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Postgraduate Handbook 2003:
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The Graduate School
High-quality research facilities are available within all
departments for students to undertake graduate work in experimental and
theoretical areas of the pharmaceutical sciences. Students wishing to apply for
admission to higher degrees by research are encouraged to discuss their
research interests with the associate dean (Graduate Studies) or potential
supervisors at the college, prior to making formal application via the Monash
Research Graduate School (MRGS). Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) and
Monash Research Graduate Scholarships (MGS) are awarded to students on the
basis of academic merit. Some industry scholarships are also available to
graduate students studying at the college.
The associate dean (Graduate Studies) chairs the college's Graduate Studies
Committee, which is responsible for graduate administration in all departments
of the college.
The following fields of research are available for graduate studies.
- utilisation of the transdermal route for the delivery of drugs
- lipid based formulation design
- intestinal lymphatic transport of drugs
- factors affecting the absorption of drugs across the intestinal mucosa
- respiratory drug delivery
- physicochemical and analytical characterisations of new drug candidates
- stability and characterisation of protein drugs
- absorption of protein drugs after subcutaneous administration
- contributions of intestinal and hepatic metabolism to the bioavailability
of drugs
- powder mixing and content uniformity studies
- synthesis and characterisation of bioactive molecules
- NMR spectroscopy
- computer-aided molecular design and computational chemistry
- protein chemistry and molecular biology
- lead compounds from natural products
- protein x-ray crystallography
- pharmacological investigations on antipsychotics, opioids, cannabis and
other drugs of abuse
- pharmacology of the digestive tract
- pharmacology o the prostate gland
- electrophysiology of bladder and prostate smooth muscle
- molecular biology of receptros for neurotransmitters
- cell biology of rheumatoid arthritis
- reproductive pharmacology
- gene delivery, DNA vaccines
- molecular pharmacology
- delivery systems for DNA-based vaccines
- development of antisense oligonucleotides as drugs
- skin pharmacology
- signal transduction in non-mammalian systems
- medication safety and effectiveness
- quality use of medicines
- continuity of care between hospitals and the community
- pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- attitudes of patients to their medications and health professionals
- dose optimisation in cancer patients and infectious disease
- primary health care - minor ailments and non-prescription medicines
- role of pharmacists in disease state management
- electronic prescribing and decision support
- drug usage in the elderly
- factors affecting adherence to medication regimens
- cost-benefit analysis of clinical pharmacy services
- wound care and management
Students with family and/or work commitments can access honours
and higher degree research programs on a part-time basis. Part-time
scholarships are also available. For more information on all these issues,
contact the college's associate dean (Graduate Studies) or the Monash Research
Graduate School at the Clayton campus.
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