More than 130 full-time
Faculty Members
Faculty in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy are dedicated to supporting the college’s mission of research, education and service. More than 130 full-time faculty serve the college in clinical, educational and research roles at campuses in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Orlando. Many faculty maintain clinical and research affiliations with UF Health and are members of other UF Health centers and institutes, such as the McKnight Brain Institute, UF Genetics Institute, UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute, UF Health Cancer Institute, and others.
Faculty Awards
UF College of Pharmacy faculty are continually recognized with many national and international awards. These honors are well-deserved and reflect upon the outstanding scholars and educators in the college. In 2024, faculty in the UF College of Pharmacy claimed several national or international awards and many notable awards from the University of Florida. Among the national organizations presenting honors to faculty were the American College of Clinical Pharmacology, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the American Society of Pharmacovigilance, and many more.
director of the UF Genetics Institute and professor
Thomas Burris, Ph.D.
Winner of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Louis S. Goodman and Alfred Gilman Award in Receptor Pharmacology
assistant professor
Sarah Kim, Ph.D.
Winner of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Darrell Abernethy Early Stage Investigator Award
professor and the Frank A. Duckworth Eminent Scholar Chair
Christopher McCurdy, Ph.D.
Winner of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Distinguished Service Award
chair of pharmaceutics and the Certara Endowed Professor
Stephan Schmidt, Ph.D., F.C.P.
Winner of the International Society of
Pharmacometrics Leadership Award
clinical associate professor
Lindsey Childs-Kean, Pharm.D., M.P.H.
Winner of the 2026 Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award from the American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy
ASSOCIATE professor
Mei He, Ph.D.
Inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows
Chair of pharmacotherapy and translational research and professor
Larisa Cavallari, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP, FAHA
Elected a fellow of the American Heart Association
clinical assistant professor
Maddie Norris, Pharm.D.
Winner of the 2026 Innovation in Pharmacogenomics Teaching Award for Junior Faculty from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
The college’s mission is also supported by dedicated staff with expertise in student affairs, accounting, business systems, communications, research support, information and educational technologies, alumni affairs and development.