Congratulations to Dr. Wei Li on his appointment as the Co-Program Leader for Chemical Biology at the UT Health Science Center, Center for Cancer Research, effective March 1, 2024. His appointment will be for a two-year term and may be renewed. Dr. Chris Finch, chair and professor of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational… Read More
On February 12, UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy’s American Pharmacists Association- Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) organized a fundraiser for the Melinda Rhea Garrett Scholarship Fund during a Lady Vols Basketball game. The chapter bought tickets for the game and resold them at a fee to students and faculty, with the proceeds going… Read More
On February 25th, the Rho Chi and Phi Lambda Sigma chapters of the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy held their initiation luncheon in Nashville, Tennessee. Congratulations to all the newly initiated members! The Rho Chi Society seeks to advance pharmacy through sustained intellectual leadership, and we are proud of our students for their… Read More
Dr. Kenneth Hohmeier, faculty member of UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, has been named to the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of American Pharmacist Association (JAPhA). The three-year term will commence with the APhA Annual meeting in March. Founded in 1912, JAPhA is the official… Read More
Jiyoung Yun, a P3 Pharm.D. student at UT Health Science Center, recently participated in an observation ride-along with the Memphis Fire Department (MFD) on February 16. During the ride-along, she had the opportunity to witness firsthand the role of emergency responders in the community. “It was very rewarding for me to have the opportunity to… Read More
Dr. Santosh Kumar and two of his graduate students, Lina Zhou and Sandip Godse, attended the 28th Scientific Conference of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology (SNIP) in Charleston, SC from March 10-13, 2024. During the conference, Dr. Kumar hosted a symposium on “Neuropharmacology & Neuroimmunology of HIV and Substance Use Disorder” and also served as… Read More
Dear Students, Staff, Faculty, and Friends, The semester seems to be flying by as we rapidly approach spring break. This month, we look forward to the white coat ceremony for our first-year students and join in the excitement of our third-year students, who begin their experiential learning in clinical rotations throughout Tennessee and beyond. In… Read More
Staff Completes LIFO Team Building Workshop The College of Pharmacy Staff recently participated in the LIFO (Life Orientations) team-building workshop conducted by Debbie Long, MSIO, Benefits Associate in the Office of Human Resources. The workshop comprised four sessions where the participants explored and learned how to leverage their strengths, developed their understanding of their preferred… Read More
Professor Emeritus Duane D. Miller Honored in Special Edition of Molecules Molecules is a respected international, peer-reviewed journal of chemistry that is published semimonthly by MDPI. This Special Issue of Molecules is dedicated to Dr. Miller, a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) member and Professor Emeritus at UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, for his work on small-molecule drug discovery and development.
Congratulations to the 2023 UT College of Pharmacy’s Graduate Student and Postdoc Awards winners! These awards are given annually to recognize excellent academic achievement by PhD students and Postdocs in the UT College of Pharmacy. This year’s ceremony took place on January 9, 2024.
