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Discover the UF Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate program and learn about our comprehensive and collaborative research training across the five concentrations.
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Research Across the Drug Life Cycle
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UF College of Pharmacy hosts 39th Annual Research Showcase
Students, trainees, faculty and staff from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy filled the Reitz Union on Feb. 9 for the 39th Annual Research Showcase. The action-packed day featured poster sessions, oral competitions, a keynote talk from Christopher McCurdy, Ph.D., FAAPS, and an award ceremony and reception.
Select Your Research Path
Five Research Concentrations
Pursue your Ph.D. in one of our five concentrations, spanning the breadth of pharmaceutical sciences research.
Cellular and Systems Pharmacology
Understand mechanisms of disease and develop new therapeutic solutions through cellular physiology, systems physiology and pharmacology.
Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences
Discover genetic and nongenetic factors that contribute to variability in drug response.
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug discovery and development with focuses on biochemistry, natural products and AI-driven therapies.
Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
Explore medication use in large populations, using big data and advanced methods in study design, measurement and analysis.
Pharmaceutics
Improve drug therapies using pharmacokinetics, pharmacometrics and biotechnology.
College Research NEWS
UF’s In-Space Biomanufacturing Innovation Hub organized two parabolic flights in Switzerland, allowing researchers an opportunity to test 15 different experiments in microgravity.
The discovery links the anticancer compound dolastatin 15 to a previously unexplored marine cyanobacteria genus.
In March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drug lomitapide for children over the age of 2 with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, or HoFH.
The $3 million grant will support a new, safer approach to pain relief.
Quick Answers for Prospective Students
When is the application deadline?
December 1 for all Ph.D. programs.
Is the GRE required?
No. GRE scores are not reviewed or accepted.
Are international applicants eligible?
Yes. UF welcomes applicants from around the world. Specific requirements are available on our International Applicants information page.
Is funding available?
Yes. All students admitted to the Ph.D. program are supported by funding through graduate assistantships or fellowships. No separate application is needed.
Ph.D. students receive:
- 12‑month assistantship
- Annual stipend (minimum: $35,000 for applicants with a bachelor’s or master’s degree, $38,000 for applicants with an ACPE‑accredited Pharm.D.)
- Full‑time tuition and fees
- Student health insurance
Master’s degree students are not eligible for funding.