Graduate and Professional Research
Graduate students at Mercer work closely with highly published, cited and funded faculty. Our state-of-the-art facilities and equipment give students in the fields of science, medicine and technology the skills and experience necessary to thrive in a professional research environment.
Students earning degrees in disciplines such as education and theology work alongside experienced faculty members to complete projects that not only increase the value of their degrees, but also make a difference in their fields of study.
The collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of our graduate research programs turn students into scholars who gain a competitive edge through their work.
Featured Project
Company founded by Mercer professors wins award for heart treatment breakthrough
Channel Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical startup founded by Mercer University College of Pharmacy faculty members Dr. Clinton Canal and Dr. Nader Moniri, has received the Entrepreneur and Innovation Award from the Georgia Research Alliance for its groundbreaking work in developing new therapies for bradycardia, a condition where the heart beats too slowly.
Additional Projects
Mercer pharmacy researcher wins $2.98 million NIH grant to study new blood pressure benefits of statins
Raquibul Hasan, Ph.D., associate professor at Mercer University’s College of Pharmacy, has received a $2.98 million research grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health. This funding will support his work on how statins — commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol — may also provide a new and immediate way to reduce blood pressure.
Researchers receive grant to study dangers of a drug frequently mixed with fentanyl
The United States faces a growing crisis involving xylazine, a drug often referred to on the streets as “tranq.” It is frequently mixed with fentanyl to extend the powerful opioid’s euphoric effects, but the combination comes at a deadly cost. Two Mercer University College of Pharmacy professors are on a mission to better understand the dangerous side effects of xylazine use.
Three Ph.D. pharmacy students take home AAPS Best Abstract awards
Three Ph.D. candidates from Mercer University’s College of Pharmacy have received the 2025 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Best Abstract Award, which recognizes the most scientifically impactful research posters submitted from across the nation.
School of Medicine professor receives grant to study improved cancer treatments
A School of Medicine professor received a grant to support research to help understand how innovative cellular therapy works to reduce complications from hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Medical school receives grant to study effect of certain proteins on disease
A Mercer University School of Medicine professor has been awarded a $176,238 grant to study the impact of certain proteins on a variety of diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and autoimmune disorders, which could lead to advances in screening and treatment.