College of Pharmacy

A Guide to Pharmacy Graduate Programs 2011-2012 (full guide)

• Rotation evaluation form
• Annual Review--Student form
• Annual Review--Faculty form

AAMC Guidelines from Graduate Students and Faculty Mentors
Pharmaceutical Sciences Calendar
Division of Health Sciences Calendar
OSU Graduate School Website

• Pharmacology (courses)

  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
  Theresa Filtz, Michael Gross, Arup Indra, Gitali Indra, Jane Ishmael, Chrissa Kioussi, Mark Leid, Andriy Morgun, and Natalia Shulzhenko.

• Pharmaceutics (courses)

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
Adam G Alani, Ganesh Cherala, J. Mark Christensen, Rosita Rodriguez Proteau, Oheh Taratula, and Olena Taratula.

• Medicinal chemistry and natural products (courses)

  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
  Taifo Mahmud, Kerry McPhail, Phil Proteau, Aleksandra Sikora, J. Fred Stevens, Xihou Yin, T. Mark Zabriskie, and Ryszard Zielke.

Advising in graduate studies

Advising for graduate students is primarily done by their major professor. However, the graduate studies committee also serves as an advisory resource for students.

Academic advising questions for the graduate studies program should be sent to Debra Peters, the graduate program assistant.

Scientific societies
Financial aid

Honors and awards

Pharmacy graduate students compete regionally and nationally in poster and oral presentation competitions. Pharmacy graduate students have been recipients of competitive national fellowships in recent years.

Annual spring graduate retreat of the College of Pharmacy

The annual College of Pharmacy Research Retreat and Rising Lecture is held in early spring, usually at the Oregon Coast. This is an opportunity for everybody involved in research to get together, present their work, and talk science in a leisurely setting.

Graduate students in their 3rd year in the program, or beyond, are expected to give a podium presentation. All graduate students must be register, participate, and present a poster. Everyone elseinvolved in research is invited to participate and present a poster.

The college will host meals and accommodation for all faculty, graduate students, postdocs, research fellows, pharmacy residents (PGY2) and visiting scientists that are speaking or presenting a poster.

The Sponenberg, Jim Ayers and College of Pharmacy Travel Awards will be given to the best podium presentations. These awards promote graduate students by helping them to present their work at national conferences. Three posters will be also awarded with a check.

Details about the schedule and location of the annual College of Pharmacy research retreat are generally available during winter term every year. 

Sometime before the spring retreat, first-year students should find the Media Services Center (Room 109, Kidder Hall). Media Services Center will assist you in producing your poster presentation, offering poster printing and loan of presentation equipment.