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Propel your career with our Research Track.

Our student pharmacists collaborate with faculty on both lab-based and clinical research projects ranging from cancer studies to prescription opioid abuse. By participating in research, our graduates are distinguished from their peers when seeking residency or career positions. 

 

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Fall Risk

Gatton faculty spearhead research into pharmacists role in determining fall risk in patients. Learn more.

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Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception

Faculty member earns grant to study pharmacist-prescribed contraception as a means of filling the gap in regional access to birth control in Appalachia and the southern U.S. Learn more.
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Transdermal treatment of opioid addiction

A faculty member earned a grant to aid in her research of the transdermal naloxone treatment of opioid addiction, potentially saving more lives from overdose by making the life-saving drug easier to administer and require less doses. Learn more.
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Pharmacogenomics

First year student pharmacists learn about pharmacogenomics (PGx) and receive their complete PGx analysis. Learn more.
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Fighting Multiple Myeloma

A faculty member tests plant-derived compounds to determine their impact on different types of cancer. Learn more.