College of Pharmacy
Azeredo Lab
Led by Francine J Azeredo · Pharmaceutics
What we study
The Azeredo Lab studies PK-PD modeling and simulation to improve drug therapy for parasitic diseases and special populations, using microdialysis and clinical data.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Development of a semi-mechanistic disease-drug platform for hepatitis B
Builds a computer model that links a hepatitis B drug to its effects in the body, to help fine-tune drug therapy.
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Recent papers, explained
- Curcumin‐Loaded Nanocapsules: Population Pharmacokinetic and Time‐to Event Modeling in Healthy Rats and LPS‐Induced Inflammation Flies
2026 · Nano Select
Tested nanoencapsulated curcumin in rats and flies to improve its pharmacokinetics and anti-inflammatory effects.
- Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling of tafenoquine and evaluation of transporter-mediated drug–drug interactions
2026 · Frontiers in Pharmacology
Built a model to study tafenoquine's effects and drug interactions with transporters OCT2 and MATE1.
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- Quantitative and Clinical Pharmacology Perspectives on Next‐Generation Malaria Prevention Using Vaccines and Long‐Acting Monoclonal Antibodies
2026 · Clinical and Translational Science
Explores how vaccines and antibodies protect against malaria.
- Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antimalarial Agents: Optimizing Combination Therapies to Overcome Resistance Mechanisms
2026 · The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Reviews how drug timing and doses affect malaria treatments.
- Translational Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Mefloquine Against Plasmodium falciparum Using a Hollow Fiber Infection Model
2026 · ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science
Uses a lab model to study how mefloquine fights malaria in the blood.
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How to reach out
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