PhD in Pharmacy

Memorial University of Newfoundland is a public university located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields such as business, education, engineering, sciences, and humanities. The university is known for its research excellence, particularly in areas such as ocean sciences, environmental sustainability, and indigenous studies. It also has a strong focus on community engagement and offers a range of programs and services to support its students and the local community.

Memorial's School of Pharmacy provides cutting-edge research in an up-close and personal environment. The School of Pharmacy provides graduate students with the opportunity to conduct original research related to Drug Discovery and Delivery, Health Outcomes, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. There are several research laboratories, including separate rooms for organic synthesis/natural products chemistry, a cell culture facility, pharmacology labs and state of the art computer networks. All offices and research laboratories in the Health Sciences Centre are connected as a part of the MUNet, a high-speed network linking the campus with the world. Graduate supervisors in Memorial’s School of Pharmacy are engaged in research in the following areas: Health Outcomes research assesses the end results of health care services, providing evidence for the value of specific medical treatmentes or interventions that can be used to make better decisions and improve health care. Research areas: Health economics and policy evaluation Quality and value in health care Medication safety and effectiveness Pharmacist-delivered health services Medication adherence Deprescribing Treatments and health outcomes Drug Discovery and Delivery research encompasses all aspects of the delivery, development, administration, and use of therapeutic drugs, leading to better treatment options. It includes the definition and characterization of macromolecular substrates that serve as targets for drug design. When a new drug is discovered, it must also be determined if that drug can be delivered to the right part of the body in order to be effective. Research areas: Medicinal chemistry and drug discovery Nanomedicine and targeted drug delivery Pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism Cell signaling and metabolic pathways Molecular pharmacology and neurophysiology The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning helps inform our understanding of student learning and enhances education for the pharmacists of tomorrow. Research areas: Curriculum development and assessment Interprofessional education Community service-learning E-health informatics International pharmacy education Description of programs MSc (Pharm) – The MSc (Pharm) program involves courses and a thesis, and can be completed in two years of full-time study. PhD – The PhD program involves courses, a comprehensive exam, and a thesis, and can be completed in four years of full-time study.