FDA Science Board Appointment: Xiang-Qun (Sean) Xie Associate Dean Xiang-Qun (Sean) Xie, MD, PhD, was appointed a member of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Science Board serving a term to 2018. Xie was appointed by Jill…

Atkinson Liaison for Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society Dylan Atkinson (Class of 2017)  has been named the Region 2 Regional Liaison for Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society.

PittPharmacy Student Nolt Selected National and International Organizations Representative Valerie Nolt (Class of 2016) has been selected to serve as an international representative on the International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation Development Fund Committee. The goal of this…

Rx Champion Award Goes to PittPharmacy's Zemaitis Michael A. Zemaitis, PhD received the Cardinal Health Generation Rx Champions Award sponsored by the Cardinal Health Foundation in October 2015.

Coons Presents at ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy James C. Coons, PharmD '00, BCPS (AQ Cardiology) was an invited speaker at the ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy, October 2015, in San Francisco, California. Coons' presentation,…

Fancher Receives Prestigious and Competitive SLAS Award PittPharmacy graduate student Ashley Fancher has received a Tony B. Academic Travel Award to attend the 2016 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS)  conference in San Diego,…

Kane-Gill Participates in Multiple International Forums Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP participated in the XV Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Consensus Conference on Acute Kidney Injury in the Era of Big Data, September, 2015 in…

Potoski ASHP Representative for Infectious Diseases Guidelines Brian A. Potoski, PharmD, BCPS  was appointed to serve as the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) representative on the creation of the Infectious Diseases Society of…

C. Thorpe Awarded VA Grant for Veteran Nursing Home Residents Carolyn T. Thorpe, PhD, MPH was awarded a  R01-equivalent grant through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Thorpe will examine patterns and outcomes of intense vs. de-intensified treatment…

Atkinson Selected NACDS Representative on Capitol Hill Dylan Atkinson (Class of 2017) has been selected to represent the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy at the 2016 National Association of Chain Drug Stores' (

Recent Alumna Mallit Selected ASCP Advocate Committee Emily Mallit PharmD '14 was selected to serve on the 2015-2016 American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Government Affairs Committee.

Zemaitis Appointed to National and State Drug Committee PittPharmacy's Michael A. Zemaitis, PhD was appointed to the FBI Heroin Outreach Prevention and Education (H.O.P.E.) working group in August 2015. This group consists of representatives from…

PittPharmacy Alumna Bondar Wins ACCP Award Alumna Anna Bondar, PharmD '15  was selected as the winner of the Best Student Poster at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Global Meeting on Clinical Pharmacy in October 2015…

Nolin Keynote Speaker at NephroPharmacology 2015 Thomas D. Nolin, PharmD (’99), PhD (’03), FCCP, FCP, FASN was the keynote lecturer at the European NephroPharmacology 2015 meeting held October 10, 2015 in Heidelberg, Germany.

Donihi Receives Speak Up for Patient Safety Award Amy C. Donihi, PharmD, BCPS was selected as a 2015 recipient of the Richard L. Simmons Speak Up for Patient Safety Award at UPMC.