About the track
The pharmaceutics track is concentrated on the study of the design of pharmaceutical dosage forms and their interaction with the human body. Topics included are physical pharmacy, bioanalysis, drug delivery and targeting, drug metabolism, drug transport, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
- You will develop a thorough understanding of how to apply principles of physical pharmacy to dosage form design and optimization of drug product performance.
- You will develop the fundamentals required for design of both traditional and complex state-of-the-art drug delivery systems and skills essential for the advancement of targeted drug therapies using small molecules, proteins, peptides and other biomolecules, probiotics, and tissue engineered platforms.
- You will gain knowledge of the human body and the interaction of medications with the human body including metabolism, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
- Your research opportunities include formulation of dosage forms, development of novel delivery systems and development of complex new therapies for site specific action, establishing novel markers for disease, study of metabolic pathways, development of bioanalytical techniques, and evaluation of absorption, distribution, and elimination of drug substances and their regulation.
Faculty Associated with this Track
- Kerry Empey, PharmD, PhD
- Tanya Fabian, PharmD. PhD
- Levent Kirisci, PhD
- Song Li, PhD
- Sravan Patel, PhD
- Lisa Rohan, PhD
- Imam Shaik, PhD
- Raman Venkataramanan, PhD
- Wei Zhang, PhD
Curriculum
Year 1
- Fall
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Course # Title Credits PHARM 3042/Electives Research Pract/electives 5 PHARM 3024 Pharm Sci Seminar 1 PHARM 3009 Journal Club 1 PHARM 3040 Stat Methods 1/Recitation 3 PHARM 3011 Principles of Biochem 1 PHARM 3028 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 4 - Spring
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Course # Title Credits PHARM 3042/Electives Research Pract/electives 5 PHARM 2001 Pharmaceutical Analysis 4 PHARM 3071 Foundations in Pharm Sci 4 PHARM 3025 Pharm Sci Seminar 1 Journal Club Journal Club 1
Year 2
- Fall
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Course # Title Credits PHARM 3042/Electives Research Pract/electives 7.5 PHARM 3038 Grant Writing 1 2 PHARM 3024 Pharm Sci Seminar 1 Journal Club Journal Club 1 PHARM 5218 PK & Drug Response 3.5 - Spring
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Course # Title Credits PHARM 3042/Electives Research Pract/electives 10 PHARM 3039 Grant Writing 2 2 PHARM 3025 Pharm Sci Seminar 1 Journal Club Journal Club 1 PHARM3074 Intro to Reg Asp Drug Develop 1
Year 3
- Fall
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Course # Title Credits PHARM 3002 Advanced PK 4 PHARM 3042/Electives Research Practicum/electives 5 to 11