Category: Awards and Honors


Madeline Matheson Awarded the College of Pharmacy’s Inaugural Professionalism Award

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We’re thrilled to announce that P3 student Madeline Matheson has been awarded the College of Pharmacy’s very first professionalism award! Her dedication to the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy’s mission shines through her involvement as a senior officer in a student organization, her role on the admissions committee, her research work, and her… Read More

Ashlyn Man, Awarded 2nd place in the ACCP Top Education and Training Poster competition at the 2024 ACCP Annual Meeting

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Congrats to P3 student Ashlyn Man, who was awarded 2nd place in the ACCP Top Education and Training Poster competition at the 2024 ACCP Annual Meeting. Man’s poster, “The Virtual Waiting Room: Asynchronous Interprofessional Education Enhances Student Experience,” focuses on an interprofessional education (IPE) event held between UT Health Science Center Colleges of Pharmacy and… Read More

Ishita Kathuria Wins 3-Minute Thesis Challenge

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An entire thesis in just three minutes? A huge round of applause goes to Pharmaceutical Sciences third-year student Ishita Kathuria, who took on the challenge and emerged the winner of the UT Health Science Center 3 Minute Thesis competition on October 18! Contestants comprised graduate students from across the UT Health Science Center. Congrats also… Read More

Cernasev, Hallam Present at Tennessee Public Health Conference

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Associate professor Alina Cernasev, PharmD, PhD, and P4 student Hayleigh Hallam represented the College of Pharmacy at the Tennessee Public Health Association Annual Conference from October 9-11. Hallam and Dr. Cernasev collaborated on a presentation titled “Lessons Learned about Obstacles to PrEP: A Qualitative Analysis of Tennessee Pharmacists,” which was delivered by Dr. Cernasev during… Read More

David Z. D’Argenio, PhD, Awarded the 2024 Avis Distinguished Visiting Professorship

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The College had the pleasure of hosting David Z. D’Argenio, PhD, winner of the 2024 Avis Distinguished Visiting Professorship on October 11. D’Argenio’s lecture, titled “The Atypical Journey of an Engineer in Biomedical Technology,” focused on his career and nontraditional journey to becoming a leader in Biomedical Engineering and Pharmaceutical Science. D’Argenio was also presented… Read More

Christelle Mathieu, Recieves the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy PharmD/PhD Scholarship

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Congratulations to Christelle Mathieu, a P4 PharmD student, on receiving the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy PharmD/PhD Scholarship! This scholarship reflects Christelle’s commitment to academic excellence and research and will aid her as she finishes her PharmD this year and gets ready for the College of Pharmacy’s Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD program next fall.… Read More

Adeleye, Graduate Student, Receives Alma Hal Reagan Fellowship for Second Year in A Row

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Kelli Adeleye, a 5th-year graduate student in Dr. Wei Li’s lab, was awarded the Alma Hal Reagan Fellowship for the second year in a row! With the award money, Adeleye plans to advance her research on SP-1-39, a promising colchicine-binding site inhibitor. This funding will support further studies to assess its efficacy in drug-resistant and… Read More

Rodriguez, PharmD Class of 2026, Awarded the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus Scholarship

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We are excited to announce that Christopher Rodriguez, PharmD Class of 2026, has been awarded the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus Scholarship! The AMCP Nexus Scholarship provides up to $1500 to two AMCP Student Pharmacist Members from schools of pharmacy in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee to help cover registration, hotel, and travel expenses for… Read More

2024 Avis Distinguished Visiting Professorship

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Join us for the 2024 Avis Distinguished Visiting Professorship lecture featuring David Z. D’Argenio, PhD, on October 11 at noon in the College of Pharmacy Building 102. About David Z. D’Argenio, PhD David Z. D’Argenio, PhD, is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Viterbi School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the… Read More

Havrda, Beranova Named Recipients of 2024 TLC Teaching Awards

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Congratulations to Dawn Havrda, PharmD, and Sarka Beranova, PhD, who were named recipients of the 2024 Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) Teaching Awards. The winners were selected by UT Health Science Center students and fellow faculty. Dr. Beranova, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was awarded the Inclusive Teaching Award, which recognizes the outstanding efforts of faculty… Read More