Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC)

PSC Researcher Awarded Biophysical Society’s Junior Faculty Award

March 6, 2019

Dr. Lisa Jones honored for her research and recent achievements focused on cutting-edge investigations of biomolecular processes in living organisms.

Student Competition Spotlights Innovation in Regulatory Science

February 21, 2019

Third-year student pharmacists take the gold for their proposal to establish regulatory standards that protect patient privacy for individuals using wearable and implantable medical technologies.

SOP’s Coop Testifies Before U.S. Senate HELP Committee on Opioid Crisis

February 13, 2019

Testimony emphasized the need for alternative pain management treatments, and examined how pharmacists can help ensure that patients who use opioids do so safely and effectively.

School of Pharmacy Launches New Master’s in Pharmaceutical Sciences

December 6, 2018

The new 16-month program provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain high-level research positions in biopharmaceutical companies and the federal government.

SOP’s Mattingly Awarded $2.2 Million Grant to Investigate Bulk Drug Substances for Compounding

December 4, 2018

Grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will span three years and include evaluations for more than 200 nominated substances.

UMSOP Researchers Show Clinical and Environmental Factors Impact Absorption of Common Sunscreen Ingredient

November 7, 2018

Presentation at AAPS PharmSci 360 highlights influence of heat and reapplication.

2018 Nobel Prize Winner Shares Connection to School of Pharmacy

October 12, 2018

Internationally renowned researcher and former mentor of Dr. Patrick Wintrode becomes first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

M-CERSI Cooperative Agreement Grant Renewed by Food and Drug Administration

October 3, 2018

Latest renewal allows for up to $5 million per year over five years, and will help M-CERSI further advance its mission to promote the development of new tools, standards, and approaches to assess the safety, efficacy, quality, and performance of FDA-regulated products.

Local Technology, Global Impact

October 1, 2018

Dr. Maureen Kane’s leadership of the Mass Spectrometry Center make her a UMB Champion of Excellence.

SOP’s Yu Awarded $600,000 Grant to Develop New Biomanufacturing Analytical Technologies

August 30, 2018

Grant is among the initial group of awards issued by the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL).

Fighting Drug Resistance with Resilience

August 27, 2018

A lifelong passion for research and desire to inspire the next generation of scientists make graduate student Alecia Dent a UMB Champion of Excellence.

CADD Symposium Shows Collaboration is Key in Drug Discovery

June 8, 2018

Biennial event featuring regional experts in computational chemistry highlights recent developments and emerging areas in drug design and development.