Formulating and Delivering Effective Therapeutics
Pharmaceutics faculty are actively engaged in solving critical healthcare challenges related to mechanisms of drug absorption, physiologic distribution, and elimination; improved therapeutic performance through targeted drug delivery or alternative routes of administration; material discovery and development; compatibility and optimization for formulation design; and materials processing for improved drug product manufacturing. Active areas of research are highlighted below, and for further details, please refer to the individual faculty profiles.
Areas of Research
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Advanced manufacturing methods
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Cell-based therapies
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Chemical and physical stability of drug formulations
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Crystal engineering and novel solid-form discovery
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Formulating protein pharmaceuticals
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Nano- and microparticle drug delivery
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Nasal drug delivery
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Novel drug and gene delivery systems
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Particle engineering
Faculty in Pharmaceutics
![An, Guohua](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-04/Guohua%20An%20cropped%20resized_1.jpg?h=6a9e7fbf&itok=v_ugz0oZ)
Modeling Molecules, Improving Drug Uptake in the Brain, and Analyzing Herbal-Drug Interactions
Guohua An
Associate Professor
![Nicole Brogden_2](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-08/Nicole%20Brogden_23-02-01_0561%20USE%20ME.jpg?h=135a57fc&itok=6aT-wvYP)
Solving Skin Puzzles to Benefit Vulnerable People
Nicole Brogden
Associate Professor
![Maureen Donovan](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-01/mdonovan.jpg?h=53098b0b&itok=byQvvZtZ)
Developing New Ways for the Body to Absorb Medications
Maureen Donovan
Professor
![Tze Ning Hiew cropped 2023](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-12/Tze%20Ning%20Hiew%20cropped%20USE.jpg?h=8695b3fb&itok=oBhpeSsr)
Particle Engineering for Next Generation Pharmaceuticals
Tze Ning Hiew
Assistant Professor
![Reza Nejadnik](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-02/Reza-Nejadnik.jpg?h=263b6ba1&itok=_pR4cm99)
Exploring Protein Pharmaceuticals
Reza Nejadnik
Associate Professor
![Aliasger Salem](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-02/Aliasger%20Salem.jpg?h=67266b7a&itok=r3B9ZIL3)
Designing New Drug Delivery Systems and Vaccine Development
Aliasger Salem
Bighley Chair & Professor
![Lewis Stevens](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-02/Lewis%20Stevens_0.jpg?h=297cf635&itok=8z16dF2f)
Better Medicines by Material Design
Lewis Stevens
Associate Professor