The College of Pharmacy has a stellar faculty who bring the latest research and technology to the classroom. They are committed to providing excellent student-centered instruction, along with the professional guidance that ensures our students' success. Faculty conduct research in a number of areas that impact patient care, including diabetes, kidney disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative disorders. Our faculty members are recognized authorities in their areas of specialization and conduct groundbreaking research that contributes to the development of new treatments and practices.
Faculty
Departments
Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry
The Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry consists of 16 faculty members with a variety of research interests ranging from design and synthesis of drugs directed toward neurotransmitter receptors to the development of novel therapeutics for cancer and AIDS. The department is equipped with state-of-the-art computer-assisted instrumentation, including facilities for organic chemical and macromolecular analysis, molecular graphics, and radiochemical imaging. These facilities are available for use by all students involved in graduate research.
Department of Pharmacology
The Department of Pharmacology seeks to integrate both basic and applied research in the pharmaceutical sciences into the academic programs in order to provide students with the information they need to be successful in the challenging fields of pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. The department offers degree programs in the pharmaceutical sciences at the baccalaureate and graduate level and contributes to the training of students in the Pharm.D. program. Departmental courses cover a broad range of disciplines, including pharmacology, toxicology, pharmaceutics and epidemiology. The department's faculty have research interests in toxicology, pharmacokinetics, biopharmaceutics, neurochemistry, molecular pharmacology, gene therapy, drug metabolism and pharmacoepidemiology.
Department of Pharmacy Practice
The Department of Pharmacy Practice includes faculty in the divisions of clinical pharmacy, industrial pharmacy and pharmaceutics, and social and administrative pharmacy. The faculty of the department represents a diverse group of interests and activities that lead to the accomplishment of mission of the College and University in each of the division disciplines. In addition, over 200 community-based faculty assist the college in the teaching mission by providing training sites. The Department of Pharmacy Practice is responsible for the "professionalization" of pharmacy students.
Pharmaceutical Care and Outcomes Research Laboratory (PCOR)
PCOR works with pharmacists and health care practitioners to develop and execute disease management programs throughout the country. The faculty specialize in practice-based research networks (PBRNs) that help to improve patients' quality of life and prevent the exacerbation of diseases like diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
Centers
Center for Applied Pharmacology (CAP)
The Center for Applied is a consortium of academic and hospital-based investigators with major interests in the relationship between drug disposition and drug dynamics.
Center for Drug Design and Development (CD3)
CD3 is an established component of the research and teaching infrastructure within The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy with a direct line to the UT administration through the UT Office of Research.
