January 13, 2026

Student Feature: Principle and Purpose

UHCOP Pharm.D. candidate Tam Vu shares how family, education and hands-on community outreach shaped his path to pharmacy and why building trust and long-term relationships with patients matters most to him.

• Spotlights

January 13, 2026

Rethinking Muscle Protection in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

UHCOP faculty researcher Anirban Roy, Ph.D., has received a $300,000 grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association to support his work focusing on Transforming Growth Factor-β–Activated Kinase 1 (TAK1), a signaling protein known to regulate inflammation, muscle growth and cell survival, in the development and progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

• Research

January 6, 2026

UHCOP Researcher Receives $900,000 CPRIT Grant to Develop Nanodrug That Boosts Immune System to Fight Cancer

Gao and team developed Nano-273, a dual-function nanodrug packaged in a tiny albumin-based particle, which both activates STING and blocks PI3Kγ—a pathway that drives Breg expansion, while albumin nanoparticles help deliver the drug directly to immune cells, reducing unwanted side effects.

• Research

December 16, 2025

University of Houston Researchers Identify New Target to Counteract Muscle Wasting in Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers at the University of Houston are pushing the boundaries of biomedical innovation with a discovery that could transform treatment for one of cancer’s most devastating complications.

• Research

December 11, 2025

AAPP Receives Seizure First Aid Grant

With grant support from its national parent organization, the University of Houston College of Pharmacy chapter of the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) is launching “Operation Seizure First Aid” to strengthen seizure safety and emergency preparedness across the UH campus.

• Student

December 5, 2025

Student Feature: From Track Hurdles to Health Care Leadership