Department of

Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Ranked #1 for NIH research funding for private universities

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is a flagship department at Northeastern University in Boston. Our mission is to educate and train highly skilled and caring healthcare professionals, and create new knowledge through excellence in basic and translational pharmaceutical research.

The department’s world-renowned faculty actively participates in interdisciplinary research enterprise.

Northeastern University’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is consistently ranked first in the National Institutes of Health funding among all private schools of pharmacy across the United States.

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Research Labs and Centers

Hands-on research and real-world experience are at the heart of who we are. Applying theory to real-world issues in conjunction with industry and University faculty, our students are well-equipped to meet the professional demands of their respective careers. Below are a number of research labs and centers that leverage the pharmaceutical sciences:

Logothetis and Plant Lab — Heart and brain cell research (video below).

New England Inflammation and Tissue Protection Institute

The Center for Drug Discovery

The Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Nanomedicine

Tania Konry’s Lab — Cancer research

Video: Logothetis and Plant Lab | Northeastern

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Find your program

Meet the Department Chair

Ganesh Thakur

Dr. Thakur is chair of Northeastern’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He is engaged in research to developing pain medications that are safe and effective alternatives to opioids. These potential medications are a new class of compounds, harnessing cannabis-like effects without the cognitive or mood changes of marijuana.

Faculty Spotlight

About Us


Pharmaceutical Sciences (BS)

Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of the scientific foundations of medication research, approval and development.
  2. Apply scientific knowledge and principles of biological sciences, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacogenomics to generate hypotheses, to design scientific experiments, to reliably execute experimental protocols, to statistically analyze and interpret scientific data, and to generate scientific
  3. Apply quantitative principles in the calculations of doses, concentrations, molarities, standard curves and of pharmacokinetics.
  4. Use communication and information technology effectively and
  5. Retrieve, analyze, interpret, synthesize, and manage professional, lay, and scientific information and literature.
  6. Collaborate and communicate with other members of an interdisciplinary laboratory research
  7. Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills in order to present scientific
  8. Accurately and safely prepare, store and use drugs and chemicals in accordance to applicable environmental health and safety
  9. Demonstrate project management skills including project design, implementation, and
  10. Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving
  11. Exhibit ethical behavior and resolve dilemmas that arise in the research laboratory setting based on ethical principles of

Biomedical Science (MS)

Outcomes

The MS program learning outcomes are the following:

  1. Students will have met the objectives for learning outcomes in an undergraduate discipline relevant to their graduate field of study.
  2. Graduates will be able to summarize major themes and current research problems in their area of specialization.
  3. Graduates will be able to communicate the major tenets of their field and their work orally and in writing for students, peers and the lay public.
  4. Graduates will be able to identify areas where ethical issues may arise in their work or discipline, and articulate strategies for dealing with ethical issues in the profession.
  5. Graduates will be able to explain and identify open problems and areas needing development in their fields.
  6. Graduates will have carried out and presented an original work of research in their discipline, as applicable in Thesis bearing Master’s Program.

Medicinal Chemistry (MS)

The MS program learning outcomes are the following:

  1. Students will have met the objectives for learning outcomes in an undergraduate discipline relevant to their graduate field of study.
  2. Graduates will be able to summarize major themes and current research problems in their area of specialization.
  3. Graduates will be able to communicate the major tenets of their field and their work orally and in writing for students, peers and the lay public.
  4. Graduates will be able to identify areas where ethical issues may arise in their work or discipline, and articulate strategies for dealing with ethical issues in the profession.
  5. Graduates will be able to explain and identify open problems and areas needing development in their fields.
  6. Graduates will have carried out and presented an original work of research in their discipline, as applicable in Thesis bearing Master’s Program.

Pharmaceutical Science (MS)

The MS program learning outcomes are the following:

  1. Students will have met the objectives for learning outcomes in an undergraduate discipline relevant to their graduate field of study.
  2. Graduates will be able to summarize major themes and current research problems in their area of specialization.
  3. Graduates will be able to communicate the major tenets of their field and their work orally and in writing for students, peers and the lay public.
  4. Graduates will be able to identify areas where ethical issues may arise in their work or discipline, and articulate strategies for dealing with ethical issues in the profession.
  5. Graduates will be able to explain and identify open problems and areas needing development in their fields.
  6. Graduates will have carried out and presented an original work of research in their discipline, as applicable in Thesis bearing Master’s Program.

Pharmacology (MS)

The MS program learning outcomes are the following:

  1. Students will have met the objectives for learning outcomes in an undergraduate discipline relevant to their graduate field of study.
  2. Graduates will be able to summarize major themes and current research problems in their area of specialization.
  3. Graduates will be able to communicate the major tenets of their field and their work orally and in writing for students, peers and the lay public.
  4. Graduates will be able to identify areas where ethical issues may arise in their work or discipline, and articulate strategies for dealing with ethical issues in the profession.
  5. Graduates will be able to explain and identify open problems and areas needing development in their fields.
  6. Graduates will have carried out and presented an original work of research in their discipline, as applicable in Thesis bearing Master’s Program.

Biomedical Science (PhD)

Outcomes

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program learning outcomes are the following:

  1. Students will have met the objectives for learning outcomes in an undergraduate discipline relevant to their graduate field of study.
  2. Graduates will be able to summarize major themes and current research problems in their area of specialization.
  3. Graduates will be able to communicate the major tenets of their field and their work orally and in writing for students, peers and the lay public.
  4. Graduates will be able to identify areas where ethical issues may arise in their work or discipline, and articulate strategies for dealing with ethical issues in the profession.
  5. Graduates will be able to explain and identify open problems and areas needing development in their fields.
  6. Graduates will have carried out and presented an original work of research in their discipline.

Medicinal Chemistry (PhD)

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program learning outcomes are the following:

  1. Students will have met the objectives for learning outcomes in an undergraduate discipline relevant to their graduate field of study.
  2. Graduates will be able to summarize major themes and current research problems in their area of specialization.
  3. Graduates will be able to communicate the major tenets of their field and their work orally and in writing for students, peers and the lay public.
  4. Graduates will be able to identify areas where ethical issues may arise in their work or discipline, and articulate strategies for dealing with ethical issues in the profession.
  5. Graduates will be able to explain and identify open problems and areas needing development in their fields.
  6. Graduates will have carried out and presented an original work of research in their discipline.

Pharmaceutical Science (PhD)

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program learning outcomes are the following:

  1. Students will have met the objectives for learning outcomes in an undergraduate discipline relevant to their graduate field of study.
  2. Graduates will be able to summarize major themes and current research problems in their area of specialization.
  3. Graduates will be able to communicate the major tenets of their field and their work orally and in writing for students, peers and the lay public.
  4. Graduates will be able to identify areas where ethical issues may arise in their work or discipline, and articulate strategies for dealing with ethical issues in the profession.
  5. Graduates will be able to explain and identify open problems and areas needing development in their fields.
  6. Graduates will have carried out and presented an original work of research in their discipline.

Pharmacology (PhD)

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program learning outcomes are the following:

  1. Students will have met the objectives for learning outcomes in an undergraduate discipline relevant to their graduate field of study.
  2. Graduates will be able to summarize major themes and current research problems in their area of specialization.
  3. Graduates will be able to communicate the major tenets of their field and their work orally and in writing for students, peers and the lay public.
  4. Graduates will be able to identify areas where ethical issues may arise in their work or discipline, and articulate strategies for dealing with ethical issues in the profession.
  5. Graduates will be able to explain and identify open problems and areas needing development in their fields.
  6. Graduates will have carried out and presented an original work of research in their discipline.

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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