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Saint Louis University's Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. program in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology is designed to prepare students for a career in research and teaching in this area of biomedical science.

The program combines formal coursework, advanced seminars, lab rotations and in-depth training in one of the laboratories of the faculty. Faculty members available as mentors have diversified backgrounds in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, nuclear receptors, neuroscience, pharmacology and physiology.

Major areas for research specialization include neurotransmitter biochemistry, physiology and pharmacology; molecular biochemistry and molecular pharmacology of neurotransmitter, autacoid, neurohormone and hormone receptors and their signaling mechanisms; electrophysiology; neurochemistry; cardiovascular control mechanisms; molecular cellular and endocrine control mechanisms, neuropharmacology, and pharmacology of drugs of abuse.

The comprehensive program in pharmacological and physiological science is designed to help students develop laboratory research competence, including proficiency in quantitative methods of biology, physiology and pharmacology.

All classes have morning schedules, leaving the afternoons and evenings free for research. Coursework is followed by a preliminary examination that takes the form of the specific aims and research strategies sections of an NIH R01 application. Students will then complete two to three years of graduate work devoted almost exclusively to research related to the dissertation project. Successful completion of a written thesis and public and private oral defenses are required for graduation. The program is completed in five years, on average.

Careers

Graduates of the program are technically skilled and thoughtful scientists prepared for successful research careers in academics, industry, medicine or government.