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Appointments and Accolades for UConn Pharmacy at the 2018 CPA Awards
This year’s Connecticut Pharmacist’s Association‘s (CPA) 142ndAnnual Awards & Installation Banquet at the 2018 New England Pharmacists Convention resulted in a number of UConn School of Pharmacy accolades. Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Marissa Salvo, Pharm.D., BCACP, was appointed to the position of 2nd Vice President of CPA’s Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 year. […]
ACCP recognizes John Awad (Pharm.D. Class of 2019)
John Awad (P4, Class of ’19) was recently nominated and appointed to the 2019 American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Clinical Practice Affairs Committee. The committee is critical to channeling the talents and energies of ACCP members toward the continued success of the organization. He also received the ACCP’s Clinical Administration PRN Student Travel Award which […]
Pharmacy and High School Students Team Up to Address Prescription Drug Abuse
One of the best ways to learn something is to teach it and one of the best ways to honor one’s profession is to mentor others. The national Pharm4Me Innovation Challenge sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) gives associate clinical professor of Pharmacy Practice Marissa Salvo’s students a chance to do both. […]
AAPS Honors Diane Burgess with Dale E. Wurster Research Award in Pharmaceutics
The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) has announced that it has awarded the Dale E. Wurster Research Award in Pharmaceutics to UConn School of Pharmacy’s professor Diane Burgess. Dr. Burgess is currently the School’s Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pfizer Distinguished Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology. “Dr. Burgess’ research is focused on formulation science, […]
Lauren Fontana Receives Prestigious AFPE Research Award for Work with Protein Drugs
School of Pharmacy graduate student Lauren Fontana was recently awarded a prestigious 2018 Pre-Doctoral Fellow Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE). Fontana’s career path in pharmacy is noteworthy and encouraging for those unsure of their direction. After receiving her B.S. in Chemistry from Framingham State University in Massachusetts Fontana […]
Tyler Ackley Awarded Competitive AFPE Gateway to Research Scholarship
Tyler Ackley, a 4th year Pharmacy student (P4), was recently awarded a highly competitive American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Gateway to Research Scholarship. This program helps a student with plans for a research career to be actively involved in faculty-led investigations while completing the Pharm.D. degree. Ackley earned both a B.S. in Pharmacy Studies, magna […]
Phil Hritcko running for President of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
Philip Hritcko, Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs and Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, was recently nominated as a candidate for President-elect for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). Below, his letter reinforcing his commitment to the organization and desire to lead. Voting will begin in early November and is open to […]
Center for Pharmaceutical Processing Research Moves to UConn
The Center for Pharmaceutical Processing Research, a consortium of four universities with research strength in the field, has found a new home at UConn, beginning this month. The CPPR, one of about 80 research centers established by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in an effort to encourage cooperative research between academia and industry, is the […]
Diane Burgess Appointed to Pfizer Distinguished Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutics, Diane J. Burgess, has been appointed as the School of Pharmacy’s new Pfizer Distinguished Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology. The Chair, established in 2004 with a $2 million gift from Pfizer Inc., enables the School to appoint a nationally recognized researcher, scholar, and teacher who has made significant contributions […]
Marcy Balunas Honored with ASP’s 2018 Young Investigator Award
Marcy Balunas, Ph.D., and Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, was recently awarded the 2018 ASP Matt Suffness/Young Investigator award by the American Society of Pharmcognosy (ASP) at their Annual Meeting in Lexington, Kentucky. The prestigious award is given to younger investigators who have shown outstanding promise as independent natural product scientists. Pharmacognosy is the study […]