The selection committee deemed Wei’s geriatric and psychiatric pharmacoepidemiology research as “uniquely worthy of this award.”
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UF Pharmacy researchers secure $1.5 million grant to study hormonal contraceptive drug interactions
The grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will help prevent unintended pregnancies.
Risk-sharing contracts could reduce U.S. drug prices
UF College of Pharmacy researchers studied performance-based risk-sharing agreements in Europe and the United States to identify opportunities to reduce drug costs for patients.
Graduate student Ghadeer Dawwas attends Clinton Global Initiative University meeting
The meeting included several plenary sessions, networking sessions, skills sessions and office hours where students had the chance to meet with the leaders in attendance.
UF Health couple secures prestigious K awards
Love and support helped UF College of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Dr. Yu-Jung (Jenny) Wei and her husband, Dr. Ting-Yuan (David) Cheng, land prestigious K awards.
Dr. Joshua Brown receives a Research Starter Grant in Health Outcomes from the PhRMA Foundation
The foundation presented Brown the award at the 2017 ISPOR Annual International Meeting in Boston.
UF study raises questions about overmedicating young children diagnosed with ADHD
Researchers in the UF College of Pharmacy determined that a child’s age when diagnosed with ADHD may be a strong predictor of the types and number of medications that are later prescribed to treat psychiatric conditions.
As competition goes down, generic drug prices rise, study finds
A University of Florida College of Pharmacy study found that market competition levels are strongly associated with generic drug price increases.
Dr. Almut Winterstein named UF Research Foundation Professor
Dr. Winterstein is one of 34 UF faculty members to receive a University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship for 2017-2020.
Dr. Almut Winterstein honored with UF Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award
Dr. Winterstein was one of five UF graduate faculty members to receive the prestigious university award for her efforts to promote excellence in doctoral studies and mentor students in their pursuit of a graduate education.