Jason Kwan, assistant professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, will serve as Principal Investigator, with Warren Rose, associate professor (CHS), Pharmacy Practice Division as Co-Investigator for a grant from the NIH-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases …
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Vardeny awarded support for heart failure research
Orly Vardeny, associate professor (CHS), in the Pharmacy Practice Division is investigating the effect of sacubitril/valsartan on blood vessel lining, in patients with weakened hearts due to heart failure. In the Prospective comparison of an …
Vivian lends leadership and expertise to local non-profit
Eva Vivian, professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, joined campus and community leaders for “It’s a Family Affair: An Intergenerational Health Initiative,” a family-focused event at the Urban League of Madison. Nearly 60 people …
Gabriel shares expertise over the airwaves and in person
The research of Joseph Gabriel, historian and George Urdang Chair in the History of Pharmacy, focuses on the contested relationship between scientific and technological innovation, social and cultural change, and state regulation of the market. …
Gabriel named inaugural Urdang Chair
Joseph M. Gabriel, PhD, an historian of medicine, pharmacy, and the pharmaceutical industry, is the first George Urdang Chair in the History of Pharmacy. Gabriel will also undertake a role in the activities of the …
Infectious disease research by Rose and colleagues is among most significant in 2014
A recent publication resulting from a collaboration with Warren Rose, associate professor (CHS), and colleagues from the departments of pharmacy and medicine at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics was highlighted as the 6th …
Kwan is recipient of 2015 ASP Research Starter Grant
Jason Kwan, assistant professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been awarded a research starter grant by The American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP) for the investigation of novel biofilm inhibitors made by symbiotic bacteria living in marine …
Researchers return from annual ASP Conference
Pharmacognosy (“a branch of pharmacology dealing with medicinal substances of biological origin…”) according to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary) is receiving high attention in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division with the research of faculty members Tim Bugni, …
Kreling and Chewning develop process for physician referrals to pharmacists
Pharmacists have many potential roles and contributions in direct patient care beyond dispensing. Some hospitals, health systems, and clinics integrate pharmacists into care teams where physicians rely on pharmacists for therapeutic input and decision making …
Former pharmacy dean selected for renown RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program
Jeanette Roberts, PhD, MPH, professor, pharmaceutical sciences division, and former dean of the School of Pharmacy, is among six health professionals selected for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellows Program at the …