
This research area deals with the development and optimization of drugs, their optimal delivery and maintenance at their sites of action as well as with the molecular diagnostics of human diseases.
The study of physicochemical properties of drugs and interactions with their targets, the development of drug formulations, new materials and strategies for design and controlled delivery of drugs to enhance therapeutic activity, targeted radiotherapeutic agents and molecular imaging agents, are examples of areas under investigation. Activities also include the study of drug transport mechanisms across biological barriers as well as the study of their absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination, which are important determinants of their biologic activity. The development of new nanomaterials, synthetic biology approaches for disease diagnostic applications, biological therapeutics including viral vector-mediated gene therapy, and the delivery of precision medicine are emerging topics of interest.
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Jeffrey Henderson Receives Prestigious Connaught Innovation Award
Award will support research to advance novel method of modifying cells for testing new gene therapies.
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Faces of PharmSci: Mahya Rezaeifarimani
Supervised by Prof. Shirley Wu, PhD student Mahya Rezaeifarimani is developing smart nanoparticles to help make radiation therapy work better for brain tumours by targeting low-oxygen areas that often make treatment less effective.
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Welcome Brandi Cambray - Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Assistant Professor Cambray will continue educating students on clinical decision making, preparing them to practice to the fullest of their professional scope.
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