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When it became evident in late March that most research would be halted because of COVID-19, Dr. Jay McLaughlin’s lab went into high gear.

Graduate students Ariana Brice-Tutt and Mohammed Gbadamosi received AFPE Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowships, while Razanne Oueini, a Pharm.D. student, received a Gateway to Research Fellowship award.

McLaughlin is one of six UF College of Pharmacy faculty receiving tenure or promotion in 2020.

Max Russo completed his Final Dissertation Defense on June 15, 2020: “Molecular mechanisms associated with adverse effects of the environmentally persistent organochlorine pesticide dieldrin.” Committee members included Bin Liu, Ph.D., Joanna Peris, Ph.D., Jay McLaughlin, Ph.D., Sylvain Dore, Ph.D. and Christopher Vulpe, M.D., Ph.D.

The University of Florida College of Pharmacy received a record $28.3 million in research awards in 2019.

Thomas Cirino completed his final dissertation defense, “Biological Mediators of Pain, Substance Abuse and Cognitive Impairment in HIV Infection: Sufficiency of the HIV-Tat Protein,” on March 25, 2020.  …

The University of Florida College of Pharmacy achieved its highest ranking ever in the U.S. News & World Report list of America’s best pharmacy colleges, climbing four spots to No. 5 in the rankings released March 17, 2020.

Molly McDougle came in first place in the Junior Division Oral Competition at the 2020 Annual Research Showcase.

Wanhui Sheng won best pain/addiction/CNS disorders poster at the 2020 Annual Research Showcase.

The 2019-20 UF College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year award winner Lihui Yuan was nominated for the award three years in a row. And the year before that she was a Pharm.D. student. “Many of my former teachers are now my colleagues, and it’s strange not calling them, ‘doctor.’”…