University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Looking to strengthen your expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing?

UMSOP's Tablets and Capsules Hands-On Short Course is one of only two programs of its kind in the United States, offering an immersive, week-long experience that takes participants through every stage of tablet and capsule manufacturing.

From raw materials and formulation to production, quality testing, and regulatory considerations, participants gain hands-on experience inside UMSOP's Applied Pharmaceutics Lab, a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) facility used to manufacture products for clinical trials.

Learn directly from nationally recognized faculty and industry experts who share not only the science, but the real-world techniques and insights that can't be found in a textbook.

📅 Aug. 3-7

Registration deadline extended to July 21: https://2026tabletscapsules.eventbrite.com.

Congratulations to Cherokee Layson-Wolf, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA, on receiving the 2026 Innovations in Teaching and Learning Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy - AACP's History of Pharmacy Special Interest Group! 🏆💙

The award recognizes Dr. Layson-Wolf's innovative approach to teaching pharmacy history, creating engaging learning experiences that help students understand how the profession's past continues to influence modern pharmacy practice and patient care. Through pharmacy history poster presentations, students in the Professional Foundations of Pharmacy course explored the profession’s evolution while building teamwork, communication, and research skills.

Dr. Layson-Wolf’s dedication to educational excellence is helping prepare future pharmacists with a deeper appreciation of the profession they are entering.
Congratulations on this outstanding national recognition!

Read more: https://news.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/umsops-cherokee-layson-wolf-receives-aacp-award-for-innovative-pharmacy-history-teaching

UMSOP is expanding its global impact through a new agreement with Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to support scientific training and collaboration in regulatory science and public health. 🌍💊

This partnership will help advance shared goals in strengthening drug safety systems, enhancing regulatory science capacity, and improving health outcomes through education, training, and scientific exchange.

By working across borders, UMSOP continues to advance its mission of improving the health of society globally. 🤝

Please join us in congratulating Hongbing Wang, PhD, on being named a University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Distinguished University Professor, the highest appointment awarded to a faculty member at UMB. 🏆💙

An internationally recognized leader in drug metabolism, drug-induced liver injury, and liver disease research, Dr. Wang's discoveries have advanced our understanding of how drugs are processed in the body and have helped inform drug development, patient care, and regulatory decision-making.

Beyond his research accomplishments, Dr. Wang is a dedicated educator, mentor, and leader whose impact can be seen across UMSOP and throughout the scientific community. His trainees have gone on to leadership roles in academia, industry, and government, and his work continues to influence the future of precision medicine and pharmaceutical sciences.

Congratulations on this well-earned recognition. 👏

🏆 Celebrating the leaders, partners, and visionaries helping shape the future of health care. 💙

At University of Maryland, Baltimore's annual awards ceremony, UMSOP community members were recognized for their extraordinary contributions to education, research, innovation, philanthropy, and community impact.

Dean Emerita Natalie D. Eddington, PhD '89, FAAPS, FCP, received the Catalyst for Excellence Award, recognizing decades of leadership that transformed UMSOP through groundbreaking research, expanded academic programs, global partnerships, and initiatives that continue to impact students, faculty, and patients around the world.

UMSOP also proudly celebrated Carlos Doti, MD, Deepa Lalla, PhD, MS, and Bob Li, MD, PhD, MPH, of AstraZeneca, recipients of Distinguished Service Awards for advancing student opportunities, research collaboration, and patient-centered innovation through their longstanding partnership with the School.

Together, these honorees demonstrate the power of leadership, collaboration, and service to create lasting change. ✨