Integrated Pharmacological Sciences Training Program

The Integrated Pharmacological Sciences Training Program (IPSTP) is an interdisciplinary training program available to PhD students in seven PhD programs — Pharmacology & Toxicology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Material Science; Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; Neuroscience; and Physiology.

Students will focus on study in two unique areas of research: in vivo pharmacology approaches and drug discovery. Trainees choose a research mentor from among 45 training faculty in the seven participating programs.

The program prepares graduate students for successful research careers in pharmacological science. State-of-the-art research facilities are available to all trainees. General core facilities include those for Flow Cytometry, Bioinformatics, DNA Sequencing, Genomics, Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics and Electron & Confocal Microscopy. Drug discovery cores include: Assay Development and Drug Repurposing - (e.g., high-throughput screening), Molecular Interactions Core, Medicinal Chemistry, and the In Vivo Facility for animal model work.