The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, or AAPS, has elected Thomas Schmittgen, Ph.D., a professor of pharmaceutics, as one of its 2016 Fellows. Each year, AAPS elevates a few members to fellowship status in recognition of their professional excellence in fields relevant to AAPS’s mission: to advance the capacity of pharmaceutical scientists to develop products and therapies that improve global health. Each fellow has demonstrated a sustained level of superior and distinguished professional achievement and contributions in fields related to this mission. Schmittgen is one of nine new fellows that were honored Nov. 13 at the Opening Session of the AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition in Denver.
Schmittgen joined the UF College of Pharmacy in 2015. He is supported by the University of Florida’s Preeminence program with a focus on cancer therapeutics and drug discovery and development. His research focuses on noncoding RNAs and cancer, with emphasis on the use of microRNAs as therapeutic or diagnostic agents. Recently, he has focused his attention on the development of microvesicles as targeted drug delivery systems for the treatment of cancer.