2008 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Showcase
Fri, May 16, 2008
7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Craig Ferris - Molecular imaging (PET and SPECT) and MR imaging in drug discovery for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders
Phyllis Strauss - Targeted control of DNA repair enzymesLearn More »We are experiencing an unparalleled boom in the already significant biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, particularly in the Boston area. Learn more about Biotech »
A January 1999 study by the accounting firm Ernst & Young shows that the New England area has surpassed San Francisco, for the first time, in the formation of firms searching for gene-based drugs. It is estimated that the Massachusetts biotechnology industry now employs triple the number of employees that it did in 1991 (25,000 currently and increasing). Our plan for a practice-oriented, three-track professional M.S. program in biotechnology, therefore, has a strong basis in our geographical region. Learn more about Biotech at NU »