Recapping the quarters running October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 and January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022, the School of Pharmacy congratulates the following faculty and their teams on their FY2 and FY 3 grant awards totaling $1,181,960.

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Diane J. Burgess, Ph.D.

Helmsley (Leona M. and Harry B.) Charitable Trust/Biorasis

The 2nd phase of Glucowizzard EFS-IDE trials

11/05/2021

$23,321

NSF/National Science Foundation/DIANT Pharma

A continuous manufacturing system for nucleic acid lipid nanoparticles to address the demand of future therapeutics and vaccines

03/22/2022

$46,500

Bodhisattwa Chaudhuri, Ph.D.

Mixed Sources CPPR

Understanding the role of binder-excipient interaction in continuous wet granulation processes using experimentally validated computer modeling

11/29/2021

$95,334

Na Li, Ph.D.

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation

Roles of Drug Colloid Type, Size, and Corona Composition on Enhanced Oral

01/28/2022

$100,000

Dennis Wright, Ph.D.

DHHS/NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious/University of Connecticut Health Center

Exploring the Coronavirus Exoribonuclease as an Antiviral Target

10/13/2021

$177,100

Department of Pharmacy Practice

Christina M. Polomoff, Pharm.D.

CT Office of Health Strategy /University of Connecticut Health Center

MRPC BPMH User Interface Requirements Development

10/13/2021

$13,500

Christina M. Polomoff, Pharm.D.

CT Office of Health Strategy /University of Connecticut Health Center

MRPC BPMH User Interface Requirements Development

10/13/2021

$1,500

Nathaniel M. Rickles, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

DHHS/SAMHSA/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/CT Department of Mental Health and

Addiction Services

SPF-Rx: Adopt-a-health District Program

12/14/2021

$724,705