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The 10 medicinal chemistry faculty currently serve as principal investigators on 18 different federally funded grants worth more than $18.4 million.

 Director: Hendrik Luesch, Ph.D., Debbie and Sylvia DeSantis Chair in Natural Products Drug Discovery and Development Department of Medicinal Chemistry Jane Aldrich, Ph.D. Qi-Yin Chen, Ph.D. Yousong Ding, Ph.D. Robert Huigens III, Ph.D. Margaret O. James, Ph.D. Chenglong Li, Ph.D. Christopher R. McCurdy, Ph.D. Ranjala Ratnayake, Ph.D. Chengguo (Chris) Xing, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry Steven Bruner,...

Led by principal investigator, Rob Huigens, Ph.D., an assistant professor of medicinal chemistry, the grant aims to establish a drug discovery pipeline to generate and identify new small molecules that possess anticancer activities.

Dr. Ratnayake was recognized for her leadership in the renovation of a new $10 million, 14,500-square-foot laboratory designed to advance UF’s integrated drug discovery initiatives.

February 9, 2026 39th Annual Research Showcase Presenters Join the UF College of Pharmacy as we share innovative ideas, foster collaboration, and celebrate the exceptional research contributions of our students and trainees. Thank You Judges Thank you to all of our judges for their contributions to this year’s Research Showcase! Oral Competition…

The three-year professorship appointment acknowledges Duarte’s career achievements while recognizing his continued ascent as a leader in precision medicine research.

Li steps into a leadership role of a top-ranked medicinal chemistry department that has grown substantially over the past decade.

The third UF Drug Discovery Symposium brought a record-breaking 180 participants, including many of Florida’s major players in the drug discovery field, to Hotel Indigo in Gainesville on April 25–26. The symposium — hosted by the University of Florida College of Pharmacy’s Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, or CNPD3 — featured a keynote...

Dean Johnson shares her reflection on the college's heroic response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new defense against prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the United States, may come from a seaweed found off the coast of Florida. University of Florida pharmacy researchers have screened various seaweeds with cancer-preventive potential and identified one that shows particular promise. They isolated specific compounds in this common green alga,...