CERSI-Sponsored Conference Brings “Big Data” Experts to UMB
February 25, 2014
Researchers from academia, government, and industry discuss how increasingly large, complex datasets can be harnessed to improve the drug development process.
Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC)
SOP Talent Competition Highlights Student Innovation in Regulatory Science
February 6, 2014
M-CERSI’s “America’s Got Regulatory Science Talent” judges award student first prize for new technology to combat worldwide counterfeit drug crisis.
New MS in Regulatory Science Program Welcomes Inaugural Class
February 4, 2014
New part-time, online graduate program designed for working professionals focuses on drug product development and regulation.
SOP Researcher’s Entrepreneurism Recognized with Phase I Innovation Grant
February 3, 2014
Bruce Yu, PhD, to lead investigation of novel, inexpensive method to detect protein aggregation in biopharmaceutical drugs.
PSC Graduate Program Names New Director
December 17, 2013
Dr. Sarah Michel will work to enhance current students’ experience in the graduate program, while expanding efforts to recruit new, outstanding students to program.
Former Student Turned Faculty Member Retires from School of Pharmacy
November 22, 2013
Faculty, staff, and students gather for reception to honor Dr. Myron Weiner’s 36 years of committed teaching, scholarship, and service to the School.
SOP Awarded Federal Contract to Study Abuse Deterrence of Opioid Drugs
November 6, 2013
Research seeks to improve formulation and manufacturing of opioid medications; deter individuals from abusing powerful pain relievers.
SOP’s Hoag Hosts New Tablets & Capsules Hands-On Short Course
October 30, 2013
In-depth lectures and practical laboratory exercises introduce participants to tablet and capsule manufacturing.
SOP Mass Spectrometry Facility Hosts First-Ever Open House
October 29, 2013
Event highlights cutting-edge mass spectrometry instrumentation and services available to faculty, staff, and students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
PSC Department Named Partner in Waters Centers of Innovation Program
October 14, 2013
Designation honors the School of Pharmacy’s commitment to advancing science through its Mass Spectrometry Facility.
Grants Totaling a Potential $5M Awarded to SOP Researcher
October 10, 2013
Audra Stinchcomb, PhD, will use awards to advance transdermal and topical drug delivery research.
Six Degrees of SOP; 2013 Nobel Prize Winner’s Connection to School
October 9, 2013
Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to world-renowned researcher and former mentor of Dr. Alexander MacKerell.