Within this area, or nearby, can be found a number of hospitals, clinics, laboratories and other health-related facilities. The Department offers the Ph.D. degrees through the College of Graduate Health Sciences. The two primary areas of specialization are Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics. Medicinal Chemistry includes design and synthesis and evaluation of novel compounds with potential therapeutic applications. Areas of research include cancer chemotherapy, cardiovascular agents, central and peripheral nervous system drugs.
Pharmaceutics includes drug product technology and biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics.
Drug product technology involves the design, development and evaluation of novel drug delivery systems, parenteral dosage forms, and performulation studies of biotechnology drugs. Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics includes the study of the disposition and pharmacodynamics of drugs and metabolites in humans, animals and tissue culture. Graduates of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences are prepared to assume positions of responsibility in academia, government, pharmaceutical industry, and other health-related organizations and institutions. The nature and variety of research projects available to students reflect the stimulating and dynamic environment of the health science center.