Research Funding: UMSOP Ranks in Top 10
The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) ranks among the top 10 pharmacy schools in the country in regard to funded research grants and contracts, according to new data from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).
Fifty funded investigators helped the school place ninth with more than $25.8 million in research grants and contracts from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal and non-federal sources. AACP’s ranking is based on data from Oct. 1, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2022. “The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy has outstanding faculty with creative and innovative ideas aimed at addressing basic biological questions, clinical problems, and pharmaceutical health services gaps,” said Paul Shapiro, PhD, associate dean for research and advanced graduate studies and professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.