Pharmaceutics researchers examine the development, production and characterization of dosage forms, as well as the disposition and action of drugs in the body.
Our faculty focuses on physical pharmacy, dosage form development and performance, and industrial/manufacturing pharmacy, as well as the pharmacokinetics and of drugs and biological molecules. They are actively engaged in research at the molecular, biochemical, cellular, and whole body level. Faculty researchers also investigate:
- Drug delivery and tissue engineering
- Drug disposition and dynamics
- Physical and applied pharmaceutics
Areas of Research
- Biodegradable polymeric delivery systems
- Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics
- Solid-state desolvation kinetics
- Micellar catalysis
- Peptide & peptide conjugates
- Powder compaction properties
- Novel drug & gene delivery systems
- Chemical & physical stability of drug formulations
- Liposomal formulations
- Characterization and formulation of therapeutic proteins
Faculty in Pharmaceutics

Modeling Molecules, Improving Drug Uptake in the Brain, and Analyzing Herbal-Drug Interactions
Guohua An
Associate Professor

Solving Skin Puzzles to Benefit Vulnerable People
Nicole Brogden
Associate Professor

Developing New Ways for the Body to Absorb Medications
Maureen Donovan
Professor

Modeling Environmental Impacts on DNA to Benefit Psychiatric Patients
Marie Gaine
Assistant Professor

Particle Engineering for Next Generation Pharmaceuticals
Tze Ning Hiew
Assistant Professor

Exploring Protein Pharmaceuticals
Reza Nejadnik
Associate Professor

Designing New Drug Delivery Systems and Vaccine Development
Aliasger Salem
Bighley Chair & Professor

Better Medicines by Material Design
Lewis Stevens
Associate Professor