Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty
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Peter Wildfong, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics 422 C Mellon |
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Educational Background
Hons. B.Sc. (Biochemistry), McMaster University
Ph.D.(Industrial and Physical Pharmacy), Purdue University
Research Program
The research focus of my group is within the field of Pharmaceutical Materials Science. Current projects seek to better understand specific physico-chemical and structural properties of pharmaceutically relevant materials and their impact on both large-scale manufacturing and final dosage form performance. Ongoing research is centered on mechanically activated solid state phase transformations of APIs and excipients, in which the potential for high-shear induction of polymorphism and amorphization is investigated. Key experimental techniques include powder X-ray diffractometry, thermal gravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and organic small molecule crystal structure solution and analysis.
Courses Taught
- PHCEU 360–Pharmaceutical Principles & Drug Delivery Systems I
- PHCEU 361–Pharmaceutical Principles & Drug Delivery Systems II
- GPHSC 691–Graduate Seminar
Papers
- Peter L.D. Wildfong, Kenneth R. Morris, Carl A. Anderson, Steven M. Short, “Demonstration of a Shear-Based Solid-State Phase Transformation in a Small Molecule Organic System: Chlorpropamide,” J. Pharm. Sci. 96(5): 1100-1113, 2007.
Invited Presentations
- Peter L.D. Wildfong, Michael D. Moore, Robert P. Cogdill, “Advances in Quantitative PXRD: Improving Resolution for Multi-Component Systems using Contemporary Chemometric Methods,” Invited Speaker: Advanced Solid State Analysis 9th International Workshop on Physical Characterization of Pharmaceutical Solids, Boston, MA. Tuesday, June 26, 2007.
- Peter L.D. Wildfong, Yannan Lin, “Developing an Understanding of Mechanically-Induced Solid State Phase Transformations at a Structural Level,” Invited Speaker: Advanced Solid State Analysis 9th International Workshop on Physical Characterization of Pharmaceutical Solids, Boston, MA. Thursday, June 28, 2007.
Appointments
- Past-chair for the National Institute of Pharmaceutical
- Technology and Education (NIPTE).
