Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences at California Northstate University

Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences program is once again excited to host The MPS-to- MD Pathway webinar for the month of July! Take this opportunity to learn more on how a Master's degree can open pathways in your career.
Please be sure to join us on Friday July 5th 2024 at 4.00pm PST.
Register Now!!!
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvduuorTwqHdL89aa-J3aUv7DSta-WPP3u

Admissions are still OPEN for Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences Program!
Do you still have questions about the MPS-to-MD Pathway?
Do you want to learn more on how a Master's Degree can open pathways in you career? Please be sure to join us on Friday June 7th at 4.00pm PST to learn about the MPS program and have a one on one question & answer session with the Program Director. Register now!!!
Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rdOuprTMoE9OZt8q0-nYhWniY_XQ5KmHv

Congratulations to our MPS Faculty, Dr. Eslam Mohamed, Assistant Professor of Medical Immunology at College of Graduate Studies for his new publication as a co-author in JCI insight. The title of the paper is “ BET inhibition reforms the immune microenvironment and alleviates T cell dysfunction in chronic lymphocytic leukemia”. The paper illustrated a therapeutic approach that reverses the T cell exhaustion in leukemia by modeling the T cells’ epigenome. We are proud of Dr Eslam Mohamed’s achievements and wish him much success!
https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/177054

Congratulations to the Class of 2024 Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates! 🎓 We are proud of your hardwork and accomplishments. Keep up the great work and embrace the bright future ahead!

We are ready to meet you virtually tomorrow!
Join our informational session on Friday May 3rd at 4.00pm PST and learn about the prestigious pathway program.
See the flyer below for further details.
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvcOGurjgiEtFPPiA-J__IioVpUUAAuXyP

Congratulations to our MPS2 students on defending their Capstone and Thesis projects this week! It was an exciting and eventful session for our students. We are grateful and proud of our MPS faculty who mentored those motivated students and served as their committee members.

Our College of Graduate Studies Dean, Dr. Catherine Yang successfully facilitated a Conversation about the Emerging Trend of AI in Healthcare and Education. CNU faculty were invited yesterday to engage and converse about what innovation may look like in the academic discipline. Further discussions that took place in the conversation are:
What are the main applications of AI in the clinical field?
How does AI innovation impact higher education?
What role does AI play in shaping pedagogical approaches and curricular development?
How can we use AI to augment our scholarship, teaching and research methodologies, and institutional practices while ensuring that we uphold the values of academic integrity?

Our student feature continues with our MPS-to-MD (2+4) Pathway student Jordan Darling. Jordan is one of our thesis track student who is passionate about research and enjoys his lab work. Read below to learn a little about him. If you are also passionate about research and medicine, this may be the opportunity to apply for the Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences -to- Medical School Pathway at California Northstate University. Application is open for Fall 2024!
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

We are ready to meet you virtually in April!
Join our informational session on Friday April 5th at 4.00pm PST and learn about the prestigious pathway program.
See the flyer below for further details.
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlf-iprD4vGtC_BUeFV11sGCvXgnA40eIX

What is it like to be a part of the MPS family? Our MPS1 student Lina Ly shares that she appreciates the small class size, supportive professors and the research aspect of the program. Lina is originally from Florida but enjoys being under the California sun. Read below to learn more about her.
If you are also passionate about research and medicine, this may be the opportunity to apply for the Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences -to- Medical School Pathway at California Northstate University. Application is open for Fall 2024!
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Meet our this week's Student Feature, Reggie Fan!
Reggie is currently enrolled in our MPS-MD (1+4) Pathway and aspires to become a Physician. Read below to learn about his ambitions.
If you are also passionate about research and medicine, this may be the opportunity to apply for the Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences -to- Medical School Pathway at California Northstate University. Application is open for Fall 2024!
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

We are happy to feature Priscilla as our Student Spotlight for this week! Priscilla is enrolled in our MPS One Year program and will be graduating after completing her summer semester with us. She has recently won second place in the Best Poster Category for her research project " The role of mitochondria in cancer" during the 2024 CNU Research Day.
If you are also passionate about research and medicine, this may be the opportunity to apply for the Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences -to- Medical School Pathway at California Northstate University. Application is open for Fall 2024!
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Yesterday we concluded our MPS505 Graduate Seminar class for the spring semester by having a competition day where all the students were divided into groups of eight teams. Each team had to deliver a 15 minute presentation from a choice of their research paper and were evaluated on their presentation by their peers. It was great opportunity for students to learn, experience and educate themselves on scholarly research and deliver it to their peers. Congratulations to Group 3 ( Gurprit, Kiara and Emily) for scoring the highest in the competition day and being selected as winners for the presentation " Humoral Immune Escape by Current SARS- CoV-2 Variants BA . 2.86 and JN.1". Each member of the winning group received a $50 amazon gift card.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38214083/

Meet our this week's student feature, Emily Waddle. Emily has been passionate about pursuing a career in medicine since she was a child and is currently enrolled in our MPS-MD Pathway program to make her dreams into reality. Learn more about Emily below!
If you are also passionate about research and medicine, this may be the opportunity to apply for the Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences -to- Medical School Pathway at California Northstate University. Application is open for Fall 2024!
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

We are ready to meet you virtually in March!
Join our informational session on Friday March 8th at 4.00pm PST and learn about the prestigious pathway program.
See the flyer below for further details.
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkduChpzIrHtYZxtaWZGspMebBXjGJOUBu

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Link: https://www.collegevine.com/livestreams/5383/physics-preparation-for-premedical-predental-and-prehealth-college-students

It’s always great to see our College of Graduate Studies Dean, Dr. Catherine Yang catching up with our students, engaging in some friendly conversation and supporting their fundraising activities. Abtin and Kishore are our MPS alumni and currently in College of Pharmacy and College of Medicine at California Northstate University.

On behalf of the MPS family we would like to congratulate and recognize our MPS Alumni and M2s at CNUCOM for their achievements in the SDSSP course and winning the top awards in basic science, educational research and case study categories during the CNU Research Day. Your success and achievements reflect the MPS program and we wish you many more outstanding achievements in the future!

Meet our spotlight of the week, Shaumik Patil. Shaumik is our MPS2 student and is enrolled in the MPS-MD (2+4) Pathway. He takes great interest in his research work and was recently selected to give a podium presentation on his research project " Studying core Fucosylation in human macrophages exposed to tumor factors" during the CNU Annual Research Day. Shaumik is currently completely his last semester of MPS and is ready to graduate in May.
If you are passionate about research and medicine, this may be the opportunity to apply for the Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences -to- Medical School Pathway at California Northstate University. Application is open for Fall 2024!
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

The Annual CNU Research Day took place last Friday on February 9th at our Elk Grove campus and our MPS Students and Faculty were thrilled to participate and showcase their research projects in both poster and podium presentations. We are always proud of our students and their hardwork and congratulate each and everyone who presented.
We would like to acknowledge and congratulate the following students on their awards;
Podium Presentation:
Shaumik Patil, supervised by Dr. Eslam Mohamed.
Posters:
1st Place- Michelle Chiu, supervised by Dr. Eslam Mohamed.
2nd Place- Lin Tian & Priscilla Amador, supervised by Dr. Eslam Mohamed.
3rd Place- Jackson Donald, supervised by Dr. Ahmed El-Shamy.

Reflecting from last week's CNU Research Day. Congratulations to our MPS2 student Shaumik Patil for being selected for Podium Presentation on his research topic " Studying core Fucosylation in human macrophages exposed to tumor factors". Shaumik is supervised by our MPS Faculty Dr. Eslam Mohamed. Proud of our students presenting their research projects!

Congratulations to our MPS students and Faculty for presenting their research posters during the CNU Research Day!

Some snippets from our MPS Townhall meeting today! Discussions and conversations on important agenda for the current semester and coming months.

Congratulations to Kishore Bharadwaj for receiving an acceptance for Oral Presentation at the 2024 WGEA Regional Conference. Kishore is our MPS Alumni and currently an M1 student at College of Medicine CNU. We are proud of his work and believe that this opportunity will open doors for future success.

Our students are always intrigued and passionate to learn about medicine from a more scientific perspective, meet our MPS1 student Hunter Hudgins who is the student spotlight for this week! If you are passionate about research and medicine, this may be the opportunity to apply for the Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences -to- Medical School Pathway at California Northstate University. Application is open for Fall 2024!
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

New month means a new virtual informational session!
Join our webinar session for the month of February and learn about the prestigious pathway program.
See the flyer below for further details.
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsfu2pqTgtHtEkQe7zuNGwR_sQ3oqIeVGZ

Meet our next Spotlight!
Jackson is our MPS2 student and also the President for the MPS Board. He is all set to graduate in few months. Jackson's proactive and positive approach is a shining example to our MPS family.
Read below to learn a little about him.

Meet this week's Student Spotlight- Madison Spenser!
Madison is an MPS2 student at California Northstate University and is pursuing her Masters degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences. She aspires to be a Physician and join the CNU College of Medicine.
We are proud of Madison's accomplishments and happy to have her as part of the MPS family.
Visit our website to learn more about our MPS students: https://pharmasciences.cnsu.edu/about/Testimonials.php
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Testimonial Tuesday!
Hear from our MPS Alumni Thomas Rodriguez who is now an M1 student at Loma Linda College of Medicine. Thomas has also been recognized as the MPS Best Thesis Award for 2023. We are proud of our students and are here to support and celebrate them in their achievements!

Please find the list of student testimonials on our website: https://pharmasciences.cnsu.edu/about/Testimonials.php
Admission is open for Fall 2024.
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Student Testimonial time!
Our MPS Alumni's words truly capture the essence of our program. We believe in empowering our students to help them grow and lead in their dream careers. Overall student testimonials are a powerful reminder of challenges, obstacles and success that our students have experienced and are proud to be part of the journey.
Admissions are now open for Fall2024, Apply Now!!
For further enquiries:
Phone: (916) 686-8005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]