Research Keywords (5-6 keywords):
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Drug delivery systems
- Oral bioavailability
- Active peptides
- Cannabinoids
Research Highlights: (5 to 6 sentences)
Amnon Hoffman is a Professor (Emeritus) for Bio-pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacy. He investigates the biopharmaceutical aspects of drug delivery systems (DDS)s and drug development. Prof. Hoffman is a worldwide expert in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics. He focuses in the field of structure (conformation ) – oral bioavailability relationship of peptides. Investigate modes of administrations for enhanced oral bioavailability of drugs both lipophilic (e.g. cannabinoids) and polar active compounds.
For 32 years he was the Head of the Division of Clinical Pharmacy at HUJI and Manager of the Doctor of Pharmacy program. He supervised 53 M.Sc. and 33 Ph.D. students, published over 180 scientific papers and hold over 20 patents in the field of DDS and drug discovery.