Program Overview

Graduate Programs in Pharmaceutical Science

The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy offers graduate programs and specializations in highly sought-after fields available at few other universities in the country. Students will study with faculty who are world-renowned, respected experts in basic, clinical, and applied pharmaceutical sciences, and who exemplify translational, highly collaborative, interdisciplinary training and research.

Program Overview

The college offers M.S. and Ph.D. level degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences with four specializations. The Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy specialization allows students to study drug discovery and delivery through synthesis, mechanism, modeling, screening, isolation of natural products from plant and marine sources.

Focus Areas

Focus areas include:

• Cancer
• HIV
• Stroke
• Nanotechnology
• Brain drugs
• Antibiotics
• Drug resistance
• Herbal medicine
• Bioinformatics
• Peptide synthesis
• DNA damage, mutation, and repair

Faculty

The faculty members are passionate about teaching, research, and mentoring, and are committed to training the next generation of scientists and academicians. Some of the faculty members include:

• Bongsup Cho, Ph.D., Director INBRE and Professor
• Roberta King, Ph.D., Professor
• Deyu Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Paramaz Avedisian Endowed Chair in Medicinal Organic Chemistry
• David Rowley, Ph.D., Professor

College of Pharmacy

The College of Pharmacy is a leader in Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate education, offering programs and specializations in highly sought-after fields. The college is located in Avedisian Hall, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI 02881.