OpenFieldXULA · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) is a private Catholic historically Black university (HBCU) founded in 1925 by Saint Katharine Drexel in New Orleans, Louisiana. World-renowned as the premier national producer of African American students who graduate from medical school, XULA is acclaimed for the College of Pharmacy, biomedical sciences, chemistry, public health, and cancer health disparities research.
XULA comprises the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Pharmacy, alongside the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education. The university operates state-of-the-art research laboratories in the Norman C. Francis Science Complex and the Pharmacy Pavilion.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA, math/science coursework, and personal statements with test-optional reviews. Graduate and professional admissions (Pharm.D., master's) require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA, official transcripts, letters of recommendation, and English proficiency (TOEFL 80+ or IELTS 6.5+). Merit scholarships are awarded upon admission.
ACPE-accredited four-year professional pharmacy doctorate recognized nationally for training clinical pharmacists who lead community pharmacotherapy, infectious disease trials, and oncological drug management.
The nation's top producer of Black chemistry undergraduates who enter medical school, providing rigorous laboratory synthesis in bio-organic chemistry, spectroscopy, and medicinal drug design.
Cutting-edge health informatics master's focusing on clinical healthcare database security, machine learning algorithms for epidemiological tracking, and interoperable telehealth systems.
CEPH-accredited public health master's concentrating on racial and socio-economic health disparities, environmental justice in Gulf Coast communities, and epidemiological biostatistics.
Nationally acclaimed pre-medical biology curriculum offering funded biomedical laboratory research in oncogene regulation, triple-negative breast cancer cell signaling, and cardiovascular epigenetics.
CAEP-accredited graduate education degree preparing transformative urban STEM educators through immersive co-teaching residencies in New Orleans public and charter schools.
Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Professor
College of Pharmacy
Dr. Kathleen Kennedy directs health disparities research at XULA, investigating pharmacy education diversity, cardiovascular medication adherence, and clinical ...
View researcher profile ↗Professor and Head of the Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Maryam Foroozesh investigates synthetic medicinal chemistry, designing targeted enzyme inhibitors and novel therapeutic agents for chemo-resistant breast an...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Chemistry and Director of the XULA Center for Cancer Research
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Guangdi Wang specializes in mass spectrometry-based drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic analysis, synthesizing novel selective estrogen receptor modulators ...
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