Research

SOP Researchers Advocate Potential of Pharmacy Leaflets for Patient Education

January 7, 2016

Viewpoint published in JAMA Internal Medicine assesses the current format of pharmacy leaflets and offers suggestions for improvements to make benefit and risk information more accessible to patients and caregivers.

SOP’s Leading Patient-Centered Outcomes Researcher Awarded $1.2 Million Contract

December 10, 2015

Contract from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will support a project to inform best practices for giving patients a voice in research.

Four Future Health Services Researchers Honored with Scholarship Awards

December 9, 2015

Special event recognizes students Maya Hanna, Patience Moyo, Priyanka Gaitonde, and Joseph Vandigo for their superior academic performance.

PSC Alumni Return to School of Pharmacy for Inaugural Grad Gathering

December 8, 2015

First-of-its-kind event brings alumni from the PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC) program together to reconnect with the School and discuss career experiences with current graduate students.

School of Pharmacy Sees Unparalleled Growth in Research Funding

December 7, 2015

New grants and contracts from a multitude of non-profit and government organizations, as well as the private sector, help the School of Pharmacy achieve the highest funding increase among all professional and graduate schools at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

School of Pharmacy Enters Education Collaboration with Millennium Health

October 29, 2015

Leading health solutions company will support genotyping services for students in the School’s advanced pharmacogenomics course.

School of Pharmacy Hosts UMB’s First CER-PCOR Summer Institute

September 17, 2015

Week-long workshop featured presentations, panel discussions, and other activities designed to broaden participants’ knowledge of comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research.

CERSI Symposium Highlights Use of Biomarkers in Drug Development

August 28, 2015

More than 500 researchers from academia, government, and industry gather to gain perspective on biomarker development and the application of biomarkers in preclinical and clinical research.

UMB Conducts First-of-a-Kind Study on Bioequivalency of Anti-Epileptic Drug

August 14, 2015

Collaborative study helps validate effectiveness of FDA’s bioequivalence standard, showing no significant differences between major brand name and generic medication used to treat patients with epilepsy.

PHSR Names New Graduate Program Director

August 7, 2015

Graduate program co-founder Dr. Frank Palumbo assumes leadership of program, allowing previous director, Dr. Ebere Onukwugha, to focus on her work as executive director of the department’s Pharmaceutical Research Computing center.

SOP’s Polli Testifies for GDUFA Renewal at National Public Meeting

August 6, 2015

Testimony examined the impact of FDA-supported research in generic drugs and advocated for continued funding through renewal of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012 (GDUFA).

SOP & NORD Receive PCORI Award to Create Patient-Centered Training Program

July 16, 2015

Pharmaceutical health services researchers, in collaboration with the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), will design, implement, and evaluate an educational program for NORD members