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At campuses in Gainesville and Orlando, researchers in the department of pharmaceutics are studying ways to improve multiple drug therapies through experimental and mathematical techniques.

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UF pharmacy professor’s paper ranks No. 2 in…

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April 15, 2025

A 2001 publication co-authored by Dr. Thomas Schmittgen has garnered nearly 150,000 citations in the Web of Science database, securing its place as…

Tom Schmittgen, Ph.D., pictured left, co-authored a paper in 2001 that is the second most-cited paper this century, according to Nature. He is pictured here with his long-time collaborator, Jinmai Jiang, Ph.D., a research assistant professor in the UF College of Pharmacy.

Pharmaceutics graduate students claim awards at…

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April 14, 2025

Samantha Ali and Nina Erwin brought home a pair of honors from the NanoFlorida International Conference 2025 in Miami.

Students demonstrate innovation and collaboration…

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February 25, 2025

The Feb. 17 event saw 112 poster presentations and 12 oral presentations from UF pharmacy students and trainees.

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UF pharmacy professor’s paper ranks No. 2 in…

Pharmaceutics graduate students claim awards at…

Students demonstrate innovation and collaboration…

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#4 Ranked pharmacy college by U.S. News & World Report

$4.5 million in annual research funding last year

62 Publications in 2023-24

32 Ph.D. students in the program

16 Postdoctoral fellows in the program

13 Faculty members