Drug development reaps research rewards
Raymond Bergeron, Ph.D., Duckworth Professor of Drug Development, has turned drug patent profits into an investment in research at the College of Pharmacy. The鈥�
Linda Homewood
Director of Communications, UF College of Pharmacy
Linda Homewood, APR is the Director of News & Communications for the UF College of Pharmacy, she is also the editor of the college鈥檚 alumni magazine, GATORx. An accredited member of the Florida Public Relations Association, she has more than 18 years of public relations and marketing communications experience in government, corporate industry, and higher education. Homewood joined UF in 2002, and works closely with UF news offices to report ongoing faculty research and pharmacy education news to news media and professional pharmacy associations. She is a member of UF Communications Network and UF Editors Forum. She also works closely with the college鈥檚 Office of Development and Alumni Affairs team to keep UF pharmacy alumni informed about news and events in the college.
Stories by Linda
UF College of Pharmacy teams with Tufts University School of Medicine
A new University of Florida research center is investigating how foods and drugs interact to prevent potentially harmful side effects and improve patient鈥�
UF College of Pharmacy honors three leaders in pharmacy
The College of Pharmacy presented distinguished pharmacy awards during spring commencement ceremonies to two college alumni and a nonalumnus for their鈥�
Pharmacy professor elected future president of American College of Clinical Pharmacology
Hartmut Derendorf, Ph.D., a University of Florida College of Pharmacy professor and chairman of the pharmaceutics department, has been elected the future鈥�
UF College of Pharmacy graduate student wins Best Paper award in Clinical Sciences
Sharrel L. Pinto, Pharm.D., a UF College of Pharmacy student and research coordinator, is the recipient of the 2004 American Pharmacists Association Academy of鈥�
College Honors Three Leaders in Pharmacy
The College of Pharmacy presented distinguished pharmacy awards in May's commencement ceremonies to two college alumni and a nonalumnus for their significant鈥�
UF researchers contributed to FDA decision to regulate pancreatic enzymes
A University of Florida professor of pharmacy and pediatrics calls this week鈥檚 decision by the Food and Drug Administration to regulate pancreatic enzyme鈥�
Study shows St. John鈥檚 wort may compromise cancer drug鈥檚 ability to prevent relapse
St. John鈥檚 wort, an herb thought to be a safe, natural remedy for mild depression, may interfere with a powerful cancer-fighting drug鈥檚 ability to prevent鈥�
UF College of Pharmacy partners with local drugstore to provide free asthma assessment service
A University of Florida pharmacist is working with a local drugstore to launch an asthma assessment service that will include a lung function test typically鈥�
Pharmacy chairman marks 20-year anniversary with new beginnings
Professor Hartmut Derendorf, Ph.D., marks his 20-year anniversary at the College of Pharmacy by focusing on new beginnings that include a new research center鈥�
University of Florida College of Pharmacy forges an international alliance in forensic science education
Terrorism has become a new reality in the United States, creating a sudden awareness of the lack of training and resources in forensic science. In answer to鈥�
UF College of Pharmacy celebrates "firsts" with a groundbreaking at St. Petersburg College
At a groundbreaking ceremony today at the St. Petersburg College campus, the University of Florida College of Pharmacy celebrates two "firsts" a multi-agency鈥�