Eleanor Perfetto

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 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.

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

Publication Examines Patient-focused Drug Development Efforts

February 27, 2015

Paper from Eleanor Perfetto, PhD, reviews current PFDD activities and offers suggestions for incorporating patient input into drug development.

UMB Launches Center of Excellence to Advance Patient-Centered Research

January 20, 2015

Dr. Eleanor Perfetto to lead new center designed to expand and improve training in comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research.

UMB Named Partner in Optum Labs Research Collaborative

September 9, 2014

Partnership led by the School of Pharmacy will increase the scope and impact of Alzheimer’s disease and healthy aging research.

Perfetto and Onukwugha Make A Big Splash at PHSR “Shark Tank” Competition

August 29, 2014

Four teams compete for $75,000 award to fund new initiatives to advance the mission, research, and reputation of the School’s Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research.

SOP Partners with CER Collaborative to Launch New Certificate Program

April 1, 2014

Continuing education courses will prepare pharmacists and other clinical decision makers to evaluate and use comparative effectiveness research studies to make more informed health care decisions and improve patient outcomes.

PHSR Seminar Shows Real Applications for Comparative Effectiveness Research

March 11, 2014

Representatives from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC) speak with graduate students about the excitement and challenges surrounding this emerging field of research.

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.

Prominent Outcomes Researcher and Patient Advocate Joins PHSR Faculty

July 11, 2013

Eleanor Perfetto, PhD, MS, former senior director of federal government relations at Pfizer, announced as department’s newest professor.