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Thu, 06/15/2023

Pharmacy researcher develops intervention for metabolic diseases (diabetes, stroke and heart disease)

An investigator with the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy has filed an invention disclosure, part of a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for a treatment that could apply to heart disease, stroke and a host of other human diseases related to metabolism. ...

Thu, 05/18/2023

Godwin recognized for KU Pharmacy distinguished service

The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy has recognized professor emeritus Harold Godwin as its 2023 Distinguished Service Award recipient. Godwin, a Ness City native, served the University of Kansas for 47 years in faculty and administrative roles in the School of Pharmacy and what is now the University of...

Thu, 05/18/2023

Haslam Special Topics in Formulation Lecture Series opens May 24-26

The inaugural John Haslam Special Topics in Formulation Lecture Series will feature Greg Amidon, a longtime researcher and drug developer in the pharmaceutical industry. The series will take place May 24-26 at the Simons Biosciences Research Laboratories auditorium in the University of Kansas West District. ...

Thu, 01/26/2023

Nguyen and Villa receive KU Racial Equity Research Award

KU Pharmacy assistant clinical professors Kristin Villa and Cambrey Nguyen have received a KU Racial Equity Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity Award. Promoting health equity through culturally competent pharmacy care, dismantling anti-Black linguistic racism, documenting the unique contributions of diverse composers and celebrating living Indigenous cultures while repairing relationships with...

Wed, 01/11/2023

Scholarship fund honors former Medicinal Chemistry professor

Please note: Dr. Grunewald passed away Feb. 20, 2023. His obituary is available online. ...

Thu, 12/08/2022

Brownlee receives Godwin Leadership Award

Mike Brownlee, chief pharmacy officer and associate hospital director for ancillary services at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), has been named the recipient of the 2022 Harold N. Godwin Leadership Legacy Award. Brownlee, who completed a master’s in Health System Pharmacy Administration from the KU School of...

Wed, 12/07/2022

Pharmacy team takes 3rd in clinical skills competition

KU School of Pharmacy students Emily Schaefer and Leah Nelson won 3rd place in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists National Clinical Skills Competition at the ASHP Midyear meeting in Las Vegas Dec. 4. Schaefer is a fourth-year student from the Lawrence campus and Nelson is a third-year student at...

Wed, 12/07/2022

Former students and colleagues honor longtime KU Pharmacy professor

Never underestimate the influence of a mentor. ...

Fri, 11/18/2022

Pharmacology & Toxicology Open House Dec. 1

Individuals interested in a research career or an advanced degree in biomedical science are invited to attend the Pharmacology & Toxicology open house and lunch in the KU School of Pharmacy beginning at noon on Dec. 1 in Room 5052 of Malott Hall. ...

Thu, 11/10/2022

COVID proved pharmacists are vital. There aren’t enough students to meet the demand

This guest commentary appeared in the Kansas City Star Nov. 10, 2022...

Wed, 10/26/2022

$5.7 million NIH grant will fund final stretch of successful 15-year initiative

A University of Kansas research center developing technologies to better understand and diagnose disease has received a $5.7 million federal grant to sustain the collaborative, multidisciplinary research environment it has helped foster at KU since 2012 through its core laboratories and faculty programs.

Tue, 10/18/2022

Pharmacy researcher earns $2.3 million NIH award to study opioid addiction

A University of Kansas researcher is taking a novel approach to the prolific problem of opioid addiction in America. With a $2.3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Zijun Wang will research the implications of the DNA break-and-repair process in opioid use disorder.

Mon, 10/17/2022

Apurba Dutta named School of Pharmacy associate dean

Apurba Dutta has been named associate dean of academic affairs for the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy. Dutta has been a faculty member in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the school since 2000 and began his career at KU in 1999 as assistant director of the Drug Discovery Program at the Higuchi Biosciences Center.

Sun, 10/16/2022

Nov. 15 basketball watch party registration deadline extended

The KU School of Pharmacy is hosting Jayhawk basketball watch parties this season at sites across the state and nationally. Please join Dean Ronald Ragan, fellow alums and KU Pharmacy supporters at a watch party near you, as we socialize and cheer on our national champion Jayhawks. ...

Fri, 09/09/2022

Kleins committed to the healthcare pipeline

“The world needs pharmacists, and the world needs nurses,” said Kurtis Klein. “It’s a tough road to get that education, especially with today’s costs, and if we can help in a small way, then we are extraordinarily happy to do that.” Kurtis and Sally Klein are supporting healthcare and its future providers through endowed scholarship funds to both the School of Pharmacy and the School of Nursing. Additionally, they established a $50,000 unrestricted fund to recruit the best and brightest students to the School of Pharmacy. “We believe in KU, and we wanted to do what we could to support continuing to deliver high quality healthcare professionals to the state of Kansas, as well as society at large.”

Mon, 08/29/2022

W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1.2 million to KU and University of Chicago team to transform understanding of RNA splicing

The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded a $1.2 million grant to medicinal chemistry and computational biology researchers at the University of Kansas and the University of Chicago focused on addressing a long-unresolved problem in biomedical research — finding molecules able to target the “undruggable proteome.”

Tue, 07/26/2022

University community remembers longtime researcher John Haslam

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering pharmaceutical researcher John Haslam, who died July 8 at age 83. ...

Wed, 07/20/2022

Burtnett scholarship brews opportunity

KU Pharmacy graduate Jerry Burtnett has provided a $25,000 gift to establish the Jerry Burtnett Pharmacy Scholarship fund at KU Endowment.

Wed, 07/13/2022

Retired KU couple commits $1.5 million to School of Pharmacy

A longtime member of the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy faculty and their spouse have included a generous planned gift as part of their estate planning. They have earmarked their $1.5 million planned gift to be used to fund a professorship. The couple previously established a fund that supports student scholarships.

Thu, 06/30/2022

Pharmacy student earns national research award

Yezan Salamoun, a Doctor of Pharmacy student in the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, has received an Underrepresented Minority Gateway Research Award from the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education.

Wed, 06/15/2022

Burkhardt selected for AACP Fellows Program

Crystal Burkhardt, clinical professor in the KU School of Pharmacy, has been selected to participate in the Academic Leadership Fellows Program, coordinated by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

Wed, 06/01/2022

Online master’s in Pharmacology and Toxicology the right fit for Foster

Working professionals don’t often have the flexibility to pursue a traditional on-campus graduate degree. Lack of local access and conflicting hours are two huge hurdles. For JD Foster, a veterinarian based in Washington, D.C., the online Master of Science in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Kansas School of...

Thu, 05/19/2022

Acosta receives inaugural Distinguished Graduate Award

Daniel Acosta, Jr., dean emeritus at Winkle College School of Pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati, is recipient of the inaugural Distinguished Graduate Award from the KU School of Pharmacy. The award recognizes an alumnus of the graduate program for outstanding accomplishments in the profession. Acosta earned his Ph.D. in...

Fri, 05/13/2022

Ceremonies celebrate Pharmacy graduates

At 3:30 p.m. May 14, 2022 at the Lied Center on the KU campus, 121 School of Pharmacy students will participate in their Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) hooding and awards ceremony. An additional 10 Pharmacy graduate students will be hooded for their Ph.D. or master’s degrees at a 7 p.m. ceremony at Allen Fieldhouse.

Mon, 05/09/2022

KU Alumnus pledges $1 million to support father's legacy in School of Pharmacy

LAWRENCE — Family and the University of Kansas hold special places in physician and KU alumnus Jeff Lindenbaum’s heart. ...

Sun, 05/08/2022

Two Kansas Pharmacy faculty earn tenure and promotion

KU Chancellor Doug Girod recently approved the University Committee on Promotion and Tenure’s recommendation to award promotion to two School of Pharmacy faculty members. The academic milestone was earned by Jessica Bates, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice and Adam Smith, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology. ...

Wed, 05/04/2022

Study preserves memory in mice, offering promising new basis for active immunization against Alzheimer's Disease

LAWRENCE — During experiments in animal models, researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered a possible new approach to immunization against Alzheimer’s disease (AD). ...

Sun, 05/01/2022

Wiggans honored with Distinguished Service Award

Tom Wiggans says he’s probably heard “Over the Rainbow” played in 50 different bars around the world. The song made famous by Judy Garland in the “Wizard of Oz” had Dorothy dreaming of heights beyond the confines of her Kansas existence. Wiggans’ thinking was not that much different from the...

Mon, 04/25/2022

Tom Wiggans to receive KU Pharmacy Distinguished Service Award

Tom Wiggans, a 1975 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, will be honored April 29 with the school’s Distinguished Service Award. Wiggans is currently chairman and CEO of Pardes Biosciences of Carlsbad, California.

Fri, 04/08/2022

KU Pharmacy earns Healthier Together Award

For its active role in countywide COVID-19 vaccine clinics, the KU School of Pharmacy has been given the Healthier Together Award from Lawrence Douglas County Public Health. KU Pharmacy students, alumni and faculty helped administer more than 50,000 vaccines in the past year in Douglas County and thousands more across the state.

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