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UF College of Pharmacy leads the nation in PGY1 residency matches in 2025

April 28, 2025

The University of Florida College of Pharmacy celebrated 130 residency matches in 23 states and Puerto Rico.

Dr. Jay McLaughlin awarded a 2025 UF Research Foundation Professorship

April 24, 2025

Dr. Jay McLaughlin is one of 35 faculty members named UF’s most productive and promising.

Solving cold cases and guiding the next generation

April 22, 2025

UF College of Pharmacy Forensic Science graduate program alumna Karen Smith reflects on her career as a detective and educator.

Dr. Kaitlin Alexander selected as a 2025 AACP Emerging Teaching Scholar

April 21, 2025

Kaitlin Alexander has been selected as a 2025 Emerging Teaching Scholar Award recipient by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, or AACP.

Popular diabetes medications may protect against Alzheimer’s disease, UF researchers find

April 16, 2025

Dr. Serena Jingchuan Guo is the senior author of a study published in JAMA Neurology April 7.

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UF pharmacy professor’s paper ranks No. 2 in citations this century

April 15, 2025

A 2001 publication co-authored by Dr. Thomas Schmittgen has garnered nearly 150,000 citations in the Web of Science database, securing its place as the second most-cited research article of the 21st century, according to Nature.

Tom Schmittgen, Ph.D., pictured left, co-authored a paper in 2001 that is the second most-cited paper this century, according to Nature. He is pictured here with his long-time collaborator, Jinmai Jiang, Ph.D., a research assistant professor in the UF College of Pharmacy.

UF College of Pharmacy students presented white coats at annual ceremony

April 15, 2025

A total of 244 first-year students in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy received their white coats at the annual White Coat Ceremony.

Gator-led startup RxPharmacist® impresses at eMerge Americas, lands top 5 spot in pitch competition

April 14, 2025

The company founded by Maryam Khazraee, '15, Pharm.D., M.B.A., BCPS, finished in the top 5 of the eMerge Americas 2025 Startup Showcase.

Pharmaceutics graduate students claim awards at NanoFlorida 2025 meeting

April 14, 2025

Samantha Ali and Nina Erwin brought home a pair of honors from the NanoFlorida International Conference 2025 in Miami.

Dr. Michelle Z. Farland named inaugural chair of the Department of Pharmacy Education and Practice

April 11, 2025

As chair, Dr. Farland will lead the college’s largest department, overseeing nearly 40 faculty members across the Gainesville, Jacksonville and Orlando campuses.