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Kolesar appointed co-leader of UWCCC working group

Pharmacy Practice Division faculty Jill Kolesar, professor (CHS) and Director, 3P Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory, UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC), was recently appointed co-leader of the Cancer Therapy Discovery and Development (CTD2) disease oriented working group. …

Kwan receives grant to study biofilm inhibitors

Jason Kwan, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been awarded a research starter grant from the American Society of Pharmacognosy. The grant will support Kwan’s research in the investigation of novel biofilm inhibitors …

Vardeny named American Heart Association Fellow

Orly Vardeny, associate professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, was elected as Fellow of American Heart Association (AHA) through The Council on Clinical Cardiology. Election as a Fellow of the American Heart Association provides …

Pharm-Tox students earn fellowships

Three Pharmacology-Toxicology undergraduates earned Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships and an additional Pharm-Tox student was recognized with a Holstrom Environmental Scholarship for 2015-16. These fellowships support undergraduate research done in collaboration with UW-Madison faculty or research/instructional …

Young researcher receives recognition and accolades

Pharmacology-Toxicology junior Helene Altmann ‘x16 will participate in a 12-week research internship at the prestigious European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany. She is one of three UW-Madison undergraduates chosen for this honor