Roland N. Dickerson, PharmD, BCNSP was recently appointed associate editor of the journal Nutrition. The journal offers readers articles focusing on advances in nutrition research and science, presents new and advancing technologies in clinical nutrition practice, uses clinical data of outcomes research and meta-analyses applied in patient-related nutrition, and lastly, seeks to establish research, policy and… Read More
The College of Pharmacy said “see you later” to one of our smiling faces this May. Stephanie Weathers served as a student service coordinator on the Knoxville campus since November 2006. She was an integral part of the original staff who were recruited to begin the campus in Knoxville. She also played an important role in student recruitment… Read More
The Fall 2015 issue of the University of Tennessee Health and Science Center College of Pharmacy Magazine was recognized as a Gold Winner of the Hermes Creative Award for the Publications/Magazine Category for the second year in a row. The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and… Read More
Dickerson RN. Nitrogen balance and protein requirements for critically ill older patients. Nutrients 2016;8(4):226.
Please share your news for an upcoming issue! Email details and a high quality photo to Andria White at awhite71@uthsc.edu.
PRECEPTOR DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE UTCOP – Knoxville Tuesday, August 9, 2016 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT UTCOP – Nashville Thursday, August 11, 2016 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm CDT UTCOP – Memphis Wednesday, August 17, 2016 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm CDT Conference Emphasis: overview of transitional care & integration of the UTCOP curriculum and the Pharmacist’s… Read More
Special thanks to fourth year student pharmacist, Renee (Huskey) Casteel for her invaluable contributions to this edition of the newsletter. Thank you to Dean Chisholm-Burns, Drs. Dina Ali, Ali Andreaco, Candace Brown, Rex Brown, Hannah Donnelly, Brandon Ladd, Vivian Loveless, Bernd Meibohm, Stephanie Phelps, Joe Swanson, Rachel Triplett, and Jennifer Williams, along with Christina Chinatanphol, Courtney Cook,… Read More
Wei Li, PhD, professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was recently awarded a $1.91 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant will support Dr. Li’s lab and his collaborators (Dr. Muxiang Zhou at Emory University, and Drs. Duane Miller, Bernd Meibohm, David Hamilton at UTHSC) to develop small molecule compounds that selectively inhibit one of the… Read More
On March 24, 2016, David Rogers, PharmD, PhD, professor of Clinical Pharmacy, was invited to the University of Kentucky (UK) to deliver the 2016 Swintosky Distinguished Lecture for their Rho Chi Research Day. His presentation was entitled “Improving Antifungal Pharmacotherapy and Lessons Learned Along the Way”. This endowed lectureship honors Emeritus Dean Joseph V. Swintosky who… Read More
On April 4, 2016, Jeffrey Pressly accepted the American Physiological Society (APS) Renal Section Pre-Doctoral Excellence in Renal Research Award at the APS Renal Section Banquet. This award recognizes pre-doctoral students who are first author on an abstract presented at Experimental Biology 2016 involving renal-based research. Experimental Biology is an annual multidisciplinary, scientific meeting composed of… Read More
