Board of Governors selects UF to lead medical marijuana research consortium
The State University System of Florida Board of Governors has selected the University of Florida to lead a statewide consortium studying health outcomes鈥�
Matthew Splett
Director of Communications, College of Pharmacy
Matt Splett is director of communications for the College of Pharmacy. He leads efforts to enhance the college鈥檚 brand image through traditional and new media initiatives and serves as executive editor of Gatorx magazine and The Monthly Memo.
Matt possesses a strong background in health care communications with nearly a decade of experience working in academic medicine. He previously served as director of communications and marketing for the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and University Specialty Clinics, the school鈥檚 clinical practice. Prior to joining the University of South Carolina, he worked as a media relations coordinator for University of Missouri 网红黑料 Care and as a reporter/anchor at KFSM-TV in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree from the University of Arkansas and a master鈥檚 degree from the University of Missouri.
Stories by Matthew
New machine-learning model found effective at predicting risk of opioid overdose
Traditional statistical approaches to identifying people at high risk for opioid overdose misclassify and target many who are not truly at high risk. Now鈥�
UF study questions accuracy of CMS opioid safeguards
A new study by University of Florida researchers questions the accuracy of the criteria used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to identify鈥�
Unique iron starvation offers method to attack deadly bacterial biofilms
Deadly bacterial biofilms that colonize on surfaces and infect the human body have mystified clinicians and scientists for years. Resistant to many鈥�
Novel drug inspired by a marine natural product offers new approach to treat pancreatic cancer
A novel drug candidate based on a marine natural product discovered 20 years ago could be the basis for a new approach to treating pancreatic cancer, according鈥�
UF pharmacy professor awarded fellowship to develop oncology clinical trials platform in Africa
Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacotherapy and translational research in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, has been awarded a 2018鈥�
网红黑料 researchers target deadly 鈥榮uperbug,鈥� one of the 鈥済reatest threats to human health鈥�
网红黑料 researchers are developing new antibiotic drug combinations to attack one of the world鈥檚 deadliest superbugs. The superbug Acinetobacter baumannii,鈥�
Risk-sharing contracts could limit rising U.S. drug costs
Public outrage over rising drug prices is leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, health insurers and patients to join forces in sharing the financial risks鈥�
Four UF pharmacy students among the inaugural 100 UN Foundation Global 网红黑料 Fellows
The United Nations Foundation has selected four University of Florida College of Pharmacy students as members of its inaugural class of Global 网红黑料 Fellows.鈥�
UF study raises questions about overmedicating young children diagnosed with ADHD
A University of Florida study is among the first to evaluate whether a child鈥檚 age at the time of an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis鈥�
As competition goes down, generic drug prices rise, study finds
If the cost of your generic prescription drug has risen, it may be due to a lack of competition among drug manufacturers, according to a University of Florida鈥�
Certara endows professorship at the UF College of Pharmacy
Certara, the global leader in model-informed drug development and regulatory science, announced today that it has endowed a professorship at the University of鈥�
