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Research Opportunities for Graduate Students These are some of the research opportunities available to students of the MPTP:

Cancer Pharmacology
  • Oncogenes and tumor suppressors
  • Cell cycle regulation
  • Mechanisms of DNA repair
  • Chemoprevention of cancer
  • Biomarkers for tumor progression

Cardiovascular and Renal Pharmacology
  • Regulation of blood pressure
  • Calcium and phosphate homeostasis
  • Vascular effects of reactive oxygen species

Drug Discovery
  • Design and development of high throughput drug screening methodologies
  • Novel chemotherapeutic agents
  • Combinatorial chemistry

Neuropharmacology
  • Mechanisms of neurotoxicity
  • Regulation of ion channels
  • Regulation of the autonomic nervous system
  • Neuronal vesicle transport and mechanisms of synaptic transmission
  • Pharmacology of addiction

Pharmacology of Cell and Organ Systems


Signal Transduction
  • Structure and function of G protein coupled receptors
  • Signaling and cancer
  • Regulation of cellular processes by free radicals and nitric oxide derivatives
  • Nuclear receptors
  • Protein kinases and phosphatases
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Program Achievements
Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program Ranked #2 in National Research Council Rankings

Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program Ranked #2 in Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index

Ranked #6 in National of Institute of Health funding of departments of Pharmacology

Ranked in the top 15 in funding for thirteen consecutive years


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