Amanda Bryant-Friedrich

Dr. Amanda Bryant-Friedrich is Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Dean of the Graduate School at Wayne State University's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She joined Wayne State in August 2020 after serving as Dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs at the University of Toledo, with prior academic appointments at Oakland University and Wayne State.

Education

• Master of Science in Chemistry, Duke University, 1992
• Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Ruprecht-Karls Universität (Heidelberg, Germany), 1997

Research Focus

Her laboratory investigates naturally occurring and synthetically modified nucleosides/nucleotides to elucidate molecular mechanisms of disease pathogenesis. This foundational work drives innovative approaches to pharmaceutical design, emphasizing molecular etiology studies and therapeutic development pipelines.

Honors

• Fellow, American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• Leadership Fellow, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

She teaches research methodology courses including UGR1050 for BUILD Scholars, fostering scientific training frameworks.