Pharmacy Alumni

College of Pharmacy

- Education Programs Overview
- Doctor of Pharmacy
  The PharmD degree gives you the scientific background and clinical skills you need to offer the best in patient-centered care.
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
  Students receive a rigorous academic education, while also conducting cutting edge research in the laboratory using state-of-the art equipment and facilities.
- Pharmacy Technician
  Our pharmacy technician program provides state certification for those practicing in Nebraska and prepares those wishing to obtain national certification.
- Pathway Programs
  Students can get a head start on their PharmD degree by participating in one of the Pathway Programs we offer.
- Student Experience Overview
- Student Organizations
  Students have opportunities to participate in college, campus and professional level organizations.
- Student Resources
  Class schedules and popular links for students currently enrolled.
- Student Spotlights
  Our PharmD students share their experiences while attending our college.
- Our Faculty Overview
- College Leadership
  The Deans and Chairs of our college.
- Pharmacy Practice and Science Faculty
  The faculty members of our Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science.
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty
  The faculty members of our Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
- College Staff
  The support staff of our college.
- Office of Experiential Programs Overview
- Our Office
  The team supporting the Office of Experiential Programs.
- Preceptors
  The tools to help our Preceptors succeed.
- Preceptor Spotlights
  Our Preceptors share stories from the field.
- Research Overview
- Drug Discovery, Design & Delivery
  A major research focus in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is innovations in the area of delivery and/or targeting of drugs and genes.
- Clinical Pharmacology Research
  Our Clinical Pharmacologists research the effects of drugs on a population and develop new drug therapies to better focus on their target.
- Clinical Pharmacy Practice Research
  Research in the field of Clinical Pharmacy Practice focuses on the care a pharmacist provides.
News and Events

— College of Pharmacy — Education Programs — Pharmaceutical Sciences Programs — Medicinal Chemistry PhD Track

Medicinal Chemistry PhD Track

Arterolane Structure

Faculty and PhD students aligned with the Medicinal Chemistry track employ modern techniques of medicinal and organic chemistry, chemical biology, and molecular pharmacology to design, synthesize and evaluate novel compounds with activities in a wide variety of diseases. Areas of focus include infectious diseases, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases among many others. Faculty and students innovate with new synthetic method development, identification of new targets and the filing of patent applications detailing new potential experimental therapeutics. One compound first synthesized in the labs at UNMC is in clinical use, Arterolane (structure shown to the side), with several more in clinical trials.

College of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program at UNMC- Medicinal Chemistry Feature

Medicinal Chemistry Faculty

Jonathan L Vennerstrom, PhD

Professor, UNMC Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Send Email

Phone: 402-559-5362
Fax: 402-559-5673

Jonathan Vennerstrom

Corey Hopkins, PhD

Professor, UNMC Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Director, Center for Drug Design and Innovation

Send Email

Phone: 402-559-9729
Fax: 402-559-5673

Corey Hopkins

Paul Trippier, PhD

Professor, UNMC Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Co-Director, T32 Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Drug Discovery

Send Email

Phone: 402-836-9763
Fax: 402-559-5673

Paul Trippier

Jered Garrison, PhD

Professor, UNMC Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Vice Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Send Email

Phone: 402-559-3453
Fax: 402-559-9365

Jered Garrison

Martin Conda-Sheridan, PhD

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Send Email

Phone: 402-559-9361
Fax: 402-559-5673

Martin Conda-Sheridan

Explore our other PhD program tracks

Amber Hawk MS Ed

Amber Hawk, MS Ed

Director of Admissions & Recruitment

Phone: 402-559-5366

Fax: 402-559-5060