Lara Collier, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been named a Kimmel Scholar by the Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research, one of 12 such awards given nationally in 2009.
Faculty
Martin named Teaching Academy Fellow
Beth Martin, assistant professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, has been selected as a Fellow of the UW-Madison Teaching Academy. Founded in 1993, The Academy promotes effective teaching and learning on the UW-Madison campus …
Li and Kao receive 2009 Vilas Associate Award
Lingjun Li, associate professor, and W. John Kao, professor, both in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division were awarded the 2009 Vilas Associate Award.
Faculty experts edit nanotechnology book
Mel de Villiers, associate professor (CHS), and Glen Kwon, professor, both in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division served as editors of Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, the 10th volume in the book series Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Aspects. Recently …
Rose makes Pharmacotherapy top 10 list
Warren Rose, assistant professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, was an author on a pharmacotherapy manuscript that was among the top downloads in 2008. According to a report by the American College of Clinical …
Extra genes protect against Parkinson’s disease
Research by Jeff Johnson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and UW-Madison colleagues Pei-Chun Chen, Marcelo Vargas and Delinda Johnson, impacts the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Drawing local and national attention, the study published in …
Pilot grant to focus on Alzheimer’s research
Joshua M. Thorpe, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, was awarded a $50,000 pilot grant from the Wisconsin Comprehensive Memory Program to measure medication adherence and barriers to medical care in persons …
Centrose ranks as top university start-up
Centrose, a Madison-based start-up company involving Jon Thorson, professor, and C. Richard Hutchinson, emeritus professor, in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was selected by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) in the final round …
Johnson contributes to SMART Team
Jeff Johnson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, is serving as the Students Modeling A Research Topic (SMART) Team mentor for the Edgewood Middle School SMART team in Madison. The teams of middle or high …
Kwon receives recognition from the Journal of Controlled Release
Glen Kwon, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division will be recognized at the 2008 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists meeting in Atlanta, Ga. November 17-19 for his work as a corresponding author on a paper …