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Drug Take Back Day a Huge Success

PittPharmacy student Justin Saver (class of 2018) along with Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office, School of Pharmacy, University Pharmacy, and the University of Pittsburgh Police…

Pringle Receives Grant for Phase II Overdose Prevention Janice L.
Yang Receives Cancer Research Grant Da Yang, MD, PhD has received a grant from the Elsa U. Pardee Foundation for a research project aimed at characterizing miR-506 as a novel therapy for ovarian cancer targeting metastasis and drug…
Nolin Awarded Five Year NIGMS Grant PittPharmacy faculty member Thomas D.
Kane-Gill Appointed Editor Critical Connections Newsmagazine Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP was appointed editor of the Critical Connections Newsmagazine.
Faculty and Student Receive PPA Grant

Michelle Myers, class of 2016, and her mentor Olufunmilola K.

Skledar Publishes in American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Susan Skledar, RPh, MPH, FASHP published a manuscript in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy with colleagues Bryan Yourich, PharmD and Andy Doedyns, PharmD, entitled "Building an…

Faculty Receive Patient and Family Support Specialty Award Ryan Rivosecchi, PharmD, Sandra L.
Pediatric Patient Care Grant Awarded to Faculty

Faculty member Olufunmilola Odukoya, BPharm, PhD is the lead investigator with co-investigator faculty member Lucas A.

Pater Achieves Certified Diabetes Educator Status

The National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) announces that Karen Steinmetz Pater, PharmD, has renewed the Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) status by successfully completing…

Students Share the Holiday Spirit Kelsey Moss with a trunk full of toys  

PittPharmacy students took a break from finals preparation to deliver toys for the Toy Drive at UPMC Matilda Theiss Health Center.

Odukoya 2015 AcademyHealth New Investigator Awardee Assistant Professor Olufunmilola K.
PittPharmacy Faculty 2015 SCCM Safety Awardees

Pamela L. Smithburger and Sandra Kane-Gill were awarded the 2015 Society of Critical Care Medicine's Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section's Medication Safety Award for their project, A…

PittPharmacy Students Team Grant Winners for MEDIvate Christina Xia and Kelsey Moss and  (class of 2016) were recently awarded the Innovation Institute - Pitt Ventures 1st Gear Enterprise Creation Team gra