The Graduate School was founded in 1970 to develop and direct all graduate studies in the college.
Graduate matters are now controlled by a Graduate Studies Committee with elected members from each department. The committee is chaired by the associate dean (graduate studies) who represents the college on the PhD and Scholarships Committee of the university.
Research facilities are available within the departments for students to undertake graduate work in experimental and theoretical areas of the pharmaceutical sciences.
Students may apply for entry to graduate study courses by arrangement with the associate dean (graduate studies). The following fields of research are available for graduate studies.
Drug formulation and delivery including formulation and stability of peptides and proteins; gastrointestinal drug delivery, including the absorption of drugs by the intestinal lymphatic system and formulation design for lipophilic, sparingly water-soluble drugs; controlled release implants for antigen delivery; transdermal drug delivery, with particular interest in permeation enhancers; formulation of solid interactive drug systems, including the metabolism of dissolution and dry powder inhaler formulations. Pharmacokinetics including effects of protein on myocardial drug uptake; studies of the effect of protein binding on placental drug transfer; studies to examine the uptake of drug isomers by the heart; the pharmacokinetics of drugs in liver disease; studies of drug metabolism.
Synthesis and characterisation of bioactive molecules, such as enzyme inhibitors, peptides, CNS-active drugs and carbohydrate-based drugs. NMR spectroscopic and computer-graphic studies of drug-receptor interactions. Protein chemistry and molecular biology.
Pharmacological investigations on antidepressants, antipsychotics, opioids, cannabis and other drugs of abuse. The pharmacology of gut secretion and antidiarrhoeal drugs. Autonomic mechanisms, pre- and postjunctional agonists and antagonists; receptor differentiation; receptor transduction mechanisms. Adenosine and cardiovascular function.
Quality usage of medicines, drug usage in the elderly, attitudes of patients to their medications and health professionals. Continuing pharmacy education. Attitudes of pharmacists to their professional roles. Pharmacist intervention in the prescribing cycle. Dose optimisation in oncology, spinal and infectious disease. Drug-related problems and rates of hospital admissions.
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