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 …
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Pharm Sci Division receives national ranking
The UW-Madison School of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences Division ranked among the best Pharmaceutical Sciences programs in the US according to Academic Analytics (AA, LLC). The division was identified by the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSP …
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 lab makes strides in ALS research
Research by Marcelo Vargas, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Jeff Johnson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was reported in the current issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. The experiments prolonged the life …
Chung is outstanding biomaterials researcher
Amy Chung, PhD candidate in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been awarded the 2009 Student Award for Outstanding Research by a PhD Candidate from the Society for Biomaterials. This prestigious award is given to student …
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 …
Tang receives funding for movement disorder research
Weiping Tang, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was awarded NIH R21 funding for his proposal “Identifying novel therapeutic compounds for early onset dystonia.” Early onset torsion dystonia (EOTD) is a movement disorder characterized …
School receives $500,000 gift from F. Dohmen Company
Marking its 150th anniversary, the F. Dohmen Co. Foundation will contribute $500,000 to the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy for graduate support in the pharmaceutical sciences and support of a Dean’s Level scholarship for …
Johnson featured speaker at Academy Evening
Jeff Johnson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, spoke on the topic “Alzheimer’s and More: Halting the Progression of Neurological Diseases” at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters Academy Evening on Tuesday, October …