Michael A. Shullo Appointed Associate Director Cardiac Transplantation PittPharmacy faculty member Michael A. Shullo, PharmD, has been appointed associate director-cardiac transplantation, in the UPMC Advanced Heart Failure Program. Shullo received his BS and PharmD…

Assistant Professor Shilpa Sant Named Associate Editor Shilpa Sant, PhD has been selected to serve as an associate editor for the journal IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience  The journal publishes basic and applied research papers dealing with the…

Michael A. Shullo Invited ISHLT Speaker Updated: March 26, 2014 PittPharmacy faculty member Michael A. Shullo, PharmD '95, '97 is an invited speaker for the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation" (ISHLT) Academy…

Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Awardee Samuel M. Poloyac PittPharmacy faculty member Samuel M. Poloyac, PharmD, PhD was recently selected for the 2014 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award. This award underscores the high institutional priority that…

PittPharmacy 11th Annual Joseph A. Gatto Golf Invitational The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Alumni Society cordially invites you to attend the 11th annual Joseph A.

Student Amanda Jaber GRASP Participant The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) selected Amanda Jaber (class of 2015) from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, to participate in the Seventh Annual Government…

Pitt Pharmacy Students Present Posters at PPA Mid-Year The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) is proud to announce a record number of 29 posters were present at the PPA Mid-Year Conference, held January 24-26, 2014 in Bedford, Pa.

Dr. Gordon J. Vanscoy White Coat Ceremony 2014 The 12th annual Dr. Gordon J. Vanscoy White Coat Ceremony was held on January 31, 2014 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum in Oakland.

NIAID Grant Awarded to Xiaocha Ma The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded a grant to PittPharmacy Associate Professor Xiaocha Ma, PhD for his project Drug-induced Liver Injury Associated…

PLS Auction Benefits Grace Lamsam Pharmacy Program PittPharmacy's Phi Lambda Sigma Chapter hosted the 2014 Charity Auction at the Hilton Garden Inn on February 6, 2014.

PittPharmacy Student Finalist in Know Pain Know Gain Competition at PPA Mid-Year Conference The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) is proud to announce that Kyle McGrath (class of 2015) a University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Student, was a finalist in the Know Pain Know…

Students Reach Out to a Million Hearts PittPharmacy class of 2015 is excited to receive a $5,000 grant from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) in conjunction with the Million Hearts Campaign.  (Photo above, left to…

CVS Becomes Chain Pharmacy Leader Dropping Cigarette Sales On February 5, 2014, CVS Caremark announced that it will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its more than 7,600 stores across the nation by October 1, 2014.  The move by CVS…

Alumnae Julie Lauffenburger, PharmD First Author on Drug Intervention Paper Julie Lauffenburger, PharmD '10 is first author on the paper discussing how heart attack survivors paint a complex picture of adhering to medicine.

Pharmacy Week Begins With Nicholas C. Tucci Lecture Series PittPharmacy student Joshua Niznik (Class of 2015) with guest lecturer Neil A. Capretto Neil A. Capretto, DO, FASAM was the guest lecturer for the School of Pharmacy Nicholas C. Tucci Lecture…