School of Pharmacy
Student News from Sartor Lab – Summer 2022
Congratulations to the following students working in the Sartor Lab this summer.
UConn Health Specialty Pharmacy: 2 Years of Success and Still Growing
Patients who require specialty drugs have an ally to help coordinate their care and remove barriers to obtaining their medications quickly, safely, and affordably.
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.
OVPR Announces SPARK Technology Commercialization Fund Recipients for 2022-23
Five researchers were awarded internal funding through the competitive program.
Dangerous Counterfeit Drugs are Putting Millions at Risk, a New Study Says
Many counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs are sold online, and the bulk of them are being obtained without a prescription
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.
How Pharmacists and Community Health Workers Build Trust with Cambodian Genocide Survivors
With training in trauma-informed care, health workers help survivors improve their mental and physical health
Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Awards go to Pharmacy Faculty and Staff
The School of Pharmacy is proud to share that faculty member Fei Wang, Pharm.D., has been awarded this year’s Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty Advisor Award, and staff member Megan Delaney received the Outstanding Undergraduate Professional Staff Award.