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Angela Su Wins AFPE Gateway to Research Award

The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) has awarded UConn School of Pharmacy student Angela "Ange" Su with the prestigious AFPE Gateway to Research Award.

Suraj Fanse with Dr. Ben J. Boyd, President of Controlled Release Society. (Also, professor in Drug Delivery Sciences at Monash University, Australia

Ph.D. student Suraj Fanse Earns Best Poster at ’22 CRS Meeting

Suraj  Fanse (expected Ph.D. '23) was awarded best research poster at the Controlled Release Society's (CRS) annual meeting in Montreal, Canada.

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Student News from Sartor Lab – Summer 2022

Congratulations to the following students working in the Sartor Lab this summer.

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Stephanie Gernant Elected to APhA APRS Office

Stephanie Gernant, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, was recently elected chair of the  American Pharmacists Association (APhA),  Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APRS)

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In Memoriam Karl A. Nieforth

Emeritus professor and emeritus dean of the UConn School of Pharmacy, Dr. Karl A. Nieforth passed away on June 18, 2022.

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Student Team Takes 2nd Place in ACCP Clinical Research Challenge

The student team of Molly Csere, Kelly Carucci, and Anagha Gogate, with faculty advisor, Bill Baker, Pharm.D.,  took second among 82 teams, in the recently concluded 2022 ACCP Clinical Research Challenge Awards. 

Christina Polomoff elected to ASCP Director-at-Large

Christina Polomoff, Pharm.D., a population health clinical pharmacist at Hartford HealthCare Integrated Care Partners, and assistant clinical professor was recently voted in as director-at-large for the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Board of Directors. 

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2022 School of Pharmacy Faculty Promotions

Congratulations to the following School of Pharmacy faculty members who were promoted in 2022.

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Quarterly Recap of Pharmacy Faculty Research Grants – FY 2022 Q2, Q3

The School of Pharmacy congratulates the following faculty and their teams on their FY2 and FY3 2022 grant awards totaling $1,181,960.

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New Faculty Member Jennifer Luciano to Lead the Office of Experiential Education

Jennifer L. Luciano, Pharm.D. has joined the UConn School of Pharmacy as director of experiential education.