The Faculty

Faculty have gained national and international recognition based on invited presentations, as authors of textbooks and book chapters and appointment to research advisory panels and editorial boards. Examples include:

Editors and Editorial Boards
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Journal for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Research, Drug Metabolism and Disposition, Protein Science, Folding and Design, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacotherapy, Cancer and Managed Care. 

Reviewers
The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Journal of Pharmacy Technology, Journal of the American Medical Association. 

Advisory Panels
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialty Council on Oncology Pharmacy, Consultation and Transplant Pharmacy Advisory Board, FDA, Health Analyst for the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Department of Labor and Industries, National Institutes of Health, World Health Organization, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Drug Information Association, American Public Health Association, National Committee for Quality Assurance Measurement Advisory Committee on Asthma, State of Washington Medicaid Program.

Fellows  
Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Association of Clinical Scientists, American College of Clinical Pharmacology.

Honors
Burroughs-Wellcome Visiting Professorship, Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Achievement Award, election to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, Mentored Clinical Scientist Award, Honorary President of the National Association Boards of Pharmacy.

Research

Office for Research and New Initiatives
Through the following three departments, the University of Washington School of Pharmacy is engaged in strategic and pioneering research in basic science, translational science, clinical science, and pharmaceutical health outcomes and policy that leads to understanding about drug action and disposition, to innovative drug products. Some of these innovations have led to effective clinical practices and public health policies that improve human healthcare.

The school supports interdisciplinary and innovative approaches to healthcare that promote collaboration, diversity of thought, and mutual respect. The School also supports and conducts research and provides graduate education in drug discovery, disposition, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, drug-drug interaction, and 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 is honored to be ranked #1 in NIH-supported research funding awarded to individual researchers.

Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Research activities of department faculty include studies on various aspects of drug metabolism, mechanisms of drug action and drug metabolism, biophysical aspects of metabolic enzyme systems, microbial metabolism, structure-activity relationships, and biomedical mass spectrometry and aspects of protein folding and protein engineering.

Department of Pharmaceutics
The research program of the department includes six NIH-funded laboratories addressing a variety of fundamental and clinical problems pertaining to drug transport, metabolism, and toxicity associated with several diseases (AIDS, cystic fibrosis, leukemia, epilepsy, pain management, transplantation). Most projects involve collaborative arrangements with investigators from other departments in the University or at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The collaborative relationship of Pharmaceutics faculty with colleagues in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry in the field of drug metabolism has received worldwide recognition.

Department of Pharmacy
Research activities of Department faculty take many forms, ranging from randomized clinical trials of experimental drugs to the evaluation of costs and health benefits of pharmaceuticals and expanded professional services. The Department of Pharmacy faculty conduct research in pharmaceutical outcomes research, pharmacotherapy and clinical pharmacokinetics. Last year faculty received over $1.7 million in grants from the private sector and governmental agencies. Studies are underway on chronic disease management practices in such areas as pulmonary disease, mental illness, cardiovascular disease, and infectious disease. Faculty also study the safety and cost-effectiveness of drugs, women's health issues, and the effects and financing of pharmaceutical care.