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Curt Ronald Cyr, Ph.D., RPh

Clinical Professor

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Dr. Cyr is a native of Maine and went on to the University of Rhode Island completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy and Zoology. He obtained a masters in Cell Biology and a doctoral degree in Pharmacology from New York University while studying the desensitization of Endothelin receptors. Dr. Cyr completed two National Institute of Drug Abuse Post-doctoral fellowships at NYU and the University of Washington studying opiate receptors before returning to Maine in 1996. He then spent three years at Maine Medical Center Research Institute as a post-doctoral fellow conducting research on the signal transduction pathway of Fibroblast Growth Factor receptors. From there Dr. Cyr spent eight years as the Chair of the Pharmacy Technician program at Southern Maine Community College before accepting the position as the Associate Dean for the College of Pharmacy. In June of 2014, Dr. Cyr transferred to the College of Dental Medicine as a Clinical Professor. Dr. Cyr has been a licensed pharmacist since 1988.

Credentials

Education

Ph.D.
New York University
1994
M.S.
New York University
1990
B.S.
University of Rhode Island
1988

Board Certifications and Licenses

Registered Pharmacist State of Maine

Post-Doctoral Training

Fellowship, Department of Pharmacology
University of Washington (Seattle, Washington)

Fellowship, National Institute of Drug Abuse
New York University (New York, New York)

Fellowship, Center for Molecular Medicine
Maine Medical Center Research Institute (Scarborough, Maine)

Research

Research interests

Pharmacology and Medication Adherence