Research by Marcelo Vargas, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Jeff Johnson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was reported in the current issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. The experiments prolonged the life …
Research
Chung is outstanding biomaterials researcher
Amy Chung, PhD candidate in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been awarded the 2009 Student Award for Outstanding Research by a PhD Candidate from the Society for Biomaterials. This prestigious award is given to student …
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 …
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 …
PhD candidate recognized with Student Innovation Award
Mingming Ma, PhD candidate working under the guidance of Lingjun Li, associate professor in the Phamaceutical Sciences Division, was awarded a 2008 Bausch & Lomb Student Innovation Award. Both student and professor were provided an …
Grant to further study of medication management
The research of Joshua M. Thorpe, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, was awarded a $100,000 R03 grant from the National Institute on Aging for a two-year project, “Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use …
FDA explores oversight of nanotechnology
The nanotechnology research of Darin Furgeson, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, is referenced in the July 25 edition of Science Progress. The Food and Drug Administration’s Nanotechnology Task Force has been created to …