No GRE/GMAT Masters Program in Molecular Pharmacology

The Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology.

The Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (BCMP) is a community of creative scholars, talented scientists and dedicated staff focused on advancing the research, teaching, and service missions of Harvard Medical School. The focus of research in BCMP lies in the elucidation of molecular mechanisms in biology and disease, emphasizing molecular, structural, and chemical approaches to understanding form and function in biology.

Pharmacology utilizes the basic concepts of biology and chemistry to determine how drugs affect organisms. It encompasses the study of the biological targets of drug action, the mechanism by which drugs act, the therapeutic and toxic effects of drugs as well as the development of new therapeutic agents. As the study of pharmacology is interdisciplinary, graduate programs in pharmacology are diverse and flexible. Students take a small core of courses in pharmacology, and complete their didactic instruction with courses in areas related to their research including molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, and cell biology. The Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University has particular strengths in the areas of receptor function and cellular signaling mechanisms as targets of drug action, neuropharmacology, metabolism, and the pharmacology of normal and abnormal cell growth.

The basic science departments of the Program in Biology offer courses at all levels of biological organization with varying degrees of multidisciplinary focus.

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Pharmacology is the science of drugs, their chemical and biochemical properties, and their interactions with live cells, tissues and organisms. In the past 60 years, pharmacology has changed biology and medicine dramatically. Diseases are cured, pain is relieved and formerly fatal illnesses are arrested due to the discoveries made in pharmacology laboratories. Important questions have been answered by basic science, but many remain unsolved.

Scientific foundation of the pharmacology PhD program at Weill Cornell Graduate School trains students in areas of modern biology and biomedical engineering.

This allows students in the Pharmacology program to perform research that will result in better or new therapies for serious medical conditions such as cancer, epilepsy, neurodegenerative disorders, infectious diseases, pain and heart disease.

Pharmacology students have ample opportunities to improve their scientific communication skills, both by writing research papers and presenting their research data at laboratory meetings, the program annual retreat and national scientific meetings. The program provides supportive, spirited colleagues along with a collegiality that helps prepare students for productive research careers in academia, government or industry.

Additional information is available at the Pharmacology graduate program web site.

A baccalaureate degree with a strong background in the natural sciences and or health sciences is required for acceptance into the Pharmacology program. For applicants to the Pharmacology program, valid GRE scores are required. GRE scores are only valid for five years after the test date. Please list your GRE scores in the application. Additionally, official scores must be sent directly to the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences by the Educational Testing Service. The Institution Code Number is 4132. GRE Scores are optional for the following program: Biochemistry Structural Biology, Cellular Developmental Biology, and Molecular Biology program (Allied BCMB), Immunology Microbial Pathogenesis program, Neuroscience, and Physiology, Biophysics Systems Biology. Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the TOEFL examination. See for application procedures.

In the first year, students complete the core academic curriculum in their second year, they complete elective courses. information Pharmacology program courses is available at Courses.

In addition to coursework, students participate in bi-weekly student-run Pharmacology Journal Clubs, the annual program retreat, and the annual Vincent du Vigneaud Research Day. Students are also required to attend all Pharmacology program seminars and must pass the Pharmacology Seminar Course throughout their tenure as graduate students.

Each student typically selects a thesis lab and major sponsor (thesis advisor) by the end of the first quarter of the second year.

Thesis research is typically completed by the sixth year of tenure in the program. While working full-time in the thesis laboratory and developing the thesis, the student continues to participate in Pharmacology program activities.

The culmination of the student successful progression through the program is the final examination (the defense ) and certification by the Special Committee that the thesis represents an official piece of research that satisfies Graduate School requirements for a PhD degree.

Critical Analysis of the Scientific Literature in Pharmacology.

Principles of Pharmacology III: Principles and Systems Pharmacology.