The year 2017 is off to a great start for alumna Dr. Kimberly Lewis (UT College of Pharmacy Class of 2006). She has been named Executive Director of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA), and recognized as one of Tougaloo College’s Inaugural Class of 40 under 40. SNPhA clearly remains an organization that is near and… Read More
While the opioid epidemic affects people across the country, some of the people that have been impacted the most has been Tennesseans. Perhaps that is why, with the help of state legislators, pharmacists can now enter into collaborative practice agreements allowing them to write for and dispense naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses,… Read More
Research led by Dr. Shelley I. White-Means, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, has discovered that the nation’s highest racial disparity in breast cancer mortality exists in Memphis. The work is part two of a study to gain understanding of reasons for the large breast cancer mortality disparity between African-American and White women who live in Memphis.… Read More
On February 3, 2017, the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences hosted a group of undergraduate students and faculty from local and out of state universities (Arkansas State, Christian Brothers, Maryville College, and University of Memphis) to the first PharmD/PhD open house. During the event, current PharmD/PhD students , including Dr. Sarah Whaley, Dr. Andy Nishimoto, Rachel… Read More
Dr. Kirk Hevener joins the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences as an Assistant Professor. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy’s dual PharmD/PhD program (PharmD 2005, PhD 2008). After earning his PhD, Dr. Hevener spent one year at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as a Visiting Scientist and Postdoctoral Researcher followed… Read More
Members of the UT College of Pharmacy American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) joined with Fred’s Pharmacy in its Healthy Heart initiative for February. Students performed free blood pressure screenings at various Fred’s locations throughout the month, and Fred’s donated $1 to the American Heart Association for every blood pressure screening performed. In addition… Read More
In November 2016, Gatlinburg, TN was devastated by a horrific fire that ripped through East Tennessee. The fires resulted in 14 deaths, more than 2,400 structures damaged or destroyed, and thousands of people displaced. This led to Tennesseans doing what Tennesseans do best… Volunteer. Quickly, several organizations and thousands of people began donating supplies, and… Read More
The College of Pharmacy was well represented at the 2016 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Denver from November 12-17. During the meeting, several College of Pharmacy faculty and students presented and/or received awards. They are as follows: Dr. Bernd Meibohm, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs and Interim… Read More
Students, faculty and residents made an impression at the 2016 American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Annual Meeting in Hollywood, Fla. from October 23-26, doing everything from presenting posters, moderating group discussions, and even taking home an award! Several faculty presented including: Dr. Leslie Hamilton, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, on “Resolving Controversies in Fluid… Read More
Merrion Buckley (P2- Memphis) delivered an oral and poster presentation titled “Ethanol differentially alters BCRP and MRP1 expression in M1 and M2 polarized macrophages” at the 45th annual Autumn Immunology Conference in Chicago on Sunday, November 20. Under the direction of Dr. Ted Cory, Assistant Professor in Clinical Pharmacy, Buckley spent six months on the… Read More
