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Julio Duarte, PharmD, PhD, FAHA

Professor
Pharmacy Practice and Science
Email
duarte.77@osu.edu
Office

402 Riffe Building

Julio Duarte

Professional Interests

Dr. Duarte’s research focuses on two primary areas: (1) the biological mechanisms driving the progression of left heart failure, including the development of pulmonary hypertension, and (2) the clinical implementation of preemptive pharmacogenetic testing, particularly among medically underserved populations. His NIH-funded laboratory conducts translational research to identify genomic predictors of drug response and leverages genomic and transcriptomic approaches to discover novel therapeutic targets for future drug development.

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Biography

Dr. Julio Duarte is a professor in the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Science. He previously served as associate professor of pharmacy and medicine, co-director of the UF Center for Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine and the Debbie DeSantis Term Professor at the University of Florida (UF) College of Pharmacy. He earned both his PharmD and PhD in clinical pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Florida.

Before joining UF, Dr. Duarte was an assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and co-director of the University of Illinois Hospital Personalized Medicine Program. He has served as a grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), American Heart Association and U.S. Department of Defense. An elected Fellow of the American Heart Association, Dr. Duarte has received research awards from both UIC and UF.

Education

  • 2010-2011 - Postdoctoral Associate – University of Florida College of Pharmacy
  • 2010 - PhD, Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Florida College of Pharmacy
  • 2006 - PharmD, University of Florida College of Pharmacy
  • 2002 - AA, University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Honors

  • 2024 - Teaching and Service Award, University of Florida College of Pharmacy
  • 2023 - Faculty Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity Award, University of Florida College of Pharmacy
  • 2023 - Outstanding Teaching Team – Year 3, University of Florida College of Pharmacy
  • 2017 - Elected Fellow of the American Heart Association
  • 2017 - Outstanding Clinical Science Research Award, University of Florida College of Pharmacy
  • 2015-2017 - NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program Awardee (NHLBI)
  • 2015 - Finalist, Award for Excellence in Medication Safety, American Society of Health‑System Pharmacists Foundation (for the UIC Personalized Medicine Program)
  • 2013 - Hans W. Vahlteich Research Scholar, University of Illinois Chicago

Publications