OpenFieldManchester Univ · North Manchester, Indiana, United States
Manchester University is a private university in North Manchester and Fort Wayne, Indiana, affiliated with the Church of the Brethren. Famous for establishing the world's first Peace Studies program in 1948 and pioneering the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) and Pharmacogenomics.
Manchester features the College of Pharmacy, Natural & Health Sciences, and the Gladdys Muir Peace Studies Institute. It is globally recognized for its master's and dual-degree programs in Pharmacogenomics (PGx) and clinical athletic training.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA (minimum 2.7 recommended) under test-optional review. Doctor of Pharmacy applicants submit PharmCAS applications with chemistry and biology prerequisites, letters, and committee interviews.
Nationally pioneering graduate program training scientists in the genetic basis of drug response, DNA sequencing technologies, clinical genetics data analysis, and personalized medicine.
ACPE-accredited four-year professional pharmacy program based at the Fort Wayne campus, emphasizing pharmacogenomics integration, institutional hospital rounds, and rural clinical practice.
Endowed research fellowship at the world's first undergraduate Peace Studies institute, investigating non-violent conflict transformation, prison reform, and refugee mediation.
CAATE-accredited graduate program combining musculoskeletal evaluation, emergency sports trauma, therapeutic modalities, and clinical rotations across northern Indiana.
The university's top competitive merit award honoring incoming freshmen who demonstrate superior scholastic achievement, intellectual vitality, and service.
Hands-on genetic research internship conducting real-time PCR, capillary electrophoresis, and next-generation sequencing assays to detect cytochrome P450 polymorphisms.
President and Higher Education Strategist
Office of the President
Dr. Stacy H. Young became President of Manchester University in 2023, championing campus vitality, health sciences expansion in Fort Wayne, and student-centered...
View researcher profile ↗Dean of Pharmacy and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy, Natural & Health Sciences
Dr. W. Thomas Smith is a pharmacist and legal scholar whose research focuses on pharmacy regulatory law, pharmacogenomics clinical implementation, and healthcar...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Philosophy and Peace Studies and Program Director
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Peace Studies Institute
Dr. Katy Gray Brown specializes in nonviolent social change, peace theory, restorative justice practices, and indigenous human rights movements....
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