Center for Translational Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenomics
The center is a collaborative group of pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenomics experts with the scientific and technical expertise, knowledge, and physical resources to conduct high-level translational research in these fields.
- Pharmacokinetics: the study of the time course of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (i.e., disposition) of drugs in the body.
- Pharmacodynamics: the study of the relationship between drug concentrations and drug response in the body.
- Pharmacogenomics: the study of how genetic variation influences interindividual variability in drug disposition and response.
Academic and private investigators who wish to incorporate pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenomics into their research programs are invited to contact the Center for opportunities to collaborate with members.
Peter Anderson PharmD
Professor
Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program Director
Phone:303-724-6128
Christina Aquilante PharmD
Professor
Director of Pharmacogenomics for the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine
Phone:303-724-6126
Melanie Joy PharmD, PhD
Professor
Pharmaceutical Science Innovation and Commercialization Director
Phone:303-724-7416
Jennifer Kiser PharmD, PhD
Associate Professor
Colorado Antiviral Pharmacology Laboratory Co-Director, University of Colorado Center for Translational Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenomics Associate Director
Phone:303-724-6131
Boris Tabakoff PhD
Professor
Colorado Center for Nanomedicine and Nanosafety Co-Director
Phone:303-724-3668
Michael Wempe PhD
Associate Research Professor
Medicinal Chemistry Core Facility Director
Phone:303-724-8982
Pharmacokinetics
- HPLC with UV, Fluorescence, PDA
- LC-MS (ThermoScientific MSQ)
- LC-MS-MS (ThermoScientific TSQ Quantum)
- UPLC-MS-MS (ThermoScientific Accela-TSQ Vantage)
Pharmacogenomics
- DNA isolation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Pyrosequencing
Pharmacokinetics
- NONMEM
- PDx-POP
- Pirana
- PsN
- Xpose4
- Phoenix Academic Bundle
- Phoenix WinNonlin
- NLME
- IVIVC
- Connect
- Simcyp Simulator
- Simcyp Animal
- Boomer
Pharmacogenomics
- Biotage Primer Design Software
- PHASE (for haplotype analysis)
Study Design and Statistical Analysis
- PASS Power and Sample Size Software
- SPSS Statistical Analysis Software
- SAS Statistical Analysis Software
Designated as a Center of Excellence for Model-informed Drug Development (MDD)
Our program is designated as a Center of Excellence by Certara, a global leader in biosimulation. We are one of only five pharmacy schools in the nation to receive this designation which allows our students to use Certara’s Phoenix software suite as part of their analyses and method development.