Pharmacology Department
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Introduction
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics is a part of pre-clinical sciences division of University of Health Sciences which makes an integral link between basic medical sciences and clinical sciences.
The department supports Post-Graduate education by providing a highly interdisciplinary framework for individual and thematic training programs within both classical and newly emerging areas in the biomedical sciences.
UHS is establishing contacts with foreign universities e.g. University of Texas for training and research activities for post graduate students and faculty members.
Mission
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To provide solid understanding of basic pharmacology and to prepare our postgraduates with upto date knowledge of pharmacology to pursue careers as independent scientists, pharmacologists and as good research oriented teachers
To prepare the postgraduates for life time learning and problem solving
To discover new biomedical knowledge and to apply the insights gained form basic sciences studies for further advancement in therapeutics strategies.
Working
The department is running MPhil and MPhil leading to PhD. programs. The faculty members and postgraduate research scholars are actively involved in fundamental pharmacological research. Speciality areas of study include:-
Molecular & Structural Pharmacology
Neuro Pharmacology
Non-traditional Drug Delivery Systems
New pharmacological products from Herbal & Botanicals
Teaching is based on:-
Facilities
The department has a well equipped laboratory for postgraduate practical training and research work in pharmacology and therapeutics. Pharmacology laboratory is further being equipped with HPLC, herbal product extractor, rotary evaporator etc.
Scientific Collaboration
Modern pharmacology seeks an understanding of how drugs work at molecular and cellular level and attempts to lay the ground works for discovery and development of next generation of therapeutics. Because pharmacology is based on therapeutics, we have close ties with other departments with in the UHS and its affiliated colleges and institutions. The department will coordinate and collaborate in training and research with other biomedical national institutions like the Pakistan Council of scientific institute of Research (PCSIR) and national institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE).
Future Plans
Department may be associated with a latest drug testing laboratory providing chances of more collaboration with clinical sciences in the field of therapeutic drug monitoring and with the pharmaceutical industry for providing services in quality control and collaboration in research field.
Research Activities
Our facultys research interest range from molecules to cells, tissues, organs and whole organisms. The MPhil/PhD scholars as a part of their qualifying examination prepare and defend research proposals. The current research strengths of the department of pharmacology include:-
- Pharmacological activity in herbal and botanical compounds/products
- New approaches to drug delivery systems
- Therapeutic modalities in systemic pharmacotherapy
- Neuropharmacology
Applications are invited for admission to MPhil and MPhil leading to PhD programs addressed to the Head of Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics UHS, Khayaban-Jamia, Lahore.
The admissions are made on the basis of academic merit and interview by the admission committee.
Liberal stipend/assistantship is available for students getting admission in M Phil or PhD programs.
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