Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology- Molecular and Environmental Toxicology

The doctoral program in Pharmacology offers a Concentration in Molecular and Environmental Toxicology (MET). The mission of the MET concentration is to provide comprehensive cross-disciplinary Ph.D. doctoral training in environmental health science and modern-era molecular and cellular toxicology. To achieve this goal, the MET concentration offers interdisciplinary research opportunities and access to mentors who are dedicated to probing the complex effects of exposure to environmental stressors. The MET concentration emphasizes the use of contemporary approaches, such as advanced techniques in biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, molecular genomics, epigenetics, bioinformatics, proteomics, and epidemiology, in problems aimed at dissecting the mechanisms of environmentally-induced disease. MET scientists are studying intracellular signaling pathways, transcriptional regulation of gene expression, apoptosis, oxidative stress, DNA repair, epigenetic and genetic perturbations, and complex mechanisms in cell growth and differentiation that determine the environmental contribution to diseases with a rising incidence in the urban setting such as metabolic disease, cancer, immune system disturbances and mental health disorders.

To be considered for graduate admission, applicants must have completed an appropriate university-level program comparable in subject matter and credits to a Wayne State bachelor's degree program. While a degree in another country may have a similar name to a U.S. degree, that doesn't mean it requires similar lengths and content of study or that it should be accepted as equivalent.All graduate applicants must:Present an excellent scholastic recordHave sufficient financial resources for minimum tuition, supplies and living expensesBe proficient in EnglishApplicants whose native language is not English must meet one of the following language proficiency requirements for admission: (1) submit an English language qualifying score, (2) receive provisional admission through the Wayne State University English Language Institute (ELI), (3) qualify for English proficiency exemption.To establish English proficiency, you are required to submit an official qualifying score meeting minimum Graduate School requirements. The Graduate School's English Language Proficiency requirements are the absolute minimum; programs can set higher minimum standards. You are expected to meet the requirements set by your program of interest