Our Faculty - Alphabetical Order
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Interventions to enhance adherence and health outcomes among patients with chronic
illness
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, applied and environmental
microbiology
Mustafa & Sanober Lokhandwala Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical
Health Outcomes and Policy
Pharmacoepidemiology, geriatrics, medication safety, observational research, dementia,
neurology
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Ambulatory care pharmacy, diabetes management, chronic disease state management, preventative
care
Research Scientist, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Clostridioides diffcile infection, microbiome, characterization of new antimicrobials
Research Scientist, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Molecular Biology, Clostridioides difficile infection, Multidrug resistant organism,
C.elegans model
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Antifungal resistance
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Mechanisms of obesity-induced kidney diseases and hypertension
Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Pediatric medication effectiveness, safety, quality and disparity
Professor of Pharmaceutics, Paula & John J. Lovoi Sr. Endowed Professor in Drug Discovery
and Development, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Director,
Institute of Drug Education and Research
Pharmaceutical formulation, translational pre- and clinical PK/PD, cancer, ID and
other therapies
Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, and
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Scholarship of teaching and learning, infectious diseases
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Joseph P. & Shirley Shipman Buckley Endowed Professor
of Drug Discovery, and Chair, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Synthetic medicinal chemistry, structure-based design, natural product chemistry
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences, and Associate Director, Institute of Muscle Biology and Cachexia
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, PSC differentiation, Skeletal Muscle,
Gene Correction
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Alcohol addiction, structure/function of C1-domain containing proteins, protein molecular
dynamics
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Scholarship of teaching and learning, skill building
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Mental health disorders in veterans
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Scholarship of teaching and learning, ambulatory care
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences, and Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs
Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy and Director, Institute of Community Health
HIV/AIDS prevention among minority populations, patient-centered health outcomes research
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, gut microbiome, gut resistome
Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice
and Translational Research
Preparing learners to best care for older adults, scholarship of teaching and learning
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Developing advanced nanomedicine and nanovaccine for cancer immunotherapy
Professor, Robert L. Boblitt Endowed Professor of Drug Discovery, and Chair, Pharmacy
Practice and Translational Research
Microbiome consequences of antibiotic use with a particular interest in C. difficile
infection
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research/Rio
Grande Valley Pharm.D. Satellite Program
Emergency medicine, transitions of care, hospital administration, mentorship/preceptorship
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Ambulatory care pharmacy, diabetes education and management, continuous glucose monitoring
in diabetes
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, experiential education, mentorship
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Cancer biology, cancer pharmacology, drug delivery, drug discovery
Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Target identification, chemical proteomics, cancer metabolism and metabolic disease
Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, and
Director, Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) and Interprofessional
Education (IPE)
Interprofessional education, practice and simulation experiential education, scholarship
of teaching and learning research
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Mechanism of neural injury, pathophysiology of the blood brain-barrier in neurodegenerative
disease
Research Scientist, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Pathobiology, public health microbiology, clinical pathogen, enteric disease, antimicrobial
agents, etc.
Professor of Pharmaceutics and Diana S-L. Chow Endowed Professor of Drug Discovery
and Development, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bioavailability, metabolism, transport, Phase II metabolism, cancer prevention, natural
products
Professor of Pharmacology/Joseph P. and Shirley Shipman Buckley Endowed Professor
for the Heart and Kidney Institute, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, and Director, Heart and Kidney Institute
Role of angiotensin receptors in inflammation, kidney disease, blood pressure, metabolism
Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Director, Core Research Laboratories & Facilities
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli, ricin, microbiology, infectious diseases, pathophysiology,
cyanide
Professor of Pharmacology and Else & Philip Hargrove Endowed Professor of Drug Discovery,
Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Director, Institute of Muscle Biology and Cachexia
Skeletal muscle atrophy, growth, and regeneration, satellite stem cells, cancer cachexia,
signaling
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of cancer therapeutics, bioanalysis
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Policy decisions in treatment selection, patient observational studies, machine learning
Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Cardiovascular pharmacology, vascular cell and molecular biology, lipid biology and
redox signaling
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences, and Associate Director, Institute of Drug Education and Research
Anti-cancer drug discovery and delivery, targeted drug/gene delivery, PK/PD, nanotechnology
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Statistical machine learning for high dimensional data, robust Bayesian variable selection
Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Student learning and retention, active learning, types of assessment and their effect
on student learning
Professor of Pharmacology, and Assistant Chair, Department of Pharmacological and
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Biology, physiology and pharmacology of cardiac contractility and function
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mechanisms of cardiac morphogenesis and congenital heart diseases
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research,
and Assistant Dean of Student and Professional Affairs
Student success, learning strategies, active learning
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Cancer health disparities, quality improvement, diversity/equity, inclusion
Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, and
Assistant Dean of Experiential Programs
Experiential education, preceptor development, experiential site development, long-term
care consulting pharmacy, geriatrics
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research,
and Assistant Dean, Rio Grande Valley Pharm.D. Satellite Program
Infectious disease, pharmacy management, student development, clinical and translational
research
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research,
and Executive Associate Dean
Student affairs and administration in Pharm.D. programs
Dean, Humana Endowed Dean's Chair in Pharmacy, and Professor of Pharmaceutical Health
Outcomes and Policy
Disease state management, outcomes research and quality management; access to pharmacy
services in rural communities
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
High-risk and addictive behaviors, social mechanisms of change, social determinants
of health
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Health disparities, quality improvement, chronic disease management, self care, residency
prep
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy, muscular dystrophy, muscle regeneration and
muscle metabolism
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Trauma, stress, cognition, learning-memory, refugee health, racism, health disparities
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Pharmacoeconomic and behavioral interventions to improve pharmaceutical and healthcare
outcomes
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Emotional intelligence, Scholarship of teaching and learning
Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based
Medicine
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Microbial Resistance, and Gut Microbiome/Resistome
Research Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Gut Microbiome homeostasis, drug-herb-microbiome interaction, drug delivery systems,
natural products
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
RNA biology, alternative splicing, cardiac and skeletal muscle metabolism, aging,
mouse genetics
Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Tissue Specific Drug Discovery
Research Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Drug-induced liver/intestinal toxicity, bioavailability of drug candidates, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics
of anti-cancer drugs
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Skills labs-based teaching, active learning, infectious diseases, scholarship of teaching
and learning
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research/Professor of
Pharmaceutics (Joint Appointment), Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy
Health economics, health policy, health services research, simulation and modeling
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences, and Director, Faculty Development
Cognition, autism and learning disorders, educational outreach, DEI
Associate Professor, Department Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, and Director,
The Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research (PREMIER) Center
Health services research, prescription drug misuse, substance use disorders, pain
management
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research,
and Director of Ambulatory Based Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
Experiential education, student mindset, ambulatory care
Research Scientist, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Target & Muscle regeneration and mass regulation in disease, cachexia, denervation,
and aging
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research/Associate Professor
of Pharmacology (Joint Appointment), Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Target & drug discovery in cancer, cellular & circulating biomarkers, individualization
of therapy
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research,
and Director, Institutional Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
Experiential education, preceptor development
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
New peptidomimetic and biomarker discovery for cancer diagnosis and therapy applications
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Health-system pharmacy administration, professional development
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Pharmacy education, underserved populations, interdisciplinary patient care
Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Prescription drug misuse prevention, anticoagulation/cardiology, scholarship of teaching
and learning
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Antithrombotic therapy, hypertension, transitions of care
Research Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Molecular pharmacology
Reasearch Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cardiovascular pharmacology, coronary microvascular dysfunction, vascular remodeling
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Scholarship of teaching and learning
Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Developing innovative teaching methodology for better integrating basic and clinical
sciences
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Community pharmacy, skills-based pharmacy education, scholarship of teaching and learning,
health disparities
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Cardiomyopathy, Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC), Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
(HLHS), CHD
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Drug discovery & development, pharmacogenomics, cancer biology & therapy, pharmacology,
toxicology
Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cardiovascular pharmacology, macro-/micro-vascular diseases, vascular pathology in
cardiomyopathy
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Cardiovascular diseases, vascular biology, metabolo-epigenetics, chromatin remodeling