Faculty, staff, and fellow students were on hand to celebrate the accomplishments of our graduate students. Chuck Lauhon, associate professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies, was master of ceremonies. …
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Fall prevention is workshop focus
For over six years, the Safe Communities’ Falls Prevention Task Force has provided leadership in the community to reduce fall risk for older adults. An annual community workshop, “Only Leaves Should Fall,” is offered in …
Senator Baldwin briefed on Global Pharmacy Fellowship
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) visited Rennebohm Hall in September to learn about the novel Comparative Health System Global Pharmacy Fellowship at the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy. As antibiotic resistance is a growing global problem and …
Researchers return from annual ASP Conference
Pharmacognosy (“a branch of pharmacology dealing with medicinal substances of biological origin…”) according to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary) is receiving high attention in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division with the research of faculty members Tim Bugni, …
PharmD student addresses pharmacists role
The work of Paria Sanaty Zadeh, a third year PharmD student, was recently published in Drug Topics magazine. Titled Pharmacists on the frontline of preventive healthcare services, Zadeh writes about Medicare and Medicaid, disparities, insurance, …
Students paddle for a purpose!
Twenty DPH-2 students participated in the 2015 Capital Lakes DragonFest on Saturday, June 20, 2015. Team “Paddle PRN” led by team captain, Marklie Munroe, raced in three 270 meter heats, and placed first in a …
Welcome new grad students
The dual two-year administrative residency/MS Health System Pharmacy Administration Program welcomes four new residents/graduate students who will begin studies this month: Nick Capote, 2015 PharmD graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, …
Spring 2015 Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduates
Congratulations to the following students who successfully defended their dissertations: Yan Wang, under the supervision of Dr. May Xiong: Development of Nanotechnologies for Cancer and Iron Chelation Therapy. San Zeng, under the supervision of Dr. …
PharmTox grads make the mark for MD/PhD programs
Pharmacology-Toxicology senior (’15) Matthew Wleklinski of Howards Grove, Wisconsin, has accepted admission to the physician-scientist (MD/PhD) program at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where he hopes to continue a research career focused on stem cell and …
Winston-McPherson named 2015 UNCF-Merck Graduate Science Research Fellow
Gabrielle Winston-McPherson, SciMed GRS Fellow and Research Assistant in the lab of Weiping Tang, Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been selected to participate in the United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF) and the Merck Company Foundation …