Francine J Azeredo, B.Pharm, Ph.D.

Francine Johansson Azeredo, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the Center of Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. She received her B.S. in pharmacy from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil and earned her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the same university under the supervision of Prof. Teresa Dalla Costa. During her Ph.D., she was a short-term scholar at Prof. Hartmut Derendorf’s lab at UF, where she learned her skills in pharmacometrics. Dr. Azeredo had been an assistant professor at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) for almost six years, with Federal Grants. Her research projects include PK/PD modeling, microdialysis, pharmacokinetic evaluation of new compounds, and clinical population pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of anti-infective drugs and drugs used to treat neglected diseases.

Dr. Azeredo’s research interests are in: i)PK-PD modeling and simulation for parasitic poverty-related diseases and anti-infective agents to optimize drug therapy, focusing on combating drug-resistant Plasmodium through better information on drug-combined therapies; ii) Use of Modeling and Simulation to optimize the pharmacological treatment in special populations.