Teaching Service Award winners announced for 2020-21
The Teaching Service Award winners were recognized for their substantial contributions to the college, university, community and scientific community.
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Third International Kratom Symposium
Third International Kratom Symposium February 14-15, 2024 The Third International Kratom Symposium is an event by invitation only that will bring together the world’s most preeminent scholars on Mitragyna speciosa from across disciplines including botany, chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, clinical study and population health and health policy. We are also inviting…
Third International Kratom Symposium draws experts from across the globe
The symposium was held Feb. 14-15 in Orlando and featured over 20 presentations by esteemed scientists studying kratom.
Three UF pharmacy students named finalists in Three Minute Thesis Competition
University of Florida College of Pharmacy graduate students Amy Alleyne, Elham Amini and Erin Berthold were three of 10 finalists to compete in UF’s Three Minute Thesis Competition on Nov. 9.
UF College of Pharmacy receives $3.5 million NIDA grant to bolster kratom research
The grant will bolster research on Mitragyna speciosia, or kratom, and its potential to treat opioid misuse and physical dependence.
UF Pharmacy faculty featured in PBS NewsHour story on kratom
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/episode/pbs-newshour-weekend-full-episode-jan-15-2017/
Christopher McCurdy, Ph.D., a professor of medicinal chemistry, is featured in a PBS NewsHour report on kratom. (Video begins at 6:40)
Virtual UF Drug Discovery Symposium garnered more participation than ever before
The 4th UF Drug Discovery Symposium, hosted by the College of Pharmacy’s Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, broke a record with nearly 200 registrants from 11 Florida institutions, April 22-23. The 2-day virtual symposium featured two keynote speakers: Susan L. Mooberry, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology and the Greehey Distinguished Chair in...
Yi-Hua Chiang named finalist in Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Chiang, mentored by Abhisheak Sharma, Ph.D., M.Pharm., is a third-year graduate student studying opioid use disorder. Her research focuses on the use of kratom, a tropical evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia. Chiang's studies have shown that kratom has the potential to treat opioid use disorder. Specifically, she has explored mitragynine, the major bioactive alkaloid in kratom, recognized for its ability to improve opioid use disorder without the risks of abuse and side effects typically associated with opioid use disorder treatments.
