{"id":374,"date":"2013-03-28T14:48:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T14:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/?page_id=374"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:53:35","slug":"ppk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/graduate-programs\/ppk\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Programs in Pharmaceutical Science<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Graduate Programs\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-graduate-programs\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-54830\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-54830\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/graduate-programs\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-54832\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-54832\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/graduate-programs\/programs\/\">Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-54146\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-54146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/graduate-programs\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-54149\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-54149\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/graduate-programs\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-54145\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-54145\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/graduate-programs\/careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-54144\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-54144\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/graduate-programs\/faqs\/\">FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/grad4-e1548790597824.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p>As a leader in Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate education, the URI College of Pharmacy offers you programs and specializations in highly sought after fields available at few other universities in the country. You will study with faculty who are world-renowned, respected experts in basic, clinical, and applied pharmaceutical sciences, and who exemplify translational, highly collaborative, interdisciplinary training and research. Passionate about teaching, research, and mentoring, our faculty are committed to training the next generation of scientists and academicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The college offers M.S. and Ph.D. level degrees in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/graduate\/\">Pharmaceutical Sciences<\/a><\/strong> with four specializations. The <strong>Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics<\/strong> specialization focuses on the design, development, production, evaluation and regulatory approval of pharmaceutical and self-care products as well as pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies using virtual, clinical, and preclinical data, often with an emphasis on population approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/meet\/brahim-achour-mpharm-phd\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/brahim.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/brahim.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/brahim-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/brahim-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/brahim-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/meet\/brahim-achour-mpharm-phd\/\">Brahim Achour, MPharm, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office: 495A   Lab: 490<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.9379<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:achour@uri.edu\">achour@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/meet\/xinyuan-chen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/Chen.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Xinyuan Chen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/Chen.jpg 250w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/Chen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/Chen-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/Chen-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/meet\/xinyuan-chen\/\">Xinyuan Chen, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Office: 495D Lab: 480<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5033<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:xchen14@uri.edu\">xchen14@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/smeenach\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/smeenach-2.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  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