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.
Research
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, …
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 …
Battling Antibiotic Resistance with Better Antibiotic Prescribing
Susanne Barnett leads prescribing interventions for patients leaving the hospital By Andrea Mongler Associate Professor Susanne Barnett (PharmD ’04) in the Pharmacy Practice Division of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy is passionate about …
Drug Discovery Research Gets Boost With Anna Apinis Professorship
Anna Apinis’ healthcare career inspires her son to endow a professorship at the School of Pharmacy By Katie Ginder-Vogel When Anna Apinis emigrated from Latvia with her family during World War II, she had to …
This Beetle Got a Boost When It Partnered Up with Antifungal Bacteria
By Eric Hamilton This article originally appeared on UW–Madison’s news page. Life is tough if you’re a beetle. Things want to eat you, and you can’t much stop them. You’re very small in a big, big …
Cheap Nanoparticles Stimulate Immune Response to Cancer in the Lab
By Eric Hamilton This article originally appeared on UW–Madison’s news page. University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed nanoparticles that, in the lab, can activate immune responses to cancer cells. If they are shown to work as …
Teaching Old Antibiotics New Tricks
A new study published by Associate Professor Warren Rose reactivates two beta-lactam antibiotics against strains of MRSA in a lab simulation.
Breaking the Opioid Cycle: Part 3
The last in a three-part series exploring how School of Pharmacy faculty are curbing the opioid epidemic, including community-driven interventions, leveraging digital games, and exploring treatment with psilocybin.