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…

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…