- Regulation of Gene Expression
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