Category: Faculty


Alumni Shine at the Tennessee Pharmacist Association Awards

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The TPA award ceremony had a strong presence of UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy alumni and professors. Congrats to the following alumni who were honored: [Photo Rachel Barenie] – Alumna and UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Rachel Barenie: Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award – Alumnus and Tennessee Lt. Governor Randy… Read More

2024 Faculty Accomplishments and Honors

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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… Read More

Welcome New Faculty to the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy!

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Elizabeth Yett, PharmD Dr. Yett joined the college in July 2024 as an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science on the Memphis campus. She obtained her PharmD from the University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy, and her practice site is at Baptist Medical Group’s Finn Medical Associates.… Read More

Dr. Dan Collier, Honored as Mentor of the Year

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Join us in celebrating the outstanding achievement of Dr. Dan Collier, who was honored as Mentor of the Year by the College of Graduate Health Sciences at the UT Health Science Center’s Graduate Research Day on May 31! This award recognizes his exceptional commitment to mentoring, advising, and supporting graduate students. Dr. Collier’s dedication to… Read More

Professor Junling Wang, PhD, Elected Chair-elect of APhA-APRS Economic, Social, and Administrative Sciences Section

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Professor Junling Wang, PhD, was elected to the Executive Committee of the American Pharmacists Association–Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA–APRS) as the Chair-elect of the Economic, Social, and Administrative Sciences Section. The College takes great pride in being the academic home of Dr. Wang and is thrilled to have her contribute to this esteemed… Read More

Faculty Publications: April-June 2024

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UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy faculty have been diligently working on publishing new research, with nearly 20 papers recently published since April 2024. Explore their work below. Recently Published Faculty Papers (April–June 2024) The Use of Intraperitoneal Ampicillin in a Patient With Enterococcus faecalis PeritonitisDr. Joanna Q Hudson, Dr. Anna Jacobs, et al.J Pharm Pract.… Read More

Dr. Bernd Meibohm Named Top 0.05% Scholar in Pharmacokinetics by ScholarGPS

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We are thrilled to congratulate Dr. Bernd Meibohm, Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, for being named a Highly Ranked Scholar in Pharmacokinetics by ScholarGPS! Among nearly 175,000 worldwide researchers in pharmacokinetics, Dr. Meibohm ranked No. 33, or in the top .05%. The… Read More

UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Remains No. 1 in Tennessee, Climbs to No. 19 in National Rankings

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Maintaining its long-held title as the top pharmacy college in Tennessee, the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy was named No. 19 among pharmacy schools in the country, according to the U.S. News & World Report, which ranks pharmacy colleges every four years. The college moved up one spot from its previous ranking of… Read More

Leo, Haggar Acknowledged by APSelect for Published Article

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Congratulations to UT Health Science Center faculty Dennis Leo, assistant professor, UTHSC College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Jonathan H. Jaggar, endowed professor UTHSC College of Medicine, Department of Physiology, who were acknowledged by the American Physiological Society for their distinction in scholarship in the American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology for their article… Read More

Four College of Pharmacy Alumni Inducted as National Academy of Practice Distinguished Practitioner Fellows

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University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy was strongly represented among the individuals inducted as Distinguished Practitioner Fellows at the National Academies of Practice (NAP) Annual Meeting in March 2024. Four alumni from the members from the College of Pharmacy were inducted. To become a Distinguished Fellow, individuals need to have a minimum… Read More