School of Pharmacy
Neuroepigenetics Specialist Gregory Sartor, Ph.D. Joins UConn Pharmacy’s Faculty
Gregory Sartor, Ph.D. has joined the UConn School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology. He comes to UConn from the University of Miami’s School of Medicine where he did postdoctoral training in epigenetic mechanisms of drug addiction. As a graduate student in Dr. Gary Aston-Jones’ laboratory […]
Sean Jeffery ’95 Elected APhA Board Trustee, a Connecticut First
Sean Jeffery ’95 (Pharm), Pharm.D., BCGP, FASCP, AGSF, Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services at Integrated Care Partners and Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the UConn School of Pharmacy, has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Trustees of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). His term begins in March, 2019. Founded in […]
Targeted Gene Editing Cures Blood Disorder in Fetal Mice
The technique offers a potential new approach for early treatment of genetic disorders.
Katherine Steckowych ‘15 Completes First Henry A. Palmer Fellowship in Pharmacy Practice Transformation
First Palmer Fellow takes advantage of multiple opportunities to develop skills in pharmacy practice transformation.
PITCH Promising Project Award for Cancer Stem Cell Research
Xiuling Lu from UConn's School of Pharmacy has received a PITCH Promising Project award to continue the development of a new and potentially safer treatment for cancer.
The Mediterranean Diet, Italy, and You. Join us this November in Florence.
The Mediterranean diet is one of the most unique, delicious and important diets in terms of its ability to optimize our health, promote longevity, prevent disease and sustain our environment. Scientific studies and meta-analyses unequivocally demonstrate that the diet out of Italy and region is effective in preventing or even reversing cardiovascular disease, the number […]
Profile in Pharmacy: Inside the Beltway with FDA Practice Expert David Rosen ’78
There’s nothing David Rosen ’78 (PHARM) likes better than a challenge, and he has met more than a few in a nearly 40-year career that started in 1978 when he was a newly-minted UConn School of Pharmacy graduate. Currently a partner and public policy lawyer with Foley & Lardner, LLP in Washington, D.C., his professional […]
UConn and Peking University Celebrate 10 Years of Study in Traditional Chinese Medicine
China. A land rich in culture, natural beauty, and exotic locales. For those students participating in UConn’s study abroad program in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), traveling halfway around the globe to take courses at Peking University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PKUSPS) in the capitol city of Beijing is invariably eye opening. When academics are combined […]
Pharm.D. Grad. Connor Walker Sees a World of Possibilities
This adventuresome pharmacy graduate has taken travel and education to extremes.
UConn Hosts Inaugural Brain Research Symposium
During the day-long event, nearly 30 scientists and clinicians “pitched” their current brain-related research projects to find potential collaborators.