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The Graduate Program in Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
is designed to prepare scientists who are able to define mechanisms
of drug action in biochemical and molecular terms and to develop
new therapeutic modalities. The program requires about five
years of full-time study for completion of the Ph.D. degree.
Because the interests of the faculty cover a broad range of
subjects and much of the research is interdisciplinary, the
program is flexible enough to meet the individual needs of
students from different backgrounds. Individuals with previous
training in medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, or pharmacy
are particularly welcome. Students who complete the program
are equipped for careers in teaching and research in academic,
clinical, governmental, and industrial settings.
Faculty research focuses on the interaction of drugs and toxic
substances with cell membranes, especially in the nervous
system. Individual projects include:
- mechanisms of hormone action
- membrane transport
- neurotransmitter and opiate receptors in the brain
- neuroimmunity
- addiction to narcotics, tranquilizers, and alcohol
- biosynthesis and processing of neuropeptides
- drug metabolism
- pathophysiology of mast cells
- stimulus secretion coupling
- molecular mechanisms of drug action
- pharmacologic modification of behavior in animals and humans
- pharmacokinetics
The program emphasizes basic research on the Tufts Boston
campus, where close contacts with the New England Medical
Center hospitals, and the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition
Research Center on Aging at Tufts provide opportunities for
collaborative research in immunobiology, neuroscience, nutrition,
and gerontology. Additional opportunities are available at
Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton, Mass.
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