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 …
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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, …
Five SOP faculty awarded ICTR research funding
Lingjun Li and Sandro Mecozzi, associate professors in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, Warren Rose, assistant professor (CHS), and Eva Vivian, clinical associate professor in the Pharmacy Practice Division and Henry Young, assistant professor in the …
Bugni joins faculty in drug discovery area
Tim Bugni joins the School of Pharmacy as an assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division. Most recently Bugni was a research assistant professor at the University of Utah, working with Professor Chris M. Ireland …
Sun receives AAPS award
Ye Sun, graduate student in the laboratory of Lian Yu, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been awarded the 2009 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Graduate Student Symposium Award in Physical Pharmacy and …