Research in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Groningen includes the following themes:
- Molecular aspects of drug design and drug action;
- Unraveling of drug signal transduction routes, in relation to pathophysiology;
- Development of relevant in vitro disease models;
- In vitro technologies for the evaluation of human drug metabolism and toxicity;
- Drug discovery on the basis of medicinal chemistry (synthesis of drugs) and natural products;
- Biotechnological production of drugs, including protein engineering and gene engineering;
- Protein analysis and medical proteomics;
- Pharmaceutical, biomacromolecular and toxicological analysis;
- Bioanalytical and biosensoring techniques, including biomonitoring and microdialysis;
- Advanced technologies for programmed drug delivery and drug absorption;
- Cell selective (pro)drug and gene targeting research;
- Pharmaceutical manipulation of gene expression;
- Pharmaceutical technology for the development of innovative drug dosage forms and their production process;
- Pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics and drug use studies;
- Social pharmacy and patient information;
- Pharmacotherapy and pharmaceutical patient care.
