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UF researchers found kratom delivered significant pain-relieving benefits, reduced opioid withdrawal symptoms and caused minimal respiratory depression.

The award recognizes a teaching partnership that exemplifies teamwork in developing and delivering application exercises within a course or module.

This paper was highlighted by Cancer Discovery one of the top journals in cancer research.

When it became evident in late March that most research would be halted because of COVID-19, Dr. Jay McLaughlin’s lab went into high gear.

McLaughlin is one of six UF College of Pharmacy faculty receiving tenure or promotion in 2020.

The University of Florida College of Pharmacy received a record $28.3 million in research awards in 2019.

Drs. Daohong Zhou and Jenny Wilkerson received grant funding from multiple agencies.

Singhal and Joseph successfully defended their dissertations in late October.

Yalun Tan completed her final dissertation defense on July 24, 2019, “An Interrogation of Brain Oxytocin Signaling: Implications for Dysregulated Social Behavior.” Her committee members included Eric Krause, PhD, Joanna Peris, PhD, Jay McLaughlin, PhD, Charles Frazier, PhD, and Habibeh Khoshbouei, PhD.

Chemical and Engineering News features UF College of Pharmacy researchers' efforts to find an opioid that doesn’t lead to addiction.