The UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy has received numerous awards, appointments, and honors from esteemed national pharmacists’ organizations in the 2023-24 Academic year.
Jungling Wang, PhD
Elected to the Executive Committee of the American Pharmacists Association–Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science– Chair-elect of the Economic, Social, and Administrative Sciences Section.
Chasity Shelton and Andrea Franks
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Inducted asDistinguished Practitioner Fellows at the National Academies of Practice.
Wei Li, PhD
Secretary/Treasurer-Elect of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) & Co-Program Leader for Chemical Biology at the UT Health Science Center, Center for Cancer Research.
Bernd Meibohm, PhD
Named a Highly Ranked Scholar in Pharmacokinetics by ScholarGPS. Out of 175,000 worldwide researchers in pharmacokinetics, Dr. Meibohm ranked No. 33, or in the top .05%. The ranking includes active, retired, and deceased scholars.
Tyler Melton, PharmD
Elected Tennessee Pharmacist Association’s Chair for the Tennessee Society of Pharmacists
James Wheeler, PharmD
Elected President-Elect of the Tennessee Pharmacist’s Association’s Tennessee Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Ken Hohmeier, PharmD
Appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of American Pharmacist Association.
Alina Cernasev, PharmD, PhD
Elected Executive Leader (Exco) of the Social Administrative Pharmacy Section of the International Pharmacy Federation (FIP)
Titilola M. Afolabi, PharmD
Elected as a member of the ACCP Foundation Board of Trustees
Rachel Barenie, PharmD, JD
Awarded the Tennessee Pharmacist Association’s 2024 Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award
Faculty Appointments
Ken Hohmeier, PharmD – Vice-Chair for EducationAshley Ellis, PharmD – Assistant Dean for Strategic Partnerships and InnovationAndrea Franks, PharmD – Assistant Dean for Curricular Affairs
Faculty Promotions
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
Alina Cernasev, PharmD, PhD – promoted to Associate Professor
Elizabeth Hall, PharmD – promoted to Associate Professor
Dawn Havrda, PharmD – promoted to Professor
Sam Li, PhD – promoted to Associate Professor
Glen Palmer, PhD – promoted to Professor
Theodore Morton, PharmD – promoted to Professor
Brian Peters, PhD – promoted to Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jianxiong Jiang – promoted to Professor
Udai Singh – promoted to Professor