Thomson Reuters has named Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., dean and distinguished professor at the College of Pharmacy, as one of its Highly Cited Researchers of 2015. The honor recognizes some of the world’s most influential scientific minds and is earned by being among the top one percent most…
The American College of Clinical Pharmacy has awarded Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, Pharm.D., M.S., an associate professor of pharmacotherapy and translational research, with its 2015 Cardiology Practice and Research Network Distinguished Investigator Award. The honor was given in recognition of her significant and long-lasting research contributions to the…
Stacy Voils, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS, a clinical assistant professor of pharmacotherapy and translational research, joined pharmacists from around the nation in advocating for pharmacist provider status during the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, or ASHP, Legislative Day on Sept. 16. Voils met with Florida’s congressional representatives and staff in Washington…
Dr. Jatinder Lamba assists in a clinical trial that will examine whether computer simulation modeling can accurately predict how a person reacts to the different cancer therapies.
Yousong Ding, Ph.D., an assistant professor of medicinal chemistry, has received a Department of Defense Discovery Award to study a hormone that has shown promise in fighting obesity. The $151,000 grant will support a new study that aims to engineer the hormone to better capture its anti-obesity benefits. Experiments…
Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, Pharm.D., M.S., has received the American College of Cardiology’s 2015 Distinguished Associate Award — the first time this award has been given to a pharmacist. Cooper-DeHoff is an associate professor in the department of pharmacotherapy and translational research in the University of Florida College of…
Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., dean of the University of Florida’s College of Pharmacy, has won the 2015 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Southeastern Universities Research Association.
Steven M. Smith, Pharm.D., M.P.H., a clinical assistant professor of pharmacy and medicine at the University of Florida, has been selected as the 2014-16 Institute of Medicine Anniversary Fellow in Pharmacy. Anniversary fellows in pharmacy, internal medicine and osteopathic medicine were announced Oct. 20 at the…
For patients prescribed multiple drugs for a variety of chronic health conditions, adherence — staying on track with daily medications — can be challenging, and when doses are missed or stopped, a cycle of dangerous health risks can begin.
University of Florida Health has earned kudos from two national organizations for leading efforts to integrate technology with patient care. UF Health Information Technology has been named one of InformationWeek’s top 500 business innovators of 2013 thanks to the development of a program that alerts physicians about patients whose genetics…
