Eva Vivian, associate professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, is co-investigator of a P-50 grant from the National Cancer Institute that will advance treatments for smokers with diabetes. “Engineering Effective Interventions for Tobacco Use: …
Faculty
Course upgrade nets teaching innovation award
Robert Breslow, associate professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, and Michelle Chui, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, received the School of Pharmacy 2009 Teaching Innovation Award for their innovative revamping …
Fruit research linked to cancer chemoprevention
Jeremy Johnson, assistant scientist in the Pharmacy Practice Division, received funding from the National Cancer Institute to study xanothes in the mangosteen fruit and the anti-cancer properties on prostate cancer chemoprevention. The R03 project titled …
Can meditation or exercise ease respiratory infections?
Mary Hayney, associate professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, is co-investigator on an NIH-funded grant to study the effects of meditation or exercise on respiratory infections and influenza vaccine response. Titled “Meditation and Exercise …
Project focus is enhanced pharmacist-physician communication
Michelle Chui, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Community Pharmacy Foundation for a project titled “Enhancing Physician Referral and Recommendation of Pharmacist Provided Medication Therapy …
Grants support natural product drug discovery
Ben Shen, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, received grants from American Recovery Act Funds to support his ongoing program on natural product biosynthesis, engineering, and drug discovery. A Competitive Revision grant will expand Shen’s …
Research on beta blockers continues with funding
Orly Vardeny, assistant professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, was awarded funding from GlaxoSmithKline to study associations of beta adrenergic receptor polymorphisms on insulin resistance in patients with hypertension being treated with specific beta …
Grant supports non-animal methods in research
Warren Rose, assistant professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, received funding from the Alternatives Research and Development Foundation to support significant advancement towards the animal free study of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. In …
NCI grant furthers research on personalized treatments
May Xiong, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, received funding from the National Cancer Institute to further her research in personalizing treatments for cancer patients. The R00 portion of Xiong’s Pathway to Independence Award, …
Extension Services welcomes Eric Buxton
Eric Buxton, clinical assistant professor, will facilitate continuing education for those in the pharma industry when he begins his role on September 1 with the Extension Services in Pharmacy Division. Most recently at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals …