New Nanofiber Sensing Tech With Widespread Applications
UofU's own Dr. Ling Zang invented the new chemical detection nanofiber technology... Read More
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Dr. Karen Wilcox Received American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Founders Award
One of the most prestigious awards given by the American Epilepsy Society... Read More
Course for the Implementation of Clinical Trials for Young Investigators
This Spring 2021 course provides a foundation for understanding the implementation of clinical drug and device trials... Read More
Karlee Paloukos' PharmD Project is Making Waves
Mail-order Medications Often Exposed to Unsafe Temperatures, Study Shows... Read More
Postdoc Fellow Shannon Gadd First Author in Research Project
Shannon Gadd, Pharm D graduate and postdoc fellow, has been published in Journal of Affective Disorders Reports... Read More
Dr. Diana Brixner Awarded $100,000 Research Award from PhRMA
Dr. Diana Brixner has been awarded a 2021 Research Award in Value Assessment from Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America... Read More
Passing the Baton for the Associate Dean for Research
Thank you Dr. Derrell Davis for your service as Associate Dean for Research and congratulations Dr. Carol Lim on your new appointment.... Read More
CSTEC Renewed a Research Grant from SCM Lifescience, Total 1.5 Million
CSTEC renewed a research grant for the project “Development of Clonal BMSC Sheets for Kidney Fibrosis Treatment”... Read More
College of Pharmacy is Part of the New University of Utah Therapeutics Accelerator Hub
The expertise and resources of U2TAH will help us ensure that the discoveries we make will lead to treatments that directly improve people’s lives... Read More
Publication from CSTEC Research Team Among Top 100 Articles
The publication is ranked in the top 100 articles in Cell and Microbiology category in the journal, Scientific Reports... Read More
Estimating the Public Health Impact and Economic Benefits of Herpes Zoster Vaccination Services by Community Pharmacies
Dr. Nathorn (Nui) Chaiyakunapruk is building a mathematical model to estimate the public health and economic impact of vaccination services by community pharmacies... Read More
$1.68 million in Grants Given For Keratoconus Orphan Drug Candidate
Dr. Sarah Molokhia and iVeena given grants for pursuing the first non-surgical, pharmacologic treatment for keratoconus... Read More
Drs. Ghandehari and Jafari Granted a Research Award from the HCI Melanoma Center
In collaboration with Dr. Robert Judson-Torres (Huntsman Cancer Institute), Drs. Hamid Ghandehari and Paris Jafari were granted a Research Award from the HCI Melanoma Center... Read More
Dr. Mingnan Chen’s Laboratory Proudly Received a Pilot Grant
Dr. Mingnan Chen’s Laboratory for Immunotherapeutics Study proudly received a pilot grant from the Melanoma Center of the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute... Read More
Meta-Analysis by Dr. Chaiyakunapruk Published in Cochrane Library
Our very own Nathorn (Nui) Chaiyakunapruk completed a network meta-analysis on systemic treatments for eczema that has recently been published in Issue 9, 2020 of the Cochrane Library. ... Read More
Mei Koh, PhD, Talks About Unexpected Kidney Cancer Research Findings
Findings for this newly published study show polar opposite results for two key kidney cancer proteins... Read More
Alan Abbinanti Places 3rd For The North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference
Alan Abbinanti's abstract for his PharmD project places 3rd for the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference. ... Read More
Dr. Bartolato Named One of Four U Presidential Scholars
Dr. Marco Bartolato has been named one of the four U Presidential Scholars... Read More
Raziye Mohammadpour, PhD, First Author of Publication in Chronic Toxicity of Silica Nanoparticles Study
The story about this study in collaboration with Dr. Marina Dobrovolskaia at the NCL can be found here... Read More
Christine Nervig Awarded AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
She was 1 of around 40 individuals selected nationwide from pharmacy schools across the United States to receive this fellowship... Read More
Congratulations Nitish Khurana For Receiving the Skaggs Fellowship
Skaggs Fellowship awarded to Nitish Khurana, graduate student in the Ghandehari and Alt labs... Read More
ADD Program Awarded Warrior of Epilepsy Research Award
On June 22, the Anticonvulsant Drug Development (ADD) Program was presented with the first ever Warriors of Epilepsy Research Award from the Epilepsy Foundation Utah... Read More
Melanie Hunter and Kelsey Merlo Awarded The APhA Pharmacy Scholarship
Melanie Hunter and Kelsey Merlo Awarded The APhA Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy Scholarship... Read More
The AphA-ASP Reports Wonderful Student/Patient Opportunities Despite COVID-19
The AphA-ASP recently compiled and submitted their national report for the 2019-2020 year. Melanie Hunter, PharmD Candidate for the class of 2021, gives us some exciting and positive news in regards to the national report. ... Read More
College of Pharmacy Students Ranked as a Finalist Team for ACCP Clinical Research Challenge
The threesome earned their way to a spot as one of the finalist teams in the national ACCP Clinical Research Challenge.... Read More
White Coats for Black Lives
Healthcare professionals from the University of Utah chose to demonstrate their commitment to improve the health and safety of people of color by kneeling together in silence for 8 minutes.... Read More
AACP Walmart Scholarship Awarded to Two Pharmacy Students
AACP Walmart Scholarship awarded to Mikayla Mills and Gursimran (Simi) Kaur... Read More
Our commitment to Equity and Inclusion
We are dismayed, saddened, and angered by the abhorrent killing of George Floyd, which has served as yet another reminder of the racism, deep divisions and injustices that persist in our country.... Read More
Dr. Ghandehari - New Chair of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Hamidreza (Hamid) Ghandehari as Department Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, effective May 16, 2020.... Read More
Dr. David Grainger was just awarded the International Award from the European Society for Biomaterials.
"Distinguished Professor Dr. David Grainger was just awarded the International Award from the European Society for Biomaterials.... Read More
Winner of the Annual Fox Award for 2019-2020
Nithya Subrahmanyam & Nitish Khurana tied for the winner of the Annual Fox Award for 2019-2020... Read More
Dr. Brixner will begin a one year sabbatical
On July 1, 2020 Dr. Brixner will begin a on year sabbatical as a Visiting Scholar of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) to further develop their research agenda. ... Read More
COVID-19 DDIs Webinar on May 13th
Register for our upcoming webinar about drug-drug interactions related to treatments for COVID-19.... Read More
Dr. Paris Jafari, Research Assistant Professor, was sought out for an interview
r. Paris Jafari, Research Assistant Professor, was sought out for an interview for "UGRIZNIMO ZNANOST"... Read More
Jiyuan "Jane" Yang, Ph.D., has received a 3-year DOD Breast Cancer Research Program grant
Jiyuan "Jane" Yang, Ph.D., Research Professor at the Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery (CCCD) and a vital part of Jindrich Kopecek’s lab has received a 3-year DOD Breast Cancer Research Program grant totaling $1,509,750... Read More
Distinguished Professor Sung Wan Kim's Legacy (1940-2020)
Distinguished Professor Sung Wan Kim was a pillar of the University of Utah College of Pharmacy.... Read More
The Biology of Violence
Marco Bortolato, MD PhD, is an associate professor at University of Utah Health who studies the underlying biology in impulse control through animal models and how it manifests in violent behavior.... Read More
Profiles in Pharmacy #5 - Alice Olsen: Veterinary Pharmacist
Alice Olsen, CoP Alumna and Veterinary Pharmacist, loves her career because she can help her four-legged friends.... Read More
Hamid Ghandehari and Jeremiah Alt Awarded a CCTS Pilot Project Grant
The University of Utah NIH funded Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) has selected the collaborative... Read More
New ‘tablet’ alternative to opioid prescriptions used for the first time in one Utah hospital
It’s the first of its kind here in Utah: Managing pain through a tablet — an electronic tablet.... Read More
John Saunders, Pharmacotherapy Research Fellow, Awarded Rho Chi Society’s Clinical Research Scholarship
John Saunders, Class of 2019 Alumnus and Pharmacotherapy Research Fellow, was awarded the... Read More
College of Pharmacy Legacy - Reed Jensen
Dr. Reed Jensen, Pharmacist and Class of 1963 Alumnus, had an interesting path to pharmacy school. ... Read More
Current and Former CoP Faculty Members Dr. Ruiz-Negrón and Dr. McAdam Marx Awarded RWJF Grant For Study
The study, 'The Effects of Increases in Patient Out-of-Pockets Costs for Insulin on Diabetes- Utilization and Outcomes in Patients with Prescription Drug Coverage'... Read More
Soaring drug prices, greed spark legislative debate and action by Utah nonprofit
It was about three years ago when Dan Liljenquist first started to piece together the idea of creating a first-of-its-kind drug company.... Read More
The One Question For Your Pharmacist
A trip to the pharmacy should be simple. Pick up your medications and be on your way, right. But what about your medication’s potential side effects or interactions with other drugs?... Read More
Virginia Pharmacy Student Crowned Miss America 2020
A pharmacy student has been named winner of Miss America 2020 after performing ... Read More
Dr. Barbara Crouch Celebrates Retirement From the Utah Poison Control Center and CoP
After 30 years with the Poison Control Center, Director Dr. Barbara Crouch has... Read More
As epilepsy drugs fail nearly one-third of patients, scientists seek root causes of seizures
Andrea VonMarkle arrived in Madison by helicopter ambulance 2 years ago, her life hanging in the balance.... Read More
New study will test effectiveness of old drug to stop bleeding in severely injured children
A drug used to stop ongoing bleeding in severe trauma patients of all ages since the 1960s has never been clinically tested in children, according to doctors at Primary Children’s Hospital.... Read More
Henry Kopeček awarded $1.7M grant to study new approaches of B cell malignancies treatment
The National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health awarded... Read More
Profiles in Pharmacy #4 – Karen Wilcox: Researcher
Dr. Karen Wilcox is in the business of improving lives for individuals living with epilepsy.... Read More
WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine, paving the way for its use in high-risk countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) today prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, a critical step that will help... Read More
It's National Diabetes Day - The Scope and Standards for the Practice of Diabetes Education by Pharmacists
In 2005, the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) published the Scope of Practice, Standards of Practice... Read More
PharmD Student Alan Abbinanti Named University of Utah's Student Veteran of the Year
Growing up, I was taught that if I can help someone, it is my responsibility to do so. I learned that example from my father, who is my hero... Read More
A Medication To Treat Meth Addiction? Some Take A New Look At Naltrexone
Melinda McDowell had used drugs since she was a teenager. But she didn't try methamphetamine until... Read More
U of U APhA-ASP Chapter Wins OTC Medicine Safety and Operation Immunization Awards at the APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting
The University of Utah College of Pharmacy APhA-ASP chapter won the OTC Medicine Safety AND Operation Immunization... Read More
CoP PharmD Students Participate in National Drug Takeback Day
Our PharmD students hosted multiple events for National Drug Takeback Day... Read More
Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Receives 2019 Best of Salt Lake City Award
The Salt Lake City Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Salt Lake City area... Read More
Broadening and Enhancing Functions of Antibodies by Self-Assembling Multimerization at Cell Surface
Monoclonal antibody therapy has offered treatment benefits. Nonetheless, a lack of efficacy still exists, partially because monovalent binding of antibodies to specific receptors fails to... Read More
How PharmD Student Young Hong is Reshaping Women's Health
Young Hong, Class of 2020 PharmD student, was asked to compete in the Center for Medical Innovation's Bench to Bedside competition... Read More
Dr. Karen Gunning Appointed Chair of the 2020 Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Board of Directors
Karen M. Gunning, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP will serve as the 2020 BPS Chair. Dr. Gunning currently holds appointments as Associate Dean of Community Engagement... Read More
New Research Confirms the Importance of Collecting Country-Specific Cost Data in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers collected real-world cost and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) data in Alzheimer’s disease patients in Thailand, then investigated their associations with multiple... Read More
Where University of Utah Students Can Receive a Flu Immunization This Fall
Our PharmD students are offering flu immunizations to University of Utah students... Read More
CoP Staff and Faculty Raise Money for Student Scholarships by Running in Ragnar Race
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CoP Hosts Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Laureate, to Wrap-Up the Rising Stars Symposium
The College of Pharmacy had the great honor of hosting Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan at the Rising Stars Symposium. Dr. Ramakrishnan is... Read More
U of U Pharmacology & Toxicology Grad Students Win Big at Mountain West Society of Toxicology Conference 2019
Three U of U College of Pharmacy graduate students were presented with awards for... Read More
Phi Lambda Sigma and Rho Chi Welcome 2019 Inductees
On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, new members of Phi Lambda Sigma and Rho Chi were inducted into... Read More
Pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraception: A review of the current landscape
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recognized the advent of contraception as one of the most important health technology advances in the twentieth century.... Read More
The zebrafish subcortical social brain as a model for studying social behavior disorders
Social behaviors are essential for the survival and reproduction of social species. Many, if not most, neuropsychiatric disorders in humans...... Read More
Class of 2023 White Coat Ceremony
The Class of 2023 White Coat Ceremony took place on Friday, August 30, 2019.... Read More
Skaggs Graduate Research Fellowships Announced for 2019-2020
Four graduate students from the College of Pharmacy have been awarded the 2019-2020 Skaggs Graduate Research Fellowship.... Read More
Erin Fox Honored with ASHP’s 2019 Zellmer Lecture Award
Erin Fox, pharmacist advocate noted for efforts to address drug shortages and rising drug prices, has been awarded ASHP’s 2019 Zellmer Lecture Award.... Read More
Department of Pharmacotherapy Welcomes Three New Faculty Members This Summer/Fall
The Department of Pharmacotherapy is pleased to announce that Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, PharmD, PhD, Daniel C. Malone, RPh, PhD, FAMCP, and Elizabeth Bald, PharmD will...... Read More
There Could Be a Chlamydia Vaccine In the Coming Years, A Promising New Study Suggests
The first-ever human trial of a genital-chlamydia vaccine suggests that it is safe and effective.... Read More
Juan Diego High School Summer Program Students Present Their Research
Juan Diego High School students have spent their summer at the CoP working ... Read More
Advocacy in Action: Utah Pharmacists Make Contraceptive Provision a Reality
A new law that will change the way Utah pharmacists work began with a question that was part of a classroom assignment... Read More
U of U Research Article 'Subchronic Toxicity of Silica Nanoparticles as a Function of Size and Porosity' Featured as Cover Story in July Issue of Journal of Controlled Release
University of Utah researchers Raziye Mohammadpour, Mostafa Yazdimamaghani, Darwin L. Cheney, Jolanta Jedrzkiewicz and Hamidreza Ghandehari were honored to have their article entitled 'Subchronic Toxicity... Read More
This PharmD Candidate Took Pharmacy Law into Her Own Hands
When it comes to pharmacy laws and regulations, you can have more influence than you might think. That's what Sara Whitt, a pharmacy student at College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, learned during a special legislative rotation.... Read More
University of Utah Ranks Third in Forbes America's Best Employers for Women
Women have made undeniable strides toward workplace equality in recent years. But while they account for 56% of college students and 48% of entry-level positions, they still make up just 23% of the C-suite.... Read More
Where Does CBD Oil Make a Difference?
Few health-related products are as buzzed about—or as controversial—as cannabidiol, also known as CBD.... Read More
How black pharmacists are closing the cultural gap in health care
Independent black-owned pharmacies fill a void for African American patients looking for care that’s sensitive to their heritage, beliefs and values.... Read More
APhA President Melanie Hunter Selected to Study Abroad in Spain
Class of 2021 student, Melanie Hunter, has been selected by ISPF to take part in their Student Exchange Program.... Read More
The Pharmacy Advocacy & Leadership (PAL) Rotation Gives PharmD Students a Hands-on Education in Pharmacy Policy
The PAL rotation was developed in 2013 for fourth-year PharmD students interested in developing knowledge and skills with respect to pharmacy legislative and regulatory issues in the state of Utah.... Read More
University of Utah Ranks 36th out of Top 50 NIH-Funded Institutions of 2019
The University of Utah has earned a coveted position in the top 50 NIH-funded Institutions of 2019.... Read More
Alumni Golf Tournament 2019
This year's alumni golf tournament took place on June 4, 2019 at Eaglewood Golf Course.... Read More
The CoP Welcomes Juan Diego High School Summer Program Students
Students from JDCHS have joined the CoP for the summer to study pharmacy, chemistry, and science.... Read More
Utah hotline for expectant mothers looks back at 35 years of service
The MotherToBaby Utah Program, hosted by the Utah Department of Health in partnership with the U of U, celebrated 35 years of existence. ... Read More
2018-2019 PharmD Yearbook
Take a look at the CoP's 2018-2019 PharmD Yearbook here! ... Read More
Class of 2019 Convocation
The Class of 2019 graduated on May 10, 2019 at Kingsbury Hall.... Read More
Senior Banquet 2019
The CoP Annual Senior Banquet took place on May 8, 2019.... Read More
U of U CoP Attends 2019 Utah Pharmacy Association Annual Meeting
This weekend, a group of our PharmD students and faculty members attended the Utah Pharmacy Association 2019 Annual Convention.... Read More
U of U APhA Chapter Wins Big at 2019 APhA Annual Meeting
The University of Utah APhA Student chapter received the 2017-2018 APhA-ASP Operation Diabetes National Award at the 2019 APhA Annual meeting in Seattle.... Read More
Keith Arlotta and Phong Lu Were Awarded The U of U's Graduate Research Fellowship
Keith Arlotta and Phong Lu have been awarded the University of Utah's Graduate Research Fellowship for the 2019-2020 academic year.... Read More
Christine Nervig of the Owen Lab Receives Philanthropic Educational Organization Award
Christine Nervig has become a P.E.O. Scholar, and has received a $15,000 award for the 2019-2020 academic year.... Read More
Katherine Redd Bowman is the Recipient of the 2019 Wolf Prize
Katherine Redd Bowman has been awarded the 2019 Wolf Prize.... Read More
Herbals Class Poster Presentations
PharmD students from Dr. Laura Shane-McWhorter's Herbals Class presented their research today.... Read More
Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry Spring 2019 Newsletter
Read more about what the Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry has been up to lately.... Read More
PharmD P4 Student Hillary Parkin Wins Best Poster at AMCP Annual Meeting
CoP student Hillary Parkin won Best Poster by a Student Pharmacist at the 2019 AMCP Annual Meeting.... Read More
PreOv is Changing the (Fertility) Game
The team behind PreOv, a student startup developing fertility solutions for women, is comprised of studious, family-driven, career-oriented women. ... Read More
First Annual PharmD Projects Poster Session
The PharmD Projects Poster Session took place on Friday, April 5, 2019.... Read More
Mozart combined with medication alleviates pain and seizures, researchers say
Research conducted by the University of Utah College of Pharmacy was featured in KSL.... Read More
APhA World Health 5K 2019 & Health Fair
The 2019 APhA World Health 5K and Health Fair took place on Saturday, March 6, 2019.... Read More
Erica Vander Mause and Julian Tu Receive AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowship for the 2019-20 Academic Year
U of U CoP graduate students Erica Vander Mause and Julian Tu received AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowships for the 2019-20 academic year.... Read More
Music may enhance the effect of pain relievers
Research conducted by the University of Utah College of Pharmacy was featured in Medical News Today.... Read More
Of mice and Mozart: University of Utah researchers find a link between music and pain relief
Research conducted at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy was featured in the Salt Lake Tribune.... Read More
Department of Medicinal Chemistry Hall Party 2019
The Department of Medicinal Chemistry hosted their annual Hall Party today.... Read More
Distinguished Professor Jindřich Henry Kopeček Named as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for 2018
Distinguished Professor Jindřich Henry Kopeček was named as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for 2018.... Read More
U of U CoP Wins 2017-2018 APhA-ASP Operation Diabetes National Award
The U of U APhA-ASP Chapter won the 2017-2018 APhA-ASP Operation Diabetes National Award at this week's APhA Annual Meeting. ... Read More
Tosifa Memon Recognized as 'Molecular Pharmacology' Highlighted Trainee Author
Tosifa Memon is the Molecular Pharmacology Highlighted Trainee Author for the April 2019 issue.... Read More
Kappa Psi Epsilon Chi Donates 120 Books During Book Drive
CoP fraternity Kappa Psi Epsilon Chi hosted a book drive in Feburary of 2019.... Read More
Maliheh Free Clinic Spotlight
Maliheh Free Clinic is reversing the cycle of poverty and suffering created by poor health, by providing free quality medical care to low income and uninsured Utah families ... Read More
11th Annual CoP Gala and Charity Auction
The 11th Annual College of Pharmacy Gala and Charity Auction took place on Saturday, March 2, 2019.... Read More
Dr. Mingnan Chen and Group Receive R01 Grant From The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Dr. Mingnan Chen and his research group received an R01 grant From The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.... Read More
Pharmacy Day on Capitol Hill 2019
This year's Pharmacy Day on Capitol Hill took place on Thursday, February 28, 2019.... Read More
Kappa Psi Epsilon Chi Collects 520 Lbs. of Food During Food Drive
CoP fraternity Kappa Psi Epsilon Chi hosted a food drive in November of 2018. ... Read More
Newsweek Has Named The University of Utah CoP a Leading Pharmacy School of 2019
The University of Utah College of Pharmacy was recognized as a Leading Pharmacy School of 2019.... Read More
NIH/NINDS Epilepsy Therapy Screening Program Contract Site Open House
The open house took place on February 25, 2019.... Read More
Profiles in Pharmacy #3 - Mary Kuzel: Clinical Pharmacist
Mary Kuzel is a clinical pharmacist at University of Utah Health's Greenwood Health Center in Midvale, Utah. ... Read More
Preceptor Meet and Greet 2019
Our Annual Preceptor Meet and Greet took place on February 7, 2019.... Read More
Jonny Sandoval Wins 2019 APhA Patient Counseling Competition
Third-year PharmD student, Jonny Sandoval, won the 2019 APhA Patient Counseling Competition.... Read More
Dr. Barbara Crouch Appointed to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Dr. Barbara Crouch was appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee.... Read More
NYT's 'The Unsung Role of the Pharmacist in Patient Health'
“Older adults are taking an awful lot of pills these days," says a professor of medicine and pharmacy. Getting them to stop taking unnecessary ones is harder than one might think. ... Read More
Ronny L. Cutshall Wins 2018 Weaver Award
The 2018 Weaver Award recipient is Ronny L. Cutshall.... Read More
Alumni Newsletter Fall & Winter 2018-19
Check out what our alumni have been up to this year.... Read More
Dean Peterson's 2018 Year in Review
The CoP welcomes another year of exploration, education, and innovation. ... Read More
Donovan Smith's Legacy as a Rural Pharmacist
Donovan Smith graduated from the College of Pharmacy in 1995.... Read More
Pharmacy Alumni Board Helps Make a Difference at the Utah Food Bank
The Pharmacy Alumni Board volunteered at the Utah Food Bank.... Read More
Dr. Linda Tyler Featured in ASHP's "Letters from Women in Pharmacy" Publication
Dr. Linda Tyler authored an article in ASHP's "Letters from Women in Pharmacy" publication.... Read More
Wolf Family Legacy
Dr. Harold 'Hal' Wolf was the Dean of the College of Pharmacy from 1976 to 1989. ... Read More
Dr. You Han Bae identified as One of 161 Top Talents in The Field of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Distinguished Professor Dr. You Han Bae has been identified as one of 161 top talents in the field of Pharmacology and Toxicology... Read More
Dr. David Grainger Receives David Eccles School of Business' Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Leadership in Ethics Education Award
Distinguished Professor Dr. David Grainger Receives David Eccles School of Business' Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Leadership in Ethics Education Award.... Read More
Annual Pharmsgiving Potluck Brought the CoP Together
Our annual Pharmsgiving Potluck took place on November 15, 2018. ... Read More
CoP Participates in World Diabetes Day 2018
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Dr. Karen Wilcox and Pharmtox Team Conduct Research on Cannabidiol
Dr. Karen Wilcox and her team at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology were featured on ABC4 for their research on cannabidiol (CBD oil) and its effect on epilepsy treatment. ... Read More
CoP Team Participates in Ragnar Sunset Series 2018
The College of Pharmacy participated in the Ragnar Sunset Series 2018 trail race.... Read More
2018 ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy
The 2018 ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy took place from October 20 to October 23 in Seattle, WA.... Read More
Happy Halloween From the CoP!
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First Annual Vampire Cup Blood Drive a Success
The first annual Vampire Cup Blood Drive took place on October 29, 2018.... Read More
Profiles in Pharmacy #2 - Cole Sloan: Emergency Room Pharmacist
Cole Sloan is a U of U College of Pharmacy graduate who has a unique career as a pharmacist in emergency medicine.... Read More
CoP Students in Attendance at Health Sciences Scholarship Banquet
The Health Sciences Scholarship Banquet took place on October 16, 2018.... Read More
CoP Students in Attendance at Health Sciences Scholarship Banquet
The Health Sciences Scholarship Banquet took place on October 16, 2018.... Read More
Rural Outreach Trip to Blanding, Utah
Our students traveled to Blue Mountain Hospital located in Blanding, Utah for their Rural Outreach Trip.... Read More
Research Collaboration Agreement Signing Ceremony
A research collaboration agreement between SCM Lifescience and CSTEC@Utah took place on October 10, 2018.... Read More
Maliheh Free Clinic Spotlight
Recently, we visited the brand new Maliheh Free Clinic during a student-run clinic session.... Read More
Profiles in Pharmacy #1 - Benjamin Davies: Utah Poison Control Center
Benjamin Davies is a recent graduate from the College of Pharmacy, who works as a Toxicology Fellow at the Utah Poison Control Center.... Read More
PLS & Rho Chi Induction Ceremony 2018
The PLS & Rho Chi Induction Ceremony took place on September 19, 2018.... Read More
Gregory Skedros Legacy
Gregory Skedros graduated from the University of Utah College of Pharmacy in 1950. ... Read More
Kappa Psi Epsilon Chi Hosts Food Drive
Kappa Psi Epsilon Chi hosted a food drive at Smiths... Read More
Maliheh Free Clinic Dedicates New Facility With Help From U of U College of Pharmacy
The Maliheh Free Clinic ribbon cutting ceremony took place on Wednesday, September 2018.... Read More
Class of 2022 White Coat Ceremony
The University of Utah College of Pharmacy Class of 2022 White Coat Ceremony took place on Friday, September 7, 2018.... Read More
U of U CoP Students Place High in 18th Annual Student Pharmacist Pharmacy & Therapeutics Competition
The University of Utah College of Pharmacy successfully competed in the 18th Annual Student Pharmacist Pharmacy & Therapeutics Competition at the Annual AMCP meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts on April 23-26, 2018.... Read More
Dr. Jaclyn Winter Named a Fellow for Scialog
Dr. Jaclyn Winter was selected as a Fellow for Scialog: Chemical Machinery of the Cell by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.... Read More
Alumni Newsletter - Summer 2018
Stay connected with the College of Pharmacy!... Read More
Alumni Bowling Night 2018
Alumni and P1 bowling night took place on August 21, 2018.... Read More
Distinguished Professor You Han Bae's Manuscript "Oral Delivery of Nanoparticles" Embargoed Before Publication
Distinguished Professor You Han Bae's manuscript "Oral Delivery of Nanoparticles" embargoed before publication was accepted.... Read More
Pouya Hadipour Has Been Awarded The Kuramoto Award for the 2018-2019 Academic Year
Pouya Hadipour of Ghandehari lab has been awarded the Kuramoto Award for the 2018-2019 Academic year. ... Read More
Phong Lu Awarded a Skaggs Fellowship Award for the 2018-2019 Academic Year
Phong Lu of Lim Lab has been awarded a Skaggs Fellowship Award for the 2018-2019 Academic year.... Read More
CoP Stories - Chaz Washington
Chaz Washington is a University of Utah Class of 2012 Alumnus. Check out his CoP Story here!... Read More
Dr. Laura Shane-McWhorter interviewed by Diabetes In Control publication
Dr. Laura Shane-McWhorter was interviewed by Diabetes In Control publication at The 27th Annual AACE Scientific & Clinical Congress in Boston, MA. Dr. Laura Shane-McWhorter interviewed by Diabetes In Control publication... Read More
University of Utah AAPS Student Chapter Featured in AAPC Magazine
University of Utah AAPS Student Chapter Featured in AAPC Magazine.... Read More
Erica VanderMause Awarded The Ralph & Clara Rutledge Memorial Scholarship
Erica VanderMause of Lim Lab was Awarded The Ralph & Clara Rutledge Memorial Scholarship.... Read More
UIT Leadership Spotlight: Tom Cheatham, Ph.D., Director of the Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC)
UIT Leadership Spotlight: Tom Cheatham, Ph.D., Director of the Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC)... Read More
Frontier Scientists Workshop 2018
The 2018 Frontier Scientists Workshop took place on June 18-19.... Read More
U Health is Granted $5 Million to Fund Tools that Encourage Doctors and Patients to Make Medical Decisions Together
U Health is Granted $5 Million to Fund Tools that Encourage Doctors and Patients to Make Medical Decisions Together.... Read More
Alumni Golf Tournament 2018
This year's Alumni Golf Tournament took place on June 5, 2018.... Read More
Pharmacology and Toxicology's Reilly Lab Journal Cover
Pharmacology and Toxicology's Reilly Lab's research was selected to be featured on the cover of Chemical Research Toxicology.... Read More
Maliheh Free Clinic Receives 2018 Gala Donation
Maliheh Free Clinic receives College of Pharmacy's 2018 Gala donation. ... Read More
CoP Hosts Preceptor Appreciation Dinner
The College of Pharmacy hosted a dinner for our preceptors on May 22, 2018. ... Read More
CoP Staff and Faculty Participate in 2018 Ragnar Relay Trail Race
The College of Pharmacy participated in the 2018 Ragnar Relay Trail Race.... Read More
Jindrich Kopecek Awarded Funding From Hunstman Cancer Institute
Jindrich Kopecek has been awarded funding from Hunstman Cancer Institute's Experimental Therapeutics Program.... Read More
Peng Zhao Wins Paul Shurtleff Hatch and Heidi Hatch Ford Scholar Award
Peng Zhao was selected as the recipient of the Paul Shurtleff Hatch and Heidi Hatch Ford Scholar Award.... Read More
Class of 2018 Convocation
The University of Utah College of Pharmacy Class of 2018 graduated on May 4, 2018.... Read More
Eveline Bruenger Obituary
Eveline Bruenger, Honorary alumnus of the College of Pharmacy, passed away on April 23, 2018.... Read More
Class of 2018 Senior Banquet
The Class of 2018 Senior Banquet took place on Monday, April 30.... Read More
2017-2018 Student Yearbook
View the 2017-2018 USPA Student Yearbook.... Read More
Dr. Jiyuan Yang and Colleagues are Given Research Paper Award
Congratulations to Jiyuan 'Jane' Yang, Libin Zhang, Jindřich Kopeček, and Yixin Fang for their authorship on the research paper 'A new construct of antibody-drug conjugates for treatment of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas'.... Read More
Jessica McCombs Wins 2018 Fox Award
Graduate student Jessica McCombs wins the 2018 Jeffrey L. Fox Award.... Read More
College of Pharmacy Hosts Hall Party
College of Pharmacy hosts a successful Hall Party and research poster session.... Read More
2018 Run For Your Life 5k & Community Health Fair
The 2018 Run For Your Life 5k & Community/Diabetes Health Fair took place on April 14, 2018.... Read More
Pharmacy Student Young Hong Wins Big at Bench to Bedside Competition
University of Utah College of Pharmacy student Young Hong has recently been awarded the Bench to Bedside competition Grand Prize of $50,000.... Read More
Graduate Student Fellowships and Scholarships Awarded for 2018-19
Three talented graduate students from the University of Utah College of Pharmacy have received fellowships and/or scholarships for 2018-2019. ... Read More
Zachary Barber Receives 2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Researcher Award
Zachary Barber has been granted the 2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Researcher Award. Barber attended the award luncheon earlier this week alongside Dr. Darrell Davis and Dr. Hamid Ghandehari of the College of Pharmacy.... Read More
Anne Gibson Receives Renewal of AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Anne Gibson, a fourth year PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Program, Receives Renewal of AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowship.... Read More
APhA recognizes Dr. Holly Gurgle as 2018 Immunization Champion
Dr. Holly Gurgle was recognized as a 2018 Immunization Champion at the 2018 APhA meeting in Nashville, TN.... Read More
Graduate Student Wilson Pace Aids In Drafting Contraceptive Bill
College of Pharmacy graduate student Wilson Pace helped draft passing legislation to increase Utah women's access to contraceptives. ... Read More
Dr. David Young Receives The Love To Breathe Award
Dr. David Young of Pharmacotherapy was the recipient of the 2018 ‘Love To Breathe’ award.... Read More
Dr. Randall Peterson Speaks at Roseman University Research Symposium
Dr. Randall Peterson spoke at Roseman University's 4th Annual Research Symposium.... Read More
2018 College of Pharmacy Gala
The 10th annual University of Utah College of Pharmacy was held on March 10, 2018 at the University Guest House Conference Center.... Read More
Legislators approved the supplemental appropriations request for the Utah Poison Control Center
Legislators approved the supplemental appropriations request for the Utah Poison Control Center... Read More
Congratulations to You Han Bae for being appointed as a Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Congratulations to You Han Bae for being appointed as a Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry... Read More
Managing Chronic Pain during the Opioid Crisis: Add a Pharmacist to the Care Team
Managing Chronic Pain during the Opioid Crisis: Add a Pharmacist to the Care Team... Read More
Professor Jindrich Kopecek has been named the winner of the T. & A. Higuchi Memorial Lectureship Award 2018
Professor Jindrich Kopecek has been named the winner of the T. & A. Higuchi Memorial Lectureship Award 2018... Read More
Utah Poison Control Center Receives National Award
Utah Poison Control Center Receives National Award... Read More
APhA Students Receive Regional Awards
APhA Students Receive Regional Awards... Read More
You Han Bae Receives 4-year NIH R01 Research Grant for Oral Gene Delivery System
Dr. You Han Bae, Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry Receives 4-year NIH R01 Research Grant for Oral Gene Delivery System... Read More
Mei Koh Awarded $1.7M Grant for Kidney Cancer Research
Dr. Mei Koh, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, awarded new R01 grant totaling $1.7M over 5 years for research into new strategies to treat kidney cancer. ... Read More
P2 Students Present Ghana Research at GlobalU Expo
P2 Students Present Ghana Research at GlobalU Expo... Read More
James Augustus McCloskey, Jr, died August 30, 2017
James Augustus McCloskey, Jr, died August 30, 2017... Read More
Dean Randy Peterson's Zebrafish and Opioid Addiction
Dean Randy Peterson's work with zebrafish and opioid addictions are front page news across the country... Read More
Holly Gurgle Elected as Chair-Elect for ACCP PRN
Holly Gurgle elected as Chair-Elect for ACCP Education and Training PRN.... Read More
Daniel Witt Announced as New Pharmacotherapy Department Chair
Daniel M. Witt, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS has been appointed as Department Chair in the Department of Pharmacotherapy, effective August 1, 2017. ... Read More
Skaggs Research Fellowship Recipients
Recipients announced for the Skaggs Research Fellowship and Roy Kuramoto Award... Read More
Farming Crystals in Space
Protein Crystals Grown in Microgravity Could Yield Antidotes for Nerve Agents ... Read More
Dr. Carol S. Lim selected as one of the top THREE "Selected Highly Authors" of Molecular Pharmaceutics
Dr. Carol S. Lim selected as one of the top THREE "Selected Highly Authors" of Molecular Pharmaceutics... Read More
Dr. Ghandehari was awarded a NIH STTR Phase II grant in collaboration with a local company
Dr. Ghandehari was awarded a NIH STTR Phase II grant in collaboration with a local company, TheraTarget, Inc. The project is "In-Situ Gelling Protein Polymer Intravascular Embolic Agent for Hepatic Carcinoma". Total costs of the grant are $1,401,869... Read More
A pilot grant from the Huntsman Cancer Institute's Upper AeroDigestive Tract Cancers Disease Oriented Research awarded Dr. Jeremiah Alt, Dr. Hamid Ghandehari, and Dr. Abigail Pulsipher
A pilot grant from the Huntsman Cancer Institute's Upper AeroDigestive Tract Cancers Disease Oriented Research awarded Dr. Jeremiah Alt, Dr. Hamid Ghandehari, and Dr. Abigail Pulsipher... Read More
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Selected to Join National Cancer Institute’s Systems Biology Consortium
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Selected to Join National Cancer Institute’s Systems Biology Consortium... Read More
Sun Jin Kim Receives Fox Award
Graduate student Sun Jin Kim receives department 2017 Jeffrey L. Fox Award. ... Read More
Peng Zhao Granted Graduate Research Fellowship
Pharmaceutics Graduate Student Peng Zhao has been granted a 2017-2018 University of Utah Graduate Research Fellowship.... Read More
Carol Lim Received HCI CRR Grant for $30,000
Dr. Carol Lim has received a HCI Cell Response and Regulation (CRR) grant for $30,000. ... Read More
Jindrich Kopecek Received HCI Experimental Therapeutics Program Grant
Jindrich Kopecek Received HCI Experimental Therapeutics Program Grant... Read More
Eric Schmidt to Recieve AACP's Prestigious Dawson Award
Dr. Eric Schmidt will be awarded the 2017 AACP Paul R. Dawson Award on July 17th at the AACP Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN. ... Read More
Carol Lim Awarded 2017 College of Pharmacy Outstanding Teacher of the Year
Dr. Carol Lim was awarded the 2017 College of Pharmacy Outstanding Teacher of the Year ... Read More
Kristen Keefe Receives U of U Distinguished Teaching Award
Dr. Kristen Keefe is awarded the 2017 University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award ... Read More
Margo Haygood Lab Discover Giant Shipworm
Dr. Margo Haygood, Medicinal Chemistry, joined by an international team of scientists, discover an elusive giant shipworm in the Philippines. ... Read More
Erica Larson Receives 2017 Wolf Prize
Ph.D Candidate, Erica Larson Receives 2017 Wolf Prize at Convocation ... Read More
Dave Young to Speak at the Cystic Fibrosis Center in London
Dr. Dave Young was recently invited to give a grand rounds talk at the Cystic Fibrosis Center in London at the Royal Brompton Hospital.... Read More
ADD Program Awarded $19.5M Contract Renewal
U College of Pharmacy’s Program Awarded $19.5M Contract Renewal To Identify Compounds for Treating Therapy-Resistant Epilepsy... Read More
Laura Shane-McWhorter Receives Outstanding Educator Award
Dr. Laura Shane-McWhorter received the Outstanding Educator Award of Health Science Professional Students.... Read More
Outstanding Educator Award of Health Science Professional Students
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Shane-McWhorter for receiving the Outstanding Educator Award of Health Science Professional Students! She was also included in the Interprofessional Education Team Award! The College is honored to have such a dedicated and inspiring educator!... Read More
Amy Barrios 2016 Presidential Scholar Recipient
Dr. Amy Barrios, PhD has been selected as a 2016 University of Utah Presidential Scholar ... Read More
Sung Wan Kim
Sung Wan Kim to receive the University of Utah Distinguished Chemistry Alumni Award in 2016! As a former Ph.D. student of Henry Eyring at Utah, faculty Sung Wan Kim is recently selected to received the Chemistry Alumni Award at a ceremony in April, 2016.... Read More
#5 in New NIH Ranking
The College of Pharmacy's NIH Funding ranking has moved up to #5 in 2015. This is the 41st consecutive year ranking among the top ten colleges of pharmacy.... Read More
Dr. Eric awarded the University of Utah Distinguished Scholarly and Creative Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Eric W. Schmidt, PhD who was awarded the 2016 University of Utah Distinguished Scholarly and Creative Research Award... Read More
David Grainger has been announced as a 2016 Fulbright Fellow
Grainger's Fulbright Award will support his 4-month visiting faculty position to teach and perform research at the School of Pharmacy, Centre for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine, and Centre for Innovation at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946, the program seeks to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.... Read More
Dr. Eric Schmidt Published in PNAS
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) recently published Dr. Eric Schmidt's paper titled "Metabolic Model for Diversity-Generating Biosynthesis" and can be viewed on their website... Read More
Pharmacy and the Continuum of Lethal Injection
Pharmacy and the continuum of lethal injection.... Read More
Dr. Karen Gunning Awarded the 2016 University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award
Congratulations to Prof. Karen Gunning, BCACP, FCCP, Pharm.D., BCPS, has been selected to receive the 2016 University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award.... Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Carol Lim's Promotion to Full Professor!
Dr. Carol Lim was provided the official State notice that she is now Full Professor. Please join the College in congratulating her on this paramount academic achievement. ... Read More
Innovations in Pharmacy Publication
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Appointed to serve on the editorial advisory board for the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Congratulations to Dr. Linda Tyler, Administrative Director of Pharmacy Services in UUHC and Clinical Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Associate Dean for Pharmacy Practice in the College of Pharmacy on being appointed to serve on the editorial advisory board for the American Journal of Health-System Pharma... Read More
Randall T. Peterson New Dean of the College of Pharmacy
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Dr. Ick Chan Kwon Mentioned As One of Sixteen Most Cited Korean Researchers in Korea Times
Dr. Ick Chan Kwon is currently a tenured principal research scientist at the Biomedical Research Institute at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the College of Engineering at Seoul National University in 1982 and 1984, respectively.... Read More
David Grainger is named as 2015 William Evans Visiting Faculty Fellow by the University of Otago, New Zealand.
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Chris Ireland Appointed as the Asia Campus Chief Administrative Officer and Associate Vice President for Research
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Amy Barrios
We are very excited to announce that Amy Barrios has been selected as a 2015 Teva Scholar! The Teva Pharmaceuticals Scholars program is administered by the ACS Office of Research Grants. The program is a philanthropic grant program ... Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Carol Lim's Promotion to Full Professor!
Dr. Carol Lim was provided the official State notice that she is now Full Professor. Please join the College in congratulating her on this paramount academic achievement. ... Read More
ISPOR Research Presentation Podium and Poster Awards
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Local Pharmacy in the future
How might your neighborhood pharmacy be different five or ten years from now? Dr. Mike Feehan, visiting professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah talks about how one day, you may be more likely to visit your local pharmacist for routine acute care than you would your doctor.... Read More
Blood-thinning Bridge Therapy
College of Pharmacy participates in study: Blood-thinning bridge therapy may be harmful for a select group of patients. ... Read More
Kyle Turner Published on Primary Care Progress Website
Kyle Turner has been published on the Primary Care Progress website. The progress note describes the Utah PCP chapter and his role as president. ... Read More
Joshua Scott Conarton has been selected for the 2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Researcher
Joshua Scott Conarton has been selected for the 2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Researcher in the College of Pharmacy Award! He, along with his faculty mentor Hamid Ghandehari, will be honored at the Undergraduate Research Awards Luncheon on March 31, 2015 @ 12:00PM.... Read More
Traditional Medicines May Interfere With AIDS Treatments: Lou Barrows, Ph.D.
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U.S. News & World Report Releases 2015 Best Graduate Schools Rankings: U of U College of Pharmacy #10
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Dave Grainger Awarded Two Lectures
Dave Grainger (Eccles Presidential Chair of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry was recently awarded two named lectures: 1) the “Dr. K.T. Dholakia” oration, “Challenges in translating antimicrobial technologies to orthopedic implants”, as part of the Bombay ... Read More
Eric Schmidt Interview on The Scope
Eric Schmidt, Ph.D., professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Utah, searches marine organisms for novel compounds that could be transformed into therapeutics, such as medicines to combat pain or cancer.... Read More
Tom Cheatham Published Paper in Nature Communications
Tom Cheatham had a high profile paper come out yesterday in Nature Communications... Read More
Tom Cheatham has Been Named Director of the CHPC
University Information Technology (UIT) is pleased to announce that after a competitive search, Professor Thomas E. Cheatham III has been named director of the Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC), which provides large-scale computer and networking resources to facilitate advances in academic disciplines that require computing and network capabilities beyond those existing in individual colleges, departments, and groups.... Read More
Nathaniel Cordova Receives Scholarship From SACNAS
Nathaniel Cordova, a Hispanic student in the Class of 2018 at the College of Pharmacy, began researching with Dr. Mario Alburges, Diversity Committee Chair and Research Associate Professor from the Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, three years ago. They study the role of neuropeptides in mediating the effects of drug of abuse on rat CNS, and together with a team of other researchers, they published a paper on, “Responses of the Rat Basal Ganglia Neurotensin Systems to Low Doses of Methamphetamine.” Conference coordinators awarded Nathaniel with an all-expenses paid scholarship to present the paper at this year’s SACNAS Conference (Society for the Advancement of Chicos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) in Los Angeles.... Read More
Don Blumenthal Paper Selected as Journal of Biological Chemistry Paper of the Week
PKA helps regulate basic cellular functions, leads to disease when mutated... Read More
World's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014
Two of our faculty, You Han Bae and Sung Wan Kim were recognized as the World's Most Influential Scientific Minds of 2014 by Science Watch.... Read More
NACDS Point-of-Care Testing training program
University of Utah, College of Pharmacy, L.S. Skaggs Pharmacy Institute is hosting the Community Pharmacy-Based Point-of Care Testing certificate & Train the Trainer program, NACDS’ two-day training opportunity for pharmacists.... Read More
Interim Dean Kristen Published Article in the Fall 2014 Grad News
Read the article from Interim Dean Kristen A. Keefe in the Fall 2014 Grad News. Click here to read the article... Read More
Geoff Miller
Congratulations to Geoff Miller who won best poster award at the UU Biosciences Symposium on September 23, 2014... Read More
Brandon Jennings
Brandon Jennings (Associate Professor) in the Department of Pharmacotherapy was just named 2014 Pharmacist of the Year by the Utah Society of Health System Pharmacists.... Read More
Rho Chi/PLS induction ceremony
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You Han Bae - Controlled Release Society College of Fellows 2014 Awardee
Professor You Han Bae is a Controlled Release Society College of Fellows 2014 awardee. His outstanding contributions to the field including thermosensitive polymers and hydrogels, material design for improving cellular drug delivery and to CRS with his service and leadership are many. The selection committee is very pleased to honor Professor You Han Bae with this most prestigious CRS award – induction into the CRS College of Fellows. The award will be presented at the CRS annual meeting in July.... Read More
Two Utah Pharmaceutics Researchers (S.W. Kim, Y-H. Bae) Among the Top 1% Most Cited Researchers in Thomson Reuters "Pharmacology/Toxicology" Category
Thomson Reuters has generated a new list of Highly Cited Researchers in the sciences and social sciences to update and complement a previously published list that was presented on the website ISIHighlyCited.com. ... Read More
Professor Gary S. Yost
I am deeply saddened to inform you that my close friend and Colleague Gary S. Yost passed away this morning. Professor Gary Yost joined the faculty of the College in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in 1987. Throughout his career Gary maintained an active research group and was a mentor to many generations of students, postdocs and visiting scholars. Gary was always an an avid support of the College and ardent Ute fan. The family has asked me to pass along their thanks to the College for its support of Gary over the years and lifelong friendship. He will truly be missed. Information about services will be forthcoming. Our Best Wishes Go out to Barb and all of Gary's family.... Read More
NIH Rankings Released June 2014
The College of Pharmacy maintains a #3 ranking in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).... Read More
Presidential Scholars
The latest post to Ruth Watkins' Academic Insider blog features the six Presidential Scholars.... Read More
JMCP
Please join us in congratulating Carrie McAdam-Marx, Brandon Jennings, Mukul Singhal, and Karen Gunning on the publication of the research in JMCP.... Read More
Epilepsy Foundation Presents Lifetime Accelerator Award to H. Steven White, Ph.D.
LANDOVER, MD, May 29, 2014 – The Epilepsy Foundation announced today that H. Steven White, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and toxicology and principal investigator of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored Anticonvulsant Drug Development Program at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Epilepsy Foundation’s Lifetime Accelerator Award, in recognition of his commitment and pioneering contributions to the field of epilepsy and seizures. Dr. White will be honored at the 4th Biennial Epilepsy Pipeline Conference 2014, being held June 5-7, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco.... Read More
Dean Chris M. Ireland Receives 2014 Paul J. Scheuer Award
Dean Chris M. Ireland Receives the 2014 Paul J. Scheuer Award, the most prestigious award in the field of Marine Natural Products Research.... Read More
Don Blumenthal was selected as a fellow of the Academy of Health Sciences Educators
The University of Utah Academy of Health Science Educators membership committee has selected Dr. Don Blumenthal to be a Fellow of the Academy.... Read More