Research
Faculty Member
Area of Research
- Preventing the progression of of premalignant lesions of the head and neck or lung to invasive cancers
- Pharmacy student’s perceived stress, coping behavior and self-efficacy
- Achieving student learning outcomes through implementation of a “flipped” classroom
- Knowledge, attitudes and practices about Zika virus among pharmacy students: a cross sectional study
- Factors associated with attempts to quit, and successful cessation of, illicit substance use
- Nanoparticles for the treatment of sepsis, muscle atrophy and cardiovascular disease
- Investigation of SGLT-2 inhibitors for the treatment of metabolic syndrome and cardiac dysfunction
- Assessment of inpatient utilization of direct oral anticoagulant medications
- Assessment of inpatient utilization of direct oral anticoagulant medications
- Metabolic syndrome
- Diabetes
- Targeted drug delivery
- Computational chemistry
- Synthetic medicinal chemistry
- Structure-based design
- Drug discovery
- Small molecule chemical probes and therapeutics for nicotine addiction
- Transient potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) ion channel ligands
- Survey research on CF patients
- Epinephrine study
- Pharmacy administration (community and hospital practice)
- Ambulatory care
- Experiential education
- Proteomics of mitochondrial translation
- Mass spectrometry
- Pharmacoanalysis
- Discovery of new antibiotics
- Synthesis and evaluation of compounds as antibacterial and anti-biofilm agents for multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus including MRSA
- Novel approaches to enhance the efficacy of approved antibiotics using inhibitors that disable pathways involved in ROS detoxification in bacteria
- Small molecule antagonists of thiol-redox homeostasis
- Immunology
- Effect of dietary fat on microbiota and pulmonary antifungal immunity
- The role of extracellular acidification on T cell-mediated immunity
- Tackling the opioid epidemic through both primary and secondary prevention efforts
- Various aspects of pharmacy education
Medicinal Chemistry
- Bruker 300 MHz NMR with autosampler (installation in 2019)
- NMReady Benchtop 60 MHz NMR
- Biotage Isolera One with TLC-to-gradient technology, for automated flash chromatography
- Anton Paar Monowave 50 microwave synthesizer
- Kruss automatic polarimeter
- Molecular Modeling Quantum TXR411-0128R MD Compatible System – FEP+ Workstation (dual PC-Linux operating system) with Schrodinger Advanced Docking Suite, Phase Suite, and Quikprop annual licenses
- Parr 3916E hydrogenation apparatus
- Radley’s Carousel Plus 12 vessel reaction station used for parallel synthesis
- Savant SPD131DDA SpeedVac with RVT5105 refrigerated vapor trap
- Labconco FreeZone triad freeze dry system
- Plas-Labs glove box
- Boekel Dricycler
- Yamato RE-301-CW rotary evaporators
Pharmaceutics
Pharmacology
Our new building will contain 6,000 sq. ft. of state-of-the-art research laboratory space on the third floor. The space will have an open lab design to facilitate cross-cutting, collaborative research between MUSOP investigators conducting innovative research in pharmacology, immunology, microbiology, pharmaceutics, and medicinal chemistry. In addition, dedicated labs to house major research equipment (e.g., NMR, LCMS, HPLC, cell Imager), a cold room, and cell culture rooms are located on the third floor.
