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 …
Student News
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 …
Pharm-Tox students earn fellowships
Three Pharmacology-Toxicology undergraduates earned Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships and an additional Pharm-Tox student was recognized with a Holstrom Environmental Scholarship for 2015-16. These fellowships support undergraduate research done in collaboration with UW-Madison faculty or research/instructional …
Young researcher receives recognition and accolades
Pharmacology-Toxicology junior Helene Altmann ‘x16 will participate in a 12-week research internship at the prestigious European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany. She is one of three UW-Madison undergraduates chosen for this honor