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UHCOP's 2010-20 Mean NAPLEX First-time Pass Rate Ranks 4th in Nation, 1st in Texas

National And State Rankings Underscore Long-Term Program Strength

April 29, 2022 —

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  • July 9, 2026

    Gabriela Gaytán: Serving the Community That Raised Her

    UHCOP Pharm.D. candidate Gabriela Gaytán is preparing to return home to the Rio Grande Valley, using service-driven leadership, Spanish-language patient counseling and community pharmacy experience to strengthen access to care.

  • June 17, 2026

    Jerusha Daggolu: From Operating Room to Real-World Outcomes

    Ph.D. candidate Jerusha Daggolu draws on her clinical background in general surgery and a patient-centered approach to study treatment outcomes for adolescents and young adults with severe mental illness.

  • June 17, 2026

    New Discovery Uses Salt to Overcome Major Obstacle in Gene Therapy

    Researchers at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy have discovered an unexpected simple strategy to improve the performance of mRNA vaccines and gene therapeutics: adding salt. The findings, published in Small, address one of the biggest challenges facing modern gene medicine — getting fragile therapeutic material to the right place inside cells.