Wen Xie Invited Member of Molecular Endocrinology Editorial Board Faculty member Wen Xie MD, PhD, has been invited to serve as a member of the editorial board for Molecular Endocrinology, a leading endocrine journal published by the Endocrine Society.  Xie’s term…

RxTravaganza 2013: A Night of Camaraderie and Celebration School of Pharmacy alumni, faculty, students and friends celebrated 135 years of success and friendship on October 26, 2013 at the Cathedral of Learning.  Honors were given to Zane Gates '90 and…

Melissa McGivney Selected Fellow of the American Pharmacist Association Associate Professor Melissa A. Somma McGivney, PharmD '98, FCCP, will be recognized as a Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) at their upcoming Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida in…

Poster Presentation at the 2013 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition Graduate student Omar Almazroo is the presenting author of  Longitudinal Changes in the Expression of Renal Transporters following Living and Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation. The poster is to…

Raman Venkataramanan Presents at ICMAOI Raman Venkataramanan, PhD has been invited to give a podium talk at the 14th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiencies (ICMAOI), Lister Hill Center…

Homecoming 2013 a Successful Gathering for All Pitt Pharmacy alumni and friends celebrated Homecoming 2013 on September 27, 2013 at the William Pitt Union. Networking and camaraderie were evident througout the night. The evening ended with a…

Pharmacy Student Amanda Jaber Representative at 2014 NACDS RxIMPACT Day Amanda Jaber, (Class of 2015), has been selected as the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy representative to the 2014 National Association of Chain Drug Stores NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol…

Neal Benedict Publishes In American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education Faculty member Neal Benedict, PharmD has recently published Promotion of Self-directed Learning Using Virtual Patient Cases in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education assessing the…

Alumnus Clyde Cressler Awarded Franchise of the Year

Clyde Cressler BS '69, founder of Care Capital Management in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and his wife, Carol, were awarded the 2013 Franchisee of the Year by the Medicine Shoppe Organization. …

Pharmacy Graduate Students Awarded Jonas Salk Fellowship Graduate students Hari Kaluri, Kacey Anderson, and Tao Long were selected to participate in the Jonas Salk Fellowship for 2013-2014. The Jonas Salk Fellowship is a unique educational program that…

Alumnus Robert Maher Jr. Recipient NASPA Excellence in Innovation Award

The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) recently recognized Robert Maher Jr. BS '93, PharmD '97, CGP, as the winner of the NASPA Excellence in Innovation Award sponsored by Upsher-Smith…

Pitt Pharmacy Student Organization Wins Membership Award The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) recently awarded the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy with the Membership Award during PPA’s Annual Conference held at the Wyndham Gettysburg…

Karen S. Pater: PPA Preceptor of the Year Faculty member Karen S.

Stephanie McGrath: Distinguished Young Pharmacist Awardee The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) recently presented faculty member Stephanie Harriman McGrath, PharmD '07, with the Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Companies Distinguished Young Pharmacist…

Karen Steinmetz Pater Elected President-Elect of Allegheny County Pharmacist Association Karen Steinmetz Pater, PharmD was elected as President-Elect of Allegheny County Pharmacist Association (ACPA) in the spring of 2013. Pater will serve as president-elect for one year, and take office…