Dr. Santosh Kumar, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, recently received the prestigious honor, “Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman” or the “Mahatma Gandhi Non-resident Indian Honor” from the Non-resident Indian (NRI) Welfare Society of India. The NRI society of India presents this honor to promote unity, progress, friendship, and co-operation. The honor is presented to a handful… Read More
Governor Bill Haslam has recently appointed William E. Evans, PharmD (’73, ’74), to the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees. Dr. Evans is one of four executives that have been appointed to the board from across the state. Dr. Evans served as Chief Executive Officer of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and is a fellow… Read More
Dr. Subhash Chauhan, professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was awarded a $600K three year grant from the Department of Defense (DOD) to investigate the role of ormeloxifene for prostate cancer prevention and treatment. Dr. Chauhan is a professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The current role of ormeloxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, is as a once weekly… Read More
Dr. Vivian Loveless, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and course director for the Nuclear Pharmacy Program, has received an $18,561 gift from Jubilant DraxImage, Inc. The gift provides radiopharmaceutical kits to be used in laboratory training for nuclear pharmacy students. Student pharmacists will radiolabel the products and perform quality control tests on the radiolabeled compound.… Read More
Michael L. Christensen, PharmD, BCNSP, FPPAG was recently appointed to a three year term on the Board of Pharmacy Specialists (BPS) Specialty Council on Nutrition Support Pharmacy. Nutrition support pharmacy addresses the care of patients who receive specialized nutrition support, including parenteral and enteral nutrition. The nutrition support pharmacist promotes maintenance and/or restoration of optimal… Read More
The following individuals were honored for their service and commitment to UTHSC at the Employee Service Recognition Ceremony in October: 25 years – Joyce E. Broyles 30 years – Bradley A. Boucher, Rex O. Brown, Shelia F. Cooper, Sherri R. Jackson, Marilyn D. Lee, Vivian S. Loveless, Stephanie J. Phelps 35 years – James C.… Read More
Dr. Tao Lowe, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, was elected to serve as the Chair-Elect of the Nanotechnology Focus Group (NanotechFG) of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). Nanotechnology is a broad field of science, and its application to pharmaceutical science and technology is equally broad. Nanotechnology’s main concept is the… Read More
Dr. Amanda Howard-Thompson, associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine, was selected as one of 25 pharmacists statewide to be a part of the diabetes accreditation and pharmacist-provided patient care grant program lead by the Tennessee Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation (TPREF) for the 2014 – 2015 cycle. TPREF was awarded a $750,000 grant… Read More
Department of Clinical Pharmacy faculty, Kristine Crews, Casey Laizure, Shawn McFarland and Bill Greene were all inducted as American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Fellows at the 2014 ACCP Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. ACCP Fellowship status is awarded in recognition of continued excellence in clinical pharmacy practice or research. Nominees must have been Full… Read More
Mason Bucklin, assistant professor of Clinical Pharmacy, has been installed as the Secretary and Treasurer of the Emergency Medicine PRN Joanna Hudson, associate professor Clinical Pharmacy, has been elected to serve as the Chair of the Credentials FCCP Committee
