Yang Receives NIH Grant for Cancer Research Da Yang, MD, PhD was awarded an NIH grant to study how a newly discovered gene (EPIC1) links to the breast cancer onset and progression. EPIC1 belongs in the class of non-coding RNA genes and is…

PittPharmacy Member Coons Chair-elect ACCP Cardiology Practice Research Network PittPharmacy faculty member Jim Coons, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology was elected as Chair-elect of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Cardiology Practice and Research Network (PRN…

PittPharmacy Presents at 2018 FIP International Pharmaceutical Federation World Congress PittPharmacy faculty, staff, and students traveled to Glasgow, Scotland to present their poster at the 2018 FIP (International Pharmaceutical Federation) World Congress of Pharmacy and…

Smithburger to Co-Chair Critical Care Summit Pamela Smithburger, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCP will be a co-chair for the Society of Critical Care Medicine's Critical Care Quality Summit to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, September 17 and 18,…

Rice Appointed to ACCP Advisory Committee PharmD student Mikhaila Rice (Class of 2019) was appointed to serve on the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) National Student Network Advisory Committee as a Member-at-Large.

Moreland Appointed to ACCP National Resident Advisory Committee. Lindsay M.

PittPharmacy Graduate Students Receive Grants   Katherine Eichinger, MS, PharmD (photo left)

Shilpa Sant Receives Cancer Research Grant for Development of Biomimetic Tissue Engineered Technologies PittPharmacy faculty member Shilpa Sant, PhD has received an award from the National Cancer Institute, (NIH) entitled “Three-dimensional organoid models to study breast cancer progression.” This…

Pringle Awarded Grant for First Responder Program PittPharmacy Professor Janice L.

PharmD Student Casal Awarded STARS Grant Morgan Casal (Class of 2019) was awarded the Kidney STARS (Students and Residents) travel grant from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) to attend ASN Kidney Week in San Diego, California,…

SNPhA/NPhA Recognizes PittPharmacy Chapter  Photo Above (L to R): Hager Mohamedein (Class of 2021), Olivia Fritz (Class of 2020), Louis Williams, PhD (PittPharmacy Alumnus), Martha Ndung’u (Class of 2019), Kathy Monangai (2020)…

PittPharmacy Ndung’u Honored with Diversity Award SNPhA Chapter President, Martha Ndung’u (Class of 2019) was honored with the Walgreens Chapter President Diversity Award at the July Student National Pharmaceutical Association/National…

Hernandez Receives NIH Award for the Study of Anticoagulation Use in Atrial Fibrillation Assistant Professor Inmaculada Hernandez has received a career development award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The objective of this research project is to improve clinical…

ACCP Honors Pruskowski with 2018 New Clinical Practitioner Award Jennifer A. Pruskowski, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, CPE  been selected as the recipient of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2018 New Clinical Practitioner Award.

PittPharmacy Team Reports on Expanded Role of Pharmacy Technicians The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Community Leadership and Innovation in Practice (CLIP) Center partnered with NACDS to develop a report on the benefits of the expanded role of…