Graduate Programs
The College of Pharmacy currently has five major areas of graduate concentration, one in each of the five research departments; Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, and Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research.
All College of Pharmacy graduate programs can be accessed below by clicking on the department’s name. This will provide a comprehensive review of the underlying theme of each of our graduate programs as well as the faculty and their research interests. From each department’s web page you will be able to download all application and admission forms.
Medicinal Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry is a unique blend of the physical and biological sciences. The scope of the field is sufficiently broad to give students with many different science backgrounds a rewarding and challenging program of study. Areas of active research include natural products chemistry, drug delivery systems, organic synthesis of medicinal agents, metal design, peptide chemistry, topical drug delivery, drug metabolism, molecular toxicology, molecular biology, analytical and forensic chemistry, molecular modeling and drug discovery. The department has excellent facilities for research in the major areas of Medicinal Chemistry and faculty have been highly successful in attracting extra mural research support for the past several years.
Graduate research opportunities and program details
Graduate Coordinator
Dr. Hendrik Luesch
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
P.O. Box 100485
College of Pharmacy, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0485
Phone: 352-273-7738
E-mail: luesch@cop.ufl.edu
Pharmaceutics
Research in the Pharmaceutics Department encompasses basic, applied, and clinical investigation in pharmacokinetics/biopharmaceutics, pharmaceutical analysis, pharmaceutical biotechnology and drug delivery, and herbal medicines. In addition to teaching, all faculty members are involved in collaborative research projects with clinical and other basic scientists within the Health Science Center or on Main Campus. Many maintain collaborative ties with scientists in other universities and the pharmaceutical industry worldwide.
Graduate research opportunities and program details
Graduate Coordinator
Dr. Tony Palmieri
Department of Pharmaceutics
P.O. Box 100494
College of Pharmacy, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0494
Phone: 352-273-7868
E-mail: palmieri@cop.ufl.edu
Pharmacodynamics
The goal of the graduate program in Pharmacodynamics is to develop biomedical scientist with a broad knowledge in the areas of physiology, pharmacology, neuroscience, endocrinology and toxicology. Although the research interests of the faculty are broad, there is an emphasis on the holistic approach to drug actions in living systems. The Department has strong programs in the areas of cardiovascular, reproductive and neuroendocrine physiology and pharmacology, temperature regulation, neurobiology of aging, autonomic pharmacology, and neuropharmacology.
Graduate research opportunities and program details
Graduate Coordinator
Dr. Michael Katovich
Department of Pharmacodynamics
P.O. Box 100487
College of Pharmacy, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0497
Phone: 352-273-7690
E-mail: katovich@cop.ufl.edu
Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
Drug therapy is the most widely used and efficacious treatment modality available for a variety of health disorders. However, problems with medication use (inappropriate prescribing, inadequate monitoring, and misuse of mediation) are persistent and costly. Research and course of study in the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy focuses on various issues related to societal use of medications and include estimating costs of drug related morbidity and mortality, evaluating the prescribing process, medication use and related health care activities and, examining ways to improve prescribing and use of medications in various health care systems, as well as social and administrative pharmacy, health outcomes research, pharmacoecomonics, and pharmacoepidemiology.
Graduate research opportunities and program details
Graduate Coordinator
Dr. Almut Winterstein
Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
P.O. Box 100496
College of Pharmacy, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0496
Phone: 352-273-6258
E-mail: almut@cop.ufl.edu
Department of Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research
The Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences training program is a collaborative effort between the Departments of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research and Pharmaceutics. The goal of the Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences training program is to prepare motivated individuals to pursue independent research careers in academia, industry, or government. The current research focus of the program is on understanding genetic and non-genetic factors that contribute to variability in drug response. Selected areas of research include cardiology, infectious disease, asthma/pulmonary, transplant/immunology, psychiatry, and clinical pharmacology/drug metabolism. Students in the program conduct hypothesis-driven clinical research that includes a strong laboratory element. Excellent research facilities are available including state-of-the art bioanalytical and pharmacogenomics laboratories, and an NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Institute for clinical study conduction.
Graduate research opportunities and program details
Graduate Coordinator
Dr. Taimour Langaee
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research
P.O. Box 100486
College of Pharmacy, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0486
Phone: 352-273-6357
E-mail: langaee@cop.ufl.edu
Please direct any further questions or request for application material concerning the area of study you are interested in to the graduate coordinator of the respective department listed above.