Mission

The mission of the graduate training program in pharmacological sciences, which is supported by a T32 training grant from NIH / National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32 GM144636), is to emphasize the education of predoctoral students with research interest broadly related to the pharmacological sciences.

Goals and Collaborations

The graduate training program in the pharmacological sciences at the University of Iowa emphasizes the education of predoctoral students with research interest in the dynamics, structure and function of drug molecules. It is a functional, interdisicplinary training program in this area, with participation of students and mentors from the Departments of:

Biochemistry

Cancer Biology

Cell & Development Biology

Chemistry

Genetics

Human Toxicology

Immunology

Microbiology & Immunology

Molecular Medicine

Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Neuroscience

Pharmaceutical Sci & Exp Therapeutics

Neuroscience and Pharmacology

Fellowship Awards

Fellowship awards are made on an annual basis.  Students may apply for and be awarded a fellowship for up to two years.  The training grant executive committee solicits new applications and renewal applications each spring for competitive evaluation.