Jesse Jones, PharmD, a PhD student at the UTHSC College of Pharmacy, has been awarded an AFPE Predoctoral Fellowship. Dr. Jones received his Doctorate of Pharmacy from Idaho State University in 2012 and is currently pursuing his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences. His current research project is titled “Targeting Type IA Topoisomerases for Selective Anti-Streptococcal Drug… Read More
At this year’s summer meeting of the Tennessee Pharmacist Association, two College of Pharmacy faculty were awarded for their contributions to the pharmacy profession. Dr. Chasity Shelton, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, was named the TSHP Health-System Pharmacist of the Year. Dr. Leslie Hamilton, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy (Knoxville Campus), was named TPA Distinguished… Read More
Students from the UTHSC College of Pharmacy Nashville Campus took time this summer to volunteer at the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) camp held at YMCA Camp Widjiwagon in Antioch, Tenn. Dr. Tracy Hagemann, Associate Dean of the Nashville Campus, led a group of four students: Kyle Tran (P2) and Jordan Perrine (P4), Rebecca Moser (P4)… Read More
Alumni and friends of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy gathered for the Annual Big Orange Breakfast at the Tennessee Pharmacists Association Summer Meeting in Kingsport, Tenn., on Saturday, July 8. Fifty people attended the breakfast emceed by Dr. Glen Farr, Associate Dean for Continuing Education. The keynote speaker was University of Tennessee Alumni Association president… Read More
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy welcomed Jeremy Stultz, PharmD, to the faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy on July 1. Dr. Stultz received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy in 2010. After graduating, he completed a PGY-1 Pharmacotherapy Residency at UTHSC and Le… Read More
Dr. Tao Lowe, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was recently invited to speak at both the US Pharmacopeial Convention/International Pharmaceutica Federation/ American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (USP/FIP/AAPS) Workshop on Nanomedicines: Technical and Regulatory Perspectives in Rockville, Md., and the National Biotechnology Conference in San Diego, Calif. Dr. Tao’s talk at the USP/FIP/AAPS Workshop was titled… Read More
Sherri Jackson, accounting assistant in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, retired in June after a 33-year career with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Jackson worked in the College of Pharmacy for five years after transferring over in July of 2012. Sherri was thrown a surprise retirement celebration to thank her for all of… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy held its graduation ceremony on May 5, 2017. Dean Marie A. Chisolm-Burns presided over the ceremony and welcomed the graduates, family, friends and pharmacy faculty to the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis. This year’s commencement address was given by Dr. Sharon Youmans, Vice Dean and Professor at… Read More
On May 15, 2017, the College of Graduate Health Sciences held their graduation ceremony at the Halloran. Of the 17 students that received a PhD degree, 9 students (53%) were from the College of Pharmacy’s Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program. The graduate are: Chetan Rathi- Mentor, Dr. Bernd Meibohm Margaret Thompson- Mentor, Dr. Bernd Meibohm Aditya… Read More
Dr. Stephanie Phelps, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, has been named Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. Dean Chisholm-Burns presented Dr. Phelps with her plaque at the college’s annual Faculty and Staff Retreat Reception and Dinner at the Brooks Museum in May. Congrats Dr. Phelps!
