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
Exploring Protein Pharmaceuticals
Reza Nejadnik
Associate Professor
Designing New Drug Delivery Systems and Vaccine Development
Aliasger Salem
Bighley Chair & Professor
Extending Material Mechanics and Molecular Interaction Knowledge
Lewis Stevens
Associate Professor