Research Overview

Student presenting research to another individual

Research in the College of Pharmacy spans a full continuum from concept to clinic, powered by researchers from across our departments.

We are committed to accelerating our research mission through three approaches:

  • Solving the greatest health care challenges across Minnesota, the nation, the world through the ingenuity of multidisciplinary sciences
  • Optimizing our research infrastructure to empower a competitive, world-class pharmaceutical science and pharmacy research enterprise
  • Escalating the translation of discoveries to implementation

     

5th
in National Institutes of Research funding
10th
in total research funding as compared to 97 other pharmacy schools
29,834,678
in total research dollars as of 2023

Research News

Joe presenting at the 2026 CTSI Symposium

Joe’s talk focused on research funded by Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) T32 training program.

Bill with his medal

Captain Howlett is a PhD Student in Prof. Elizabeth Ambrose’s laboratory in Medicinal Chemistry.

Dr. Raj Suryanarayanan.

Dr. Raj Suryanarayanan, professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, is the recipient of the 2026 Dale E. Wurster Research Award from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.