Study programmes

Graduate of the Doctoral Study Program of Pharmacology and Toxicology is a specialist in the field of theoretical, experimental and applied pharmacology and toxicology and shows the ability of independent creative work and thinking in the given field. Tutoring, as defined by an individual study plan, enables study from areas of molecular and cellular level, through the level of effects of substances on isolated organs or the whole organism. Areas of veterinary pharmacology and radiopharmaceuticals are also covered. It is obvious that the final expertise and experience vary among graduates depending on the individual study plan and their specialization during doctoral studies.
The graduate has acquired new knowledge and methodological approaches in relation to the scientific principles of drug development, assessing the properties and use of drugs in accordance with the principles of rational and individual therapy and evidence-based medicine. He/she is able to critically evaluate the latest knowledge in the biomedical field and respond to new technologies and trends. He/she is able to independently present the results of scientific work at international conferences and professional journals. He/she is able to communicate with biomedical specialists.
Graduates can find work in the laboratories of the pharmaceutical industry (e.g. preclinical/clinical research and development), hospitals (e.g. laboratories of molecular genetics), veterinary and nuclear medicine, academia/universities and research institutes.
By defending the dissertation thesis, the graduate demonstrates that he/she is capable of independent scientific work. Graduates will receive Ph.D. and meet the prerequisites for further career growth in the fields dealing with drugs and their therapeutic and toxic effects.