G-PHAR-PHD - Pharmacology - PhD

The Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology requires that Pharmacology and Molecular Cancer Biology students have a minimum of 30 graded units to obtain a degree.

PHARM Course Requirements

• PHARM 780 – Seminar – 4 Semesters

• PHARM 533 – Essentials of Pharmacology/Toxicology

• PHARM 835 – Innovations in Drug Development

• PHARM 733 – Experimental Design and Biostatistics for Basic Biomedical Scientists (Note that this required course does not have to be taken before the preliminary exam).

Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) students and Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB), Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (DSCB), and other non-degree granting programs students joining the MCB program may have differing course requirements.

Recommended electives for PHARM include:

• MOLCAN 761, 762 & 763 – Cellular Signaling Modules

• BIOTRAIN 720 – Grant Writing

• CMB 710 – Cell and Molecular Biology Modules

• PATH 725 – Pathology

Additional Requirements

• Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Requirement (18 hours total). Requirements and details can be found here.

• Laboratory Research. Students complete 3 rotations with different faculty members to select an advisor.

• Preliminary Exam

• Formation of the Thesis Committee

• Thesis Requirements