Ryan Peterson, a third-year pharmaceutical sciences graduate student in the laboratory of Ben Shen, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division and Charles Johnson Chair in Pharmacy, won a “best poster” award at the inaugural David …
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Easing the pain for animals
Research by Tim Heath, associate professor emeritus in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, on the formulation of extended-release pain-relieving drugs for animals and its use in a drug study by campus colleague Lesley Smith, a veterinary …
Vezina accepts position in Vet Med
Chad Vezina, postdoctoral research associate in Professor Richard Peterson’s group in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has accepted a position as an assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Biosciences at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary …
Collier is 2009 Kimmel Scholar Award recipient
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.
Mitchell receives outstanding service award
Joni Mitchell, program assistant in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and a School of Pharmacy employee since 1982, has been selected to receive a 2009 UW-Madison Classified Employee Recognition Award (CERA). Mitchell is one of five …
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.
Williams accepts position at North Carolina State
Gavin Williams, postdoctoral research associate, in the laboratory of Jon Thorson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has accepted a position as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University in …
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 …
Discovery speeds the development of antibiotics
The discovery of manipulation of a single gene can result in large amounts of platensimycin and platencin— two natural antibiotics.
Smanski to present at ASP annual meeting
Michael Smanski, graduate student, working under the guidance of Ben Shen, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been awarded a 2009 American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP) travel grant attend to attend the ASP annual …