With NIH BRAINS award, Assistant Professor Cody Wenthur is using a vaccine approach to develop safer and more effective antidepressants from ketamine.
Faculty
Blue Crabs, Adapted to Fluctuating Oxygen, Reveal Dynamic Neurochemical Responses to Hypoxia
Professor Lingjun Li’s mass spectrometry expertise enables large-scale discovery of low-abundance neuropeptides with potential applications in medical and environmental challenges.
The Opioid Conversation
School of Pharmacy team conducts statewide testing to facilitate patient education about opioid medications.
Reducing Antibiotic Resistance in Nursing Homes
Newly published research explores the impact of antibiotic prescription reviews in nursing homes.
Learning How the Brain’s Protective Barrier Forms
With new NIH support, Assistant Professor Michael Taylor explores the molecular signals that help build a protective layer between the brain and the rest of the body.
School of Pharmacy Team Produces Hand Sanitizer For UW Health
Zeeh Pharmaceutical Experiment Station partners with UW Health Pharmacy Services to provide vital supplies for healthcare workers By Katie Ginder-Vogel With hand sanitizer in short supply around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UW–Madison …
Betty Chewning to Receive AACP’s Prestigious Dawson Award for Excellence in Patient Care Research
Award recognizes outstanding research that has made sustained contributions to the quality of patient outcomes. The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) will recognize Professor Betty Chewning in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division …
PhD Student Earns Best Abstract Award at 2019 AAPS PharmSci360
Zhenxuan Chen recognized for innovative research in understanding the structure of molecular glasses By Stephanie Blaszczyk Over 1,000 abstracts were submitted to the 2019 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) PharmSci360 Conference in San Antonio, …
Flush with Data for Personalized Medicine
Alum Ian Miller designs ‘smart toilet’ to capture health information from drug metabolism to exercise By Andrea Mongler When Ian Miller (PhD ’18), was a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy, …
Designing Better Pharmaceuticals with Glass
Professor Lian Yu studies how molecules pack in materials to design better drug formulations, cell phone displays and more. By Jill SakaiPhotos by Sally Griffith-Oh Glass has many practical uses: windows, optical fibers, computer screens—and …