Where possibilities become life-changing new knowledge.
UW–Madison School of Pharmacy faculty lead research projects in world-class research centers that tackle some of the most challenging health issues — from opioid misuse and health disparities to discoveries about cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
Centers & Institutes
American Institute for the History of Pharmacy
Preserving the documents of pharmacy's past and developing materials for understanding the future
Transdisciplinary Center for Reserach of Psychoactive Substances
Studying potential therapeutic use of psychoactive substances to change lives and improve patient health
Wisconsin Opioid Overdose Resource Center
Supporting a network of community pharmacies to reduce the number of opioid overdoses in Wisconsin
Sonderegger Research Center for Improved Medical Outcomes
Promoting multidisciplinary research and evidence-based policy to promote safe, high quality, and cost-effective medication outcomes
Lachman Institute for Pharmaceutical Development
Accelerating the progress of new therapies from the lab bench to the clinic
Lachman Institute Research Services
Analytical Instrumentation Center
Mass Spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy facilities at the School of Pharmacy
Small Molecule Screening Facility
Fostering collaborative drug discovery research between chemists, biologists and physician scientists that leads to the identification of new small molecules
Zeeh Pharmaceutical Experiment Station
Providing services related to compound physical/chemical characterization and basic formulation development to support non-clinical development of promising drug and biologic candidates molecules
Medicinal Chemistry Center
The MCC provides collaborative drug discovery services to the biomedical community across all therapeutic areas
Wisconsin Center for Nanobiosystems
Promoting collaborative research in nanomedicine and diagnosis/surveillance to enable translation drug development
Help create the future of pharmacy with research opportunities.
Our students don’t just learn the fundamentals of pharmaceutical science and drug discovery and development — they help to rewrite them. Learn more about our ongoing research centers and cutting-edge projects.