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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...

Title of Research: Biocatalytic synthesis of natural anti-UV agents Additional Authors: G. Rubin; G Jiang; Z. Raad; Y Ding. Abstract: Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) ray is one important risk factor for skin cancer that can be prevented by the use of sun care products. Synthetic chemical filters (e.g., oxybenzone) are dominant active ingredients in sunscreens....

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College of Pharmacy Fact Sheet 2024-25 version Education Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 4 pharmacy college nationally, the University of Florida College of Pharmacy excels at preparing graduates to practice in an evolving environment where the pharmacist is an interprofessional team member who collaborates to…

The UF College of Pharmacy’s 2020 Annual Research Showcase featured a record number of poster presentations, as the popularity of the event builds year after year. The 105 poster and nine oral presentations explored diverse topics, including how not to grow marijuana and the relationship between asthma medications and type 2 diabetes. Headlining the event...

Consuming a seaweed found near the Florida Keys may offer health benefits in preventing colon cancer and inflammatory diseases of the digest tract, according to researchers in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.

For selected compounds (by ourselves or in collaboration), we are devising synthetic methods to probe structure–activity relationships (SAR) and to obtain larger quantities of material for biological evaluation, including toxicity, pharmacokinetic and efficacy studies in animal models, which we will carry out in due course. Molecules of interest include largazoles and apratoxins, which we discovered and...

Researchers in the UF College of Pharmacy teamed with collaborators in Singapore to study a novel drug candidate with marine origins as a new method to prevent or treat vision loss.