With funding from the National Institutes of Health, Assistant Professor Jason Kwan explores new methods to discover drug candidates.
Research
Three School of Pharmacy Students Present Research at IDWeek 2019
PharmD students Anna Aycock and Graham Edwardson and Health Services Research in Pharmacy graduate student Chi-Yin Liao earn national recognition for their research.
Warren Rose Inducted as 2019 IDSA Fellow
Associate Professor Warren Rose’s atypical approach to overcoming antibiotic resistance receives more national recognition.
A Carbohydrate-Based Solution to Ovarian Cancer
Through grant from the Carbone Cancer Center, Professor Weiping Tang is starting a collaborative research project to reactivate immune cells against ovarian cancer.
Psychedelic Drugs, Radical Psychiatry & Social Change
.Associate Professor Lucas Richert’s new book, Break on Through, examines the radical ideas and therapies induced by ‘outsiders’ in the 1960s and ‘70s.
Skin-Deep Search for Answers
Assistant Professor Jun Dai explores the inner workings of skin to find new treatments for inflammation and cancer
Taking a Shot for Alzheimer’s Health
A new project led by Professor Betty Chewning aims to mobilize pharmacists to immunize Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers in Milwaukee.
In Diabetes Care and Medication Use, Peers LEAD
Assistant Professor Olayinka Shiyanbola is launching a program to connect patients with diabetes with peer mentors to help them manage the disease and find a sense of community.
Cancer Prevention Through Education
Assistant Professor Olufunmilola Abraham received a grant from American Cancer Society to research Wisconsin teenagers’ knowledge about cancer and caner prevention, which will potentially change their health education.
Long Delays Prescribing New Antibiotics Hinder Market for Needed Drugs
A survey of how 132 hospitals prescribed six new antibiotics from 2014 to 2018 found that the average time to prescribe any one of the new drugs was 398 days.