Pitt Pharmacy PhD Student Receives Abstract Award from American Association of Immunologists Jessica Kosanovich received an American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Trainee Abstract Award for her work describing how the presence of maternal antibody at initial respiratory syncytial virus…

Smithburger, Durkin, and Vanderneck Receive Preceptor of the Year Awards Pitt Pharmacy students selected three of our valued preceptors for 2020-2021 with the Preceptor of the Year Award, which is an annual award from the Experiential Learning Program at the School of…

Ma Awarded NIH Grant Pitt Pharmacy Associate Professor Xiaochao Ma, PhD, was awarded an NIH R01 grant for his work titled, “The ABCG2 transporter in protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) disposition: From toxicity to therapy.”

Skledar Receives Teacher of the Year Award Sue Skledar (Pharm '88, MPH '91), RPh, MPH, FASHP, Director of Experiential Learning and Continuing Professional Development, and Professor, Pharmacy & Therapeutics, received the 2021 Stanford I…

Schmotzer Named Co-Advisor of RxPrep Anna Schmotzer was named co-advisor of the RxPrep student organization during the 2020-2021 school year, along with Dr. Sharon Corey, Associate Dean of Students. Schmotzer has been assisting with…

Graduate Student Matthew Gray Receives Grant from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Pitt Pharmacy and University Pharmacy Collaborate with Pharmacy Partners to Combat COVID University Pharmacy and Pitt Pharmacy served as a Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Hub for CPESN USA in April, 2021.  Patrick Pugliese, (PHARM '11), Director of Pharmacy at University Pharmacy, worked with…

PharmD Students’ Research Published in Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy Niti Patel and Britney Stottlemyer, graduates of the 2021 class led the publication of their research project entitled, "A Pharmacovigilance Study of Adverse Drug Reactions Reported for…

Nolin Invited as Participant in NKF-ASN Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases Thomas D.

Pringle Co-Authors Article Published in New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst In 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services partnered with the Program Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy to provide technical…

Kane-Gill Co-Leads Group at KDIGO Conference Sandra Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP was a member of the steering committee, co-leading the group on nephrotoxins, for the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Controversies…

Richardson Selected for CVS Health Minority Scholarship Kenneth Jaquez Richardson,Class of 2023, was awarded the 2020 CVS Health Minority Scholarship for Pharmacy Students.

HOPA Patient Advocacy Award Winner is Pitt Pharmacy Alum The HOPA Patient Advocacy Award recognizes a HOPA member who demonstrates leadership and collaboration while advocating for outstanding patient care.

Faculty and Student Featured in American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Dana Abraham (PharmD Student, 4th year), Dr. Jennifer Pruskowski (faculty), and Dr. Inmaculada Hernandez were featured in the February 1st, 2021 issue of American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (…

Hall Appointed to State Task Force to Increase Number of Pharmacists Engaged in Patient Care Dr. Deanne Hall has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists (PSHP) Ambulatory Care Task Force. This group is leading PSHP's efforts to re-write the Pennsylvania…