A foreign language is not required. The research faculty is composed of professors affiliated with departments in the School of Medicine and the College of Pharmacy. Research areas of interest include many aspects of neuropharmacology and neurophysiology, neurochemistry, neuropeptides, autonomic pharmacology, anticonvulsants, receptor pharmacology, signal transduction, cancer pharmacology, drug and toxin metabolism, molecular biology, biochemical and molecular toxicology, endocrine pharmacology, immunology, clinical pharmacology and toxicology, and bioanalytical chemistry of drugs of abuse. Research Facilities Graduate training is undertaken primarily in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, which is a part of the Health Sciences Center. The facility provides ample modern office and laboratory space for faculty members and graduate students.
Laboratories are well equipped for the conduct of a wide variety of research activities.
Students also train in research laboratories in other departments as their needs may demand. The large, modern Health Sciences Library is located adjacent to the College of Pharmacy and School of Medicine. Support enabling students to present results of their research at national meetings is available. Tuition and fees are paid by the department. Off-campus housing, which most single graduate students choose, is readily available near the University.