Lingjun Li, associate professor, and W. John Kao, professor, both in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division were awarded the 2009 Vilas Associate Award.
Research
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.
Rose makes Pharmacotherapy top 10 list
Warren Rose, assistant professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, was an author on a pharmacotherapy manuscript that was among the top downloads in 2008. According to a report by the American College of Clinical …
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 …
Extra genes protect against Parkinson’s disease
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 …
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 …
Pilot grant to focus on Alzheimer’s research
Joshua M. Thorpe, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, was awarded a $50,000 pilot grant from the Wisconsin Comprehensive Memory Program to measure medication adherence and barriers to medical care in persons …
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 …