The University of Southern California (USC) located in Los Angeles, CA provides fully funded packages to PhD students in Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology (MPTX). The MPTX track provides training in molecular mechanisms of disease as well as disease and drug interaction, with coursework that emphasizes cell biology and molecular pharmacology. Research areas are laboratory based and include molecular and neuro-pharmacology, receptor pharmacology, cancer biology and pharmacology, metabolism and biochemistry, and oxidant toxicology. All students receive a full funding package that included tuition remission, health insurance and a stipend of $36,312 per year.