Program Director: Richard Okita
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Provide exposure to cutting-edge research relevant to the discovery and development of therapeutic agents and to the basic understanding of drug targets and mechanisms of action
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Training in broad subject areas that include pharmacology, toxicology, pharmaceutical chemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics and related areas
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Programs are not expected to cover the entire range of PS research activities: some may have strength in molecular and cellular pharmacology, others in whole animal and human in vivo studies; some may emphasize toxicology, others may emphasize medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutics
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Administrative center may be in a school of medicine, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, or other appropriate academic unit