From oncology to engineering, faculty are partnering with departments across campus to advance healthcare in Wisconsin and beyond.
Faculty
A Lab and a Legacy that Live On
At 90, former Dean George Zografi’s influence continues to ripple outward at the School and in the careers he shaped.
Professor Lucas Richert Earns Beckman Fellowship to Trace the Rise of ‘Big Pharmacy’
The fellowship will fuel Professor Lucas Richert’s forthcoming book, “Chain Reaction,” investigating how pharmacy became big business.
Psychedelics Research Pioneer Paul Hutson Retires
Nationally renowned for his trailblazing work on therapeutic psychoactive substances, Hutson spent nearly 40 years at the School of Pharmacy.
Advancing Treatments for Fibrotic Lung Disease
With a new SEED grant, School of Pharmacy Professor Seungpyo Hong and collaborators are working to reduce treatment toxicity for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Protecting the Brain from a Parasitic Amoeba
School of Pharmacy Associate Professor Jennifer Golden and her collaborators are developing potential drugs for a severe brain infection caused by water contaminated with N. fowleri.
AI Health Screening Meets User-Centered Design
I³ award brings Assistant Professor Paula Voorheis and an interdisciplinary team together to improve AI-based disease screening with user-centered design and AI-enabled evaluation.
Rethinking Caregiving Coordination with Digital Innovations
With support from a PATCHES Pilot Award, Assistant Professor Paula Voorheis partners with a local Madison company to refine its digital care-coordination app.
UW Researchers Simplify Production of Promising Targeted Cancer Therapies
A new technique for creating antibody-drug conjugates has already led to a startup company aimed at advancing the technology.
School of Pharmacy Professors Honored with Vilas Faculty Awards
Professors Tim Bugni and Lian Yu are recognized with one of UW–Madison’s top faculty honors for their potent research.