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Daniel Gonzalez

Associate Professor in Medicine
Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology
P.O. Box 17969, Duke Clinical Reserach Institute, Durham, NC 27715
300 W. Morgan Street, Durham, NC 27701

Overview


Dr. Daniel Gonzalez is an Associate Professor in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology of the Department of Medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine, and a member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute. He also has a secondary appointment in the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology. Dr. Gonzalez received his PharmD and PhD from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in 2008 and 2012, respectively. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship through the UNC-Duke Collaborative Clinical Pharmacology T32 Postdoctoral Training Program. Following completion of his post-doctoral training, Dr. Gonzalez served as a faculty member at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy between 2014 and 2023 and moved to Duke University in 2023. 

Dr. Gonzalez’s experiences have afforded a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary research program focused on advancing public health by promoting the safe, effective, and individualized use of drugs, with an emphasis on pediatric populations. His research interests include clinical pharmacology and applying mathematical modeling and simulation techniques to characterize the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs, guide drug dosage selection, and improve drug safety. Dr. Gonzalez’s research program is funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and he has published >115 peer-reviewed publications and >40 abstracts. He has been the major advisor for 8 PhD students (5 completed, 3 in training) and 15 postdoctoral fellows.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor in Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, Medicine
Associate Professor in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology · 2024 - Present Pharmacology & Cancer Biology, Basic Science Departments
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2023 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Evaluating the duration of post-discontinuation therapeutic ampicillin exposures in preterm infants.

Journal Article J Perinatol · March 13, 2026 OBJECTIVE: Determine if preterm infants have prolonged therapeutic post-discontinuation antibiotic exposures (PDAE) following empiric ampicillin. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study of 27 infants ≤7 days and <37 weeks gestational age (GA) receiving ampicillin ... Full text Link to item Cite

PQRI Workshop: Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD) Approaches in Pediatric Formulation Development.

Journal Article AAPS J · March 9, 2026 In February of 2024, the Product Quality Research Institute held a virtual workshop entitled "Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD) Approaches in Pediatric Formulation Development." The workshop covered a range of topics related to pediatric formulation d ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act Pediatric Trials Network

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2032

Mentoring in Anti-Infective Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031

PTN 3.0 Task Order #2_ BPCA Pediatric Drug Development Clinical Trial Infrastructure

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

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Education


University of Florida · 2012 Ph.D.
University of Florida · 2008 Pharm.D.