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Current
Research News
The
Faculty
Faculty have gained national and international
recognition based on invited presentations, as authors of textbooks and
book chapters and appointment to research advisory panels and editorial
boards. Examples include:
Editors and Editorial Boards
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Journal for Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Pharmaceutical Research, Drug Metabolism and Disposition, Protein Science,
Folding and Design, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Clinical Pharmacology
and Therapeutics, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacotherapy,
Cancer and Managed Care.
Reviewers
The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Journal of Pharmacy Technology,
Journal of the American Medical Association.
Advisory Panels
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialty Council on Oncology Pharmacy, Consultation
and Transplant Pharmacy Advisory Board, FDA, Health Analyst for the U.S.
Senate Budget Committee, Department of Labor and Industries, National
Institutes of Health, World Health Organization, Agency for Health Care
Policy and Research, Drug Information Association, American Public Health
Association, National Committee for Quality Assurance Measurement Advisory
Committee on Asthma, State of Washington Medicaid Program.
Fellows
Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American
College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Association of Clinical Scientists, American College of Clinical Pharmacology.
Honors
Burroughs-Wellcome Visiting Professorship, Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Achievement Award, election to the Institute of Medicine of the
National Academy of Sciences, Mentored Clinical Scientist Award, Honorary
President of the National Association Boards of Pharmacy.
Research
Office
for Research and New Initiatives
Through the following three departments, the University of Washington
School of Pharmacy is engaged in strategic and pioneering research in
basic science, translational science, clinical science, and pharmaceutical
health outcomes and policy that leads to understanding about drug action
and disposition, to innovative drug products. Some of these innovations
have led to effective clinical practices and public health policies that
improve human healthcare.
The school supports interdisciplinary
and innovative approaches to healthcare that promote collaboration, diversity
of thought, and mutual respect. The School also supports and conducts
research and provides graduate education in drug discovery, disposition,
pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, drug-drug interaction, and development,
and in pharmaceutical outcomes research to improve decision-making regarding
pharmaceutical therapy and policy. Thanks to the outstanding faculty and
their noted research, the School is honored to be among the top three
pharmacy schools in the nation in NIH funding awarded to full-time, Ph.D.
faculty.
Department
of Medicinal Chemistry
Research activities of department faculty include studies on various aspects
of drug metabolism, mechanisms of drug action and drug metabolism, biophysical
aspects of metabolic enzyme systems, microbial metabolism, structure-activity
relationships, and biomedical mass spectrometry and aspects of protein
folding and protein engineering.
Department of Pharmaceutics
The research program of the department includes six NIH-funded laboratories
addressing a variety of fundamental and clinical problems pertaining to
drug transport, metabolism, and toxicity associated with several diseases
(AIDS, cystic fibrosis, leukemia, epilepsy, pain management, transplantation).
Most projects involve collaborative arrangements with investigators from
other departments in the University or at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center. The collaborative relationship of Pharmaceutics faculty with colleagues
in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry in the field of drug metabolism
has received worldwide recognition.
Department
of Pharmacy
Research activities of Department faculty take many forms, ranging from
randomized clinical trials of experimental drugs to the evaluation of
costs and health benefits of pharmaceuticals and expanded professional
services. The Department of Pharmacy faculty conduct research in pharmaceutical
outcomes research, pharmacotherapy and clinical pharmacokinetics. Last
year faculty received over $1.7 million in grants from the private sector
and governmental agencies. Studies are underway on chronic disease management
practices in such areas as pulmonary disease, mental illness, cardiovascular
disease, and infectious disease. Faculty also study the safety and cost-effectiveness
of drugs, women's health issues, and the effects and financing of pharmaceutical
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