DRAFT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
|
|
 Return to: Colleges, Departments, Schools and their Academic Programs
Hemachand Tummala, Department Head
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Avera Health and Science Center 255, Box 2202C
605-688-4236 or 605-688-5598
Faculty
Professors
Wenfeng An, Sanku Mallik, Shafiqur Rahman, Hemachand Tummala
Associate Professors
Gudiseva Chandrasekher, Jayarama Gunaje, Komal Raina, Joshua Reineke, Teresa Seefeldt
Assistant Professors
Bilal Hafeez, Tanvir Khaliq
Emeritus
Gary S. Chappell, Chandradhar Dwivedi, Xiangming Guan, Joel E. Houglum, Danny Lattin, Gary Van Riper
Overview
The Department focuses on a student-centered curriculum that provides a strong foundation in pharmaceutical sciences. In addition, the department has a strong undergraduate and graduate research program. These programs prepare graduates for academic, industry, and research careers in the US and other countries.
The highly talented and dedicated faculty members provide quality education and research training in the pharmaceutical sciences. The department has an active research program in cancer, nanomedicine, infectious diseases, neuropharmacology, immunology, and eye diseases. The multidisciplinary research expertise includes medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, molecular biology, and pharmaceutics.
Programs
Majors
Minors
Certificates
Graduate Programs*
- Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.S.)*
- Pharmaceutical Sciences (Ph.D.)*
* Graduate degrees are offered in collaboration with the Graduate School. For details, see the Graduate Catalog.
Facilities and Services
The department is housed in the Avera Health and Science Center. The department is fully equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for conducting pharmaceutical and biomedical research. The faculty have individual research laboratories in the Avera Health and Science Center. The department also has a shared cell culture and research instrumentation facility. The department has collaborative partnerships with Sanford Research and Avera Research in South Dakota, as well as with many esteemed universities worldwide. The department provides services to companies through facility-user agreements and continues to seek strategic partnerships with other Universities, research institutions, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Return to: Colleges, Departments, Schools and their Academic Programs
|
