Application Guidelines 2016
(Second Application Period)
for
Doctorate program (Four-year course)
Pharmacy Major
Graduate School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Application Guidelines 2016 (Second Application Period)
for
Doctorate program (Four-year course) Pharmacy Major
Graduate School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Admission Policy
Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences has established the Pharmacy Major as a four-year doctorate program of our Graduate School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to provide graduates from the Department of Pharmacy (6-year course) under the new education system. It is designed to help students develop a wide perspective and highly specialized research ability in the clinical pharmaceutical field so that they will be able to contribute to maintaining and promoting people’s health and preventing and treating diseases with high-level knowledge and skills.
The Training Course for Cancer Specialist Pharmacists provided as part of this doctorate program aims to develop highly trained specialists in cancer chemotherapy.
The Pharmacy Major program also provides students who have completed the first-term doctorate program of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Major of our Graduate School with educational and research opportunities in the clinical pharmaceutical field. Furthermore, this doctorate program is also open to those already working as pharmacists, those engaged in the pharmaceutical sector, as well as those who have completed a Master’s program in other fields or of other universities and who have a certain level of knowledge and abilities in education and research activities.
The Pharmacy Major seeks students who aspire to play an active role in a clinical and medical setting, in the public sector, or in pharmaceutical or related business, thereby contributing to promoting people’s health and improving public health.
1. Number of Students to be Admitted
Three students
2. Major to be Enrolled/Major Fields
3. Application Eligibility (Applicants must fall under one of the following criteria.)
1) Persons who have completed, or are expected to complete by March 31, 2016, a pharmaceutical (six-year program), medical, dental or veterinary course of a university.
2) Persons to whom a Master’s degree has been granted or is expected to be granted by March 31, 2016. 3) Persons to whom a degree equivalent to a Master’s degree has been granted in a country other than Japan. 4) Persons who will be at least 24 years of age by March 31, 2016 and are recognized by the Graduate School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences through individual screening of eligibility for admission as having academic ability equal to or higher than that of a person who has a Master’s degree.
5) Persons who have obtained a pharmacist qualification and have at least three years of practical experience as a pharmacist. (Before applying, each applicant is required to check whether his/her practical experience has satisfied the criteria set by the Graduate School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.)
Notes:
Privately funded international students (who do not have Japanese nationality and have not been granted permanent
Major Major Fields
Pharmacy Major
Preventive pharmaceutical sciences, drug discovery pharmacology/drug therapy pharmaceutical sciences, clinical pharmacy
residence status) must meet one of the above requirements and must be a “resident of Japan” at the time of application. Those who are staying in Japan with “short-term stay” status are not recognized as a “resident.” Moreover, non-Japanese applicants must acquire or extend a visa with the status of “College Student,” as stipulated in the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act of Japan after entering the Graduate School.
4. Application Period
1) Application Period: February 29 (Mon.) to March 4 (Fri.), 2016
2) When submitting application documents in person: 9:30–11:30, 13:00–16:30
3) When submitting application documents by post: they must be registered and sent by express mail to the Admission Division of Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Only applications that are postmarked within the designated application period will be considered valid. The enclosed must be in an envelope marked in red as follows: “Application Documents for the Pharmacy Major (four-year course), Graduate School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Enclosed.”
5. Application Procedure
Applicants are required to submit the following documents, together with an application fee of 20,000 yen (a postal money order when an application is made by post), within the designated application period. (Those who have graduated or are expected to graduate from Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences are exempt from this fee.)
1) Application Form
A designated application form must be used, to which a photograph taken within three months of the application submission must be attached.
2) Certificate of Graduation*1 or Certificate of Expected Graduation*1 (Must be issued and sealed by the last
university attended)
3) Academic Transcripts*1 (Must be issued and sealed by the last university attended) 4) Statement of Purpose*1
The designated form must be used; the maximum length is 1,000 characters (in Japanese). 5) Thesis Research Summary
The designated form must be used; 500 characters (in Japanese) 6) Return Envelope
When application documents are submitted by post, a self-addressed return envelope with a 362-yen stamp affixed is necessary for sending an examination admission card to the applicant.
7) Certificate of Health
There is no need to submit a certificate of health, if the applicant is a Japanese. If you are physically impaired and need special assistance in the entrance examination and/or course attendance, please contact the Admission Division in advance.
8) Thesis Research Presentation Data
Applicants are required to submit their graduation research presentation data (recorded in a CD-R in Microsoft’s PowerPoint format) to the Admission Division no later than 10:00 a.m. on the day of the examination.
*1: The documents must be submitted by applicants from universities other than Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
(1–8):
9) A certificate of resident eligibility or a certificate of residence (in which the status of residence and the period of stay must be mentioned)
10) Letter of Guarantee*2 (The guarantor must be a person living in Japan.)
11) The original of a score report of the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students*2 (Japanese, two subjects from science, and mathematics (course 1)) held in 2014 or 2015
(The original of the score report will be returned to the applicant on the day of the examination.)
In the test of Japanese as a foreign language (excluding writing), a score of 240 or higher must have been achieved, and a score of 30 or higher in writing.
12) Certificate of Health
*2 Applied to privately funded international students only
6. Screening Process
Successful applicants will be selected based on a written examination,*3 an interview (oral examination),*4 and
the documents submitted.
*3 Government-sponsored international students may be exempt from the written examination. *4 Applied to international students only
7. Examination Schedule and Venue
1) Date: March 11 (Fri.), 2016
2) Venue: Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences 3) Schedule
Time Subjects for Exam
10:00–12:00 Foreign language (English)*5
13:00–14:00 Short essay
14:15– Presentation on graduation research (Master’s thesis) and oral examination*6
After the written examination, an interview (oral examination) will be held for international students. *5 Applicants who have a Master’s degree may be exempt from the foreign language test (English). *6 For applicants who fall into criteria 5) of application eligibility
8. Announcement of Successful Applicants
March 16 (Wed.), 2016
The application numbers of successful applicants will be posted at Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and each applicant will receive the result of the screening in writing.
9. Enrollment Procedures
Detailed information on enrollment procedures will be sent to successful applicants. Admission of applicants who fail to carry out the required enrollment procedures is not permitted.
10. Admission Costs
1) Admission fee: 100,000 yen (Those who have graduated from, or have completed a course of, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences are exempt from this fee.)
2) Tuition: 500,000 yen (per year)
In addition, 18,000 yen must be paid as an annual proxy collection fee (Ikuyukai Association fee).
11. Research Assistant (RA) System
Students enrolled in the Pharmacy Major are eligible to apply as a Research Assistant (RA), and receive remuneration for their work.
12. Others
1) Documents once submitted will not be returned, and fees paid will not be refunded. 2) Admission may be revoked if an application is found to include false information. 3) Contact details for inquiries about the entrance examination:
Admission Division, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences 4-20-1 Nasahara, Takatsuki city, Osaka 569-1094, Japan
Tel: +81-72-690-1000 (Main line)
+81-72-690-1019 (Direct line to the Admission Division)
Handling of Personal Information
The personal information requested in this application will be used for application processing and screening, including inquiries to applicants and the sending of exam-related documents, and will not be provided or disclosed to any third-party. The personal information collected from applicants not enrolled in the University will be strictly managed for a certain period of time and will be erased in an appropriate manner.
Prof. Fumio Amano★ ・Research on the pathogenicity expression mechanism of bacteria involved in food poisoning, such as
Salmonella
・Research on bacterial stress response mechanism in the host and environment ・Research on cancer immunology and diagnosis/treatment
・Research on mechanism and control of inflammation ・Research on biological defense control action of food ingredients
・Research on roles and development of pharmacists in regional comprehensive care (Environmental Molecular Physiology) ・Research on the physiological and pathological roles of lipid-derived active substances Prof. Yohko Fujimoto ・Research on the physiological and pathological roles of lipid rafts
Assoc. Prof. Satoru Sakuma ・Research on the molecular mechanism of various diseases where reactive oxygen species are involved ・Research on the pathophysiological effects of environmental pollutants
・Research on the new anticancer agents to the human hepatic and colorectal cancers
・Research on the interactions between medicines and environmental chemicals in lifestyle-related diseases
(Pathological and Molecular Pharmacology) ・Research on the mechanism of endothelin biosynthesis and pathophysiological role of endothelin Prof. Yasuo Matsumura ・Research on the pathophysiology of nitric oxide
Assoc. Prof. Mamoru Ohkita ・Pharmacological research on acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) ・Development and research on innovative therapeutic drugs for various circulatory diseases ・Research on sympathetic nervous systems in the kidney and heart and their regulatory mechanisms ・Pharmacological research on various kinds of functional foods
(Cell Biology) ・Research on the mechanisms of action of drugs for prevention against cancer cell proliferation Prof. Masanori Takaoka★ ・Research on the role of proteases in cell function and applied research on their inhibitors
Assoc. Prof. Minoru Sakaguchi ・Exploratory study of compounds that promote the cell survival or differentiation, and protect against cell (Pharmacology) ・Research on the pathophysiology and therapeutics of neuropsychiatric disorders
Prof. Yukihiro Ohno ・Functional analysis of the serotonin nervous system and its applied research in drug discovery ・Development of new animal models for neurological disorders and its applied research in drug discovery ・Pharmacological research on central nervous system agents
P rev en tiv e P h ar m aceu tical S cien ces D rug D is cove ry P h ar m ac o logy/D rug T h er apy P h ar m ac eu tic al S cie nc es
Prof. Tetsuya Hayashi
kidney, and brain
Assoc. Prof. Yoshio Ijiri ・Research on prediction, prevention and treatment of serious adverse drug reactions including drug-induced liver injury
・Research on the pharmacokinetics of anticancer agents
(Pharmaceutics) ・Molecular mechanisms of pharmacokinetic changes in disease states and its application to optimization of drug therapy
Prof. Junya Nagai ・Enhancement of drug efficacy and reduction of adverse drug reactions by modulating molecules responsible for ADME
Assoc. Prof. Kazunori Iwanaga ・Analysis of change in intestinal drug absorption properties according to differences in administration media Assoc. Prof. Makoto Miyazaki ・Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic assessment to develop an optimal dosing regimen of drugs (Formulation Design and Pharmaceutical Technology) ・Research to improve the solubility and absorbability of poorly water-soluble drugs
Prof. Yuichi Tozuka ・Research on nanocomposite formation using functional additives and its application ・Research on the development of functional particulates
(Natural Products Research) ・Scientific analysis of the significance of combining licorice in kampo prescriptions
Assoc. Prof. Makio Shibano ・Research on anti-inflammatory effects of herbal medicines in the category of antipyretic/anti-inflammatory agents
・Research on scientific analysis of sekkoku (Dendrobium moniliforme) (yin nourishing agents) ［Field of Pathological Analysis and Pharmaceutical Sciences］
(Clinical Practical Pharmacy) ・Endocrinological and physiochemical research on pathological conditions and the effects (including adverse drug reactions) of pharmacotherapy
Prof. Yukio Arakawa★ ・Applied research of bioactive peptides and proteins to therapeutic drug monitoring
・Pharmaceutical informatics research for pathological analysis and treatment (Pharmacotherapeutics) ・Clinical research on psychiatric disorders and pharmacotherapy and care for them Prof. Hitoshi Matsumura ・Neuroscientific research on pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of psychiatric disorders Assoc. Prof. Yuka Kohda ・Research on in vivo mechanism to maintain brain functions, particularly the sleep control system and its
・Research on epithelial membrane functions associated with biodefense in the cerebral ventricle, subarachnoid space, stomach, airway, etc.
・Research on the pathophysiology, prevention and treatment of obesity-related diabetes ・Basic and clinical research on various kinds of treatment methods, including pharmacotherapy (Pharmacotherapeutics II) ・Physio-biochemical research on composition, synthesis and secretion of gastrointestinal mucus Prof. Chikao Shimamoto★ ・Research on biological functions, such as gastrointestinal motility, digestion, absorption and excretion
・Clinical epidemiological research on pathophysiology of diseases in the digestive tract ・Clinical epidemiological research on the pathophysiology of diseases in elderly people ［Field of Medical Audit and Pharmaceutical Sciences］
(Clinical Practical Pharmacy) ・Research on the scope of practice (skill mix) of pharmacists and its outcomes
Assoc. Prof. Mitsuko Onda ・Research on the establishment of sustainable regional cooperation and team-based healthcare environment in the home-based care field
・Pharmacoeconomic research on pharmaceutical care
・Research on economic evaluation of the avoidance of adverse drug events (ADEs)
・Research on the establishment of a pharmacist's involvement model in self-medication and its effects ・Outcome research on pharmacotherapy
Applicants should discuss the research details with the academic advisor in charge in advance.
Professors marked with ★ will retire before the completion of their
Clinical P
h
ar
m
