Pringle Receives Grant for Phase II Overdose Prevention Janice L. Pringle, PhD received funding from the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency for Phase II of her Overdose Prevention study. The goal of this project is to provide a public access web…

PittPharmacy to Participate in Drug Take Back Day March 4th    

Students Moss and Avshalumov Accept NACDS Rotation Svetlana Avshalumov and Kelsey Moss (class of 2016) were recently accepted to complete the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Rotation in Association Management in Arlington, Virginia…

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…

Feturi Accepts QIT Health Innovators Fellowship PittPharmacy graduate student Firuz Feturi has been accepted into the Quality Information Technology (QIT) Health Innovators Fellowship. QIT Health Innovators Fellowship is a competitive 12 week…

PPA Grant Awarded to Community Practice Resident McCormick Kyle McCormick, PharmD '14, has been awarded a grant by the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association for project entitled Patient Activation as a Measure of Medication List Accuracy.

Nolin Leads Inaugural Kidney Health Initiative Project Thomas D. Nolin, PharmD ’99, PhD ’03, chaired an inaugural Kidney Health Initiative (KHI) workgroup to propose recommendations for the standardized assessment of pharmacokinetics and development of…

Nolin Awarded Five Year NIGMS Grant PittPharmacy faculty member Thomas D. Nolin, PharmD ’99, PhD ’03, was awarded a new 5-year NIH R01 grant through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for his work Drug…

Kane-Gill Appointed Editor Critical Connections Newsmagazine Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP was appointed editor of the Critical Connections Newsmagazine. The magazine was developed and is distributed by the Society of Critical Care…

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 the…

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.