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
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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
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
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
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