Drug Discovery

UF Pharmacy leads the way in researching novel opioid addiction, alternate pain treatments.

By: Donovan Baltich
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WEANING ADDICTS OFF OPIOIDS

The UF College of Pharmacy uses an interdisciplinary approach to solving pain and addiction issues. Pharmacodynamics faculty Jay McLaughlin, Ph.D., and Lance McMahon, Ph.D., collaborate with medicinal chemistry faculty Christopher McCurdy, Ph.D., Bonnie Avery, Ph.D., and Jane Aldrich, Ph.D., meet with their respective researchers and graduate students to discuss latest research. The UF College of Pharmacy uses an interdisciplinary approach to solving pain and addiction issues. Pharmacodynamics faculty Jay McLaughlin, Ph.D., and Lance McMahon, Ph.D., collaborate with medicinal chemistry faculty Christopher McCurdy, Ph.D., Bonnie Avery, Ph.D., and Jane Aldrich, Ph.D., meet with their respective researchers and graduate students to discuss latest research. Jesse Jones

MANIPULATING OPIOID RECEPTORS TO PREVENT ADDICTION

Career Highlights

All five of these faculty joined the UF College of Pharmacy since 2015

Lance McMahon, Ph.D.
Christopher McCurdy, Ph.D.
Jane Aldrich, Ph.D.
Bonnie Avery, Ph.D.

SIGMA RECEPTORS: DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PAIN

FROM LAB BENCH TO HUMANS IN ONE PLACE