About the Department

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences consists of faculty members with Ph.D. degrees and expertise in biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, molecular biology, immunology, genetics, and the social, behavioral and administrative sciences. All faculty members are involved in classroom and laboratory instruction in the 4-year professional pharmacy curriculum that is highly integrated and team-taught. The pharmaceutical sciences faculty members work together and with the clinical faculty on issues related to teaching and research/scholarship. The department has 11 new research laboratories and has a core laboratory that houses several pieces of common-use equipment. The new Pharmaceutical Research Facility will be available in 2010. Faculty members in the department are engaged in teaching and research collaborations with scientists from other components at TAMHSC, TAMUK, and various national institutions. The research activities at the department are supported by post-doctoral researchers, Ph.D. students in the pharmaceutical sciences, and research associates. The graduate program in pharmaceutical sciences is currently administered by the GSBS at Texas A&M Health Science Center.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is to provide exemplary teaching, research and service in the field of pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences.  The department offers an excellent education and training program through an integrated curriculum designed to forge independent, lifelong learners and competent pharmacists. The department is committed to a strong, integrated and cross-disciplinary research program aimed at studying drug development, discovery and delivery systems, as well as the biomedical and social areas to better understand health and disease.  Through these efforts, the department is dedicated to advancing pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical research.

Goals

• Complete recruitment of full-time faculty members.
• Continue to refine and improve curricular courses.
• Promote scholarship of teaching and increase faculty publications in educational journals.
• Continue to build a strong research infrastructure.
• Establish a functional Pharmaceutical Research Facility; hire manager and staff for the Pharmaceutical Research Facility.
• Create leaders that will serve the pharmacy profession and their communities.

Key Goals for 2010-2011

• Initiate utilization of the Pharmaceutical Research Facilities.
• Refine content of curricular courses and effectiveness of teaching methods.
• Continue developing graduate program; increase number of graduate students and graduate faculty appointments.
• Continue to expand and utilize research infrastructure for competitive research enterprise.
• Advance individual and collaborative research projects.
• Engage in scholarship of research and teaching.
• Promote involvement of Pharm.D. students in scholarly activities.

Faculty Members

Dr. Barry Bleidt, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Bret Bessac, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Juan J. Bustamante, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Lacy Daniels, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Robert Freeman, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Reginal D. Harris, Adjunct Instructor of Pharmaceutical Sciences


Dr. M. Delwar Hussain, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Srikanth Kolluru, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Narendra Kumar, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Mohammad T. Nutan, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Srinath Palakurthi, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. David Pesek, Adjunct Intructor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Anna Ratka, Professor and Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Darren Roesch, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences


Dr. Rajat Sethi, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Michael A. Veronin, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Kris Virga, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences