Exercise-mimicking drug sheds weight, boosts muscle activity in mice
A new drug shows promising results that could lead to the development of a new weight-loss drug that mimics exercise.
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FDA panel rules popular nasal decongestant is ineffective
Pharmacists from the UF College of Pharmacy researched the effectiveness of oral phenylephrine for decades and advocated for a safety review of the drug.
UF College of Pharmacy researchers to develop novel treatment for stimulant use disorder
National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded a $19 million grant to advance the molecule SBS-518 into a human clinical trial.
UF College of Pharmacy faculty secure multiple research awards in July and August
Congratulations to the faculty in the UF College of Pharmacy who received research awards in July and August 2023.
UF researchers create powerful cancer-targeting compound
Drs. Yufeng Xiao, Guangrong Zheng and Mei He from the UF College of Pharmacy contributed to the study.
UF College of Pharmacy breaks research funding records, solidifies No. 3 national ranking
Faculty in the UF College of Pharmacy secured a record $32.4 million in grant funding last year.
Symposium brings together two powerhouses in drug discovery
More than 180 scientists attended The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute Chemical Biology & 5th UF Drug Discovery Symposium in Jupiter, Florida.
Newly discovered probiotic could protect Caribbean corals threatened by deadly, devastating disease
Dr. Yousong Ding, an associate professor of medicinal chemistry, contributed to the study that was published in the journal Communications Biology.
UF researchers create method to predict leukemia drug complications
A team led by Dr. Jatinder Lamba made a comprehensive pharmacogenomics evaluation of key genes involved in the pathways of several commonly used drugs to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Collins, Mehta and Yoon win ASCPT Presidential Trainee Awards
Presidential Trainee Awards are given annually to the top-scoring abstracts submitted by clinical pharmacologists and translational scientists in training.
