Molecular Pharmacology. Academic Program Description

(NEW) A program that focuses on the scientific study of the biochemical and biophysical characteristics of drugs at the molecular level and their interaction with, and effects on, biological macromolecules and cellular structures and processes. Includes instruction in molecular biology and biophysics; pharmacology of signal transduction, transmitters, and protein synthesis and release; receptors, protein interaction and binding; drug discovery and recognition; molecular toxicology; drug design; pharmacodynamics; developmental genetics; and studies of therapeutic strategies.

Related Occupations

• Medical Scientists

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
• Stanford University
• SUNY at Buffalo
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• University of California-Los Angeles
• University of Kentucky
• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
• University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus
• Yeshiva University