Master of Science Degree in Biological
and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- Prepare for an exciting career in a vital, fast-growing
field.
- Gain the scientific and laboratory skills to conduct research
that can improve lives.
- Develop the administrative skills to advance in the biotech
industry.
Improving the Way We Live
From new medications to genetics, the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industries harness biological processes to meet our
society’s commercial and health-related needs.
Pharmaceutical biotechnology draws upon such disciplines as
microbiology, biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology. The
biopharmaceutical industry employed 55,446 people and was
responsible for a total of 130,464 jobs in New York State in
2009. The industry generated $29.1 billion in total output of
which $16 billion was generated from direct employment. In
2012, New York State will invest some $50 million in the
biosciences through the Regional Economic Development Council
Initiative. These investments will enable further growth in a field
that supports some 250,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs, and
contributes over $32 billion a year to the state’s economic output,
according to an analysis by the New York Biotechnology Association
(NYBA).Companies and agencies that specialize in pharmaceutical
biotechnology seek skilled professionals to meet the industry’s
scientific and administrative demands.
Career opportunities abound in clinical labs, information
technology, large pharmaceuticals, research labs and even small
start-ups. You can prepare for these careers through the Master of
Science Degree Program in Biological and Pharmaceutical
Biotechnology at St. John’s University. This interdisciplinary
program is a joint effort of the College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences and St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences — two
acclaimed divisions of St. John’s University.
Contact Information
Office of Graduate
Admission
Robert Medrano, Director
St. John’s University
Newman Hall, Room 106
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
(718) 990-2790
medranor@stjohns.edu
Vijaya L. Korlipara, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Biotechnology
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
St. John's University
korlipav@stjohns.edu
Dr. Somnath Pal
Associate Director, Institute for
Biotechnology
Professor of Pharmacy Administration
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
St. John's University
pals@stjohns.edu