CU Innovations

Championing Pharmaceutical Innovation: Dr. Melanie Joy on Turning Gaps in Care into Breakthroughs

Written by Kallie Knop | December 04, 2025

A Q&A with Melanie S. Joy, PharmD, PhD, FASN, FCCP
Professor, Director of Innovation & Commercialization
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science

HIE Impact Innovation Champions are CU Anschutz faculty and staff embedded across campus who are helping shape a culture where ideas become impact. Through this spotlight series, we’ll introduce you to the Champions driving change from within — the connectors, catalysts, and collaborators who are making innovation more visible, accessible, and actionable for all. Get to know what motivates them, the discoveries they’re championing, and how they’re helping move bold ideas toward patient and societal benefit.

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