Our Department
Diversity in Action
We embrace diversity and cultivate biomedical researchers cognizant of the values of differences.
faculty videos
Lina Cui, Ph.D.
Dr. Cui’s lab in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy explores the biochemical activities of glycan processing enzymes and develops therapeutic and diagnostic molecules or tools for various types of cancer and age-related diseases (e.g. diabetes, neurodegeneration, etc).
Yousong Ding, Ph.D.
In Dr. Ding’s laboratory in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Florida, researchers are interested in combing the world for naturally occurring chemicals that have applications in health, agriculture and environment.
Hendrik Luesch, Ph.D.
Dr. Hendrik Luesch explores the world’s oceans in search of natural compounds that treat cancer and other deadly diseases. In these uncharted waters, lies new chemistry, new biology and new cures just waiting to be revealed. Learn more here: A New Wave of Medicine
Chengguo (CX) Xing, Ph.D.
Dr. Xing’s research program attempts to understand tobacco carcinogenesis, build cancer risk, stratification and develop preventive interventions with the ultimate research goal of facilitating cancer prevention as a key pillar to support effective cancer management.
Department news
Genetics may predict benefits of kava in reducing…
Researchers bolstered their findings that kava may reduce lung cancer risk caused by tobacco smoke.
Department gathers to celebrate and bid farewell…
im Rocca will be retiring in October 2024 after serving UF as a research facility specialist at the McKnight Brain Institute for 26 years.
STRONGER internship program provides students…
A new immersive summer internship at UF Health Cancer Center is helping science students from across the country explore cancer research.
seminar series and guest speakers
CNPD3 Seminar Series | Dr. Steven Bloom
Wednesday, September 11th from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM in C1-004. Dr.Bloom’s presentation title is “New Synthetic Tools for Peptide Medicinal…
CNPD3 Seminar Series | Dr. Donna Zhang
Wednesday, August 28th, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM in room C1-004 Dr. Zhang’s presentation is titled “Unraveling the intricacies of NRF2 in cancer”
CNPD3 Seminar Series | Dr. Tycho Heimbach
Wednesday, May 8th from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM in Communicore C1-004 Dr. Heimbach’s presentation is titled ” Physiologically Based Biopharmaceutics…
fast facts | FISCAL year 2023-24
$9.8 million in research awards
71 Publications
11 Research Groups in Ph.D. Program
33 Ph.D. students
15 Postdoctoral fellows
27 New U.S. Patents Filed
5 New U.S Patents Issued
9 New Licenses / Options
Graduate Spotlight
UF COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
One degree, five concentrations
Discover the UF pharmaceutical sciences graduate program and learn about our comprehensive and collaborative research training among the five departments.
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