Welcome to the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division at the University of Wisconsin - Madison! The Division is a talented international community of nearly 200 people, made up of world-class faculty, scientists, lecturers, technicians, administrative staff, postdoctoral researchers, and over 50 graduate students. The 2007 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index comparing the number of book and journal articles published by faculty, as well as journal citations, awards, honors, and grants received ranks the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division at the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy in the top 5 Pharmaceutical Sciences Programs in the nation.
The three core areas of the Division (Drug Discovery, Drug Action, and Drug Delivery) encompass the disciplines of medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical biochemistry, pharmaceutics, biotechnology, pharmacology and toxicology. Besides the National Cooperative Drug Discovery Group (NCDDG), the Analytical Instrumentation Center, and the Zeeh Pharmaceutical Experiment Station located in the School of Pharmacy, the Division is integrally associated with the vast number of multi-disciplinary research centers throughout the University of Wisconsin providing a truly first-rate research environment.
The mission of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division is to integrate the three core areas for increased collaborative interaction, diverse scientific understanding, graduate student development, and engaging didactic courses. This mission is accomplished through innovative research; education of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students; and service to the professional, scientific, and public communities.
Richard E. Peterson, Ph.D.
Chair, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences
NEWS
October 2009: Ben Shen, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, received grants from American Recovery Act Funds to support his ongoing program on natural product biosynthesis, engineering, and drug discovery. more...
September 2009: May Xiong, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, received funding from the National Cancer Institute to further her research in personalizing treatments for cancer patients. more...
September 2009: Thomas Diezi and Kyle Kleinbeck, pharmaceutical sciences graduate students, are among four UW-Madison graduate students who have been selected to receive a Baxter Innovation Award from Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield Ill. more...