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231 Albert Sabin Way | University of Cincinnati MSB, CARE, CVC, STETSON | Cincinnati, OH 45267-0575 | (513) 558-2366 | Directions |
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Course Outline |
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Our program emphasizes cardiac, vascular, and skeletal muscle, as well as neural systems, and includes physiological, pharmacological, biochemical and molecular biological approaches. Therefore, the major emphases of the education and research training program are in these areas.
Most required coursework is completed by the end of the first year of study. In addition, students are exposed, through formal courses, seminars, journal clubs, discussions and laboratory rotations, to many areas of interest in modern Pharmacology and life sciences.
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After this initial training, a student's overall readiness for a research project in Pharmacology is assessed by an oral and written examination in the summer following the first year of study. Demonstration of competence in this qualifying examination is essential for acceptance to candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmacology. The student then conducts research on a topic of his/her selection under the guidance of a faculty advisor of the Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics. The student is expected to produce significant new information in his/her area of research. This is evidenced by publication or acceptance for publication of results of research in peer-reviewed scientific journals. A written thesis and oral public defense culminate the successful student's doctoral training.
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| Required courses (to be completed in the first year of study): |
| Quarter |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| Autumn |
Molecular Genetics |
3 |
| Biochemistry |
3 |
| Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
3 |
| Laboratory Rotation |
4 |
Seminar
Academic Conduct |
1
0 |
| Winter |
Cell Biology |
5 |
| Receptor Pharmacology |
4 |
| Topics in Pharmacology |
1-2 |
| Laboratory Rotation |
2 |
| Seminar |
1 |
Ethics in Research
(Required for TG) |
1
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| Spring |
Receptor Pharmacology |
4 |
| Laboratory Rotation |
4 |
| Seminar |
1 |
| Summer |
Laboratory Rotation |
12 |
| Students in Dissertation Research (after completion of qualifying exam): |
| Quarter |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| All Quarters |
Dissertation Research |
11-12 |
| Seminar (excluding summer) |
3 |
| Topics in Pharmacology (2 qtrs in year 2 required) |
1-2 |
| Suggested Elective Courses: |
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Course Name |
Credit Hours |
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Adv. Molecular Genetics I: Gene Regulation |
4 |
| Introduction to Biostatistics |
4 |
| Physiology |
2 |
| Muscle Biophysics |
4 |
| Cardiac Muscle Bioenergetics (offered in alternate years) |
3 |
| Methods of Signal Transduction |
3 |
| Biology of Cancer |
3 |
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