School of Pharmacy
Quarterly Recap of Pharmacy Faculty Research Grants – FY 2021 Q1
Recapping the quarters beginning July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, the UConn School of Pharmacy congratulates the following Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice faculty and their teams for their FY21Q1 research grant awards* totaling $5,294,716: Raman Bahal, Ph.D. DHHS/NIH/National Cancer Institute/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Targeting microRNAs to the tumor microenvironment with […]
February 9, 2021 | Karin Whiting Burgess
UConn Startup Developing Anti-Viral Drugs for Herpes, COVID-19
UConn startup QMD develops broad-spectrum antiviral drugs with indications ranging from herpes viruses to SARS-CoV2, the pathogen responsible for COVID-19.
February 9, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Pharmacy Students Create COVID-19 Vaccine Information Series in 5 languages
As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out many people still have questions associated with the two dual-dose immunizations. Thirteen UConn School of Pharmacy students created a variety of 2-3 minute videos answering some of people’s most concerning questions and recorded the information in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese and Polish. “Our curriculum emphasizes evidence-based medicine and there […]
January 18, 2021 | Karin Whiting Burgess
Nathaniel Rickles named Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs
Nathaniel (Nate) Rickles, Pharm.D., Ph.D. has agreed to serve as associate dean for admissions and student affairs for the School of Pharmacy effective today for a five-year term. Phil Hritcko, Dean, officially announced the appointment saying “I am excited to have Nate on the School of Pharmacy’s executive team. He is passionate about his work, committed to […]
January 15, 2021 | Karin Whiting Burgess
The 4-1-1 on the Moderna Vaccine
UConn Today sat down with Dr. Jeff Aeschlimann, Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Specialist at UConn Health, to learn more about the second COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized for emergency use by the FDA and its maker Moderna. Find out just how this vaccine works, and how it stacks up to the first vaccine authorized for emergency […]
December 30, 2020 | Lauren Woods
UConn School of Pharmacy Joins State of Connecticut in COVID Immunization and Contact Tracing
The UConn School of Pharmacy is assisting the state's COVID-19 vaccine strategy in a variety of ways.
December 14, 2020 | Karin Whiting Burgess
Pharmacy students place in top 5 in Business School Competition
Two teams of second year professional (P2) students taking a Pharmacy Management class recently took top five winning spots in the School of Business Health Care Management Society’s case competition. The four students prepared posters outlining a potential hurricane emergency response plan for the state of Florida. Hannah McCarthy and Dylan Decandia’s team came in […]
December 7, 2020 | Karin Whiting Burgess
Meet the Researcher: Greg Sartor, School of Pharmacy
Greg Sartor, an assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology in the School of Pharmacy, has dedicated his career to understanding how molecular-scale events in the brain drive substance use disorder.
December 7, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Ph.D. candidates Tingting Li and André Beringhs win 2020 IPEC Americas Foundation Awards
Tingting Li, a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Diane Burgess’ laboratory, and André Beringhs, a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Xiuling Lu’s laboratory, were recently awarded the 2020 International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas Foundation (IPEC) award for graduate students. Li and Beringhs were two of five Ph.D candidates nationally to receive the award. Their awards […]
December 1, 2020 | Karin Whiting Burgess
Traditions Fund to Provide Pins and White Coats for Pharmacy School Milestones
Thanks to the University of Connecticut Pharmacy Alumni Association, this year’s third-year School of Pharmacy students (P3s) will be gifted the UConn School of Pharmacy branded white coats that they wear during their experiential rotations. The coats are being funded by the Alumni Association’s new School of Pharmacy Professional Traditions Fund which is now accepting […]
November 25, 2020 | Karin Whiting Burgess