Welcome to the Office for Research
and New Initiatives

The University of Washington School of Pharmacy is dedicated to strategic and pioneering research in basic science, translational science, and clinical science, and to pharmaceutical health outcomes and policy leading to understanding about drug action and disposition and innovative drug products. Some of these innovations have led to effective clinical practices and public health policies that improve human healthcare.

Under the leadership of Associate Dean Rodney Ho, the Office for Research and New Initiatives supports interdisciplinary and innovative approaches to healthcare that promote collaboration, diversity of thought, and mutual respect. The Office supports and conducts research and provides graduate education in drug discovery, disposition, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, drug-drug interaction and drug 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 of Pharmacy is honored to be ranked #1 in NIH-supported research funding awarded to individual researchers.

The educational aims of the Office involve providing graduate education and training in the areas of Pharmaceutics, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacy. In addition, the Office has pioneered a unique PharmD/PhD concurrent degree program that allows students to pursue professional Pharm.D. degree in combination with a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry or Pharmaceutics.

We welcome your inquiries, comments, or potential area of collaboration including (but not limited to) our ongoing programs in drug delivery, disposition, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, therapeutics, and pharmaceutical outcome research.