A Novel Certificate Program in Therapeutics
The Therapeutics Graduate Program is a HILS-wide certificate program that provides a rigorous curriculum and builds a community of PhD students and faculty with common interests in Therapeutic Sciences. The rationale behind the certificate program is to offer to a subset of our Ph.D. trainees multidisciplinary training in the sciences relevant to identifying and developing novel diagnostics and therapeutics, and in understanding and elucidating mechanisms of drug action, understanding clinical failures, developing compounds and applying them in preclinical and clinical studies, and understanding the societal implications and impact of these activities. This training will provide students with a well-rounded understanding so that they can examine a therapeutic problem from every angle. Importantly, the training the students receive will also include a hands-on internship experience. The ultimate purpose of the program is to prepare Ph.D. students for careers in academic, industrial and clinical settings.
TESTIMONIALS
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“I can’t imagine a better program for learning the fundamentals of drug discovery and getting hands-on experience in industry. Not only will you understand the basics of therapeutic development, but you will enhance your own thesis research, network with like-minded students and experts in the field, and have a good idea what career to pursue after graduation. I couldn’t recommended it more.”
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“The internship is truly a unique experience to gain insight on where you can work after completing your PhD.”
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“The course work of TGP gave me a solid foundation for my internship and I was able to hit the ground running as soon as I joined my team.”
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“TGP gives you the chance to network, network, network! This can be key for getting that initial ‘in’ upon graduation!”
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“Being part of the therapeutics program has motivated me to think about my research work from a translational perspective. As a graduate student working full-time in the lab, it is important not to forget about the ultimate goal, “how can we translate our findings in order to help patients?”
A Center for Learning
Our home is in Gordon Hall, on the main Longwood campus.