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The NIH cited research led by UF College of Pharmacy faculty in the Investigational New Drug application for mitragynine.

Yanjun Li, Ph.D., and Xingui Liu, Ph.D., who are both faculty in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry in the UF College of Pharmacy, awarded inaugural UF Health Cancer Institute Catalyst Awards for high-risk, high-reward cross-campus research projects.

The Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development and the Department of Chemistry jointly hosted the 3rd RM1 Trainee Meeting at the University of Florida on March 12, 2026.

The Fifth Scientific Kratom Symposium brought together about 100 researchers for four days of presentations and collaboration.

The college’s investigators earned $19.4 million in NIH awards in 2025, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

Students, trainees, faculty and staff from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy filled the Reitz Union on Feb. 9 for the 39th Annual Research Showcase.

Dr. Ratnayake was recognized for her leadership in the renovation of a new $10 million, 14,500-square-foot laboratory designed to advance UF’s integrated drug discovery initiatives.

Li steps into a leadership role of a top-ranked medicinal chemistry department that has grown substantially over the past decade.

The UF CNPD3 will collaborate with Singapore to tap Indonesia’s rich marine biodiversity.

A 14,500-square-foot integrated drug discovery lab will house some of UF’s medicinal chemistry faculty.