
Mission
Our mission is to facilitate the clinical implementation of precision medicine by improving patient outcomes through the optimization of efficacy and limiting toxicity of drug therapy. This is accomplished through research, teaching and service focused on genetically-guided therapeutic decision-making, drug discovery and drug development.
Goals
- Enhance the quality of precision medicine through pharmacogenomics research
- Bring together faculty working in the precision medicine field and increase multidisciplinary collaboration among faculty
- Provide genotyping, gene expression, DNA methylation, and analytical services to the UF community and beyond
- Provide an environment for training clinical and translational scientists in pharmacogenomics
- Educate the UF Health community on pharmacogenomics
Services
Pharmacogenomic laboratory and analytical services are provided for UF and non-UF investigators through the CPPM Core Laboratory. Services are provided either as a price per sample or price per project depending on the service type and specific needs of the researcher. Researchers interested in multiple services will be provided with an estimate of the charges for the entire project. We strive to accommodate the needs of each researcher; if you do not see a service listed on our menu, please inquire.
GENOTYPING
Services and Pricing
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Leadership
Co Directors
Larisa H Cavallari Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP
Julio D Duarte Pharm.D., Ph.D., FAHA
Affiliated Faculty | Research Interests
CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE UF HEALTH CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER
Dominick Angiolillo, M.D., Ph.D.
* Effectiveness of cardiovascular drugs

Professor and the Debbie DeSantis Term Professor in the UF College of Pharmacy
Larisa Cavallari, Pharm.D.
* Effectiveness of cardiovascular drugs
* Dose requirements of warfarin
* Opioid effectiveness and toxicity
* Drug metabolism enzyme activity and expression
* Outcomes with clinical implementation of genotype-guided therapy

Clinical Associate Professor
Emily Cicali, Pharm.D.
* Drug metabolism enzyme activity and expression
* Outcomes with clinical implementation of genotype-guided therapy

Research Assistant Professor
Joseph Collins, Ph.D.
* Epigenetic and genetic variation contributing to differences in pharmacogene expression
* Computational approaches to utilize public datasets for variant discovery and validation

Clinical Professor
David DeRemer, Pharm.D.
* Cancer treatment outcomes
* Cardiotoxic response to cancer treatments (Cardio-Oncology)

Associate Professor
Julio Duarte, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
* Effectiveness of cardiovascular drugs
* Genomics to identify novel drug targets for cardiopulmonary diseases
* Outcomes with clinical implementation of genotype-guided therapy

Assistant Professor
Mohammed Gbadamosi, Ph.D.
* Personalized medicine
* Immuno-oncology
* Cancer disparities
* Metastatic cancer
* Big data analytics

Associate Professor
Yan Gong, Ph.D.
* Effectiveness of cardiovascular drugs
* Cardiotoxic response to cancer treatments (Cardio-Oncology)
* Adverse drug response to antiresorptive drugs

PRofessor
Awewura Kwara, M.D., M.B., ChB, M.P.H., TM
* Response to treatment for HIV, TB, HBV and other infectious diseases

Associate Dean For Research And Graduate Education; Professor And The Frank A. Duckworth Eminent Scholar Chair
Jatinder Lamba, Ph.D., M.Sc.
* Cancer treatment outcomes
* Toxicity to anti-leukemic agents
* CRISPR/cas9 mediated genetic perturbation screening in cancer
* Development of genomics guided immunotherapy for treatment of leukemia
* Systems biology approaches using multi-dimensional data to establish prognostic markers in cancer

Professor
John Markowitz, Pharm.D.
* Drug metabolism enzyme activity and expression
* Drug transporter activity

Assistant Professor
Caitrin McDonough, Ph.D., M.S.
* Effectiveness of cardiovascular drugs
* Predisposition to adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular outcomes and high risk disease
* Development of multi-dimensional data models for cardiovascular disease identification and prediction
* Development of multi-dimensional data models for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

Clinical Assistant PRofessor
Khoa Nguyen, Pharm.D.
* Effectiveness of cardiovascular drugs
* Opioid effectiveness and toxicity
* Outcomes with clinical implementation of genotype-guided therapy

Clinical Assistant Professor
Madeline Norris, Pharm.D.
* Outcomes with clinical implementation of genotype-guided therapy
* DPYD-guided fluoropyrimidine use
* Effective methods for patient and provider education

Clinical Assistant Professor
Nathan Seligson, Pharm.D.
* Cancer treatment options
* Systems biology approaches using multi-dimensional data to establish prognostic markers in cancer

Research Assistant Professor
Marwa Tantawy, Ph.D.
* Cardiotoxic response in cancer treatment (Cardio-oncology)
* Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine
* iPSC differentiation for mechanistic insights into cardiovascular complications

Associate Professor
Katie Vogel Anderson, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCACP, FCCP
* Student pharmacist success
* Implementation and evaluation of patient and clinician education initiatives
* Effective use of AI in Pharm.D. education

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Danxin Wang, M.D. Ph.D.
* Drug metabolism enzyme activity and expression

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