Robert Thorne, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been invited to deliver a talk and serve as chair of a scientific session at the 9th International Symposium on Cerebral Vascular Biology in Leiden, …
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Xiang abstract yields travel award
Feng Xiang, graduate student from the laboratory of Lingjun Li, associate professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, received a Travel Award, through abstract competition, to attend the Midwestern Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference (MUACC) 2010 at …
Nejati receives travel award for 2010 FIP PSWC/AAPS
Elham Nejati, graduate student in the laboratory of Sandro Mecozzi, associate professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, received a 2010 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Travel Award to attend the 2010 FIP PSWC/AAPS Annual Meeting …
The art of science
The work of Lian Yu, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, on crystal polymorphism is the cover feature of the September 2010 issue of the Accounts of Chemical Research. Considered a top chemical journal, the …
Li selected for achievement award
Lingjun Li, associate professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was honored recently with the 2011 Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award. Li will be recognized at a special symposium honoring her work at Pittcon in Atlanta in …
Zhu selected as 2010 AAPS graduate student symposium recipient
Lei Zhu, graduate student in the laboratory of Lian Yu, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, received the 2010 AAPS Graduate Student Symposium Award. Zhu will present his research in a podium presentation at the …
Vargas receives NIH Pathway to Independence Award
Marcelo Vargas, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Jeff Johnson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was awarded a Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) from the NIH. The initial award (K99) provides up to …
Gantt wins travel award
Richard Gantt, a fourth-year pharmaceutical sciences graduate student, was distinguished by receiving the Jeremy Knowles Memorial Travel Award, sponsored by the American Chemical Society’s Division of Biological Chemistry. The award was presented at the recent …
DeKorver receives 2010 American Chemical Society Fellowship
Kyle DeKorver, a third year chemistry graduate student, was named a recipient of a 2010 American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry Predoctoral Fellowship for his research titled “Synthesis of heteroatom-rich pharmacologically useful building blocks …
Chemistry & Engineering News highlights Shen’s work
The June 14 issue of Chemical & Engineering News highlights the work of Ben Shen, professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and members of the Shen research team. The research concerns potent antitumor agents known as enediynes, …