Pharmacology
University of ManchesterUndergraduate PhD Full-time 36 Months Pharmacy, pharmacology, and toxicology
About this course
Our PhD/MPhil Pharmacology programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Pharmacology. The pharmacology of drug efflux transporters, particularly ABCB1 P-glycoprotein, ABCG2 breast cancer resistance protein and ABCC multidrug resistance-associated transporters; Developing complex, physiologically-relevant in vitro cell systems to investigate transport, metabolism and delivery of therapeutic drugs; Understanding the pharmacological and molecular mechanisms that regulate expression and function of drug efflux transporters, particularly in the blood-brain barrier; The role of blood-brain barrier drug efflux transporters in drug delivery to the central nervous system and the effects of inflammatory and degenerative conditions, e.g. Alzheimer's disease, on efflux transporter function; The biological role of lipid networks in health and disease, particularly their roles in inflammation, cellular communications and tissue responses; Employing mass spectrometry-based lipidomic technology, in conjunction with functional, metabolic and signalling approaches to characterise lipid profiles in physiological and pathophysiological conditions; Investigating the role of lipids in skin homeostasis and in response to inflammation, injury and wound healing; Studying role of local hormones in diseases and conditions associated with the female reproductive tract (e.g. dysmenorrhoea, endometriosis and the detection and prevention of preterm labour); Molecularly identifying and pharmacologically characterising receptors expressed in the female reproductive system; Understanding the physiological and pharmacological characteristics of the placenta. These studies include the development of placental homing peptide-microRNA inhibitor conjugates for targeted enhancement of placental growth signalling.
Our pharmacology research focuses on a range of topics. These include:
Study Options
This course is available in 4 study options:
Part-time
Duration: 72 Months
Qualification: PhD
Location: Manchester
Full-time Shown above
Duration: 36 Months
Qualification: PhD
Location: Manchester
Part-time
Duration: 48 Months
Qualification: MPhil
Location: Manchester
Full-time Shown above
Duration: 12 Months
Qualification: MPhil
Location: Manchester
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:
3111 Laboratory technicians
2111 Chemical scientists
3219 Health associate professionals
3115 Quality assurance technicians
2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists
2112 Biological scientists
Course Details
- Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 36 Months
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Manchester
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Pharmacy, pharmacology, and toxicology