Wen Xie Awarded Grant to Study Obesity and Diabetes Treatment Wen Xie, MD, PhD was awarded a new R01 grant for The Hepatic Function of Cholesterol Sulfotrasferase 2B1b (SULT2B1b)in Energy Metabolism. The cholesterol sulfotransferase SULT2B1b is a cytosolic…

Wen Xie Awarded NIH Grant PittPharmacy faculty member Wen Xie, MD, PhD was awarded an NIH R01 grant for his work:  A Novel Regulation of the Phase II Enzyme Estrogen Sulfotransferase Project Narrative Estrogen…

PharmD Students are 2014-2015 Schweitzer Fellows

The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship has selected its class of 2014-2015 Pittsburgh Fellows and two students at University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy―Anna Bondar and Austin Van Horn―have been…

Johnston's Grant for Liver Cancer Research PittPharmacy faculty member Paul A. Johnston, PhD and Dr.

Benedict Chosen AACP Innovator

Associate Professor Neal Benedict, PharmD was chosen as one of three national winners of the AACP Innovations in Teaching Award.

Skledar Appointed ASHP Steering Committee Chair

PittPharmacy faculty member Susan Skledar, RPh, MPH, FASHP, has been appointed to serve as 2014-15 Chair of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Section of Inpatient Care…

Pitt Hosts All Together Better Health VII

The University of Pittsburgh was proud to serve as the first-ever US host for the All Together Better Health VII, June 6 through 8, 2014. Co-host for the event was the National Center for…

TargetHunter Note: this article first appeared in the Spring 2014 issue of PittPharmacy. Imagine a world in which science could customize medications to interact with a person’s unique enzymes, metabolism, and…

APPRISE Recognizes PittPharmacy!

 The Allegheny County Family Services of Western Pennsylvania presented Dean Patricia Kroboth with an award in recognition of PittPharmacy students’ role in reaching a record number of Allegheny…

Shilpa Sant International Speaker Pitt Pharmacy faculty member Shilpa Sant, PhD delivered a plenary lecture at the  9th AAPS-NUS PharmSci@Asia Symposium held at Fudan University, Shanghai, China on  June 5-6 2014.

Rachel Jansen All Together Health VII Poster Winner

PharmD student Rachel Jansen (class of 2015) was selected one of three student poster winners at the international conference, All Together Better Health VII, in June 2014.

Odukoya Receives PInCh Award

Assistant Professor Olufunmilola K. Odukoya, BPharm, PhD is a winning team member in the inaugural Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh)  sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Clinical…

Thorpe Analytics Leader at National VA PROMISE Centers

PittPharmacy faculty member Joshua Thorpe, PhD, MPH, was named the associate director of Analytics and Research for the Veteran’s administration's Performance Reporting and Outcomes Measurement to…

Deanne Hall ASHP Ambulatory Care Summit Participant PittPharmacy faculty member and alumnae Deanne Hall '96, '98  has been invited to participate in a 7-member panel at the ASHP Foundation as a follow-up to the Ambulatory Conference and Summit held in…

Invited Speaker to Microsomes and Drug Oxidations Meeting: Wen Xie

PittPharmacy faculty member Wen Xie, MD, PhD was an invited speaker at the 20th Microsomes and Drug Oxidations (MDO) Meeting he