School of Pharmacy faculty and student research spans many fields. Catch up on our latest innovative research here!
Researchers are using RNA in a new approach to fight HIV
School of Pharmacy Professor Dr. Emmanuel Ho developed a novel nanomedicine loaded with genetic material called small interfering RNAs (siRNA) to fight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) using gene therapy.
Waterloo Pharmacy researchers address significant gap in maternal medication research
In collaboration with researchers at the University of California San Diego, Waterloo Pharmacy researchers Cindy Yeung, Sherilyn Houle, Samuel Dubinsky, and Andrea Edginton developed a new metric to aid medication prescribing for breastfeeding mothers.
Waterloo Pharmacy professor named new Schlegel research specialist
Dr. Tejal Patel, clinical associate professor at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy, is welcomed as new research specialist at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging.
Waterloo researchers developing first drug of its kind to treat incurable eye diseases
Dr. Sachdev Sidhu, entrepreneur in residence researcher at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy, developed the drug alongside Dr. Jarrett Adams and Dr. Levi Blazer, researchers in engineering and science at Waterloo.
More research highlights
- Graduate program alumnus wins Pearson Medal in recognition of novel research
- Multidisciplinary team receives federal contribution to build multimedia tools to boost vaccine confidence
- Andrea Edginton receives Excellence in Science Research award
- Graduate student awarded prestigious Alzheimer's Society of Canada grant
- Pharmacy graduate student research recognized by prestigious journal
- Two School of Pharmacy professors recognized with WIN Research Leader awards
- PhD student Cindy Yeung wins prestigious CIHR doctoral funding
- New research shows that diabetes medications could treat COVID-19 in diabetes patients
- Cannabis use in older adults: American and Canadian researchers team up to identify trends
- Waterloo Pharmacy professor participates in prestigious meeting of leading health care stakeholders
- Nekkar lab determines that depression medications can help treat Alzheimer's disease
- Professor Jamie Joseph receives CIHR funding to examine root cause of type 2 diabetes
- Professor Emmanuel Ho develops new way to fight HIV transmission
- Professor William W. L. Wong uses government award to research hepatitis C-related policies in Ontario