World War II pushed the Apinis family to leave Europe, but the careers they rebuilt in Madison continue to influence student pharmacists and researchers through scholarships and a professorship.
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Photo Gallery: Dick Peterson Symposium
In celebration of Emeritus Professor Dick Peterson’s career, his trainees held a symposium to reunite and share research in Rennebohm Hall.
Breaking Down the Biology of the Brain’s Natural Barriers
Assistant Professor Michael Taylor is studying the cells of zebrafish and their biology to further explore the development and function of the unique characteristics of brain blood vessels and the roles they play in preventing and treating diseases in the brain.
Pharmaceutical Science, Nonprofit Mission
Alumnus Kyle Kleinbeck finds his calling working in the nonprofit pharmaceutical industry producing HIV prevention and contraceptive devices.
Two Faculty Honored with Prestigious Vilas Awards
Vilas Investigator Awards allow Weiping Tang and Jiaoyang Jiang to expand their research labs to pursue new opportunities.
Designing Answers, One Compound at a Time
Assistant Professor Jennifer Golden builds chemistry-centered collaborations to design and deploy new drug-like compounds to address pressing biological questions.
How the Lost Boys of Pharmacology Found Their Way
A group of alumni from the Drug Action Core united around a common, unusual experience that inspired them to give back.
$30 Million NIH Award will Help Tackle the Toughest Pathogens
Professor Tim Bugni and his colleagues receive $30 million grant from the NIH to take aim at the growing threat of multi-drug-resistant pathogens for which few — or no — treatment options exist.
UW–Madison School of Pharmacy’s Jennifer Golden Designs Promising New Compounds To Fight Deadly Mosquito-Transmitted Viruses
The School of Pharmacy makes a breakthrough in creating new small molecules that penetrate into the brain where the equine encephalitis viruses reside and interfere with viral replication to stop EEV. The research is funded by a new, five-year $21 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The Legacy of George Zografi
The former School of Pharmacy dean and longtime professor left an enduring impact on research, the School, and his many students.