The College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University offers a research-oriented graduate study program in pharmacy that is individually designed to meet each student’s career interests and goals.
Our nationally renowned faculty members have strengths in all areas of pharmaceutical science, and many have been recognized for teaching excellence, outstanding research and their professional activities. Research focus areas include the exploration and design of anti-infective agents, the design and development of innovative drug dosage forms, and the mechanisms and consequences of drug interactions with living organisms.
We are currently accepting applications from students interested in the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Pharmacy with emphasis in the following areas:
Research programs to understand drug target molecules and signaling pathways related to the control of cell activation and gene expression. Pharmacology groups utilize tissue cultures and small rodent models with mutations targeted toward understanding ischemic disease, skin cancer, leukemia and cardiac development.
Graduate Faculty
Mark Leid, Theresa Filtz, Jane Ishmael, Arup Indra and Chrissa Kioussi.
Research programs examining the mechanisms of drug metabolism and transport that influence the therapeutic utility of drugs. Pharmaceutics groups seek to explore xenobiotic influences on drug metabolism/transport and how these may alter pharmacokinetics and drug toxicity. Complementary investigations in pharmaceutics are examining the creation of new vaccines and novel modes of vaccine delivery.
Graduate Faculty
Rosita Rodriguez Proteau, J. Mark Christensen and Zhengrong Cui.
A multidisciplinary, translational research program focusing on novel anti-infective and anti-cancer drug development. Medicinal chemistry and natural products groups are focused on the discovery and biosynthesis of naturally occurring bioactive molecules.
Graduate Faculty
T. Mark Zabriskie, J. Mark Christensen, Phil Proteau, Taifo Mahmud, J. Fred Stevens and Kerry McPhail.
A Guide to Pharmacy Graduate Programs 2007-08 (a handbook)
In winter 2006, we conducted a survey of our graduate student alumni, including graduates from the early 1960s. See what our graduates said.
