Dr. Francesco Giorgianni, PhD, MBA, Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences was awarded a $30,000 grant from the Retina Research Foundation for a program that will help to better understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms that lead to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and could provide leads for the development of new therapeutic strategies.… Read More
by Andria White and Peggy Reisser The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy has expanded its Nashville footprint by moving the campus to a new, larger facility. The approximately 11,000-square-foot building is located in southeast Nashville at 301 South Perimeter Park Drive. The college moved to accommodate the growing demand of the… Read More
Brian Winbigler, PharmD, MBA joins the College of Pharmacy – Knoxville Campus as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science. Dr. Winbigler, a native of Blount County, received a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology from The University of Tennessee Knoxville, a Master of Business… Read More
Stanley Dowell (P3 –Memphis) and Michael Behal (P3-Knoxville) were appointed to national positions with the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP). Both students were also selected to serve as Chair of their respective committees. Stanley currently serves as the College’s APhA-ASP President. He has been appointed to serve as Chair of the National Member Engagement… Read More
Dean Marie A. Chisholm-Burns created a new scholarship to award student excellence on the Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment® (PCOA) exam. P3 students who scored in the 80th percentile or higher received a personally signed letter from the Dean and three students received a special scholarship that will be awarded in the Fall 2019 semester. The… Read More
Dr. Sam Li, Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, received a grant from the EuroQol Research Foundation to study quality of life in pediatric patients with arthritis and leukemia. The grant, totaling approximately $34,000, will fund Dr. Li’s research study through December 2019. According to Dr. Li, “the goal of… Read More
The College recognized some of its accomplished graduate students with its Outstanding Graduate Student Awards in December. Dr. Kinsie Arnst, mentored by Dr. Wei Li, was named the College of Pharmacy Outstanding Graduate Student while Dr. Sabina Ranjit, mentored by Dr. Santosh Kumar, was named the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Outstanding Graduate Student. The awards… Read More
Subhash Chauhan, PhD, a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was recently awarded the Shri R. J. Kinarivala Research Award from The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute and The Gujarat Cancer Society. The aim of the award is to recognize and felicitate lifetime services of a person in the field of Oncology by creating… Read More
The University of Tennessee the College of Pharmacy received several recognitions from the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF). The College was well represented with at least one of the College’s faculty member included in 15 of the 18 patents recently issued to UTHSC investigators. Those individuals are: Drs. Wei Li, (professor, Department of Pharmaceutical… Read More
Chelsea Renfro, PharmD, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, served as the guest editor for the December issue of Pharmacy Times. Dr. Renfro and her colleagues were chosen based on findings from a recently completed grant funded by the Community Pharmacy Foundation. This grant, entitled “Removing barriers to organizational change… Read More
