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Resources for Pharmacology Majors

General Career Information

PharmWeb
With tons of high quality information PharmWeb, is the first-stop Internet site for pharmaceutical information.

ASPET
A great overview of the field of pharmacology including its’ various subdivisions and links to videos and more websites.

ASPET- Other Resources
Connects you to pretty much every pharmacology resource that exists on the web.

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Internships

Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University- Internship Listings
A VERY comprehensive listing of summer internships for those in the biology/biomedical field and beyond. Also includes related courses and summer job positions.

Co-Op/Internships
Huge listing of internships for pre-medical studies students…includes many paid internships, too!

Dept of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics at the University of Kansas Medical Center
Summer undergraduate research fellowship program.

USUHS ASPET SURF Program
Uniformed Services University Summer (USUHS) Research Fellowship Program’s aim is to introduce gifted undergraduate students to pharmacology research and to provide information on opportunities for research-oriented careers in pharmacology and other biomedical sciences.

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Graduate & Professional Schools

GradSchools.com for Pharmacology
Pharmacology graduate programs in the US.

GradSchools.com for Pharmacology
Pharmacology graduate programs in Australia and New Zealand.

UC San Diego Department of Pharmacology
The UCSD program is renowned for its strength in elucidating basic cellular and molecular mechanisms of signal transduction that lead to drug target identification and ultimately to drug discovery.

Texas A&M WebLinks
A listing of some graduate schools in the country and their respective specialties.

Georgetown Pharmacology Program
Graduate department offers both M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs to students desiring comprehensive and rigorous training in the field of pharmacology.

Also - for an exhaustive list of all graduate programs in the US sortable by major, geographical location, etc. use CHOICES at Career Services. Also ask about the College Catalogs on-line.

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Professional Associations

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
ASPET is the American Society that represents pharmacologist worldwide. The Society promotes research funding, holds scientific meetings, publishes scientific journals, & provides a number of services to its members.

American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
An organization committed to advancing the discipline and practice of clinical pharmacology for the benefit of patients and society.

International Union of Physiological Sciences, the International Union of Pharmacology
IUPHAR is a voluntary, non-profit association representing the interests of pharmacologists around the world and acts as a non-governmental organization in official relations with the World Health Organization.

UCSB Pre-Pharmacy Student Association
The primary Pre-Pharmacy Student Association on campus at UCSB.

Professional Organizations
All the pharmacology professional organizations you could want from the American Association of Cancer Research to the World Health Organization and more!

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Job Listings

Science Careers
Search the last four weeks of Science magazine's classified and recruitment ads, add your vitae or resume to the database; advertises many biological and biomedical US postdoc, faculty, and professional positions and many high-profile international jobs; updated every week on Thursday evening (US East Coast time).

The Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network
Search jobs by key word and geographical region using their search engine. Listings are primarily for North American faculty and administrative positions; links to general information Web pages about the job advertisers. The Chronicle's Career Network has also started to update this site with first-person perspectives on academic job hunting.

Experimental Medicine: Job Postings
Lists jobs available in the different regions of Canada, as well as some job listings in the US, Europe, and Australia; job descriptions tell you the date posted and if a position has already been filled; site lists awards and fellowships available; most job listings have direct e-mail links to contact the job advertiser.

WORKinOPTICS.COM
Brought to you by the Optical Society of America, WORKinOPTICS.COM provides an outstanding resource for job seekers in the optics and photonics community.

JobSpectrum
Brought to you by the American Chemical Society, JobSpectrum offers job information and career development resources: data on degrees and employment in the chemical labor force, resources for more effective resume writing, interviewing, networking, and negotiating, chemical employment trends, and salary information.

SciJobs.org
This site indexes current biology jobs, chemistry jobs, biochemistry jobs, biotechnology jobs, and a range of related science careers. Fully searchable database with complete contact information. Includes jobs such as science writing. Provides job listings from university, industry, and the non-profit sectors. Can search by region, employer type, degree required, and, of course, keyword.

Pharmacological Society of Canada
Job listings for Students, Postdoctoral Fellows and Employers.

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UCSB Resources

UCSB Library Medicine Subject Homepage

Pharmacology Major Web Page

Evolution, Ecology and Marine Biology Departmental Web Page

Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Departmental Web Page

About Biological Sciences at UCSB

Career Resource Room
Also see printed directories, books and occupational binders at Career Services under the INVESTIGATIVE section of our library. You may also wish to use the computerized software program, CHOICES, a database that links occupations with graduate study options.

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