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…

Pitt Pharmacy Students Selected for Summer Internships at the FDA Pitt PharmD student Walter Nieves-Canabal, and PhD students Morgan Butrovich and Samantha Bailey were selected among many applicants to complete summer internships at the U.S. Food and Drug…

Pitt Pharmacy Wins AAPS Award The Pitt Pharmacy American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) student chapter received the AAPS Student Chapter Award! This recognition celebrates all of the hard work, dedication, and…

Medina-Gil Awarded Second Place in Poster Presentation NPhA/SNPhA National Convention Carla Medina-Gil was awarded second place in the NPhA/SNPhA Poster Presentation at this year’s National Pharmaceutical Association, Inc./Student National Pharmaceutical Association National…

Exciting Research News: Xie Makes Strides Against Liver Fibrosis Dr. Wen Xie, professor and Joseph Koslow Endowed Chair at Pitt Pharmacy, along with his team, made groundbreaking strides in the fight against liver fibrosis. Their latest study, published in Science…

Smithburger Chosen to Receive 2024 ACCP Critical Care PRN Education Award Pamela Smithburger, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCP, FCCM was chosen by the ACCP Critical Care PRN to receive the 2024 Critical Care PRN Education Award.

Ruby-Scelsi Named the 2024 Geriatrics Teacher of the Year Congratulations to Dr. Christine Ruby-Scelsi on being named the 2024 Geriatrics Teacher of the Year!

Neverette Awarded Fellowship Noah Neverette, second-year graduate student in the Clinical Pharmaceutical Scientist Program, was awarded a K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship from the University of Pittsburgh. This fellowship is currently…

Yarabinec Received 2024 Faculty Advisor Award of Excellence Ashley Yarabinec, PharmD, BCGP, received the 2024 Faculty Advisor Award of Excellence from the Professional Fraternity Association. This national award recognized Yarabinec’s outstanding dedication…

Potoski Co-Authors Guidelines Associate Professor Brian Potoski, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, co-authored the 2024 Infectious Diseases Society of America Guideline Update on the Risk Assessment, Diagnostic Imaging, and Microbiological…

Kane-Gill and Suda Elected to ACCP Positions  Sandra Kane-Gill was elected as an American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Regent and Katie Suda was chosen as an ACCP Foundation Trustee. Kane-Gill is the Associate Dean of Faculty…

Kobulinsky Receives Society for Simulation in Healthcare Certification Instructional Development Specialist, Larry Kobulinsky, received the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS) certification. This recognition…