Research in the department of pharmaceutics encompasses studies in pharmacokinetics, quantitative pharmacology, pharmacometrics, pharmaceutical analysis, pharmaceutical biotechnology and drug delivery.
cancer therapy
Thomas Schmittgen
Dr. Schmittgen’s research interests include cancer therapeutics, exosomes as targeted drug delivery systems and the role of noncoding RNAs in cancer initiation and progression.

Immune-heterogeneity and cellular diversity
Mei He
Dr. He’s research interests include 3D printing and biomaterials, cancer immunotherapy, extracellular Vesicles and exosomes for biological programming and nanodelivery, microfluidic organ on chip and regenerative and precision therapeutics.

Pharmacokinetics of Inhaled glucocorticoids
Guenther Hochhaus
Dr. Hochhaus’ research interests include the relationship between the drug and formulation properties of inhalation drugs, their pharmacokinetic and dynamic properties, and bioequivalence pharmacodynamic effects.

optimizing pharmacy education
William Cary Mobley
Dr. Mobley’s Research interests include application of instructional design principles to optimize student pharmacist learning and the application of critical thinking and reasoning skills to help develop problem-solving abilities.

Pharmacometrics and systems pharmacology
Stephan Schmidt
Dr. Schmidt’s research interests include the application of quantitative analysis tools to address clinically relevant research questions in the areas of antimicrobial chemotherapy, pediatrics, diabetes, cardiovascular safety and postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Gene and stem cell therapy
Sihong Song
Dr. Song’s research interests include adeno-associated virus, or AAV, vector biology, liver and muscle gene delivery, novel function of alpha 1 antitrypsin, or AAT, AAT deficiency and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Pharmacometrics
Valvanera Vozmediano
Dr. Vozmediano’s research interests include model-informed drug development for strategic decision making in special populations, implementation of pharmacometric-based regulatory strategies, and application of translational research to animal health.

Nanomedicine, Gene & Cellular Therapy
Fan Zhang
Dr.Zhang’s research focuses on developing synthetic nanoplatforms to direct immune cells as “living therapeutics.” To this end, his laboratory integrates materials science, immunology, synthetic biology and translational medicine to create novel nanotherapeutics for controlled modulation of the immune system.

2019-20 research funding
$1.2 million
Faculty in the department of pharmaceutics secured $1.2 million in research funding in 2019-20.

Established in 2011
Center for Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology
Creating a uniquely rigorous and integrative academic translational science program in quantitative clinical pharmacology with a focus on precision medicine.
