Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC)

SOP Hosts First Mid-Atlantic Metals in Medicine Symposium

December 23, 2019

Event organized by the School’s Metallotherapeutics Research Center brings together regional experts with interest in metal systems to stimulate interaction and collaboration.

Grad Gathering Offers Students Opportunity to Network, Learn from Alumni

December 19, 2019

Day-long event provides glimpses into potential careers for students and allows alumni to reconnect with faculty and one another.

M-CERSI Conference Examines Recent Advances in Topical Drug Development

September 10, 2019

Event sponsored by the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation brings together more than 600 researchers from academia, government, and industry.

M-CERSI Workshop Explores Advances, Challenges in Pediatric Drug Development

September 9, 2019

More than 100 researchers from academia, government, and industry come together to share existing knowledge, new approaches, best practices, and continued challenges in pediatric drug formulation.

M-CERSI Conference Spotlights Regulatory Applications for Dissolution Testing

June 13, 2019

Event sponsored by the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation addressed current knowledge gaps in the dissolution similarity evaluation of pharmaceutical products.

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.