Dr. Feng Zhang
Associate Professor Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Feng Zhang is an Associate Professor of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery at The University of Texas at Austin. Feng received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Science at the University of Texas at Austin in 1999. He worked at PharmaForm and Gilead Sciences, prior to joining the College of Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin in Jan 2014.
His research interests include (1) formulation, processing, and characterization of melt-extruded long-acting implants, (2) investigation of process-induced transformation of API during twin-screw continuous granulation, and (3) simulation and modeling of melt extrusion for preparing amorphous solid dispersions to enhance bioavailability of BCS Class 2 and 4 drugs.
Feng has published over 80 papers in peer reviewed journals, supervised 6 students to their Ph.D. degree, and mentored 2 post-doc. He is the inventor of 15 patents.