As a leader in Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate education, the URI College of Pharmacy offers you programs and specializations in highly sought after fields available at few other universities in the country. You will study with faculty who are world-renowned, respected experts in basic, clinical, and applied pharmaceutical sciences, and who exemplify translational, highly collaborative, interdisciplinary training and research. Passionate about teaching, research, and mentoring, our faculty are committed to training the next generation of scientists and academicians.<br><br>The college offers M.S. and Ph.D. level degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences with four specializations. The Pharmacology and Toxicology specialization focuses on mechanisms involved in disease states and their pharmacological intervention, and mechanisms of toxicity of environmental agents. Research topics include hypertension, biomarkers and treatment of arthritis, toxicity of environmental agents and metals, pharmacogenomics, epigenetics, drug interactions, hepatic responses to neuoractive chemicals, hormonal regulations of gene expression in breast cancer, metabolism, drug transporter, and cell signaling inhibitors.