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Departments & Centers

Pharmaceutics Ph.D. Student Cate Lockhart, PharmD, `13, at work in Ed Kelly’s lab, seeking to illuminate the cause of the rare blinding disorder Bietti’s Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD).
Pharmaceutics Ph.D. Student Cate Lockhart, PharmD, `13, at work in Ed Kelly’s lab, seeking to illuminate the cause of the rare blinding disorder Bietti’s Crystalline Dystrophy (BCD).

Under the leadership of Dean Jay Panyam, the School of Pharmacy has 67 full-time equivalent faculty members.

Department of Medicinal Chemistry

Conducting research in drug metabolism, bio-analytical chemistry and the biophysical characterization of viral protein assembly
Chair: William Atkins, PhD

Department of Pharmaceutics

Conducting research in pharmacokinetics, drug delivery and drug disposition
Chair: Nina Isoherranen, PhD

Department of Pharmacy

Leading in pharmacy education, research, and professional and outreach initiatives
Interim Chair: Ryan Hansen, PhD

The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute

Global leader in generating knowledge to improve individual and population health through transformative learning, research, and dissemination about the effectiveness, safety, and value of medical products, services, and policies.
Director: Anirban Basu, PhD

Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Research, Education and Outreach

The Plein Center in Geriatrics encompasses training, research, and service with focus on the optimal use of pharmacotherapy in older adults.
Director: Shelly Gray, PhD, Professor

The Washington Entrepreneurial Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (WE-REACH)

The Washington Entrepreneurial Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (WE-REACH) is a public/private partnership designed to facilitate and accelerate the transformation of regional health research innovations into market ready products and services that impact health outcomes.
Executive Director: Rodney JY Ho, PhD