Joshua M. Thorpe, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, was awarded a $50,000 pilot grant from the Wisconsin Comprehensive Memory Program to measure medication adherence and barriers to medical care in persons …
Faculty
Centrose ranks as top university start-up
Centrose, a Madison-based start-up company involving Jon Thorson, professor, and C. Richard Hutchinson, emeritus professor, in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was selected by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) in the final round …
Johnson contributes to SMART Team
Jeff Johnson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, is serving as the Students Modeling A Research Topic (SMART) Team mentor for the Edgewood Middle School SMART team in Madison. The teams of middle or high …
Kwon receives recognition from the Journal of Controlled Release
Glen Kwon, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division will be recognized at the 2008 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists meeting in Atlanta, Ga. November 17-19 for his work as a corresponding author on a paper …
Tang receives funding for movement disorder research
Weiping Tang, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was awarded NIH R21 funding for his proposal “Identifying novel therapeutic compounds for early onset dystonia.” Early onset torsion dystonia (EOTD) is a movement disorder characterized …
Rose is AACP New Investigator Program grant recipient
Warren Rose, assistant professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, was awarded the 2008-2009 New Investigators Program grant for pharmacy faculty from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). His proposal, “Impact of dendrimers …
Johnson featured speaker at Academy Evening
Jeff Johnson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, spoke on the topic “Alzheimer’s and More: Halting the Progression of Neurological Diseases” at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters Academy Evening on Tuesday, October …
DeMuth provides expertise at Chinese – U.S. symposium
Jim DeMuth, professor in the Extension Services in Pharmacy Division, will present at the Third Joint Symposium of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Convention in Tianjin, China on November 6-7, …
Research makes strides in pain relief for pets
Initial studies are promising for injectable liposome-encapsulated opioids developed by Tim Heath, associate professor emeritus in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and Lisa Krugner-Higby, clinical instructor, UW Research Animal Resources Center. The drug formulation is the …
Zografi to speak in China
George Zografi, dean and professor emeritus, has been invited to speak at the 1st Asian Arden Conference in Beijing, China in October 2008. The conference is co-sponsored by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and …