Scientist
AustinPx
Daniel Davis received his BS in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin in 2015 and PharmD from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy (UTCOP) in 2019, where he graduated with research honors and academic honors. His research contributions resulted in him receiving the prestigious College of Pharmacy’s Outstanding Research Award. Daniel completed his Ph.D. in 2021 as part of the PharmD/PhD Honor’s program in the Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, and currently works as an associate principal scientist at AustinPX. Daniel has Authored six peer-reviewed publications, co-authored three peer-reviewed publications and eight published abstracts at international pharmaceutical conferences in the area of drug solubilization and amorphous solid dispersions, and he is an inventor on eight patents and patent applications. His research is focused on increasing the solubility of poorly water soluble drugs, specifically focused on innovation formulation designs for increased solubility. Much of this work uses KinetiSol processing, hot melt extrusion and selective laser sintering three-dimensional printing. Daniel received the B. Berard Matthews Endowed Scholarship, the Van Smith Endowed Presidential Scholarship, and the Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin based on his research. Daniel serves as the social media editor for AAPS PharmSciTech and a peer reviewer for the International Journal of Pharmaceutics.