Graduate Program in Medicinal Chemistry
Why Rutgers Medicinal Chemistry?
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- 14 of the world’s 20 largest research-based biopharmaceutical companies maintain a headquarters or significant presence in New Jersey
- 11 of the world’s 20 largest medical technology companies maintain a headquarters or significant presence in New Jersey
State-of-art research in drug discovery:
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- Drug design including computer-assisted design approaches
- Assay development, high-throughput screening, crystallization
- Inhibition of protein-protein interactions, enzymes, and receptors
- Natural product-based drug discovery
- New anticancer and anti-infective drug discovery
Applying to the Ph.D. Program
Most students in the Medicinal Chemistry program (program code 16:663) have undergraduate degrees in chemistry, pharmacy, or biochemistry. Students should have completed two semesters of organic chemistry, with laboratory, and two semesters of physical chemistry at their undergraduate institution. Applicants are strongly recommended to submit their scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test (subject tests are not required). Applicants from foreign countries are required to submit their scores associated with the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). When submitting GRE and TOEFL / IELTS scores, please note that the Institution Code for Rutgers, School of Graduate Studies New Brunswick is 2790 and the Department Code for Medicinal Chemistry is 0621. For further information about GRE and TOEFL / IELTS test scores, please see the School of Graduate Studies website . International applicants are also required to submit financial documentation. Completed applications should be submitted online by:
- February 1- for Full Consideration of Financial Support (university fellowship, teaching assistantship, or research assistantship)
- May 1 – for International students and June 1- for Domestic students for Fall Admission (no financial support from Rutgers and the applicants are expected to secure their own funding)
- December 1 – for Spring Admission (admission considered for special cases only – Students strongly encouraged to apply for Fall admission)
Review for Fall admission will start on January 1st and continue until the positions have been filled. The application must be completed online through the graduate admissions website and consists of the completed application, the $70 application fee, three letters of recommendation, an official transcript, personal statement, curriculum vitae (CV), GRE test scores (general exam, if applicable), and the TOEFL / IELTS Examination Score (when applicable). All documents should be uploaded to your application. All applicant materials must be uploaded in the following application portal: https://gradstudy.rutgers.edu
*Please note that application fees cannot be waived by the department.
Inquiries about the status of your application (please do not inquire about your application status until after February 15 for Fall admissions) or general questions about the Medicinal Chemistry Program should be directed to the Medicinal Chemistry Admissions Coordinator.
Applying to the M.S. Program
Deadlines for the application to the M.S. program (with thesis or non-thesis) are the same as stated above for the Ph.D. program application.
*Please note that no financial support will be provided to M.S. students and the students are expected to cover their tuition and living costs.
All applicant materials must be uploaded in the following application portal: https://gradstudy.rutgers.edu
*Please note that application fees cannot be waived by the department.