2024 Dean's Annual Report Is Now Available!

Two Pitt Pharmacy Students Earn Top State Honors in Sparx Analytics National Datathon Competition Pitt Pharmacy graduate students Lisa Jun and Caroline Dan have earned the title of top team in their state, placing fourth overall in the Sparx Analytics LLC Datathon competition.

Dr. Lucas Berenbrok Feature in Drug Topics - Independent Pharmacy Closures Significantly Impact Health of US Population | APhA 2025 Historically, a significant percentage of the U.S. population live within close proximity to a pharmacy. Access to pharmacy services has been linked to improved patient outcomes, medication adherence…

Ndung'u Named to Pittsburgh Business Times' 30 Under 30 Martha Ndung'u, PharmD has been named to the 2025 Pittsburgh Business Times' list of 30 Under 30! She joins a distinguished group of eleven other Pitt students, alumni, and faculty named to the…

Global Health ARCO students Ester Suleymanov, Shree Kambhampati, and Abriella Crowder won Poster of Distinction Global Health Areas of Concentration (ARCO) students from the PharmD Class of 2026, Ester Suleymanov, Shree Kambhampati, and Abriella Crowder won Poster of Distinction at the 2025 Pennsylvania…

Dr. Philip Empey Receives National Award for Advancing Precision Medicine Dr. Philip Empey recently received the Precision Medicine World Conference (PMWC) Luminary Award.  The PMWC Luminary Award is given at the Precision Medicine World Conference to recognize…

Xie Elected 2024 ASPET Fellow Wen Xie has been named a Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) for 2024, a distinguished recognition announced by the organization. The ASPET Fellow…

Lowry Appointed Clinical Director Maria Felton Lowry, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP was appointed as the role of Clinical Director, Pharmacy Services for UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute. Dr. Lowry joined UPMC Palliative and Supportive…

Emily Kryger Received ASCP Women's Spotlight Award Emily Kryger (PHARM ’14) received the 2024 American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Women's Spotlight Award at the ASCP annual meeting. This award recognizes a female pharmacist for…

Sudhakar Awarded NCPA Presidential Scholarship Akshaya Sudhakar was awarded a Presidential Scholarship at the 2024 National Community Pharmacists Association's Annual Convention. This award recognizes students demonstrating leadership qualities,…

Zhu Selected for Fellowship Award Yin Zhu, PhD candidate in Dr. Christian Fernandez's lab, was selected as a recipient of the Clinical and Translational Science Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award (TL1) through the NIH-funded Institute for…

Christian Fernandez Awarded NIDDK Grant

Pitt Pharmacy Wins Big at Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) Western Regional Meeting At this year’s Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) Western Regional Meeting, our students were honored with the 2024 Government Relations and Advocacy award — which was accepted by Anneliese…

Pickel and Hayden Win Staff Recognition Award Pitt Pharmacy staff members Lori Pickel and Amy Hayden were chosen as recipients of the Senior Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences Research Administration (HSRA) Staff Recognition Award.

Gray Elected President of Missouri State Board of Pharmacy Dr. James L. Gray, III (PHARM ’75) was elected to serve as president of the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy for a fifth term. Dr. Gray previously served as the Executive Director of Pharmacy at…