School of Pharmacy
Ph.D. candidates Tingting Li and André Beringhs win 2020 IPEC Americas Foundation Awards
Tingting Li, a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Diane Burgess’ laboratory, and André Beringhs, a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Xiuling Lu’s laboratory, were recently awarded the 2020 International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas Foundation (IPEC) award for graduate students. Li and Beringhs were two of five Ph.D candidates nationally to receive the award. Their awards […]
Traditions Fund to Provide Pins and White Coats for Pharmacy School Milestones
Thanks to the University of Connecticut Pharmacy Alumni Association, this year’s third-year School of Pharmacy students (P3s) will be gifted the UConn School of Pharmacy branded white coats that they wear during their experiential rotations. The coats are being funded by the Alumni Association’s new School of Pharmacy Professional Traditions Fund which is now accepting […]
Support for the Palmer Fellowship Impacts Pharmacy Practice Nationally
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Dr. Henry (Hank) Palmer’s retirement from UConn. It is also Palmer’s 55th and 60th reunion year (’60 ‘65). Dr. Palmer was a beloved and much respected 42 year School of Pharmacy professor who passed away in 2009 but names the region’s annual Henry A. Palmer Continuing Education Finale (since […]
New Fund Bolsters Diversity Initiatives at the School of Pharmacy
New Diversity Fund Thanks to the generosity and vision of UConn School of Pharmacy alum and board member James (Jim) LaFlamme, R.Ph. ‘79, MS, FACHE, the UConn Foundation has instituted a new Diversity Committee Programming Fund to benefit School of Pharmacy students. The fund will support University-approved expenses of the student led School of Pharmacy […]
UConn, DIANT Pharma Licenses Continuous Manufacturing Nanoparticle System
UConn researchers have licensed a continuous manufacturing system for nanoparticulate drug delivery systems in support of commercialization.
Why the FDA is Warning Pregnant Women Not to Use Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers
UConn's C. Michael White discusses the ramifications of a recent FDA warning for pregnant women.
Quarterly Recap of Pharmacy Faculty Research Grants – FY 2020 Q4
Recapping the quarters beginning April 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020, the UConn School of Pharmacy congratulates the following Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences faculty and their teams for their FY20Q4 research grant awards* totaling $532,171 : Raman Bahal, Ph.D. DJJS/NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Next generation gamma Peptide Nucleic Acids (yPNAs) for the […]
Diana Sobieraj and Joseph Serio ’08 Named 2020 APPE Preceptors of the Year
Diana Sobieraj, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, and Joseph Serio, Pharm.D., RPh, have been named recipients of UConn School of Pharmacy 2020 Advanced Practice Pharmacy Experience (APPE) Dennis J. Chapron Preceptor of the Year honors. Sobieraj received the award for full-time faculty and Serio received the adjunct faculty award. Each year, the […]
UConn Pharmacy Faculty/Students Honored at Connecticut Pharmacists Association Awards
On September 24, 2020 the Connecticut Pharmacists Association (CPA) held its 144th annual Awards Banquet. Due to the pandemic, the event was held online with the incoming CPA president and UConn School of Pharmacy faculty member, Marissa Salvo as Master of Ceremonies. It was an outstanding night for the UConn School of Pharmacy with both […]
UConn Graduates Leading Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Eric Halpern ’12 (PHARM) and Rick Carbray ’75 (PHARM) both grew up in the traditional world of small, community pharmacies. Now, they're back in that type of business, but in a new and non-traditional way.