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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.
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.
Student News from Sartor Lab – Summer 2022
Congratulations to the following students working in the Sartor Lab this summer.
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)
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.
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.
2022 School of Pharmacy Faculty Promotions
Congratulations to the following School of Pharmacy faculty members who were promoted in 2022.
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.
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.
Commissioner Deidre Gifford Commencement Address to the Pharm.D. Class of 2022
Deidre S. Gifford, MD, MPH, Commissioner, Department of Social Services, Senior Advisor to the Governor for Health and Human Services, State of Connecticut gave the Commencement address to the UConn School of Pharmacy's Pharm.D. class of 2022. Her speech is reprinted here.
José Manautou appointed Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Chair in Mechanistic Toxicology
Department head of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, José Manautou, has been appointed as the School of Pharmacy’s new Boehringer-Ingelheim Endowed Chair in Mechanistic Toxicology.
Christina Polomoff Running for ASCP Director-at-Large
Christina Polomoff, Pharm.D., a Population Health Clinical Pharmacist at Hartford HealthCare Integrated Care Partners, and an Assistant Clinical Professor at UConn School of Pharmacy is running for Director-at-Large for the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Board of Directors. The election runs now through April 20.
Sean Jeffery Announces Candidacy For APhA President Elect
Sean Jeffery, Pharm.D. (’95 BS), Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice at UConn’s School of Pharmacy, has announced his candidacy for President Elect of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).
New School of Pharmacy Faculty Member Hunmin Jung
Hunmin Jung, Ph.D., has joined the School of Pharmacy as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Graduate students Wahane and Kasina Receive ’21 NIPTE Research Prizes
Congratulations to our graduate students Aniket Wahane and Vishal Kasina who received first and second place prizes in the research poster presentation at the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology & Education (NIPTE) 2021 Conference.
What you need to know about Pfizer’s anti COVID-19 drug Paxlovid
Paxlovid can interact with close to 50% of commonly prescribed drugs. Looking carefully at the medications a patient is already taking, and thoughtfully reducing dosages, can help avoid bad reactions.
Pharmacy Students Video Series Opens Eyes on Dietary Supplement Industry
In this series, "...People will see why being labeled natural does not automatically mean safe and might not even mean it is natural. There are things people that consumers desperately need to understand and things that they can do to stay safe.” C. Michael White, Pharm.D.
UConn Faculty Pharmacist Aeschlimann Joins DC Subcommittee Hearing on Coronavirus Misinformation
On Wednesday, November 17 Jeffrey Aeschlimann, Pharm.D., Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, and Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Medicine, joined a Select Subcommittee hearing on the impact of Coronavirus misinformation on the nation’s public health in Washington D.C.
Jill Fitzgerald Awarded the ’21 Connecticut American Dental Hygienists Association Merit Award for Pandemic Role
Fitzgerald was instrumental in the development of the School of Pharmacy vaccinator training program for health care professionals in accordance with the Connecticut Department of Public Health’s Commissioner’s letter authorizing COVID 19 vaccines. Dental hygienists were among the many health care providers Fitzgerald and her team trained.