Clinical & Translational Research

John Dopp
John Dopp, Associate Professor (CHS)

Clinical practice: Treatment of sleep disorders and management of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.  Identification and management of sleep problems in college athletes.

Research Interests: Mechanisms for cardiovascular disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and identification of interventions and therapies to minimize and prevent cardiovascular complications.

Barry Gidal
Barry Gidal, Professor (CHS)

Clinical Practice:  Neurology

Research Interests:  Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the metabolic effects of anticonvulsant medications.

Mary Hayney
Mary Hayney, Professor (CHS) | Hayney Lab

Clinical Practice: Lung transplantation.

Research Interests: Host response to vaccination and protective effects, especially as they relate to immunosuppressed individuals.

Lisa Holle
Lisa Holle, Professor (CHS)

Clinical Practice: UW Carbone Cancer Center: adult ambulatory oncology care

Research Interests: Patient-decision making, roles/value of oncology pharmacist, cannabis

Paul Hutson
Paul Hutson, Professor (CHS) | Center for Psychedelic Research and Education

Clinical Practice: Palliative Care; Oncology / Hematology.

Research Interests: Palliative care; Population pharmacokinetic modeling; Entheogens.

Jeffrey Johnson
Jeffrey Johnson, Professor (Drug Action)

Research Interests: Transcriptional control of neuroprotective genes and prevention of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Huntington's and neuromuscular disease.  A focus on dysfunctional proteostasis in disease progression and viral-mediated delivery of protective genes to the brain.

Sin Yin Lim
Sin Yin Lim, Associate Professor (CHS) | Lim Research Group website

Research Interests: Improving pediatric pharmacotherapy through PK/PD modeling and simulation.

Edward Portillo
Edward Portillo, Associate Professor (CHS)

Clinical Practice: Primary Care/Ambulatory Care Clinic Practice

Research Interests: Evaluation and expansion of interprofessional service models using dissemination science to incorporate pharmacists as patient care providers. Education-based research involving evaluation of thematic curricular pathways to best position students for success post-graduation.

Warren Rose
Warren Rose, Professor (Drug Discovery)| Rose Lab website

Research Interests: • Antimicrobial resistance and pharmacodynamics  • Antimicrobial effects on host-pathogen interactions

Christine Sorkness
Christine Sorkness, Professor (CHS)

Research Interests: Evaluating the efficacy and safety of therapeutic agents for asthma and allergic diseases.

Cecilia Volk
Cecilia Volk, Assistant Professor (CHS) | Volk Lab

Research Interests: The lab is developing a zebrafish model of infection to help investigate the interactions between the host immune response, infecting pathogen, and antibiotics in order to optimize antibiotic use.

Paula Voorheis
Paula Voorheis, Assistant Professor | BUILD Lab

Research Interests: Integrating behavioural science and human-centred design to develop and evaluate digital health innovations that support patient self-management and healthcare system usability.

Cody Wenthur
Cody Wenthur, Associate Professor (Drug Action)| Wenthur Lab Website | Wisconsin Opioid Overdose Resource Center (WOORC)

Research Interests:  Synaptic plasticity in substance use and major depressive disorders; Development of antibodies against cannabinoids, opioids, sedative-hypnotics, and classical psychedelics; Immunologic biomarkers of drug use; Implementation of novel psychiatric treatments, including vaccine-based approaches and medication-assisted psychotherapy

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