Olufunmilola Odukoya, graduate student studying with Michelle Chui, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, received the Best Post-Graduate Poster Presentation Award for her work titled, “Human Factors Analysis of Patient Safety Concerns …
Student News
Giving back to the future of pharmacy
Hussain Harun, PharmD Class of 2012 president, and Adam Macguire, vice president, are leading the effort to raise funds for the 2012 graduating class gift. The goal is to raise more than $10,000 in scholarship …
Students make their mark behind the camera
School of Pharmacy students and student organizations made videos showcasing their studies and lives in and out of pharmacy school. The students’ creativity was celebrated at the Video Contest Premiere Event this February where Oscar …
Thorson lab continues breakthrough sugar research
The work of Jon Thorson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, Richard Gantt, graduate student, Pauline Peltier-Pain, postdoctoral fellow, and William J. Cournoyer, PharmD ’11, has been published online in Nature Chemical Biology. The study …
Ten earn degrees in Pharm-Tox program
Ten students earned Bachelor of Science degrees from the Pharmacology – Toxicology program in May. The new graduates will pursue a variety of careers and continuing education opportunities including, two going to medical school, two …
New grad embraces giving back
Sharon Cole, celebrated a milestone by earning a Doctor of Pharmacy degree on Friday, May 13, 2011. Another milestone in her UW-Madison journey is sharing in the success of the UW Women’s Hockey team. Cole …
Cohen awarded prestigious Defense Department fellowship
Hannah Cohen, graduate student studying in the laboratory of May Xiong, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been selected to receive a 2011 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) fellowship from the …
Owusu-Ofori continues research at UW-Madison
Kwadwo Owusu-Ofori, May 2010 PhD recipient, has accepted a postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Charles Czuprynski, professor, UW-Madison Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine. Owusu-Ofori completed his doctoral studies with Bill Mellon, …
Grant furthers work with co-crystals
The Pharmaceutical Sciences Division team of Lian Yu, professor, Melgardt de Villiers, associate professor (CHS) and Siwei Zhang, graduate student, have been awarded funding from Pfizer, Inc. to study the thermodynamics of co-crystals. These special …
Health talk proves beneficial to seniors
The efforts of Britney Mikula, DPH-4, with the Supporting Active Independent Lives (SAIL) program at Oakwood Village Retirement Community is featured in a recent issue of U.S. News and World Report. The article highlights “village” …