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Institution Address:
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Address 1: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Address 2: College of Pharmacy
Address 3: Rm 661
City: Memphis
State: Tennessee
Zip/Postal Code: 38163
Country: United States

Program Location:: Tennessee
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Hassan Almoazen
  Title: PhD Program Director
  Office: 881 Madison Ave, Rm 661
  Phone (Work): 901-448-2239
  Email: halmoaze@uthsc.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://www.uthsc.edu/pharmacy/dps/phd.php

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Program Application Deadline
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Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: March 14, 2025
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No
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Application Fee:: No application fee 
Application Deadline Description::
Applications are accepted from August 2024 till March 14, 2025

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Program Description
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Program Description:
The Pharmaceutical Sciences program is a research intensive graduate program with faculty from UTHSC and affiliate faculty from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The program offers the PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with focus in the following areas: bioanalysis, medicinal chemistry, biopharmaceutics and drug delivery, pharmacometrics, and biological and translational sciences.

* Bioanalysis – Faculty research includes the development and application of state-of-the-art analytical technologies to detect and quantify molecular entities of biological and pharmaceutical interest, such as drugs and biomarkers.
* Medicinal Chemistry  – Faculty research activities are targeted at finding specific and selectively acting drug molecules. The efforts include design, synthesis, characterization, and bioassays of molecules for prophylactic and therapeutic use in disorders of the endocrine, cardiovascular, and central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as in cancer and infectious diseases. Computer-aided molecular design, combined with traditional and asymmetric
organic synthesis, and mass and NMR spectroscopic techniques are used in the drug discovery process.
* Biological and Translational Sciences – Faculty research activities are related to biological response of drug actions, this includes neuropharmacological actions, urinary/bladder biological responses, fungal infection and drug resistance in biological organs,
* Biopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery– Faculty research includes studies designed to examine the physicochemical factors that infl e drug permeability, the formulation into novel drug delivery systems, and the discovery and validation of novel delivery systems for targeted release of drugs.
* Pharmacometrics – Faculty research includes the quantitative assessment of drug disposition (pharmacokinetics) and effects (pharmacodynamics) using mathematical models based on biology, physiology, pharmacology and disease. 

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Institution Information
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Is your institution public or private?: Public
Is your program accepting applications for this program?: Yes
Program Start Term:: Fall
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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 52
Required Rotations:: Research
Seminars:: Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Required
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Requirements: Health profession degree or a bachelor degree, with a grade-point average of at least 3.0 from an accredited college or university; official transcripts; letter of intent describing the applicant’s specific area of interest (200-word minimum); a combined score (verbal and quantitative) of at least 300 on the revised Graduate Record Examination and minimum score of 3.5 on the analytical writing section; a score of at least 213/79 on the computer- based/ internet-based TOEFL or evide

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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus
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Area(s) of Study:: Biochemistry, Biological Science, Biomedical Sciences, Cancer, Cellular Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Drug Metabolism, Immunology, Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Science, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Natural Product, Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Pharmacotherapy, Structural Biology, Transdermal Drug Delivery, Translational Science
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Program Statistics
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Have you previously enrolled students in this program?: Yes
Last academic year-number of accepted students for your program:: 10
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
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United States: 4
International: 6

Last academic year-average overall GPA of the accepted students:: 3.5
Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes
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GRE and Other Tests
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GRE Section
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 Is the GRE required?: Yes
Is a GRE Subject Test Required or Recommended?:     Not Required or Recommended 
Oldest GRE considered:: 2023
Recommended GRE Score:
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Verbal Reasoning:: 155
Quantitative Reasoning:: 155
Analytical Writing:: 3.5


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Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS
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Letters of Recommendation
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Letters of Recommendation:
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Are letters of recommendations required by your program?: Yes
 If yes, how many letters of recommendation are required?: 3

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 3.0
Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.0
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Requirements: Health profession degree or a bachelor degree, with a grade-point average of at least 3.0 from an accredited college or university; official transcripts; letter of intent describing the applicant’s specific area of interest (200-word minimum); a combined score (verbal and quantitative) of at least 300 on the revised Graduate Record Examination and minimum score of 3.5 on the analytical writing section; a score of at least 213/79 on the computer- based/ internet-based TOEFL or evidence of proficiency in English for students whose native language is not English; and three letters of recommendation. Deadline: March 15.

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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 100
Type of financial support available:: Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Department or University Scholarship
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: 30,000
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Background Checks and Drug Screenings
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Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Criminal Background Check (CBC) Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Drug Screening Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
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