Pharmaceutical sciences graduate students, Moira Esson working in the laboratory of Associate Professor Sandro Mecozzi, and Men Zhu, working in the laboratory of Professor Lian Yu, will benefit from a new Student Seed Program.
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wilken-Resman recipient of WARF Discovery Challenge award
One of two prestigious 2016 WARF Discovery Challenge grants was awarded to Brynna Wilken-Resman, NSF predoctoral fellow, in the laboratory of Robert Thorne, assistant professor in drug delivery in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division,
Li to hold the inaugural Apinis Professorship
Lingjun Li, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, is the first faculty member to hold the recently created Janis Apinis Professorship. Established by John Apinis and his wife, Inara, in honor of his parents it …
Rees selected for NIH Biotech Training Program
Evan Rees, a first-year pharmaceutical sciences graduate student in the laboratory of Jason Kwan, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was recently awarded a multiple-year traineeship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biotechnology …
Faculty awarded funding through Fall Research Competition
Pharmaceutical Sciences professor Glen Kwon and assistant professors, Jason Kwan and Jiaoyang Jiang are three of seven faculty who submitted applications for the annual Fall Research Competition and selected to receive funding in this round.
PhD candidates mark a milestone with new endeavors
Representing the Social and Administrative, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Divisions, several PhD candidates prepare to simultaneously defend their thesis and identify the next step in their education or career journey.
deVilliers is chair-elect for AACP pharmaceutics section
Melgardt de Villiers, professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, has been selected as chair-elect for the Teachers of Pharmaceutics Section of American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).
Kwon recognized by AAPS for outstanding manuscript
Glen Kwon, professor, in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has received The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Outstanding Manuscript Award for outstanding achievement in pharmaceutical technologies
Teerakapibal is recipient of two graduate student research awards
Rattavut “M” Teerakapibal, a fifth year PhD student in the laboratory of Lian Yu, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, received the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Graduate Student Research Award in Physical Pharmacy …
Kwon’s startup company advances three-in-one cancer drug
Glen Kwon, professor, in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, co-founder and chief scientific officer of Co-D Therapeutics, a University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff, is developing a three-drug cocktail to battle a wide range of cancers.