University of California, San Francisco

Program Information

Degree Offered

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics (PSPG) Graduate Program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) focuses on how to develop effective drug therapies for patients that have a minimum of adverse effects. To do this we give our graduate students solid training in the pharmaceutical-related basic sciences and create an environment in which students can develop into independent and creative scientific problem-solvers. This multidisciplinary graduate program has a dual focus: 1) pharmaceutical sciences and drug development, including molecular pharmacology, quantitative and systems pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism and transport, and drug delivery; and 2) pharmacogenomics, which is the application of genetics and genomics to drug action and disposition, and includes computational, functional and clinical genomics. The result of this dual focus is that it trains the next generation of scientists to explore new drugs in novel ways.

Accreditation:

Study in the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics Graduate Program leads to a doctoral degree

Eligibility Requirements:

A bachelor's degree from an institute of higher learning

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 1,000 - 4,999