Life-Changing Research
Life-changing research takes many forms at the UW School of Pharmacy—basic and translational science, outcomes, policy and practice. In all realms, UWSOP leads the way. We advance research initiatives that enable innovative solutions to the evolving needs of patients and society. Read more in our Strategic Plan.
Our faculty and student researchers are developing therapies, improving care and medication safety, and studying new ways to make drug treatments more accessible, affordable and effective. UW School of Pharmacy researchers are developing solutions to the epic medical challenges of our day: a vaccination for HIV, treatments for dementia, the effect of medications on babies in the womb, and better and safer treatments for brain injuries and cancer.
Find a Faculty Member by Expertise
The expertise of the School of Pharmacy’s faculty members spans numerous areas from Addiction Medicine to Vaccines and Virology. Find faculty in all three School of Pharmacy departments by expertise.
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Research Support and Funding
Your contribution to the UW School of Pharmacy makes a difference in the lives and research of our faculty, students, and the future of healthcare.
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Research Programs
- Center for Epilepsy Drug Discovery (CEDD)
- The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute
- Drug Design/Metabolism/Transport and Research and Training Consortium (DMTSPR)
- Global Medicines Program
- Institute for Innovative Pharmacy Practice (I2P2)
- Obstetric-fetal Pharmacology Research Unit (OPRU)
- Plein Center for Aging
- Program on Pharmacokinetics of Drugs of Abuse during Pregnancy (UWPKDAP)
- Targeted Long-Acting Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Program (TLC-ART)
- The Washington Entrepreneurial Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (WE-REACH)
Research Labs
The School’s many research labs, though administratively based in specific departments, are interdisciplinary and usually include faculty in other departments, schools, and colleges at the University of Washington.
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