Description
The MSP group conducts pharmacological research to identify new drug targets, and to better understand human pathophysiology. Graduate students in pharmacology are expected to have a detailed working knowledge of aspects in genetics, physiology, pathology, and chemistry. The multi-disciplinary and systems approach to pharmacological research will also require specific knowledge of more distant disciplines, such as biophysics, computational sciences, and analytical chemistry.
The MSP team offers an outstanding training program to graduate students. Students have access to a wide variety of courses, within the Faculty and beyond, to broaden their fundamental knowledge of chemistry, biology, and drug discovery and development. The graduate program within the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences emphasizes training to prepare our graduates for different scholarly pursuits in academia and in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Our mandatory graduate courses incorporate hands-on training and experiential learning, with different laboratory component, journal club, oral presentations, and peer feedback. Students are also required to actively participate in our interactive seminar series, and work with their supervisor on a thesis project. On completion, our trainees are extremely competitive for highly skilled positions (see featured alumni for more information).
Mandatory Courses
- PHAR548/648 Seminar
- PHAR549B Master’s thesis
- PHAR590 Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences: Principles and Methods
- PHAR591 Scholarly Integrity and Research Ethics
- PHAR649 Doctoral Dissertation
Elective Courses
- PHAR 502 Advanced Concepts in Pharmacokinetics
- PHAR 522 Liquid Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- PHAR 524 Cell Culture and New Biomedical Approaches
- PHAR 540C Applied Omics Science for Drug Discovery and Development
- PHAR 546 Etiology of Diabesity, from Cells to Society