University Distinguished Professor Of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
CurrentProfessor and former Chair, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, the nation's #5 department in this field in research productivity. As professor in this department and also in Biomedical Engineering (another top 30 national department), I run a research program broadly categorized as "materials in medicine". I teach courses in both departments, work on strategic university committees, and consult actively with industrial and governmental agencies in biotechnology issues globally.