Program in Molecular and Systems Pharmacology Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Emory University

Molecular and Systems Pharmacology Program

The Molecular and Systems Pharmacology (MSP) graduate program at Emory University offers broad training in the biomedical sciences for students interested in learning how the drugs of today work and how the novel therapeutics of tomorrow can be developed.

We live in a golden age of pharmaceutical research. Each passing year brings the development of exciting new therapeutics in the treatment of cancer, heart disease, AIDS, diabetes, psychiatric disorders, and other diseases. Continued success in this quest to improve human health depends upon fresh ideas, adventurous basic research, and the cutting-edge training of future scientists.

Emory University was recently rated by The Scientist magazine as the #1 university in the world in terms of impact in pharmacology and toxicology research. Particular strengths within the MSP graduate school program at Emory include neuropharmacology, cancer biology, AIDS research, cardiovascular pharmacology, toxicology, and chemical biology. Ph.D. training in the Emory MSP program provides students with an ideal preparation for successful careers in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries as well as in academic research, teaching, government research, patent law and other disciplines that depend upon knowledge of fundamental pharmacological principles.

Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

The program is part of the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (GDBBS). When applying, all applicants will need to select GDBBS first on their application, and then add their primary program. Emory is unique in giving students an option to do dissertation work at the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees 1
• Doctoral Degrees 4
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? No
• Evening/weekend programs available? No
• Distance learning programs available? No
• Terminal master's degree available? Yes

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees Not reported
• Doctoral Degrees Required and Required
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Acceptance Rate
• Applied98
• Accepted11
• Acceptance Rate11%
• Enrolled6
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $75
• Application Fee - International $75
• Electronic applications accepted? Yes
• Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
• Application Deadlines
• Type Domestic International Priority Date
• Fall deadline December 1st December 1st Not Reported
• Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Entrance Requirements
• Master's DegreesNot Reported
• Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test, minimum GPA of 3.0 in science course work (recommended)
• First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
• Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
• International DegreesTOEFL required

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *$34,800
• Out-of-state tuition *$34,800
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year fees$1,300.00
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitNot Reported
• Application deadlines for financial awardsNot Reported
• Types of financial support availableFellowships, Tuition Waivers, Health Care Benefits, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans

• Gender
• Total Graduate Students45
• Female Percentage49%
• Male Percentage51%
• Participation
• Total Graduate Students45
• Part-time Percentage0%
• Full-time Percentage100%
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic / Latino2%
• Black / African American14%
• White / Caucasian64%
• American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
• Asian2%
• Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander2%
• Two or more races2%
• Unknown14%

• Faculty Breakout
• Total Faculty49
• Full-time Percentage100%
• Part-time Percentage0%
• Female Percentage20%
• Male Percentage80%

• Existing Research
• Focus of faculty researchTransmembrane signaling, neuropharmacology, neurophysiology and neurodegeneration, metabolism and molecular toxicology, cell and developmental biology
• Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported