Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Michigan
Dr. Duxin Sun is the Charles Walgreen Jr. Professor of Pharmacy and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sun serves as the Director of Pharmacokinetics (PK) Core. Dr. Sun also has joint appointment in the Chemical Biology program, the Interdisciplinary Medicinal Chemistry program, and University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Sun’s research interests focus on drug discovery, nanomedicine and pharmacokinetics. Dr. Sun has published more than 240 papers (H-index 62), mentored 37 PhD students and 70 postdoctoral fellows/visiting scientists. Dr. Sun is a Fellow of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and has served as chair of the PPB (Physical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics) in AAPS. Dr. Sun served on FDA Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical Pharmacology Advisory Committee. Dr. Sun is the President of the University of Michigan Association of Chinese Professors (UMACP) (2020-2022). Dr. Sun has served on study sections for NIH and FDA.
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It takes 10 to 15 years and around US$1 billion to develop one successful drug. Despite these significant investments in time and money, 90% of drug candidates in clinical trials fail. Whether because they dont adequately...
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