Contact:
David H. Farb, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Boston University School of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
L603
715 Albany Street
Boston, MA 02118
Telephone: (617) 638-4300
FAX: (617) 638-4329
E-Mail: dfarb@bu.edu
WWW:
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Dept/Content.aspx
Year Established: 1995
Total Number of Faculty: 61
Total Number of Students: new program
Total Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years:
2
Faculty Supervising Graduate Student Theses: 61
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program: 3
Program Description: Neuropharmacology has historically been an interdisciplinary field, positioned at the point of convergence of physiology, biochemistry, organic chemistry, behavioral science and medicine. The neuropharmacology of the next century will bring together an even wider range of disciplines, combining traditional aspects of neuropharmacology with novel approaches drawn from other disciplines, such as biophysics, biomedical engineering, and molecular genetics.
The predoctoral training program in Biomolecular Pharmacology is based on a training partnership among faculty in Anatomy and Neurobiology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, and the section of Biomolecular Medicine. The curriculum formalizes interdisciplinary predoctoral training in molecular, cellular and behavioral neuropharmacology. Students receive formal training in the principles of molecular pharmacology, as well as in molecular genetic, biophysical, and structural approaches to the study of drug-receptor interactions. A major benefit of the program is to expand opportunities for students to carry out research in these areas.
Oversight and coordination is provided by a Program Advisory Committee composed of faculty representatives from the participating components in the School of Medicine and the College of Engineering. The structure of the program catalyzes continued and expanded collaborations among the participating faculty, and fosters interactions among students and faculty of the participating components. This program produces scientists who have an understanding of and first-hand experience with a broad range of technologies at the cutting edge of research in molecular and behavioral neuropharmacology. The training program is funded, in part, by training grants from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and the National Institute for Human Genome Research.
Admission Requirements:
Applicants should possess or be pursuing a bachelor's degree that incorporates courses in general biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, calculus, and physics. Courses in physiology, biochemistry, and statistics are recommended. Satisfactory performance on the Graduate Record Examination or Medical College Achievement Test is required.
How, or Where to Apply:
Division of Graduate Medical Science
Boston University School of Medicine
715 Albany Street, L-317
Boston, MA 02118
Tel. 617-638-5120
URL: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Departments/HomeMain.asp?DepartmentID=86
Applications for admission and instructions for applying can be obtained from the Division of Medical Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, 80 E. Concord Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02118; (617) 638-5120. There is no formal deadline; however, applicants are urged to submit credentials as early as possible. Interviews are generally conducted in mid-March.
Annual Tuition and Fees Costs: Full-Time Students (2003-2004)(enrolled for 12 to 18 credits)Tuition: $28,512 per year.Graduate Program Fees:Full-time MA, MS, and PhD: $25 per sem. Part-time MA, MA, and PhD: $10 per sem. Please note that all students in the MD and dermatology programs are assessed $450 in the fall semester. In figuring total expense, the student must add to the above tuition and fees his or her residence and board charges, medical insurance, and any special fees, personal expenses, or other charges the student may incur. Current costs for such items are given in the pages that follow. Part-Time Students (2003-2004)(enrolled for up to 11 credits)Tuition: $891 per credit. Registration Fee: $40 per semester.
Housing Availability and Costs Per Year:
The estimated cost for room and board is $12,243 for 12 months. The estimated cost of books and supplies is $890 per year. Approximately $2,867 should be allowed for incidental expenses, which vary with individual circumstances, such as transportation, laundry, clothing, recreation, and miscellaneous expenditures.
Last revised December 2003
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