Research
Archives
- 2026
- 01/13/26 Rethinking Muscle Protection in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- 01/06/26 UHCOP Researcher Receives $900,000 CPRIT Grant to Develop Nanodrug That Boosts Immune System to Fight Cancer
- 2025
- 12/16/25 University of Houston Researchers Identify New Target to Counteract Muscle Wasting in Pancreatic Cancer
- 12/02/25 Asias-Dinh Earns ACCP PRN Best Poster Award for Study on Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Underserved Population
- 11/11/25 University of Houston Joins $21.2M Statewide Effort to Fight Opioid Crisis
- 10/30/25 UH Pharmacy Researcher Provides New Hope in Managing Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- 10/07/25 University of Houston Professor Awarded $3.9M To Fight Deadly Parasites That Threaten Children and Immunocompromised Adults
- 10/06/25 College Returns to Top 25 in National Institutes of Health, Retains No. 30 Spot in All Sources Grants
- 09/04/25 New Antibiotic to Fight Superbug C. Diff Proves Effective in Clinical Trial
- 06/03/25 Wu Receives AHA Established Investigator Award for Research into Embryonic Cardiac Cell Signaling
- 05/27/25 Event's Successful Second Year Showcases Trainee, Faculty Projects from Across UH and Neighboring Institutions
- 05/23/25 UHCOP-based Institute Welcomes Nearly 300 Researchers to Inaugural International Conference
- 05/12/25 Students, Preceptors, Sites and Faculty Members Honored for Excellence at Graduation Awards Reception
- 04/29/25 Ph.D. Candidate Yazdanfard Receives American Society of Addiction Medicine Abstract Award
- 03/19/25 Li Receives Pilot Award to Study Hormone Replacement Therapy in Menopausal MS Patients
- 03/18/25 Thornton Receives APhA's Wiederholt Prize for Best Published Paper Award
- 03/17/25 UH Pharmacy Researcher Discovers How the Heart’s Layers Communicate During Formation
- 02/25/25 Muscle Biology and Cachexia New Institute Focuses on Developing Interventions to Skeletal Muscle Loss, Wasting in Aging, Cancer and Other Diseases
- 02/06/25 UH Researcher Fighting Childhood Cancer at the Cellular Level
- 01/14/25 Darabi Joins NIH-supported Collaboration on Stem Cell-based Disease Modeling for Lethal Neonatal Myopathy
- 01/01/25 Eubank Awarded ACCP Grant to Predict Mortality Risk of C. difficile Infection when Colonized with Enterococcus
- 2024
- 11/26/24 Darabi Receives $390K NIH Award to Develop Novel Stem Cell-based Therapies for Skeletal Muscle Disorders
- 11/25/24 Eubank Awarded $40K Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Grant to Predict Severity of C. diff Infection
- 11/14/24 Outsmarting Superbugs Resistant to Antibiotics
- 09/24/24 University of Houston Unveils Guideline to Enhance Treatment Access for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Pharmacies
- 09/10/24 Discovery at UH College of Pharmacy: Signaling Bridges Help Cells Communicate While Heart Develops
- 08/14/24 More Than 60 Podium, Poster Presentations from UHCOP Labs Showcased at PPS Research Symposium
- 07/25/24 Miao Receives $300K AHA Award to Study Transformational Potential of Epicardial Cells to Better Understand Role in Heart Regeneration
- 07/22/24 UH College of Pharmacy Unveils Breakthrough in Skeletal Muscle Regeneration
- 07/18/24 UHCOP's Wu Awarded $300K American Heart Association Grant to Investigate Suspect Gene in Congenital Heart Defect
- 06/10/24 Discovery Unveils Key to Heart Development in Womb, Unravels Cause of Spongy Heart Disease
- 05/08/24 Discovery of Key Target for Precision Pharmacology Makes Ideal Candidate to Treat Heart Failure
- 05/08/24 Inaugural Clinical and Translational Research Symposium Brings Together Wide-ranging Projects, Opens Doors for Collaboration
- 05/06/24 Third Year of Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium Focuses on Transitions of Care in Older Adult Population
- 04/25/24 Treatment for Deadly Superbug C. diff May Be Weakening
- 04/10/24 UH College of Pharmacy Researcher Examines Trends in Rising Cost of Medicine
- 03/28/24 Predicting Weight Gain in Children Using Second Generation Anti-Psychotic Medication
- 03/14/24 Summer Program Builds Next-Generation Cardiovascular Researchers
- 03/11/24 CPRIT Grant Supports UH College of Pharmacy Fight Against Rare Genetic Disorder
- 01/31/24 Revolutionizing Treatment for Deadly Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
- 01/05/24 Paid Summer Cardiovascular Research Program for Undergraduate Students, Recent Graduates Renewed for 3 Years
- 2023
- 12/22/23 Improving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
- 12/01/23 UHCOP Students Take Top Spot in Texas, Among Top 5 Colleges in Nation for ASHP Midyear Poster Presentations
- 10/09/23 Examining When to Get Off Meds for Multiple Sclerosis
- 09/20/23 Salim Establishes First Refugee Mental Health Research-Experiential Service Learning Program at Jordanian University
- 09/18/23 Pharm.D. Alumna, Ph.D. Student Le Awarded NLM Fellowship to Develop Resistance Prediction Tool for Life-threatening Bacterial Infection
- 08/18/23 Students, Postdoctoral Researchers Present 40+ Projects at Annual Departmental Showcase
- 08/04/23 2022 Graduate Wins UH Honor for Project Showing Benefits of Newer Cancer Treatments for Older Adult Medicare Patients
- 05/29/23 3 Rising Researchers Recognized at UHCOP-hosted 48th Annual Regional Scientific Meeting
- 05/24/23 Discovery Slows Down Muscular Dystrophy
- 05/04/23 First-of-its-Kind Research Center Focuses on Intersection of Population Health and Pharmacoepidemiology
- 04/28/23 Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium Explores Evidence-based Best Practices
- 04/19/23 UHCOP Graduate Student Wins AMCP Best Poster for Atrial Fibrillation Adherence Study
- 04/19/23 Ph.D. Student Awarded APhA Best Podium Presentation for Study on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
- 04/11/23 Examining the Causes of Muscle Wasting
- 04/04/23 University of Houston Leads Effort to Improve Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
- 03/24/23 April 13-14 Symposium Presents Evidence, Practice Updates in Geriatric Medication Safety
- 03/14/23 March 27 UH Research Symposium Shines Light on Health Challenges Among Refugee Communities
- 01/31/23 New Live Bacterial Product for Stubborn Superbug Improves Quality of Life
- 01/09/23 Grammy-nominated Recording Artist Aloe Blacc Aims to Bring Down House on COVID Infection Backing Drug Development by UHCOP Researchers
- 2022
- 11/21/22 Discovery May Advance Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
- 11/14/22 Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic
- 10/31/22 University of Houston PREMIER Center Tackles Opioid Epidemic
- 10/28/22 Ph.D. Student Wins AAPS Best Abstract Award for Presentation on Drug Delivery System for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- 10/22/22 7 UHCOP Faculty Members Among 'World's Top 2% Most-Cited' Scientists
- 09/28/22 Undergraduate Student Eyes Research Career After Completing UHCOP Summer Research Fellowship
- 08/29/22 PPS Research Symposium Brings Together Student, Postdoc and Faculty Researchers
- 08/18/22 5 Texas Undergraduates Complete Program to Encourage Graduate Study in STEM, Careers in Cardiovascular Research and Medicine
- 07/15/22 College Inches Up in Both Total, NIH Research Expenditures in FY21 Rankings by AACP
- 07/01/22 4 Student Researchers Recognized for Podium, Poster Presentations at UHCOP-hosted Southern Pharmacy Administration Conference
- 06/29/22 Ph.D. Student Earns Regional MALTO Conference Presentation Award for Work on Synthetic Compound Inhibiting Growth, Spread of Cancer Stem Cells
- 06/09/22 Researchers, Students to Present Health Outcomes Findings During Regional Meeting at UHCOP June 24-26
- 06/01/22 Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy Ph.D. Graduates Earn Top Research Poster Awards at International Meeting
- 04/14/22 National Institute on Aging-funded Symposium Explores Latest Research, Practice Findings in Geriatric Medication Safety
- 04/13/22 Ph.D. Student Earns AMCP Best Poster Award for Study Showing Benefits of Phone-based Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence
- 03/16/22 Trivedi's CPRIT-funded Research Aims to Match Oncology Patients with 'Best-fit' Chemotherapies
- 02/21/22 New PhRMA Foundation Fellowship for Ph.D. Candidate Aids Research into Reducing Chemotherapy's Gut Toxicity
- 02/04/22 Researchers Invited to Submit Medication Safety, Use Projects for Presentation and Award Consideration at Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium April 7-8
- 01/28/22 Organizers and Mentors Pumped for Return of Paid Summer Cardiovascular Research Program for Undergraduate Students, Recent Graduates
- 01/19/22 ACCP Foundation Supports Gonzales-Luna, Garey Study on Resistance Role of Infectious Bacteria in Treatment Failures with First-line Antibiotic Vancomycin
- 2021
- 12/21/21 UHCOP Researchers Receive $400K Rheumatology Foundation Grant to Further Study Compound to Inhibit Inflammatory Activation in Autoimmune Disorders
- 12/20/21 Breakthrough Identification of Proteins Necessary for Muscle Regeneration
- 12/01/21 New Program Aims to Recruit UH Undergraduate STEM Students for Mentoring, Tutoring Arab Refugee/Immigrant High School Students
- 11/29/21 Aparasu's Work to Assess Multiple Sclerosis Patient Medication Adherence, Relapse Rates Receives AHRQ Support
- 11/03/21 Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Aggressive HR-positive Breast Cancer
- 10/12/21 UH College of Pharmacy Joins Nationwide Network of Universities to Transform How Medications and Vaccines are Delivered
- 10/06/21 C. Difficile Is Everywhere – Even on the Bottom of Footwear
- 04/19/21 UH Researcher Joins Team Developing Opioid Vaccine
- 03/04/21 Exploring Pieces of Heart Muscle that Fail to Compact
- 2020
- 12/16/20 Can Early Drug Intervention Prevent Weight Gain in Children with Mental Illness?
- 11/17/20 New Drug Discovery Institute Launches at University of Houston
- 11/04/20 Combining Eastern Medicine with Western to Improve Cancer Therapy
- 10/27/20 Rising Opioid Use During Pandemic Heightens Need for Safe Drug Disposal
- 09/03/20 Examining the Side Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia Drugs
- 02/13/20 Four UH Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Inventors