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

The CDD team in a meeting room discussing the Mpox project.

A $3.8 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will fund research led by the University of Minnesota Center for Drug Design (CDD) in collaboration with Texas A&M University aiming to create antiviral drugs for the treatment of Mpox. 

Jerrett Holdaway

Jerrett works closely with Dr. Gunda Georg on male contraceptive research.

Laura Hirsch & Mackenzie Wyllie

This prestigious award is bestowed upon the University's most outstanding PhD candidates for their accomplishments in highly significant and innovative research areas.