Xiaochao Ma Granted NIDDK Research Funds

PittPharmacy faculty member Xiaochao Ma, PhD was awarded a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for his project Mechanisms of Adverse…

Sean Kim Receives AACP Grant

Faculty member Sean H. J. Kim, PhD 
has been awarded a grant from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for his study Quantitative Mechanistic Modeling of Drug Disposition with Variable…

Associate Dean Susan Meyer Lead Author Curriculum Development Guide

Update: January 17, 2014: The development guide is now a featured resource in the Association of American Medical College’s (AAMC) iCollaborative. Posted on November 4, 2013 Susan M. Meyer,…

Stephanie H. McGrath Interviewed For APhA Pharmacist Provider Status Article

Assistant Professor Stephanie McGrath, PharmD was recently interviewed by APhA for input on pharmacist provider status in the article Few Health Plans Cover MTM Services Because…

Sandra Kane Gill Elected to SCCM Council

PittPharmacy faculty member Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP was recently elected to the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Council, the decision-making body regarding…

Graduate Student Shilpaa Mukundan Receives Sigma Xi Grant

Shilpaa Mukundan, a first year PhD student working in the laboratory of Assistant Professor Shilpa Sant, PhD, has received the prestigious Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research (GIAR) award for her…

Deanne L. Hall Selected For ASHP Panel

Associate Professor Deanne L. Hall, PharmD has been selected to serve on the Recommendation Consensus Panel for the Ambulatory Care Conference and Summit. The conference is held by the American…

Pharmacy Clinical Skills Competition Winners 2013 Update January 5, 2014: PharmD students, Pamela Lyons and Evan Williams (Class of 2014), competed in the National Clinical Skills Competition at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting on December 7th and…

PittPharmacy APhA-ASP Chapter Awarded The Cardinal Health Foundation Grant PittPharmacy's APhA-ASP chapter was recently awarded a grant through The Cardinal Health Foundation's Prescription Drug Abuse and Misuse Prevention Grant Program. PharmD students Meera Vachhani, (…

Associate Professor Janet Pringle Co-Authors Research Book

School of Pharmacy faculty member Janice L. Pringle, PhD is a co-author of the recent publication Understanding Education Research: A Guide to Critical Reading. Understanding Education…

PittPharmacy Toy Delivery Comes Early

PittPharmacy faculty, staff and students shared holiday joy by donating, collecting and delivering gifts to the Matilda Theiss Center located in the city’s Hill District. Over 20 bags of toys,…

PittPharmacy Faculty Member Song Li Receives NCI Grant

Professor Song Li, MD, PhD  has received a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for his study titled Targeted Combination Therapy for Breast Cancer. The goal of this…

Assistant Professor Carolyn Thorpe Receives Vasculitis Foundation Grant

The Vasculitis Foundation has awarded a two-year grant to Assistant Professor Carolyn Thorpe, PhD, MPH, for her study, Impact of Healthcare Utilization and Informal Caregiver for Primary…

Sandra Kane-Gill Appointed Vice-Chair for SCCM Task Force

Faculty member Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP was appointed vice-chair for the Critical Care Practitioners as Educators Task Force for the Society of Critical Care Medicine…

Pharmacy Student Karen Hoang Elected Kappa Psi Parliamentarian PittPharmacy student Karen Hoang (Class of 2016) was elected to the Province Executive Board as the first Parliamentarian at the Kappa Psi Mountain East Province Fall Assembly in Buffalo, New…