Research excellence

School of Pharmacy faculty and student research spans many fields. Catch up on our latest innovative research here:

Learn more about student and faculty research in the CSPS newsletter (PDF).

Research Highlights:

• 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

• Wettig lab develops novel compounds that can improve drug delivery

• 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
• Prof Feng Chang examines methadone maintenance treatment in rural southwestern Ontario

PharmD students who are interested in research are invited to consider taking the PHARM 401 Independent Study elective.

BSc students who are interested in research are invited to apply for the NSERC Undergraduate Research Award.