UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy staff attended a retreat on May 13-14, where they gained career development insights from Crystal R. Oliver (from FedEx) and Quela Graham and Anesha Jones (from UT Health Science Center Human Resources). The retreat also featured team-building activities, including an escape room board game. Staff from all UT… Read More
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
Vijay Boda, a research associate in Dr. Wei Li’s lab, was honored with the “Ronald F. Borne Outstanding Postdoctoral Poster Presentation Award” at the 49th Annual MALTO Medicinal Chemistry-Pharmacognosy Meeting. Vijay is the only researcher who has received this prestigious recognition more than once (in 2022 and 2024) since the award’s establishment, highlighting his exceptional… Read More
Demetria Sisk received the quarterly Pharm-Tastic Award in March 2024; Demetria serves as an administrative specialist II on the 2nd floor of the College of Pharmacy. Sisk was nominated and praised for her welcoming nature, efficiency, and willingness to go above and beyond in her role. She excels with patience, assists with event coordination, positively… Read More
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
Congratulations to Reaunna Morgan, the first winner of the Annual Pharm-tastic Award for the 2023-24 academic year! The annual winner is chosen from among the quarterly winners, Carmen Coleman, LaVerne Williams, Lee Weaver, and Demetria Sisk, based on nominations and merit. Reaunna not only received four nominations over the course of the year in three… Read More
Congratulations to Nelufar Yasmen, a graduate student in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, for winning first place in the podium presentation and the Outstanding Student Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Graduate Student Executive Committee’s Graduate Research Day on May 31! Under the guidance of Dr. Jianxiong Jiang, Yasmen conducted research on Siglec-E, an immunosuppressive… Read More
Ms. Ishita Kathuria, a second-year graduate student in Dr. Bhupesh Singla’s Lab, secured First Place in the Poster Presentation competition (Atherosclerosis Category) at the 2024 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) held in Chicago, IL on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Her award-winning research highlights the role of myeloid cell LGR4 in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. She… Read More
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
We were grateful to have heard the important research of Dr. Christopher McCurdy, winner of the Duane D. Miller Lectureship, on Monday, June 3rd. McCurdy delivered a lecture titled “Sigma Receptor Ligands from Conception to the Clinic: Illumination of an Enigma.” Dr. McCurdy is a professor and holds The Frank A. Duckworth Eminent Scholar Chair… Read More
