Richard Hsung, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was honored with a 2010 Vilas Associate Award from the University’s Physical Sciences Division. The Vilas Associate Award recognizes a faculty member’s scholarly achievements as well as …
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International journal bestows award
Weiping Tang, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been selected as a 2010 Journal Award Recipient by the editorial board of Synlett and Synthesis, two well-known international journals devoted to synthetic organic chemistry. …
Postdoc training award to further cancer research
Kimberly Hammer, postdoctoral research associate, in the laboratory of Paul Marker, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been awarded a postdoctoral training award from the Department of Defense-Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs to …
Gunn named 2010 PhRMA fellow
Erica Gunn, postdoctoral research associate in the laboratory of Lian Yu, pharmaceutical sciences professor, has been awarded a 2010 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation Post Doctoral Fellowship in Pharmaceutics. PhRMA represents the …
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 …
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, …
SOP grad students recognized with innovation award
Thomas Diezi and Kyle Kleinbeck, pharmaceutical sciences graduate students, are among four UW-Madison graduate students who have been selected to receive a Baxter Innovation Award from Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield Ill. The award program is …
Schmidt to pursue law degree
Graduate student David Schmidt recently completed his MS in pharmaceutical sciences and PhD in biomedical engineering at UW-Madison. Schmitt worked under the mentorship of W. John Kao, pharmaceutical sciences and biomedical engineering professor. We congratulate …
R01 grant to advance natural product research
Weiping Tang, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has received his first R01 grant. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has also awarded him a Supplement for Collaborative Science award on ion …
Grants support Lou Gehrig’s and Alzheimer’s research
Jeff Johnson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has received two R01 grants from NIH to further his research in the areas of Lou Gehrig’s and Alzheimer’s Disease. The first grant, a five year award, …