Professor Weiping Tang creates a new type of molecule to tag proteins on the surface of cancer cells for degradation.
Research
Patents and Progress
Alumna Heidi Mansour (BS ‘96, PhD ’03), member of the National Academy of Inventors, aims to revolutionize lung and brain drug delivery.
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Through a National Institute of Justice grant, Assistant Professor Heather Barkholtz aims to tease out the toxicological difference between mirror-image meth isomers.
Pharmacy Experts Webinar: Psilocybin, Ketamine & Behavioral Change in Mental Health Treatment
Listen to Associate Professor Cody Wenthur speak about the early stages of clinical trials using psilocybin and ketamine as treatments for challenging mental health conditions, as well as how the field is changing and growing.
UW–Madison Leading New Research Collaboration Aimed at Treating Lung Scarring Diseases
University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists are poised to gain a better understanding of how to treat a progressive scarring disease of the lungs that kills an estimated 40,000 people every year in the United States.
Amanda Margolis Earns AACP Emerging Teaching Scholar Award
The American Academy of Colleges of Pharmacy honors Margolis’ service and outstanding contribution to pharmacy education By Katie Ginder-Vogel “Active learning and strong student relationships are the backbone of my teaching philosophy,” says Amanda Margolis …
Vaping Vigilance
In the CRoME Research Lab, Associate Professor Olufunmilola Abraham and alum Jenny Li develop an educational tool to enable pharmacists to partner with parents in addressing teen vaping.
Professor Emeritus Bonnie Svarstad Wins Wiederholt Prize for Record 3rd Time
The Journal of the American Pharmacists Association honors Professor Emeritus Bonnie Svarstad’s paper exploring effective interventions for Black patients with hypertension.
Nano-Drugs on Bacteria Could Target Difficult-to-Treat Pancreatic Cancer
Employing bacteria to infiltrate that cancerous fortification and deliver drugs could aid treatment for pancreatic cancer, according to newly published findings from a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers.
New Nanomaterial Could Advance Neurodegenerative Disease Treatments
A newly developed nanomaterial that mimics the behavior of proteins could be an effective tool for treating Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.