Annual Report 2010 - School of Pharmacy

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School of Pharmacy
Annual Report 2009 - 2010
Contents
Faculty & Staff
Dean’s Message
Professionalism
Scholarship Convocation
Faculty Publications
Pharmacy Practice
Honor Roll of Donors
Scholarship Recipients
Entrance Interviews
Commencement
Graduates
More Scholarship Recipients
Student News
More Student News
More Scholarship Recipients
Focus on Faculty
Evidence-Based Practice
Pharmacy Practice
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Focus on Faculty
Inhaled Pollutants
New Faculty & Staff
Alumni Awardees
Residents & Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellows
Alumni Board
Advisory Board
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On the Cover:
Many events at the School of Pharmacy
in the 2009-2010 academic year.
On the Back:
Jermaine Smith and Kathy Santoro
of Rite Aid present Peter Kwon with
a Rite Aid scholarship; Preceptor
Appreciation Dinner 2009; Students
provide information at the Cornucopia
Festival; P2 students receive a School
of Pharmacy pin and stethoscope at
the Professionalism & Pining Ceremony
sponsored by Walgreens.
Darlene Able ‘80
Owner, Able Care Pharmacy
David Rosen ‘78
Partner, Foley & Lardner
Suresh Babu ‘87
Vice President, Drug Product Development
Synta Pharmaceuticals
Mark Rubino ‘73
Senior Director, Field Health Outcomes
and PharmacoEconomics, Endo
Pharmaceuticals
James Baxter
Senior Vice President of Development
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Mark Brackett ‘78
Special Project Consultant
Kinney Drugs, Inc.
Robert Dana ‘63
Vice President, Quality & Regulatory
Affairs, Parenteral Drug Association
Angelo DeFazio ‘85
President, Arrow Pharmacy
Barbara Deptula ‘75
Executive Vice President, Global Business
Development, Shire Pharmaceuticals
Marion Ehrich ‘75
Professor of Pharmacology/Toxicology
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of
Veterinary Medicine
Rachelle Goto ‘76
Pharmacist, CVS
Gregory Gousse ‘71
Implementation Manager
Visiting Hospital Association
William Hait ‘65
Retired Vice President, Schraft’s
A Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy
Sarah Kelly, Ph.D.
Vice President of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Research Science & Technology, Pfizer
Janet Kozakiewicz ‘79
Pharmacy Director, Hosp. of St. Raphael
Jennifer Osowiecki ‘85
Partner, Cox and Osowiecki, LLC
Joseph D. Palo, ‘73
President, JD Pharma, LLC
Erica Peitler ‘88
CEO, Erica Peitler & Associates, Inc.
David Sencabaugh
Director of Pharmacy Professional
Services, Ahold USA, Inc./Stop & Shop
Roger Stoll, Ph.D. ‘73
Chairman, President and CEO
Cortex Pharmaceuticals
Lisa Stump ‘91
Director, Pharmacy Services
Yale - New Haven Hospital
Papatya Tankut
Vice President of Professional Services
CVS
Elliott D. Tertes ‘62
Emeritus Chairman, Board of Trustees
American Society Consultant
Pharmacists, Research and Education
Foundation
Margaret Weaver ‘80, ‘90
Safety Profiling & Assessment
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical
Research, Inc.
Jeannette Wick ‘79
Captain, U.S. Public Health Service
Ex-Officio Members
Lisa Brown
University of Connecticut Foundation
Robert L. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Pharmacy
Faculty Members
Dr. Khanh “Devra” Dang
Associate Clinical Professor
José Manautou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Student Members
Kelly Forney
Carmen Nobre
School of Pharmacy Advisory Board members gather at their semi-annual meeting.
Pictured: [front row left to right] Greg Gousse, Jennifer Osowiecki, Erica Peitler,
Carmen Nobre, Darlene Able, Rachelle Goto, Margaret Weaver, Jeannette Wick,
Elliott Tertes, Mark Brackett, Deb Faucette, [back row left to right] Suresh Babu,
Roger Stoll, Bill Hait, Sarah Kelly, Barbara Deptula, Peter Farina, José Manautou,
Joe Palo, David Rosen, Jim Baxter, and Marion Ehrich.
UConn’s School of Pharmacy is accredited by the
Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.
The University of Connecticut is accredited by the New
England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Special thanks to all of those who contributed their time
and talents to the publication of this annual report:
Sabina Alikhanov, Elizabeth Anderson, William Anctil,
Mark Armati, Aloise Brewster, Lisa Brown, Dan Buttrey,
Tina Covensky, Justine Dickson, Mohammed Faisel, Carlie
Hershgordon, Christine Kohn, Leslie LeBel, Daniel Leone,
Victoria Liu, Robert McCarthy, Deborah Milvae, Sara Muldoon,
Barbara Murawski, Tracy Osei Agyemang, Katelyn Parsons,
Corey Scheer, Kelly Sullivan, Reem Telmesani, Danielle Voisine,
Elizabeth Wood, Sandeep Yadav, and Megan Zabilansky.
University of Connecticut
School of Pharmacy
69 North Eagleville Road ~ Unit 3092
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3092
Telephone: (860) 486-2129 Facsimile: (860) 486-1553
Faculty & Staff
Dean’s Office &
Administration
Dean and Professor
Andrea K. Hubbard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
Assessment & Accreditation
Lauren S. Schlesselman, Pharm.D.
Director
Business &
Technology Services
Deborah Milvae, B.S.
John B. Morris, Ph.D.
Director
Assistant Dean for Research, Department
Head, and Professor Pharmaceutical Sciences Mark Armati, B.A.
Assistant Business Manager
Amy C. Anderson, Ph.D.
Assistant Head, Department of
Paul Shea
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Associate
Storekeeper
Professor
Pharmacy Professional
Development
Jill M. Fitzgerald, Pharm.D.
Director
Pharmacy Practice
Marie A. Smith, Pharm.D.
Department Head and Professor
Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D.
Assistant Department Head and
Assistant Clinical Professor
Barbara E. Murawski, B.S.
Department Administrative Assistant
Jennifer J. Lee, Pharm.D.
Professor
Michael D. Nailor, Pharm.D.
Stefanie Nigro, Pharm.D.
Trinh P. Pham, Pharm.D.
Faculty members, Urs Boelsterli and
David Grant enjoy the School of
Pharmacy Awards Banquet.
Lauren S. Schlesselman, Pharm.D.
Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor
Diana Sobieraj, Pharm.D.
Gerald Gianutsos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
William L. Baker, Pharm.D.
Fei Wang, Pharm.D.
David F. Grant, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Thomas E. Buckley, MPH
Kathryn Wheeler, Pharm.D.
M. Kyle Hadden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Experiential Education
Charles F. Caley, Pharm.D.
C. Michael White, Pharm.D.
Professor
Associate Professor
Philip Hritcko, Pharm.D.
Director
Kevin W. Chamberlin, Pharm.D.
Devendra S. Kalonia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mary Ann Phaneuf
Assistant Director
Craig I. Coleman, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Dean’s Office
Lisa Bragaw, B.S.
Field Coordinator
Khanh (Devra) Dang, Pharm.D.
Amy C. Anderson, Ph.D.
Assistant Department Head and
Associate Professor
José E. Manautou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
Mary P. Petruzzi, B.S.
Field Coordinator
Megan Jo Ehret, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor
Leslie LeBel, B.A.
Office Manager
Michael J. Pikal, Ph.D.
Professor
Philhemina Boone, B.S.
Administrative Services Specialist
Peter J. Tyczkowski, MBA
Educational Outreach Coordinator
Jill Fitzgerald, Pharm.D.
Sue Donnelly
Administrative Services Specialist
Pharmacy Library
Michael C. Gerald, Ph.D.
Professor
Sharon Giovenale, MLS
Librarian
Jennifer E. Girotto, Pharm.D.
Alumni Relations
Marketing &
Communications
Sean M. Jeffery, Pharm.D.
Daniel C. Leone, R.Ph.
Director and Executive Secretary
School of Pharmacy Alumni Association
Elizabeth E. Anderson, MBA
Director
Effie L. Kuti, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor
Marie A. Smith, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy Practice
Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D.
Assistant Head, Department of Pharmacy
Practice, Director, Office of Experiential
Education, and Assistant Clinical Professor
Francis “Skip” Copeland
Building Manager
Meg Tartsinis, B.S.
Assistant to the Dean
Jenna Henderson, B.S.
Program Assistant
Development
Lisa Brown, MBA
Assistant Director of Development
John B. Morris, Ph.D.
Brian J. Aneskievich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Urs A. Boelsterli, Ph.D.
Professor
Robin H. Bogner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ronald O. Langner, Ph.D.
Professor
Theodore P. Rasmussen
Associate Professor
Olga Y. Vinogradova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dennis L. Wright, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Diane J. Burgess, Ph.D.
Professor
Bodhisattwa Chaudhuri, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
1
A Message from the Dean
The School of Pharmacy continues to be blessed
by an exceptional group of students, faculty,
and staff, who each day uphold the tradition of
excellence in teaching, research, and service that
has been our hallmark for 85 years.
The school continued to
make excellent progress in
implementing our assessment
plan, completing the phased
implementation of our
assessment software. Fourth
professional year students
are now sending their
RxPortfolios to preceptors as
a form of introduction prior
to starting rotations.
The new Pharm.D./M.P.H.
program was approved
allowing professional students
to complete both degrees in
seven years.
The school continued to
expand its outreach efforts to
the UConn regional campuses
at Avery Point, Waterbury,
and Hartford, critical because
these campuses feature a more
culturally-diverse student
body and present an excellent
opportunity to form strong
bonds with pre-pharmacy
students.
The school also built
upon a tradition of service
through its growing effort
to engage our students in
learning opportunities in a
number of culturally diverse
environments. Several students
are active in the university’s Urban
Service Track program, augmenting
their professional education by
helping to meet the medical needs
of patients experiencing health
disparities through team work with
students in other health disciplines.
Our students have increasingly been
active in soup kitchens, homeless
shelters, migrant farm camps, other
culturally rich environments, and
programs such as the Louis Stokes
Alliance Minority Participation 2010
Symposium, the UConn GEAR UP
program, and serving as “mentors” in
the Stratford High School electronic
mentoring program.
We also continued the work of the
Connecticut Pharmacy Diversity
Partnership, which includes
Walgreens and Boehringer Ingelheim,
to operate a summer mini-camp
designed to engage students of
the Waterbury YMCA leadership
program in a three-day activity that
included an introduction to bench
research and the preparation of
medication dosage forms.
The school hosted a dozen young
adults with autism for a half-day
program about pharmacy. Two
dozen professional and graduate
students led a program that included
an introduction to pharmacy, a lively
question and answer session, lunch,
and an opportunity to learn the
basics of compounding. The day was
a tremendous success for all involved,
including our students who learned
first-hand about the daily challenges
facing individuals with autism and
their families.
work was presented at the APhA
Annual Meeting in March. Student
Danielle Voisine was appointed to
the Geriatric Academic Roundtable,
a national committee within the
American Society of Consultant
Pharmacists. She is the first student
representative to ever be appointed to
this national committee.
The school’s graduate program in
the Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences was designated as one of
the strongest graduate programs
in the university by the CEGaPP
committee, providing confirmation
of our excellence. As evidence, for
the second time this decade, two of
our graduate students were selected
as USP Fellows. Kristyn Greco, from
Dr. Robin Bogner’s lab, and Archana
Rawat, from Dr. Diane Burgess’s lab,
were selected as a 2009-2010 USP
Fellow. Selection as one of only six
USP Fellows nationwide is a very high
honor. In the last six years, we have
had significantly more USP fellows
than any other university in the nation.
Another graduate student, Sudhir
Verma, was one of five winners
of the Excipient Graduate Student
Award presented by the International
Pharmaceutical Excipients Council
(IPEC) at the AAPS Annual Meeting.
In June 2010, we signed a
memorandum of understanding with
our colleagues from the University
of Bridgeport that will enable prepharmacy students from UB to apply
to our pharmacy program beginning
with the class entering fall 2012. UB’s
pre-pharmacy curriculum mirrors our
own. This MOU is the first of its
kind signed between our school and
another institution.
Our professional students also
continue to shine. Last year our
American Pharmacists AssociationAcademy of Student Pharmacists
chapter was awarded a Project
CHANCE grant to provide
MTM services to patients with
hypertension. The student-faculty
teams achieved a statisticallysignificant improvement in blood
pressure control. A poster of their
Both departments continued their
impressive growth in scholarly
productivity. Approximately $7.2
million in extramural support was
attracted compared to $4.3 million
in AY 2008-2009, an astounding
67% increase. The Department
of Pharmacy Practice attracted
approximately $3.5 million (a 129%
increase compared to AY 20082009). It is particularly noteworthy
that departmental faculty grant/
external funding support has steadily
risen over the last seven academic
years. Faculty in the Department of
Pharmacy Practice published 77 fulllength articles in refereed journals,
had 38 abstracts and posters accepted
at various professional meetings,
conducted 139 ad hoc reviews, and 13
faculty members delivered 68 invited
presentations at national, regional,
state meetings.
The Department of
garnered grants totaling
approximately $3.7 million, a
significant increase over the
previous year’s $2.4 million.
Pharmaceutical Sciences faculty
published 64 full-length
articles, presented 49 short
papers, abstracts and poster,
and garnered two patents.
Our faculty members
continue to garner national
and international recognition
and eight members of the
Department of Pharmacy
Practice held major officer/
board positions in state and
national organizations.
The American Association
of Pharmaceutical Scientists
named Dr. Michael Pikal the
2009 AAPS Distinguished
Scientist, the highest award
presented by the AAPS. Dr.
Pikal is widely regarded as the
word’s leading expert in the
lyophilization of drugs.
Dr. Robin Bogner was
awarded the Ralph Shangraw
Memorial Prize given for
excellence in research
focused on excipients by the
International Pharmaceutical
Excipients Council (IPEC).
Dr. Marie Smith was elected
to the National Academies
of Practice by her peers in
pharmacy and other health
professions as well as selected
as one of four individuals
to represent the American
Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy as a member of the
Pharmacy Quality Alliance.
I want to express my sincere
thanks to our exceptional
leadership team for their wise
counsel, professionalism, and
dedication. In particular,
I want to recognize the
contributions of Dr. John
Morris, who over 8 years
led the Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences and
has chosen to return to
the faculty in the 2010-2011
academic year. His vision,
creativity, and commitment
to both faculty and students
have resulted in a department
that boasts exceptional
faculty, highlighted by two
endowed chairs and a Board
of Trustees Distinguished
Professor, nationallyrecognized graduate
programs, and an enviable
research portfolio. Although
his formal leadership will be
greatly missed, I am confident
of his continued wise counsel
as a senior member of our
faculty and assistant dean for
research.
Warmly,
Dean & Professor
Professionalism Ceremony Rite of Passage for P1 Students
Oath of a Student Pharmacist
Class of 2013
At this time, as a member of the
University of Connecticut School
of Pharmacy, Class of 2013, I
solemnly pledge the following:
I will hold myself to the highest
academic standards and positively
represent the University of
Connecticut School of Pharmacy.
I will be open to all perspectives
and embrace new ideas and
thoughts.
I will express compassion,
empathy and assertiveness
towards my patients, colleagues
and other health professionals.
I will remember to smile and
always maintain a pleasant
demeanor despite the obstacles
and challenges I will face so as to
create a comfortable atmosphere
for the benefit of my patients.
I promise to remain open and
approachable to all patients in
order to develop more caring
and professional relationships that
embrace all cultures and beliefs.
I will never lose sight that the
goal of my studies is to arm
myself with the knowledge
necessary to improve our
patients’ well being.
On Wednesday, November 4,
2009 the School of Pharmacy
Class of 2013 stood in the
Great Hall in the Alumni House
amongst beaming peers, faculty,
and parents to take the Oath
of a Student Pharmacist at the
Class of 2013 Professionalism
Ceremony., which was generously
sponsored by CVS. The purpose
of the ceremony, according
to Professionalism Committee
member and pharmacy student,
Carmen Nobre, is to help
guide the first year School of
Pharmacy students through their
transition into professionals. “As
a pharmacist it is not enough
to know the mechanisms of
medications and their interactions.
A pharmacist must be able to
show compassion, have patience,
and effectively communicate,
among other things in order to
truly have a positive impact in a
patient’s health care,” said Nobre.
Dean Robert McCarthy, Associate
Dean Andrea Hubbard, and
CVS Pharmacy Supervisor Chris
Cretella opened the ceremony
with welcoming remarks, as well as
reassuring words of wisdom.
Brian Bachyrycz, P4 student,
followed the opening remarks
with an inspirational speech on
professionalism from a student
perspective. After introducing
himself and welcoming students
he began. “As many of us know
the profession of pharmacy has
changed a great deal over a very
short period of time. Now in a
world where there are hundreds
of commonly used medications,
often treating the patient with
the right one can become a
daunting task. With so many
options, the drug interactions
and possible adverse effects, it is
easy for health care professionals
to become overwhelmed and
frustrated in choosing the best
means of care. It is for this very
reason that professionalism
amongst pharmacists and all health
care professionals takes on even
greater importance than ever.”
Bachyrycz went on to discuss
what professionalism means to
him, and the expectations and
challenges the students will face
as they enter the field. “As we
enter into pharmacy, we must
accept the responsibility and
opportunity to make a difference
in people’s lives. And as you say
the words of your oath today,
promise to yourself that you will
work towards becoming the best
professional you can be.”
Dr. Devra Dang, associate clinical
professor, was the keynote
speaker for the ceremony. Dr.
Dang spoke about the Urban
Service Track program and
described to the students about
the projects Urban Service Track
students participate in, as well as
her passion for the program. In
doing so, she reached students
with the message that they should
be passionate about whatever path
they pursue.
Dr. Hubbard administered
the Oath of a Student
Pharmacist to 101 new
pharmacy students. The
highlight of the event,
recalled P1 student Daniel
Ventricelli, “was when
we all stood up and
turned around to face the
parents and teachers and
read the oath to them.”
Nobre also noted this
moment, explaining that
the ceremony “is the first
time that parents have the
opportunity to see for
themselves the welcoming
and friendly environment
in which their child is
growing.”
Weeks prior to the
ceremony, the Class of
2013 and students from the
Professionalism Committee
got together to compose
the oath. By doing so, the
students created something
personal and made this a
meaningful passage into
the school. “It made finally
being in the pharmacy
school seem real,” said
Ventricelli who was also
on the committee. “It gave
me a feeling of importance
and also brought the entire
class together to read an
oath that we will stand by
for the remainder of our
years in pharmacy school.”
3
Scholarship Convocation
If you’ve ever met Mark
Brackett, you would
immediately understand
why, during the Scholarship
Convocation on April 9,
2010, Associate Dean Andrea
Hubbard, Ph.D., introduced
the keynote speaker as a
man who “for the members
of the Class of ‘78, probably
does not need any form of
introduction.”
Mark L. Brackett, R.Ph.,
graduated from the
School of Pharmacy in 1978.
To hear him speak with such
passion for this institution
left. It is evident that his connection
to the School of Pharmacy is
enduring, and that he has a great
desire to give back to the place that
“helped him set the foundation for
his goals and helped him to achieve
those goals.” “I strongly believe in
giving back to the community that
helped me get to where I am. This
a very good institution and I am
really interested in the progress that
the School of Pharmacy is making,”
Brackett said.
In fact, Brackett gave back by
honoring two high achieving
pharmacy students with a Kinney
Drug Employee Owners Scholarship,
which was established in 2008
Despite the difficult financial environment,
the School of Pharmacy awarded more
than $170,000 in scholarships this spring,
a greater than $30,000 increase over
last year, thanks to a number of new
scholarship sponsors.
both at the convocation as
well as earlier that day at the
School of Pharmacy Advisory
Board meeting [where he
serves alongside former 1978
classmates David Rosen and
Barbara Deptula and many
other esteemed alumni and
pharmacy professionals]
makes one think he never
through the generosity of Kinney
Drug Employee Owners. Brackett
encouraged the students in his
keynote address “to give back
to those who gave to you, but
at the right time. You’ll know
when, probably not tomorrow but
sometime in the future. It’s a very
good thing to give back and it
makes you feel good.” He further
advised them to “focus on achieving
your goals, and work hard to do so.”
Brackett knows the value of hard
work and what it takes to reach the
position he is in today. He joined
Kinney Drugs Corporation in 1971,
and after receiving his degree from
UConn held various managerial
positions including: assistant store
manager (1979), store manager
(1980), director of nursing homes
services (1982), pharmacy district
manager (1985), and regional
manager (1993). His career did not
stop there: he became the president
of ProAct Pharmacy Services
and the vice president of human
resources for Kinney Corporation
in 2004. Now retired, Brackett still
sits on the Board of Directors and is
currently the vice president of the
Kinney Foundation.
Aside from his involvement in
Kinney Drugs and the School of
Pharmacy Advisory
Board, Brackett is also president and
CEO of NeuroRedox Corporation,
a research firm working with
neuroprotective agents for diseases
like multiple sclerosis and Lou
Gehrig’s disease.”Our ultimate
goal is to take the products we are
working with and put them into
a line that can be used to benefit
human beings,” Bracket said.
The firm actually got its start one
day in 2009 when Brackett was
sitting around a men’s league hockey
locker room talking to a professor.
Mark Brackett ‘78 [right] and his wife Nancey [left] present Brian
Bachyrycz with the Kinney Drugs, Inc. Scholarship.
He then consulted with two other
Advisory Board members, Rosen
and Peter Farina, who encouraged
him to pursue the venture. “Sitting
down with fellow advisory board
members and presenting the idea
encouraged me to move ahead with
it. Without their counsel I may have
been hesitant,” he recalled. “The
biggest thing is to always recognize
the fact that many people touch
your life, and it is important to
appreciate what everyone you meet
can offer you as far as networking.”
Brackett’s connection with fellow
classmates through the Advisory
Board has also sparked a potential
new scholarship, the Pharmacy
Garden Scholarship Class of 1978.
The idea to organize a new award
came to Rosen and Brackett as they
talked before the meeting and they
“are very excited” about
this opportunity. “We’re
still working on it. We have
committed to supporting
the School of Pharmacy
garden, which contributes to
drug production developed
from vegetation, and in
conjunction with that, we
want to procure as much
money as possible to secure a
scholarship,” Brackett said.
While Brackett has gone
on to have a successful
career since his days as an
undergraduate at UConn, he
has also had time to lead a
fulfilling family life. He joked
during his keynote address
that besides an education,
what else he took away from
UConn was his wife, then
girlfriend, Nancey. They
now have two children: Ben,
27, is an account executive
at Ignited, an advertising
firm in Los Angeles,
California, and Emma, 25,
is finishing her master’s
degree in social work at the
University of Vermont.
Brackett completed his first
term on the Advisory Board
in October 2010, and will
assume the post of vicechair at the April 2011 board
meeting. “UConn’s School
of Pharmacy Advisory Board
is not like other boards that
‘rubber stamp.’ When we
meet in October, I often
find that what we talked
about in April is already in
place. The dean uses our
ideas,” Brackett stated.
Brackett’s desire to serve
the School of Pharmacy
for another term is truly
illustrative of his continued
connection to the university
after so many years. His
ongoing involvement with
the Kinney Corporation
and the progressive firm
NeuroRedox
Corporation, along with his
generosity to the current
student body through
scholarships demonstrate
his pride in this institution
and passion to raise a future
generation of pharmacists to
follow in his footsteps and
give back to the community
that helped them reach their
goals.
Faculty
Publications
WILLIAM L. BAKER, JR.
Baker WL, Tercius A, Anglade MW, White CM,
Coleman CI. The Effect of Chitosan on Serum Lipids in
Hypercholesterolemic Patients. Annals of Nutrition &
Metabolism 2009;55(4):368-74
Baker WL, Coleman CI, Kluger J, Reinhart KM, Talati
R, Quercia R, Phung OJ, White CM. Systematic Review:
Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin-Converting
Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers
for Ischemic Heart Disease. Annals of Internal Medicine
2009;151(12):861-71
Phung OJ, Baker WL, Matthews LJ, Lanosa M, Thorne A,
Coleman CI. The Impact of Green Tea Catechins With
or Without Caffeine on Anthropometrics: A Systematic
Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition 2010;91(1):73-81
Baker WL, Talati R, White CM, Coleman CI. Differing
Effect of Statins on Insulin Sensitivity in Non-Diabetics:
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diabetes
Research & Clinical Practice 2010;87(1):98-107
Courter JD, Baker WL, Nowak KS, Smogowicz LA,
Desjardins LL, Coleman CI, Girotto JE. Increased
Clinical Failures When Treating Acute Otitis Media
With Macrolides: A Meta-Analysis. Annals of
Pharmacotherapy 2010;44(3):471-8
Baker WL, White CM, Cappelleri JC, Kluger J, Coleman
CI. Understanding Heterogeneity in Meta-Analysis: The
Role of Meta-Regression. International Journal of Clinical
Practice 2009;63(10):1426-34
Reinhart KM, White CM, Baker WL*. Prasugrel: A
Critical Comparison with Clopidogrel. Pharmacotherapy
2009;29(12):1441-51
Baker WL*, Coleman CI, Lundbye JB. Clopidogrel &
Proton Pump Inhibitor Use: What Does the Evidence
Really Say? Connecticut Medicine 2010;74(1):27-31
Baker EL, Baker WL*. Focus on Roflumilast: A New
Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitor for Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease. Formulary 2010;45(1):2-12
Colby J, Silverman IE, Baker WL*. Acute Ischemic
Stroke: An Update on Endovascular Treatment Options.
Connecticut Medicine 2010;74(2):97-101
White CM, Talati R, Phung OJ, Baker WL, Reinhart K,
Sedrakyan A, Kluger J, Coleman CI. The Benefits and
Harms with Beta-Blocker Prophylaxis in Non-Cardiac
Surgery: A Critical Appraisal of the Literature. American
Journal of Health-System Pharmacist 2010;67(7):523-30
Scholle JM, Baker WL, Talati R, Coleman CI. The effect
of adding plant sterols or stanols to statin therapy in
hypercholesterolemic patients: systematic review and
meta-analysis. J Am Coll Nutr. 2009 Oct;28(5):517-24.
Sood N, Reinhart KM, Baker WL. Combination therapy
for the management of hypertension: A review of the
evidence. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2010 67: 885-894
Department of Pharmacy Practice - Faculty Publications for Academic Year 2009 - 2010
Phung OJ, Quercia RA, Keating K, Baker WL,
Bell J, White CM, Coleman CI. Improved Glucose
Control Associated With Intravenous Chromium
Administration in Non-Parenterally Fed Patients: A
Report of Two Cases. American Journal of HealthSystem Pharmacy 2010;67(7):535-41
Baker WL, White CM, Coleman CI. Letter by Baker
et al Regarding Article, “Benefits and Risks of
Corticosteroid Prophylaxis in Adult Cardiac Surgery:
A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis”. Circulation
2009;120:e163
Coleman CI, Baker WL, Kluger J, Reinhart K, Talati
R, Quercia R, Mather J, Giovenale S, White CM.*
Comparative Effectiveness of Medical Therapies
With or Without ACE Inhibitors or ARBs for
Stable Ischemic Heart Disease. Effective Healthcare
Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. Project #: 290-2007-10067-I. www.
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Baker WL, Talati R, Tongbram V, Chen W, Coleman
CI, White CM.* Comparative Effectivness of
Antiepileptic Agents Topic Refinement. Effective
Healthcare Program, Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality. Project #: 290-2007-10067-I. www.
Baker WL, Colby JA, Tongbram V, Talati R,
Silverman IE, White CM, Kluger J, Coleman CI.
Neurothrombectomy Devices for Treatment of
Acute Ischemic Stroke. Effective Healthcare Program,
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Project
#: 290-2007-10067-I. www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.
gov
THOMAS E. BUCKLEY
Buckley TE, Page M. The Potentially Inappropriate
Medication Use of Propoxyphene in the Elderly.
Connecticut Medicine 2009;73(10),609.
Page M, Buckley TE. Drug-to-Drug Interaction
of Warfarin and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory
Agents. Connecticut Medicine 2009;73(10),610.
CHARLES F. CALEY
Caley CF, Webber D, Kurland M, Holmes P. The role
of a psychiatric pharmacist in college health. Journal
of American College Health 2010; 58(4):393–6
Caley CF. Bipolar disorder patient care opportunities:
let’s answer the call. Ann Pharmacother
2009;43:1890–2.
Grgas M, Washburn C, Caley CF. Clozapineinduced myocarditis: two case reports. J Clin
Psychopharmacology 2010;30:91–2.
Sopko MA, Caley CF. Chronic leukocytosis
associated with clozapine treatment. Clinical
Schizophrenia and Related Psychoses 2010; 4(1):1–4.
CRAIG I. COLEMAN
Bhavnani SP, Kluger J, Coleman CI, White CM,
Guertin D, Shafi NA, Yarlagadda RK, Clyne CA. The
prognostic impact of shocks for clinical and induced
arrhythmias on morbidity and mortality among
patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
Heart Rhythm. 2010 Mar 6. [Epub ahead of print]
PubMed PMID: 20211275.
Coleman CI, Sood N, Chawla D, Talati R, Ghatak
A, Kluger J; Dofetilide and Intravenous Magnesium
Evaluation (DIME) Investigators. Intravenous
magnesium sulfate enhances the ability of dofetilide
to successfully cardiovert atrial fibrillation or flutter:
results of the Dofetilide and Intravenous Magnesium
Evaluation. Europace. 2009 Jul;11(7):892-5.
Schlesselman LS, Coleman CI, Lao E et al. Age,
gender and ethnicity association with blood pressure,
hypertension knowledge and life style alterations.
PJNE 2010 (Winter):14-19.
Baker WL, Baker EL, Coleman CI. Pharmacologic
treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease: a mixed-treatment comparison meta-analysis.
Pharmacotherapy. 2009 Aug;29(8):891-905. PubMed
PMID: 19637942.
Phung OJ, White CM, Baker WL, Coleman CI.
Assessing the usefulness of health-related quality-oflife trials: a clinician’s perspective using two COPD
examples. Ann Pharmacother. 2009 Sep;43(9):1496505. Epub 2009 Aug 18. Review. PubMed PMID:
19690221.
Coleman CI, Talati R, White CM. A clinician’s
perspective on rating the strength of evidence
in a systematic review. Pharmacotherapy. 2009
Sep;29(9):1017-29. PubMed PMID: 19698007.
Phung OJ, Scholle JM, Talwar M, Coleman CI. Effect
of noninsulin antidiabetic drugs added to metformin
therapy on glycemic control, weight gain, and
hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes. JAMA. 2010 Apr
14;303(14):1410-8. PubMed PMID: 20388897.
Chen WT, Krishnan GM, Sood N, Kluger J,
Coleman CI. Effect of statins on atrial fibrillation
after cardiac surgery: A duration- and dose-response
meta-analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr 8.
[Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 20381820.
White CM, Talati R, Phung OJ, Baker WL, Reinhart
K, Sedrakyan A, Kluger J, Coleman CI. Benefits and
risks associated with beta-blocker prophylaxis in
noncardiac surgery. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010
Apr 1;67(7):523-30. PubMed PMID: 20237379.
Baker WL, Coleman CI, Lundbye JB. Clopidogrel and
proton pump inhibitor use: what does the evidence
really say? Conn Med. 2010 Jan;74(1):27-31. Review.
PubMed PMID: 20175370.
clinical failures when treating acute otitis media with
macrolides: a meta-analysis. Ann Pharmacother. 2010
Mar;44(3):471-8. Epub 2010 Feb 11. PubMed PMID:
20150506.
Coleman CI, Tuttle L, Teevan C, White CM,
Reinhart K. Antiplatelet Agents for the Prevention
of Arteriovenous Fistula and Graft Thrombosis:
A Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Clinical
Practice 2010;doi 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02329.x
Baker WL, Coleman CI, Kluger J, Reinhart KM, Talati
R, Quercia R, Phung OJ, White CM. Systematic
review: comparative effectiveness of angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin
II-receptor blockers for ischemic heart disease. Ann
Intern Med. 2009 Dec 15;151(12):861-71. PubMed
PMID: 20008762.
Baker WL, Tercius A, Anglade M, White CM,
Coleman CI. A meta-analysis evaluating the impact
of chitosan on serum lipids in hypercholesterolemic
patients. Ann Nutr Metab. 2009;55(4):368-74. Epub
2009 Nov 13. PubMed PMID: 19923803.
Baker WL, Talati R, White CM, Coleman CI.
Differing effect of statins on insulin sensitivity in
non-diabetics: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Jan;87(1):98-107. Epub
2009 Nov 12. PubMed PMID: 19913318.
Phung OJ, Baker WL, Matthews LJ, Lanosa M,
Thorne A, Coleman CI. Effect of green tea catechins
with or without caffeine on anthropometric
measures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am
J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jan;91(1):73-81. Epub 2009 Nov 11.
Review. PubMed PMID: 19906797.
Talati R, White CM, Coleman CI. Status epilepticus:
a review of current pharmacologic treatments. Conn
Med. 2009 Oct;73(9):525-8. Review. PubMed PMID:
19860272.
Baker WL, White CM, Cappelleri JC, Kluger
J, Coleman CI; Health Outcomes, Policy, and
Economics (HOPE) Collaborative Group.
Understanding heterogeneity in meta-analysis: the
role of meta-regression. Int J Clin Pract. 2009
Oct;63(10):1426-34. PubMed PMID: 19769699.
Talati, R (Talati, Ripple); White, CM (White,
C. Michael); Coleman, CI (Coleman, Craig I.)
Title:Eslicarbazepine: A novel antlepileptic
agent designed for improved efficacy and
safetySource:FORMULARY, 44 (12): 357-361 DEC
2009ISSN:1082-801X
Phung, OJ (Phung, Olivia J.); Coleman, CI (Coleman,
Craig I.)Title:Golimumab: A human anti-TNFalpha monoclonal antibody for the treatment of
autoimmune joint diseasesSource:FORMULARY, 44
(9): 264-+ SEP 2009ISSN:1082-801X
Phung OJ, Quercia RA, Keating K, Baker WL,
Bell JL, White CM, Coleman CI. Improved glucose
control associated with i.v. chromium administration
in two patients receiving enteral nutrition. Am J
Health Syst Pharm. 2010 Apr 1;67(7):535-41. PubMed
PMID: 20237381.
Baker WL, White CM, Coleman CI. Letter by
Baker et al regarding article, “benefits and risks of
corticosteroid prophylaxis in adult cardiac surgery: a
dose-response meta-analysis”. Circulation. 2009 Nov
17;120(20):e163. PubMed PMID: 19917892.
Phung O, Coleman CI, White CM.* Recombinant
Human Growth Hormone in Cystic Fibrosis Topic
Refinement. Effective Healthcare Program, Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality. Project #: 2902007-10067-I. www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
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Honor Roll of Donors
We gratefully acknowledge the alumni, corporations,
foundations, friends, and parents who made gifts to the
School between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Your
continued commitment provides very important resources
to our students and faculty.
$50,000+
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Joseph C. Papa ‘78 and
Nancy K. Papa
$25,000 - $49,999
William M. Hait ‘65 and
Sharon G. Hait
Helsinn
Kinray, Inc.
U.S. Pharmacopeia
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous Donor
CVS Corporation
Karl A. Herzog ‘71
Perrigo Company Foundation
Rite Aid Corporation
$5,000 - $9,999
Albertson’s, Inc.
Beacon Prescriptions
John A. Capuano ‘73, ‘02
Angelo DeFazio ‘85
Fuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Jean P. Gagnon ‘63, ‘68 and
Ann A. Gagnon
V. Michael Guertin ‘66
Kinney Drugs Foundation
Robert L. McCarthy and
Maureen McCarthy
Joseph D. Palp ‘73, ‘81 and
Lorraine R. Palo
Walgreen
Robert A. Wollenberg ‘75
$1,000 - $4,999
Sanjay M. Abraham ‘97, ‘01
Barbara Ameer ‘75
American Foundation for
Pharmaceutical Education
Anonymous Donors
Apex Pharmacy &
Home Care Center
Albert A. ‘73 and Barbara Belmonte
Joseph B. Bogardus
Kathleen A. Cameron ‘87 and
Anthony J. Young
Richard T. Carbray, Jr. ‘75 and
Patricia A. Carbray
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Anita P. Denly ‘66
Barbara H. Deptula ‘78
Paul H. ‘77 and Dianne L. Deutsch
EPONA Associates, LLC
Brian F. Fitzgerald ‘83 and
Jill M. Fitzgerald ‘86
Foley & Lardner LLP
Charles A. and Lorraine R. Griebell
Barbara Haber ‘59
Bruce D. Hammock
Joyce F. Jackson
John A. Kiszkiel II ‘75 and
Linda M. Kiszkiel
Michael W. and Sandra L. Kuhn
Daniel C. Leone ‘53 and
Maryanne V. Leone ‘59
Garry Levitsky ‘73
Bryan J. McQuade ‘77
Richard T. ‘75 and Jane H. Minoff
NACDS Foundation
Stuart D. ‘70 and Sharon Neiss
Karl A. and Joan C. Nieforth
Nicholas A. Olimpo ‘67 and
Elizabeth S. Olimpio
William E. and Carol L. Oliver
Jennifer L. Cox ‘90, ‘93 and
Jennifer A. Osowiecki ‘85, ‘94
Yvette Pergola
Pfizer, Inc.
Michael J. and Janice L. Pikal
Robert J. Pikal
Robert G. ‘66 and Joyce ‘66 Pinco
Proscript Pharmacy Services
David L. Rosen ‘78
Edward N. ‘49 and Evelyn* Silver
Robert E. ‘59 and Glenda S. Singiser
Ralph M. ‘72 and Diana C. Stanzione
Mary Jean Stempien ‘75
The Stop & Shop Company
Xiaolin Tang ‘03 and
Liu-Quan Chang ‘03
Deborah J. Tapley ‘78
Target Corporation
Elliott D. Tertes ‘62 and
Carolyn Q. Tertes ‘60
Jayme C. Trott ‘78
Virginia M. Tyler
Allan P. ‘59 and Susan ‘61 Viner
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bryan F. Zembrowski ‘05, ‘07
Dr. Edward Silver presents the William H. Silver Memorial Scholarship
to Christopher DeLucia ‘10 at the School of Pharmacy Scholarship
Convocation. Michael Duda ‘11 and Kelly Hagstrom ‘13 also received
William H. Silver Memorial Scholarships at the event.
$500 - $999
Sandra M. Alfano ‘78
Anonymous Donor
Thomas E. Buckley ‘82, ‘94 and
Cynthia J. Kozak ‘82, ‘90
Thomas E. Burke ‘72 and
Susan J. Burke ‘87
Jennifer S. Chase ‘91
Kenneth A. Connors ‘54 and
Patricia Connors
Joseph T. DiPiro ‘78 and
Cecily R. DiPiro ‘78
Gregory C. Gousse ‘71, ‘77 and
Elaine C. Gousse ‘71
Grapevine Catering LLC
Cynthia E. Huge ‘75
Irving C. ‘66 and Ellen T. Hughes
Joseph D. ‘61 and Susan D. ‘63 Klish
Robert J. Lewandowski ‘71
Rachel B. Myers ‘03, ‘05 and
Jonathan F. Meyers
Alexandra C. Mooney ‘08, ‘10
Kieran G. and Laura Mooney
Bruce T. Moore ‘75
Network for Good
Leon R. Pacifici ‘58 ‘62
William H. Pitt*
Charles D. Ponte ‘75
Vinay Radhakrishnan ‘00 and
Manju V. Radhakrishnan ‘99
Lois A. Reynolds ‘74
Jay D. Roberts and
Amy J. Pikal-Roberts
Mark J. ‘73 and Mary A. Rubino
Roberta M. Schwarting
Anthony P. Simonelli ‘55 and
Joan A. Simonelli ‘56
Mary-Elizabeth Stanton ‘81
$250 - $499
Allan D. Anderson ‘62
Amina M. Ayub ‘99
Irving D. Bell
Shirley M. Bouchard ‘49
David P. ‘58 and Shirley M. Carew
Philip J. Carrigan ‘74
Steven D. and Elaine S. Cohen
Kathryn M. Colucci ‘86
Robert L. Dana ‘63 and
Claire M. Dana ‘63
D. M. ‘60 and Joan Dickson
Elkhorn Associates, Inc.
Virginia H. Fallon ‘71 and
George Miller
Bernabe Garcia ‘79
Sherman R. ‘51 and
Adele K. Gershman
Charles E. Inturrisi ‘62 and
Barbara E. Inturrisi
John E. ‘75 and Denise E. Joy
Walter G. Jump ‘75 and
Christine F. Jump
Joel S. ‘65 and Rebecca Kahn
Anne L. Kahrimanis ‘69
Kenneth G. Sigel and
Sarah E. Kelly
Gerald N. Koblin ‘60 and
Petrina M. Koblin
Jose E. Manautou
Rita McGuire ‘52
Charles J. Obeid, Jr. ‘85 and
Brenda A. Obeid
Paul R. O’Dea ‘69
Nancy E. Patridge ‘98
Jeffrey A. Polino ‘80 and
Charlene G. ‘81, ‘82 Polino
Dominick F. Roto II ‘83 and
Linda H. Roto
Paul S. ‘83 and Ann D. Salva
Mark E. Sampieri ‘86 and
Anna M. Sampieri ‘86
Edward J. Sklanka ‘74 and
Susan D. Sklanka
Peter K. ‘72, ‘76 and
Lynn W. Smiledge
Robert N. Witt ‘57
$100 - $249
Joan P. ‘55 and John C. Alvord
Stephen C. Anderson and
Elizabeth E. Anderson
Jack R. Anderson ‘70
Anonymous Donors
Anthony M. Bartholomeo ‘75
and Linda M. Bartholomeo ‘76
Mary H. Beaulac
Austin A. Bebyn ‘86
Dexter P. Blois ‘65, ‘66
Alvin D. Bodell ‘58
Robin H. Bogner
Roberta M. Brush ‘60
David W. and Cheryl A.
Cabral
Robert H. Carpenter, Jr. ‘76
Dennis J. Chapron ‘71 and
Linda L. Chapron ‘70
Douglas R. Chung ‘82
George H. Cocolas ‘52
Kelvin W. Cole ‘73
Stephen Joel Coons ‘79
Paul F. Davern ‘72, ‘82 and
Linda Davern
Lawrence H. Day ‘59 and
Deborah D. Day ‘61
Scott R. Decesare ‘97 and
Alaina V. DeCesare ‘03
George J. Delcampo, Jr. ‘02, ‘04
Peter A. Dellaripa ‘78 and
Karen L. Dellaripa ‘79
Joseph E. DeLucia ‘65 and
Marilyn Delucia
Doris E. Denney ‘62
Thomas A. DiMartino ‘73 and
JoEllen A. DiMartino ‘74
Algis T. Domeika ‘96
John P. Dunn ‘82, ‘84
Marion F. ‘76 and Roger W. Ehrich
Gary W. Elmer ‘63, ‘67 and
Jacqueline Gardner
Eric A. ‘95 and Stefanie ‘97 Ferreri
Lisa M. Fleury ‘91
Phillip S. Fontana ‘70
Walter A. Galazka, Jr. ‘58 and
Florence Galazka
Richard H. Gannon ‘77 and
Judy W. Gannon ‘78
Guillermo Garcia ‘78
Arnold L. Garson ‘59 and
Susan R. Garson ‘60
Robert S. Gates ‘52
Thomas M. Geisler ‘77
Jay L. Gershman ‘82, ‘87 and
Nancy E. Gershman ‘81
Sharon Giovenale
Christopher J. Godfrey ‘91, ‘01 and
Laura J. Godfrey ‘98
Merece L. Goodwin ‘58
Gerald J. Grossman ‘56 and
Shirley L. Grossman ‘56
Kenneth G. Hermann ‘60
Michael A. Hibbard ‘75 and
Lauren S. Hibbard ‘75
Ernest H. ‘60 and Marion J. Hintz
Sunil ‘93 and Renu G. ‘93 Jain
Sean M. Jeffery ‘95 and Teresa Seo
Robert F. Kaiko ‘70 and Lucy T. Li
Joseph J. ‘72 and Karen Kaufman
David J. Kazierad ‘82
George F. Kirkpatrick, Jr. ‘71
Barry N. Kopp ‘70
Kenneth R. Lalime ‘79 and
Kathleen M. Lalime ‘80
James A. Langone ‘72 and
Theresa M. Guiribitey
Ronald A. Lesnikoski, Sr. ‘53
Nancy B. Lindsay ‘80
George M. Loalbo ‘50
William T. Lonergan, Jr. ‘62 and
Jean B. Lonergan ‘68, ‘79
John R. ‘65 and Carol A. ‘65 Low
Charles L. McClester ‘57
Dorothy C. McLaughlin ‘66
Robert A. Mead ‘77 and
Susan W. Hamlin ‘79
Douglas H. Meyer ‘84, ‘89 and
Ann M. Meyer ‘83
Laraine L. Meyers ‘71, ‘72, ‘86, ‘89
Jeffrey R. Miller ‘97
Raymond M. Milvae and
Deborah B. Milvae
Charles P. Moran ‘74
Ernest M. Mrazik, Jr. ‘69 and
Cheryl Horowitz-Mrazik
James W. Munden‘72
Hugo J. Nickse ‘55
Karen S. Oles ‘75, ‘76
Maria J. Paccioretti ‘72
Peter J. ‘57 and Cynthia M. Patrick
Megan A. Perfetti ‘03, ‘05
Richard F. Philipp ‘51 and
Barbara Z. Philipp ‘58
Pilgrim Lane Condominium Assoc.
Sandra E. ‘87 and William D. Popp
Lawrence J. Rasero, Jr. ‘60, ‘66 and
Judith K. Rasero
Daniel E. Richard ‘74, ‘84 and
Leslie N. Richard
Glen Richardson ‘83 and
Debra A. Richardson ‘75
Paul J. Roszko ‘78 and
M. Patricia Roszko ‘99
Edmund J. ‘69 and Rosemary Rotty
Jerry S. Rubin ‘56
Patsy J. ‘82, ‘86 and Kathy Santella
Robert L. Santone ‘58
Laurie I. ‘78 and Carmine P. Schiro
John H. Sharawara ‘74
John M. ‘62 and Janet D. Shostak
Kenneth A. Speranza, Sr.
Maureen E. Stuart
Mary A. Sullivan ‘70
Margaret Tartsinis
Alexander L. Thomson ‘77, ‘78 and
Janet L. Thomson ‘83
Sergio F. Toni, Jr. ‘80 and
Christine Toni
UConn Pharmacy Alumni Association
John B. Valuckas ‘70
Daniel M. Vaughan ‘86
Frederick C. ‘52 and
Anonymous Donor
Joyce B. Arnold ‘57
Frederick C. ‘63 and Cheryl B. Arzt
John Babina, Jr. ‘65 and
Carol A. Babina ‘67
Amy J. Bartlett ‘99
Nicole F. Bassett ‘98, ‘01
Ellis N. Bean ‘59
Martin L. Berenson ‘65
Ralph N. Blomster ‘63
Rodney F. Blythe ‘57
Tien T. Bo ‘99, ‘01
Sandra J. Bodnar ‘55
Peter and Isabel Bozzo
Richard S. ‘60 and Inez Bromberg
Rutherford C. Burgess ‘51 and
Barbara T. Burgess
Allan M. Burkman ‘54
James J. ‘65 and Catherine Carley
Rose Carotenuto ‘52
Sally C. Carroll ‘80
“It is every man’s obligation to put
back into the world at least the
equivalent of what he takes out of it.”
~ Albert Einstein
Elizabeth Vegliante
Jason R. Virelli ‘92
Zachary A. Potter ‘03 and
Ashlee M. Vose ‘05, ‘07
Dale C. ‘83 and Carol R. ‘85 Walker
Priscilla S. Waymouth ‘80
Lorraine Wearley
Stephen H. Weisenberg ‘61 and
Ruth R. Weisenberg
Frank Wynn, Jr. ‘80
Wesley N. ‘65 and Dianne T. Young
Under $100
Ronald J. Abrahams ‘63 and
Brina M. Abrahams ‘63, ‘81
Neil A. Alan and
Franciene A. Lehmann ‘89
Charlene M. Carvalho ‘78
Leo A. Castracane, Jr. ‘69 and
Mary L. Castracane
Theresa Chen ‘86
Richard D. Clayman ‘68, ‘72
Stephen R. Conboy
Timothy F. Conboy ‘09
Louis Costantini, Jr. ‘65
Joseph W. Cranston, Jr. ‘67
Daniel D. Crosby ‘88
Richard T. Darrington
Matthew J. Decoteau ‘00, ‘02
Mary A. DelDebbio ‘79
Barbara A. DeNicola ‘55, ‘60
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Honor Roll of Donors ~ Continued
Heather M. Densmore ‘01
Patricia A. Destefano
Wolf D. Dettbarn
Joseph ‘58 and Sharlee Dimenno
David M. Dipersio ‘76
Jennifer S. Dizney ‘00, ‘02 and
Jonathan Dizney
Gail R. ‘80 and Steven R.
Domin
Raymond E. Downey ‘51
Carol A. Drufva ‘85
Saul Eli Dunn ‘70
C. Kevin Early ‘79
Louis M. Edouard ‘03 and
Meghan F. Wilkosz ‘01, ‘03
Paul W. ‘68 and Mary R.
English
Suzanne Fitzgerald ‘61
Norman ‘55 and Miriam
Fleishman
Debra L. Fox ‘83
Susan C. Fratoni ‘89
Karl M. Gelotte ‘90 and
Cathy K. Gelotte ‘81, ‘87
Aaron L. Gersten ‘48, ‘54 and
Sandra P. Gersten ‘60
Gary M. Ginsburg ‘79
Barry E. ‘65 and Marsha
Goldstein
Thaddeus J. Golebiewski III ‘97
and Valerie Golebiewski
Dorothy Gondek
Marie B. Gondek
Elaine C. ‘88 and Michael J.
Graef
Elizabeth D. Granholm ‘89
Gale L. Greenberg ‘56
Elaine M. Greer ‘76
David Grillo, Jr. ‘59
Richard J. Gubbiotti ‘73
Michael J. Gumkowski ‘77 and
Francine D. Gumkowski
Meredith P. Hager ‘59
James D. Henley ‘78 and
Mary A. Henley ‘78
Gertrude S. ‘50 and William
Hintz
Mary N. Howansky ‘70
Jan T. Jens ‘87
Jeffrey V. Judson ‘71
Margaret A. Kamveris ‘79
Mark W. ‘Kennedy 76 and
Diane M. Kennedy ‘79
Judith S. Kinner ‘66
Roy G. Knickelbein ‘79 and
Kathryn Knickelbein
Rosemarie E. Koch ‘69
Theresa A. Krauth ‘85
Rita ‘59 and John Krumins
Anthony T. Krzystofik ‘61, ‘83 and
Margaret J. Krzystofik
Robert J. Lainer ‘69, ‘74
Victoria J. Lambert ‘00, ‘02
Dolores A. Larracuente ‘65
Karen A. Larson ‘00, ‘02
SangWoo Lee ‘10
Cyril Levine ‘42
Herbert S. Levinson ‘54
Leona R. Levitt ‘55
Heung M. Li and Amy Huie-Li
Fred R. ‘60 and Rhoda G. London
Clayton A. Lord, Jr. ‘81 and
Lori J. Lord ‘82
Lillian B. Luginbuhl
Leng C. and Yuk Sean Luon
Thomas R. MacGregor ‘85 and
Linda J. MacGregor ‘70
Michael W. Magdycz ‘92
Jerome A. Munic ‘83 and
Gerda Maissel ‘83
Alexandra M. Maldonado ‘89
Timothy V. Marcham ‘66
Eileen E. Marshall
Peter D. Masso ‘80, ‘85 and
Karen N. Masso ‘80, ‘85
Marie B. McGuire
Joey R. McLafferty ‘59
Robert J. Meagher ‘80
Stephen P. Mieczkowski ‘73
Robert J. Miller ‘60 and
Lynne E. Miller ‘63
Lori A. ‘92 and John Minard
Lydia Mis ‘82
Amit K. Mitra ‘81
Patricia L. ‘78 and Gordon Mochel
Thomas A. and Sondra Morrison
Graduate Students
Michael J. Muldoon ‘02, ‘04
Peter B. and Dolores C. Muolo
James J. and Barbara A. Musante
Robert A. Nash ‘58
Ronald ‘81 and Christine Newport
North Branford Women’s Club
Janet T. Owens ‘66 and
E. William Owens, Jr.
Frank E. Page ‘78
Richard F. Paglia ‘68
Nancy K. Parker
Katelyn A. Parsons ‘10
Richard R. Paulhus ‘58
David H. Pear ‘66
Shawn D. Pelletier ‘06, ‘08
James Perugini III ‘81 and
Teresa Perugini
David Peters ‘63
Frank A. ‘62, ‘68 and Mary Petitti
Eleanor P. Petke ‘54
Patricia A. ‘84 and Peter M. Phelon
James M. Potrepka ‘70
James A. ‘86 and Linda ‘85 Prota
Galen W. Radebaugh ‘80
Kevin J. and Sue A. Ramsdell
Karl H. ‘75 and Barbara ‘83 Riotte
Robert J. ‘55 and Joan H. Rogers
Nicholas A. ‘83 and Linda Romano
Daniel L. ‘82 and Carmela M. Ross
Wendy C. Rowe ‘73
Barry Rubinfeld ‘84 and
Karen B. Rubinfeld ‘87
Elizabeth B. ‘85 and
Domenic A. Sammarco
Ellen Santoro ‘82
Gail R. Selner
Harvey E. ‘53 and Arline E. Seltzer
Barbara A. Sepe
Elsa Sepe
Sandra P. Sexton ‘56
James ‘81 and Sung-Sook ‘81 Smith
Harold B. Sparr
Anthony Spasiano III ‘67 and
Janet Spasiano
Danielle M. St. Onge
Verna M. Stanek
Edward T. Stango, Sr. ‘71
Sheldon Steinhaus ‘50
Thomas D. ‘64 and
Alexandra ‘65 Tallarini
Donald R. Tishler ‘57*
William F. Tote ‘66
M. Denise Tremalgia ‘79
Jeanette E. Vail ‘44
Mark B. Zonenshine ‘70 and
Kim M. Venterea-Zonenshine ‘81
Ralph A. and Sheri L. Ventricelli
Marcel L. Vigneault ‘55, ‘67
The Vineault Family Trust
Robyn J. Wahl ‘89
William P. Ward ‘66
Diane C. Wehry
Barbara G. Weisenfeld ‘61
Bruce A. Weitzman
Kathleen D. White ‘80
William A. Wieler ‘52*
Maureen E. Zeiner ‘88
William ‘51 and Muriel W. Zeldis
We have prepared the 20092010 Honor Roll of Donors
with great care. If, however,
we have omitted, misprinted or
listed your name incorrectly,
please notify the UConn
Foundation at (860) 486-9342.
In some cases, the school may
not yet have been notified of
matching gifts.
Gerald Jackson Award in Pharmaceutics
Archana Rawat
Richardson-Vicks/A. Francis Summa Award
in Pharmaceutical Science
Jennifer Beierlein
Doctor of Pharmacy
Students
Arrow Pharmacy Endowed Scholarship
Melissa Yanurian ‘11 and Haley Morrill ‘11
Harold M. Beal Memorial Scholarship
Jessica Gale ‘10 and Katarzyna Kozubal ‘10
Felix Blanc Memorial Scholarship
Katherine Richardson ‘13
The Capuano Fund Scholarship
Kelly Cabral ‘13
Cardinal Health Scholarship
James Rico ‘10
Chase Memorial Scholarship
Mi Hye Kim ‘12
Class of 1971 Scholarship
Amina Ramic ‘13
Abraham D. Cohen & Sandra Cohen Fagan
Memorial Scholarship
Linda Zhang ‘11
Amelia Ardizzone Comer Memorial Scholarship
Habiba Ghafoor ‘11
CVS Pharmacy Scholarship
Laura Ash ‘11, Thomas Baran ‘11, Tiffany Battles ‘11,
Jonathan Caranfa ‘12, Brandon Dubos ‘10, Diane
Duncheskie ‘10, Anne Krzystofik ‘10, Brittany
Larsen ‘11, Victoria Liu ‘11, Michael Lombardo
‘11, Christy Mathew ‘10, Rachael Merson ‘11,
Marc Pulford ‘11, Khrystyna Tsar ‘11, Ashley
Underwood ‘11, David Lee ‘13, and Erica Vincent
‘10
Angelo DeFazio Scholarship
Gina Guinta ‘12, Trudy Lewis ‘11, and Marian
Merced ‘12
Raymond L. Dunn Scholarship
Anisa Naka ‘10
John T. Dziubinski Memorial Scholarship
Tricia Lemieux ‘11, Joanna Rhieu ‘10, David
Rozolsky ‘10, and Huaweng Zheng ‘11
James Faucette Memorial Scholarship
Nicole Millar ‘11 and Elizabeth Zhu ‘11
Nicholas W. Fenney Memorial Scholarship
Salma Afifi ‘10
Abraham Freeman Memorial Scholarship
Steven Thai ‘11
Personal Interview Required
for Pharm.D. Admission
Every year the School
of Pharmacy evaluates
approximately 200 highly
qualified pre-pharmacy
applicants in order to
determine the top 100
candidates for admittance
into the program. In years
past, applicants were granted
guaranteed admission into
the program based on
successful completion of
a series of rigorous prerequisites with a specific
grade point average. The
class of 2013 was the first to
be admitted using a new set
of competitive admissions
criteria, including grades in
math and science courses,
scores on the Pharmacy
College Admission Test
(PCAT), a personal statement,
health related experience,
letters of recommendation
and a personal interview.
In the spring of 2009,
around 180 applicants applied
to the School of Pharmacy,
and approximately 130 were
selected to be interviewed.
The interviews were
conducted in 45 minutes,
in which three applicants
faced three interviewers: a
faculty member, a pharmacy
practitioner, and a current
P4 student. Questions went
back and forth between
the interviewers and the
interviewees, giving the
applicants a chance to explain
their answers, ask a few
questions to the interviewers,
and interact with their fellow
students.
The primary goal of this
interview component is
to evaluate the applicants’
communication skills in a
practical setting. Thomas
Buckley, one of the faculty
interviewers, said “this is
our first snapshot of how
well these folks are going to
be able to communicate.”
Observing the applicants’
interactions not only with
the interviewers but also with
the other applicants can give
a sense of who they are and
how they might interact with
others in medical professions.
At the end of the interview,
the panelists have about
15 minutes to score the
applicants independently
before they start the next
interview.
Kimberly Widmann applied
to the pharmacy program as
a transfer student. She had
already been in the industry
as a research scientist for
seven years. Now a P2
student, she looks back at
the interview and recalls that
it was too short and would
have appreciated more time
to talk to the interviewers
and ask questions. She said
she “hoped I had enough
time to talk.” As a non-
UConn student applying to
the program, Widmann would
have preferred a segment of the
interview that was geared towards
transfer students, allowing them
to ask more questions about the
school, and perhaps receiving a
tour of the building.
Overall, Widmann thought the
panel was a good addition to
the process. She liked how each
panelist had an area to focus on,
and that the evaluation was not
based on one person’s opinion.
Dr. Buckley, as a faculty member
and an interviewer, “enjoyed the
process” and thought that it
was something that should have
happened years ago. “One of
the benefits [to the interview] is
it allows you to get a little more
personality of the student and
understand their communication
skills,” he said.
Dr. Buckley also saw that a few
components of the interview
process could be improved. He
felt the interviews were too short,
and he “felt a little rushed in the
process.” Some of the interview
questions did not get the
responses that were expected, so
Dr. Buckley mentioned a desire to
rework them.
In the long run, being able
to judge potential candidates
through an interview component
will help the admissions committee
accept students with a high
potential to succeed in the field.
“We always have to keep in mind
we are training people here to
become pharmacists,” Dr. Buckley
said.
Commencement 2010
Commencement Speakers & Honorees
C. Michael White, Pharm.D.
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Keynote Speaker
School of Pharmacy Awards Banquet
School of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year 2010
Peter J. Tyczkowski, R.Ph., MBA
Community Outreach Coordinator
School of Pharmacy
Faculty Service Award 2010
Joseph D. Palo, R.Ph., MBA
President, JD Pharma, LLC
Keynote Speaker
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies
Commencement Ceremony
Joseph T. DiPiro, Pharm.D.
Executive Dean South Carolina College of Pharmacy
University of South Carolina & the
Medical University of South Carolina
Keynote Speaker
Doctor of Pharmacy Commencement Ceremony
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Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies Class of 2010
Mobolaji Adio
Shamsul Arif
Natalia Banaszczyk-Wicik
Bijan Bandani
Vishal Barochia
Daniel Baxter
Jon Blazawski
Ian Booker
Megan Bourne
Melanie Brunner
Alicia Caccavelli
Brian Calamari
Jonathan Caranfa
Christopher Carnaroli
Yeonsun Choi
Michael Chupka
Agata Dabek
Danielle D’Alfonso
Aimee Dietle
Jennifer Dolecki
Alex Dozier
Jeffrey Endicott
Diana Farino
James Finlayson
Daniel Fox
Darrell Fuller
Daniel Garofoli
Eric Gloede
Ashley Greene
Gina Guinta
Eric Halpern
Jamie Harris
Casey Hayden
Kelly Hughes
Nadine Jaber
Charles Jones
Hyejin Kim
Mi Hye Kim
Matthew King
Christine Kohn
Steven Krasnowski
Melissa Kuhn
Peter Kwon
Sarah Kwon
SangWoo Lee
SungHee Lee
Erica Lepkowski
Sarah Livings
Jacquelyn Lloyd
Ramonita Maldonado
Sarah Martinson
Christina Matsis
Kristopher McDonnell
Marian Merced
Emily Merrick
Gina Mozzicato
Rachel Mullin
Michelle Nadeau
Sadie Nazer
Dien Nguyen
Jennifer Nguyen
Minh-Tue Nguyen
Christopher Olender
Rosana Oliveira
Matthew Papa
Monique Paquette
Han-Sol Park
Katelyn Parsons
Ushma Patel
Robert Pawlik
Andrew Perugini
Amanda Prashad
Benjamin Pratt
Karolina Prytulo
Jason Quint
Stephen Rainey
Muamer Ramic
Tara Raymaakers
Gabrielle Richterman
Albert Saito
Lisa Semancik
Rayhan Shaikh
Pamela Shieh
Ruta Shinkevich
Vadim Shinkevich
Aylin Sivri
Matthew St. Onge
Justine Surh
Mehak Talwar
Rachel Tatulis
Cristina Tavormina
Sandy Teng
Sweta Vachhani
Quy Vinh
Danielle Wojtaszek
Ermir Xhimitiku
Christina Zaccheo
Katarzyna Zlotnik
Students Today Huskies Forever
Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2010
Danyel Adams - resident St. Francis
Salma Afifi - resident VACT
Jillian Asselin - WW Backus Hospital
Brian Bachyrycz - resident Montifore
Katherine Banker - Rite Aid
Meredith Barone - Walgreens
Amanda Barrett - Walgreens
Jamie Beever - US Navy
Adrian Bobriwnyk
Whitney Boudreau
Sarah Bourgoin - Walgreens
Christopher Cardoni - Rite Aid
Andrew Chiu - Vassor Bros. Hosp.
John Conley - Walgreens
Jason Corbo - resident Durham VA
Sarah Culbreth - resident St. Raphael’s
Erica Cywar - CVS
Katherine Davoren - medical school
Christopher DeLucia - hospital
Rachel Dicker - VA
Kelly Dinsmore - resident Togus VA
Lam Du - Rite Aid
Brandon Dubos
Nicholas Dumont
Diane Duncheskie - CVS
Kevin Embree - Walgreens
Abraham Feshazion - CVS
Craig Freyer - resident Henry Ford
Joshua Friedman - hospital
Natasha Froonjian - Walgreens
Jessica Gale - resident Tufts
Ahmad Ghafoor - Walgreens
Nicole Giannotto
Marta Gola
Alexei Goshdigian
Timothy Haberern - Rite Aid
Kathryn Hanson
Danielle Henry - resident
Hartford Hospital
Whitney Hollands - resident
Waterbury Hospital
Sharon Hwang - Rite Aid
Ryan Isacsson - CVS
Sara Izzo - Walgreens
Adam Jankowski - Target
Nicole Jordan - Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center
Daniel Kilcoyne - resident
St. Raphael’s
Richard Kiley - CVS
Anna Kolodziejczak - CVS
Katarzyna Kozubal - Target
Anne Krzystofik - CVS
Brendan LaPorte - CVS
Alice Lee - Walgreens
Michael Li - resident
University of Washington
Brennan Luke - CCMC
Darrell Machir - US Navy
James Malaney*
Adam Mannes
Thomas Marottolo - CVS
Ana Martinez
Christy Mathew - resident
Waterbury Hospital
John McCarthy
Brenna McDonald - CVS
Jillian McEnery - CVS
Andrew Medwid
Megan Mooers - CVS
Alexandra Mooney
Christopher Morales - CVS
Anisa Naka - resident Hartford
Master of Science & Doctor of Philosophy Class of 2010
Rohini Kashimshetty
Master of Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Thesis: Exploring the Mechanisms of Idiosyncratic Druginduced Liver Injury (I-DILI) Induced by the Nitroaromatic
Drugs Flutamide and Tolcapone Using the Heterozygous
Superoxide Dismutase 2 Knockout (Spd2=/-) Mouse Model
Major Advisor: Dr. Urs A. Boelsterli
Jenna Neal - CVS
Anh Nguyen - Walgreens
Phuong Nguyen - CVS
Kelly O’Grady - Walgreens
Joy Otaluka
Alyssa Palladino - CVS
Hyun-Sook Park
Rakesh Patel - Rite Aid
Lauren Prezioso - Arrow
Grzegorz Rdzak - Hope Street
Joanna Rhieu - resident YNNH
James Rico - Target
Brian Rodowicz
David Rozolsky - Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center
Jaclyn Sanborn - Vermont
Michael Schaedler
Charlotte Scherr - Walgreens
Romil Shah - Rite Aid
Arielle Shiely - US Air Force
Shally Sinha - resident
Hunterdon Healthcare
Katrina Skroupa - CVS
Catherine Sliwinski - St. Francis
Peter Smith - Rite Aid
Elizabeth Tallis - Rite Aid
Colleen Teevan - resident
St. Joseph’s
Alexander Toyoda
Arlene Tran - resident Montefiore
Laura Tuttle - resident Wahinton
Erica Vincent - resident Boston
Kristie Wahl - resident VA
Jenifer Walczyk -Hannsfords
Michelle Waligora
Michael Windisch - Rite Aid
* Degree awarded posthumously
Kunal Bakshi
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry
Doctoral Dissertation: Exploring Structural
Mechanisms for the Regulation of Cannabinoid
Receptor 1 Desensitization and Internalization
Major Advisor: Dr. Spiro Pavlopoulos
Igor Gurevich
Doctoral Dissertation: Functional Analysis of
Interaction between Nuclear Retinoid Receptors and a
Novel Keratinocyte Derived Coregulator TNIP1
Major Advisor: Dr. Brian J. Aneskievich
Shumet Hailu
Pharmaceutics
Doctoral Dissertation: Chemical Stability of Amorphous
Pharmaceuticals Prepared with Silicates
Major Advisor: Dr. Robin H. Bogner
Tzipporah Michelle Kertesz
Doctoral Dissertation: Development of Metabonomics
Tools for Biomarker Identification in Multiple Sclerosis
Major Advisor: David F. Grant
Sharad Murdande
Pharmaceutics
Doctoral Dissertation: Theoretical and Experimental
Assessment of the Solubility Advantage of Glassy
Pharmaceuticals Over Their Corresponding
Crystalline Counterparts
Major Advisor: Dr. Michael J. Pikal
Adora Padilla
Pharmaceutics
Doctoral Dissertation: Phase Separation in
Freeze-Dried Amorphous Solids: Detection and
Controlling Factors
Sajal Patel
Pharmaceutics
Doctoral Dissertation: Process Control of Heat and
Mass Transfer in Freeze-Drying
Shubhadra Singh
Doctoral Dissertation: An Investigation of the
Structural Elements that Underlie the Arrestin-2
Mediated Desensitization and Internalization of
Cannabinoid Receptor 1
Major Advisor: Dr. Spiro Pavlopoulos
Teather Sundstrom
Doctoral Dissertation: The Design and Synthesis of
Simplified Viridin Analogs as P13K Inhibitors
Major Advisor: Dr. Dennis L. Wright
Sudhir Verma
Pharmaceutics
Doctoral Dissertation: Effect of Process Parameters
and the Role of Stabilizer in Nanosuspension
Stability
Major Advisor: Dr. Diane J. Burgess
Continued from Page 8
Student News
Sherman R. Gershman ‘51 Pharmacy
Scholarship
Doniel Simon ‘11 and Kristen Murray ‘11
Sister Maria Lucia Gerty Memorial Scholarship
Kevin Tse ‘13
AAPS
PSG
Pharmacy Student
Government
Carlie Hershgordon
President
Edmund E. Goodmaster, Sr. Memorial
Scholarship
Chien Lo ‘13 and Manas Prasad ‘13
Greater Bridgeport Pharmaceutical Association
of Connecticut, Inc.
Scholarship Fund
Craig Freyer ‘10 and Anthony Proli ‘11
American Association of
Pharmaceutical Scientists
Sandeep Yadav
President
Griebell Family Fund Scholarship
Lynsey-Lyn Genauer ‘13, Heather Jahn ‘13, Mi
Hye Kim ‘12, Christine Lee ‘11, Sarah Livings ‘12,
Kevin Tse ‘13, and Linda Zhang ‘11
William & Adam Hait Scholarship
Colleen Teevan ‘10 and Danielle Voisine ‘11
The William M. Hait Family Scholarship
Christine Kohn ‘12, Grzegorz Rdzak ‘10, and
Kelly Sullivan ‘11
Nathan Hamerman Memorial Scholarship
Romil Shah ‘10
William E. Harris Memorial Scholarship
Rupangi Datta ‘11 and Hyun-Sook Park ‘10
H.G. Hewitt Memorial Scholarship
Kevin Tse ‘13
Emily Ann Jordan Memorial Scholarship
Whitney Boudreau ‘10
William S. Katz/Alpha Zeta Omega Scholarship
Michelle Pheng ‘13 and Quang Truong ‘13
Sarkis Jack Kazarian Memorial Scholarship
IIona Lourie ‘13
Kinney Drug Employee Owners Scholarship
Brian Bachyrycz ‘10 and Carlie Hershgordon ‘11
Paul J. Kunkel Memorial Scholarship
Chi Huynh ‘11 and Clifford Wright, Jr. ‘11
Norman Lacina Memorial Scholarship
Heather Jahn ‘13
Daniel C. Leone, Jr. Scholarship
Danielle Wojtaszek ‘12
Daniel C. Leone, Sr. & Mary C. Leone
Sabina Alikhanov ‘11 and Jillian Asselin ‘10
Abraham N. Levy & Kathryn D. Levy
Sarah Kwon ‘12, Anh Nguyen ‘10, and Phuong
Nguyen ‘10
Louis Licamele Memorial Scholarship
Abraham Feshazion ‘10 and Shawn MacVane ‘11
Pharmacy Student Government
(PSG) had a great 2009-2010.
The fall formal held at the
Holiday Inn in Norwich,
CT was a huge success.
Almost 200 students and
faculty attended the formal
and had a great time with
food, music, and friends!
PSG also held a Halloween
event, selling Candy-grams,
decorating cookies, and a
costume contest judged by
faculty members.
In the spring, PSG held its
annual 5K Fun Run, with
all proceeds given to the
James Malaney Memorial
Scholarship. James Malaney
was awarded his Pharm.D.
posthumously in May 2010
after losing his battle with
cancer. About $4000 was
raised in honor of James
and other people who have
fought cancer. Almost 200
people ran the race, doubling
the amount of participants in
previous years.
Later in the spring, PSG held
a new event. The School
of Pharmacy partnered with
the Leadership Education in
Neurodevelopmental and Related
Disabilities (LEND) program
from the UCHC. Twelve
high-functioning students with
autism, accompanied by their
parents, came to UConn and
learned about pharmacy. PSG
members gave a presentation to
the families, explaining to them
what pharmacists do and how we
can help them. With the help
of Dr. Bogner, PSG members
were able to compound orange
troches with the students. PSG
also provided each student with a
famous “Connecticut Pharmacy”
t-shirt. The pharmacy students
really enjoyed working with the
LEND program, and it was a
great example of reaching out to
the community.
In addition to these events, PSG
also produced the 2010 Capsule,
the yearbook that is finished
before graduation each May.
This year the University of
Connecticut AAPS student
chapter has hosted several
events for the students and
faculty. In the fall semester
new graduate students and
post-doctoral fellows were
welcomed to the program with
a catered lunch with fellow
students, faculty, and staff.
In October, Dr. Frank Etzler
from Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was invited
as the speaker for the AAPS
Student Chapter Seminar
Series. In November, Dr. Mark
Tracy from Alnylam, Inc. in
Cambridge, Massachusetts spoke
to the graduate students. The
fall semester concluded with a
holiday party, allowing students
and faculty to socialize and
celebrate the holiday season.
During the spring semester, we
invited Dr. Bruno. C. Hancock
of Pfizer Inc. in Groton,
Connecticut and Dr. Dave Brems
from Amgen Inc. in California
to speak to the group.
The chapter also sponsored visits
to the AAPS Northeast Regional
Discussion Groups to foster
education in and knowledge
of the pharmaceutical sciences.
These meetings provide a local
forum at which all scientists
interested in the advancement
of the pharmaceutical sciences
may meet for professional and
personal fellowship and to share
the scientific interests.
Lastly, we organized several social
events for the graduate students
and faculty including pizza parties,
lunches, bowling and several
movie nights throughout the year.
The year ended with AAPS
Student Chapter Elections.
APhA members participated
in the audience of the
Early Show to promote
American Pharmacists’
Month. Members were
given the opportunity to
promote the slogan “Know
your medicine, know your
pharmacist.”
The chapter served as host
for the Region 1 Midyear
Regional Meeting in
Hartford, CT. One member,
Sabina Alikanov, was the
coordinator for the entire
event and did a fantastic job
with some help from fellow
members.
Another student, Kelly
Sullivan, was elected as the
Regional Delegate. Many
members attended the
meeting, participating in the
policy process and various
workshops.
With the outbreak of
H1N1, the chapter had the
opportunity to not only
APhA-ASP
ASCP
American Pharmacists
Association - Academy of
Student Pharmacists
Reem Telmesani
President
American Society of
Consultant Pharmacists
Danielle Voisine
President
participate in the seasonal flu
clinics on campus, but also the
H1N1 clinics that were held a few
weeks later in the semester. The
chair of Operation Immunization
was interviewed about the
importance of being vaccinated by
the school paper.
APhA-ASP Pharmflix competition
for which we made a promotional
video around the slogan “Being
a pharmacist means being a
member of APhA.” We also had
the privilege of watching Dean
McCarthy win the “Dean of the
Year” Award.
Members also participated in the
Red Dress Campaign. We set up
a table at one of the women’s
basketball games to educate
about heart health and take blood
pressures.
This year, we had a very proactive
executive board. The chairs of
each committee are excited about
expanding events for each project
in the future.
For Operation Diabetes, members
went to an elderly community
in the area to educate about the
disease itself, treatments, how to
test your blood glucose and what
it means, and provided attendees
with recipes that were diabetes
friendly.
About 15 members attended the
annual exposition in Washington
D.C. In addition to attending
workshops, meetings, and the
policy forums, the chapter was
the first ever winner of the
The UCONN student chapter
American Society of Consultant
Pharmacists (ASCP) attended the
ASCP annual meeting in Anaheim,
CA. The chapter is also visited
the Mansfield Senior Center to
interact and socialize with the
elderly community. The students
of ASCP assisted the Connecticut
chapter of ASCP plan Senior
Symposium, an annual event that
takes place at Foxwoods Resort
and Casino each spring.
“Patients deserve a caring pharmacist. Accept
that responsibility, reach out to them, and you
will be fulfilled like never before..”
~ C. Michael White ~
Teacher of the Year
at the School of Pharmacy Awards Banquet
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CSHP
More Student News
Connecticut Society of
Health-Systems Pharmacists
Victoria Liu
President
AZO
Alpha Zeta Omega
Nu Chapter
Katelyn Parsons
President
The 2009-2010 year was
a very successful one
for the Nu Chapter of
Alpha Zeta Omega. We
started off the year with
only seventeen fraters,
but more than doubled
our size with a pledge
class of nineteen students
in the fall. Throughout
the year we held many
brother events such as
dinners at Willington
Pizza and Wood-N-Tap,
our annual scavenger
hunt, an iron chef
competition, and roller
skating at Ron-A-Roll. We
also got more involved
nationally and with other
undergraduate chapters
by attending the National
Winter Convention and
visiting other chapters.
In addition, we started
to reconnect with many
of our alumni by having
a few joint events with
the Connecticut Alumni
Chapter.
Throughout the year, we
were also very busy with
various community service and
professional pharmacy events.
Our biggest community service
project was a Raffle for Haiti,
through which we raised over
$300 for the Children of
Promise International Orphanage
in Leogane, Haiti. We also
participated in the Relay for Life
walk at UConn, through which
our team raised over $1000 for
the American Cancer Society.
Many of us also ran in the annual
Pharmacy School Fun Run in
memory of Jim Malaney. For
professional events, we hosted a
stress management speaker and
joined forces with Phi Delta Chi to
put on Rotations Night. We also
gave presentations at local senior
centers on various topics such as
Diabetes and Lipid Management
and Questions for your Doctor
or Pharmacist. Overall, the Nu
Chapter of Alpha Zeta Omega
had a very successful and
productive year in 2009-2010,
and we are looking forward to
another great year.
The 2009-2010 year has been
a productive and expansive
year for the UCONN chapter
of CSHP. Not only have we
increased our membership,
we have developed more of
our programs and a closer
relationship with the state
chapter. This year, we have
broadened our site visit and
speaker programs, including
residents, fellows, and a
residency director from
Hartford Hospital and Yale New
Haven Hospital. We hosted
various shadowing opportunities
with different pharmacists and
held CV as well as interview
workshops.
Through our successful
pharmacy mug fundraiser, we
have continued our tradition of
funding our P4 students to the
ASHP annual midyear, where
our past president, Jason Corbo
showcased a poster presentation
about our poison prevention
education program. With the
help of poison control, we’ve
created a fun and interactive
program for the 1st and 2nd
graders in the local elementary
schools.
We also participated in the
UConn School of Pharmacy
Unity Week with our submitted
art piece highlighting health
disparities within Connecticut.
We continued our community
involvement in Breast and
Testicular Awareness Week
and the CCMC Toy Drive. This
year, we’ve also had students
participate in state CSHP events,
such as “Catch the Wave,”
other CE programs, and chapter
meetings.
We hope to continue to
evolve and expand in both our
contributions to the community
and our contributions to
pharmacy in the upcoming
years.
Kappa Psi has had a very
productive year. During
the fall semester Kappa Psi
brothers participated in
intramural sports on campus.
The fraternity fielded teams
in the flag football and
volleyball divisions. Brothers
were also sporting new
“Kappa Psi Sportswear”
which undoubtedly
contributed to some of our
success in the playoffs.
In more serious matters,
Kappa Psi sold “School
of Pharmacy” pint glasses
to raise money for the
fraternity’s national
philanthropic mission,
the prevention and cure
pediatric AIDS. Kappa Psi
also contributed back to the
community with monthly
visits to the Mansfield
Rehabilitation Center where
many residents were able to
enjoy some intense games
of bingo. A few brothers
also participated in weekly
trips to the Mansfield Middle
LKS
Phi Lambda Sigma
Lambda Kappa Sigma
Alpha Beta Chapter
Corey Scheer
President
Kappa Psi
Alpha Gamma Chapter
Justine Dickson
President
Nu Chapter
William Anctil
Regent
School to help tutor students.
This program was run by the
UConn Community Outreach
office and proved to be very
rewarding as well as lots of fun.
In the spring term, Kappa Psi
turned its attention inward,
trying to better our fraternity
by increasing participation at
meetings and helping prepharmacy brothers become
more competitive candidates
for pharmacy school. One
program that proved to be a
huge success was a program
focused on improving PCAT
scores for brothers taking
the test in January. The added
preparation and practice
was helpful when it came to
test day. More experienced
brothers were also paired with
younger brothers in an effort
to help improve study habits
and answer any questions
about tough classes, including
but not limited to physical and
organic chemistry, biology, and
physics.
Lambda Kappa Sigma has
already started off the
semester by hosting a
very successful regional
meeting in Hartford,
CT. At this meeting
our chapter, along with
others, donated to Gray
Lodge Women’s Shelter
located in Hartford. We
are planning on continuing
this partnership with the
shelter by giving health
awareness presentations to
the women and donating
items around the holidays.
One of our main focuses
this semester will be Breast
Cancer Awareness. We
are participating in the
Making Strides for Breast
Cancer Walk in Hartford
in October, as well as
collecting Yoplait Lids, and
selling pink ribbons- all of
which will benefit the Susan
G. Komen Foundation to
fight Breast Cancer. We
will also be putting on
‘Pharmacy Night Out’ in
November. Proceeds from
this event will raise money
for Project HOPE and guarantee
for an enjoyable environment for
Pharmacy students to socialize.
Our Professional Committee will
be putting on many presentations
for the School of Pharmacy
and also for the Pre-pharmacy
students. We will have a prepharmacy seminar, a learning
proper etiquette seminar, and
also a program dedicated to
professional dress for interviews.
Within the chapter we will be
keeping in touch with our alumni
by hosting events for them, and
will invite P4 students back to
give talk about their experiences
on rotations. Within the next
month we will be inducting 21
new members to participate in the
many projects of our chapter.
This year has been a particularly
successful year for Phi Lambda
Sigma. During the fall semester
our chapter worked with Lambda
Kappa Sigma on a service project
to collect school supplies and
toiletries for The Shelter of
Women in Hartford, CT. During
the spring semester Phi Lambda
Sigma coordinated a course
for the development of Future
Pharmacy Leaders. As part of
the class, the students traveled
to the capital to help lobby for
pharmacy legislation along-side
the Connecticut Pharmacist
Association.
In March, we recognized and
inducted 19 new members into
our chapter, Alpha Gamma.
Of these new inductees 13
were students, 5 faculty, and 1
honorary member.
Our chapter kept busy over the
summer with a new initiative,
creating a survey that was sent
out to all P2s and P3s regarding
the pharmacy program. We had
an overwhelming 50% response
rate!
With the responses we built
a video orientation titled,
“Prescription for Success”
that was debuted to the
incoming P1 class. The
video encompassed details
such as what to bring to
class, where to study, and
how to plan your time
appropriately.
Phi Lambda Sigma is
working with Dr. Bogner to
host UConn’s first Student
Compounding Competition.
In the competition teams of
3 students work together
in a three part competition
that encompasses clinical
practice, regulation
standards, and formulation
development. The winning
team of 3 students will then
travel to the University
of Florida in March 2010
to compete on a national
level, and of course win in
the name of the University
of Connecticut School Of
Pharmacy!
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More Student News
Rho Chi
Phi Delta Chi
Alpha Gamma Chapter
Kelly Sullivan
President
Alpha Lambda Chapter
Sabina Alikhanov
President
Phi Delta Chi is very
active within the School
of Pharmacy and the
surrounding community.
We participated in Making
Strides Against Breast
Cancer, a breast cancer
walk in Hartford, raising
over $1,600 for the cause.
Also during the fall, we
conducted our annual
letter writing campaign to
raise money for St. Jude's
Children's Hospital, a cause
that we proudly support
each year. We also sent
out a care package to the
troops overseas for the
holidays.
In addition to service
projects, Phi Delta Chi
participates in a variety
of brotherly activities
which both enhance teambuilding and leadership
skills. Last year, we had 16
brothers attend the Phi
Delta Chi Eastern Regional
Conference in Boston, MA.
Brothers also attended our Grand
Council Meeting in Buffalo, NY.
We are looking forward to
organizing the annual rotations
night for the P3 students, in
order to familiarize them with
what is to come. We have also
formed a team and are raising
money for the UConn Relay for
Life. We have several exciting
events in the works for the
upcoming year.
This year, Rho Chi continued
to offer tutoring services
free of charge to pharmacy
students. Students contact
the associate dean to request
tutoring, and the students are
paired with a member of Rho
Chi for tutoring services. We
have provided tutoring for
several students throughout
the year and hope to continue
to expand our program in the
future.
In addition, Rho Chi took
part in the campus-wide health
fair hosted by Student Health
Services. Rho Chi members met
to design an educational poster
about prescription drug abuse,
an ever increasing problem on
college campuses. The day of
the health fair, members of
Rho Chi educated students on
the consequences of, and how
to identify, someone abusing
prescription drugs.
Early in 2010, we lost our fellow
Rho Chi member, Jim Malaney.
To honor Jim, Rho Chi and Phi
Delta Chi joined forces to host a
fundraiser night at Ted’s Bar and
Grill. This was a fundraising idea
that Jim had during his time in
these two organizations, so it was
a great way to honor his memory.
Students, faculty and Jim’s friends
all came out to celebrate his life.
In total, $1200 was raised from
the event and put toward the
scholarship fund in Jim’s name.
In March, we inducted 23 new
members into Rho Chi. Former
UConn faculty member, Dennis
Chapron, was our keynote
speaker. He inspired our current
and new members by speaking
about science and the art of
pharmacy practice. We hope to
implement some new projects
in 2011, and look forward to
involving our new inductees.
The 2009-2010 academic
year marked the beginning
of a new organization in the
School of Pharmacy, Society
of Pharmacy Research
(SPR). The mission of SPR
is to promote research for
students in the Doctor of
Pharmacy program.
As the profession of
pharmacy advances, the
research opportunities for
Pharm.D. students grow,
and the importance of
understanding research
going on in the field of
pharmacy is of increasing
significance. Thus, a portion
of each meeting has been
dedicated to a discussion
session about innovations
that are of interest to those
in the pharmacy profession.
Guest speakers have shared
their path into the research
field, as well as their
experiences in graduate
school and in industry. Last
year, SPR was fortunate to
host faculty members and
SPR
Society of
Pharmacy Research
Christine Kohn
President
industry speakers, including
two research pharmacists
at Pfizer’s Clinical Research
Unit, who came from New
Haven to discuss drug
development with SPR
members.
The creation of a faculty
binder is perhaps the
biggest accomplishment of
the Society of Pharmacy
Research last year. It has
both a Pharmacy Practice
and Pharmaceutical Science
section and details the
research opportunities
offered by each professor.
We believe this new
organization is an excellent
opportunity for all
Pharm.D. students. SPR
has tremendous potential
for enhancing pharmacy
education, giving an
application for classroom
learning, and opening up
greater possibilities in the
pharmacy profession.
SNPhA
Raymond T. McMullen Memorial Scholarship
Liv Erhard ‘13
Student National
Pharmaceutical Association
Tracy Osei Agyemang
President
Raymond T. & Josephine D. McMullen Memorial
Scholarship
Vishal Barochia ‘12 and Kristie Wahl ‘10
Last academic year, UConn’s Student National Pharmaceutical
Association (SNPhA) chapter participated in a variety of events
focused on serving the under-served populations of Connecticut. We
held blood pressure screenings in local urban Willimantic community
pharmacies, helped out at on-campus flu clinics and off-campus
primary care clinics, promoted awareness of chronic kidney disease
in minorities, and mentored Stamford area high school students.
Our biggest event, as always, was Unity Week. This year’s theme
was “Expanding the Pharmacy Profession: How Pharmacists Address
Health Disparities,” in which we held a week-long series of events
including speakers, a pot luck dinner, dancing performance, and art
show.
NACDS Education Foundation Scholarship
Sara Izzo ‘10
New Haven Pharmaceutical Association Memorial
Scholarship
Stephen Bendel ‘11, Kenneth Lupi, Jr. ‘11, and Daniel
Michalak ‘13
Karl A. and Joan C. Nieforth Pharmacy Student
Scholarship
Patricia Cutting ‘11 and Mehak Talwar ‘12
Karl A. Nieforth Pharmacy Student Research Award
Christine Kohn ‘12
John L. O’Brien Memorial Scholarship
Ana Martinez ‘10 and Carmen Nobre ‘11
William M. and Olga Oliver Memorial Scholarship
Kelly Dinsmore ‘10 and Charlotte Scherr ‘10
Osco/Shaws/SUPERVALU Scholarship
John McCarthy ‘10, Muamer Ramic ‘12, Ruta Shinkevich
‘12, and Wenisa Tran ‘11
Joseph C. Papa, Sr. Endowed Scholarship
Eunice Antwi-Mensah ‘13, Elizabeth Casserly ‘13, Natasha
Froonjian ‘10, Eric Gloede ‘12, Charles Jones ‘12, and
Monika Zmarlicka ‘13
Donna Farrow Pelkey ~ PADA Scholarship
Heather Jahn ‘13
Herman & Mary Perillo Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Lupinacci ‘11
Perrigo Foundation
Katherine Arlington ‘11, Daniel Baxter ‘12, Janet Cho ‘11,
Rebecca Dube ‘13, and Preston Noon ‘13
“The greatest healing therapy is
friendship and love.” These words
were spoken by Hubert Humphrey,
former vice president of the United
States, but first, he was a pharmacist!
~ Joseph D. Palo ‘73 ~
from his keynote address to the
University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies Class of 2010
Pharmacy Alumni Association Scholarship
Lauren Bendel ‘13, Allan Costa, Jr. ‘13, Christine Fisher ‘13,
Eric Halpern ‘12, and Emily Lau ‘13
Pharmacy Alumni Association Memorial Scholarship in
Tribute to Joseph D’Alessio (Class of 1985)
Daniel Rocki ‘13
Robert & Joyce Pinco Scholarship
Ijeoma Ezeoke ‘13 and Ruchita Bhagat ‘13
Melvin A. Prawdzik Memorial Scholarship
Dien Nguyen ‘12
Rite Aid Corporation Scholarship
Dawn Belden ‘11, Christopher Cardoni ‘10, Jason Corbo
‘10, Nicholas Dumont ‘10, Ashley Greene ‘12, Sharon
Hwang ‘10, Peter Kwon ‘12, Emily Ludvigson ‘13, Ramonita
Maldonado ‘12, and Laura Tuttle ‘10
Maxwell E. Rulnick Memorial Scholarship
Erica Lepkowski ‘12, Sarah Livings ‘12, and
Sweta Vachhani ‘12
School of Pharmacy Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Kelly Hughes ‘ 12 and Kirandeep Kaur ‘ 13
Joseph L. Sewall Memorial Scholarship
Kevin Crozier ‘11 and Gabriel Ouellette ‘11
William H. Silver Memorial Scholarship
Christopher DeLucia ‘10, Michael Duda ‘11, and
Kelly Hagstrom ‘13
Milton Smirnoff & Beatrice Smirnoff
Scholarship
Cynthia Gagliardi ‘13
Leslie & Ethel Spaner Memorial Scholarship
Amanda Barrett ‘10, Sarah Bourgoin ‘10,
Jiehyun Lee ‘11 and Jaclyn Sanborn ‘10
Ralph ‘72 and Diana Stanzione Annual
Scholarship
Jon Blazawski ‘12 and Emily Merrick ‘13
Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. Scholarship
Daniel DiMeo ‘13 and Cristina Fantino ‘13
Selma & Harry Swatsburg Scholarship
Kevin Silvestre ‘11 and Quy Vinh ‘12
Target Corporation Scholarship
Adam Jankowski ‘10, Anna Kolodziejczak ‘10,
Michael Li ‘10, and Andrew Perugini ‘12
Allan P. Viner Scholarship
Katelyn Parsons ‘12
Walgreen’s Scholarship
Darrell Fuller ‘12
Wal-Mart Stores Scholarship
Mobolaji Adio ‘12
Jerry and Babs Weitzman Memorial
Scholarship
John Conley ‘10, Justine Dickson ‘11, Elizabeth
Flatley ‘13, Nicole Giannotto ‘10, Alice Lee
‘10, Christine Lee ‘11, John McCarthy ‘10,
Michelle Nadeau ‘12, Rosana Oliveira ‘12,
Rakesh Patel ‘10, Karolina Prytulo ‘12, Albert
Saito ‘12, Andrew Straznitskas ‘11, and Tayla
Thompson ‘13
Walter R. Williams Memorial Scholarship
Amina Ramic ‘13
Bryan F. Zembrowski Pharmaceutical Industry
Scholarship
Kimberly Widmann ‘13
Walgreen’s Scholarship
Darrell Fuller ‘12
Wal-Mart Stores Scholarship
Mobolaji Adio ‘12
Jerry and Babs Weitzman Memorial
Scholarship
John Conley ‘10, Justine Dickson ‘11, Elizabeth
Flatley ‘13, Nicole Giannotto ‘10, Alice Lee
‘10, Christine Lee ‘11, John McCarthy ‘10,
Michelle Nadeau ‘12, Rosana Oliveira ‘12,
Rakesh Patel ‘10, Karolina Prytulo ‘12, Albert
Saito ‘12, Andrew Straznitskas ‘11, and Tayla
Thompson ‘13
Walter R. Williams Memorial Scholarship
Amina Ramic ‘13
Bryan F. Zembrowski Pharmaceutical Industry
Scholarship
Kimberly Widmann ‘13
17
Focus on Faculty
Department of Pharmacy Practice - Faculty Publications for Academic Year
Evidence-Based Practice
Dr. C. Michael White
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. C. Michael White is
on stage and suddenly the
room erupts with laughter.
The students, attention
rapt, are engaged in the
lecture and waiting for the
next punch line. Dr White,
Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP,
professor of pharmacy
practice, director of the
University of Connecticut/
Hartford Hospital Evidencebased Practice Center (EPC),
and assistant head of the
Practice, believes that humor
in the classroom is a great
way to capture interest
while still imparting critical
knowledge. His awards
bear out his theory. He is
a University of Connecticut
Teaching Fellow, the
highest teaching honor
bestowed for teaching at the
University and was awarded
the Teacher of the Year
three times by the Doctor
of Pharmacy graduating
class.
Dr White teaches cardiovascular
therapeutics topics and drug
literature evaluation skills and
has led several prominent
cardiovascular clinical trials in
an attempt to reduce the risks
associated with drugs, devices,
procedures, and nutriceuticals.
The Atrial Fibrillation Suppression
Trials I-IV have led to reductions
in the incidence of post-cardiac
surgery atrial fibrillation and
stroke. In his magnesium
research line he has found that
magnesium attenuates QTc interval
prolongation associated with
class III antiarrhythmic drugs and
provides blood pressure reduction
and direct antiarrhythmic
efficacy. Over the years, he has
probed the hemodynamic and
electrocardiographic safety of
commonly used nutriceuticals
including a notable study showing
that the ephedra-containing
Metabolife 356 markedly increased
blood pressure and the QTc
interval. Notable systematic
reviews include evaluations of the
liver and muscle toxicity associated
with high intensity statins and
the impact of cardiovascular drug
efficacy, specifically in women.
His research, for instance, found
that implantable cardioverter
defibrillators do not reduce
mortality to the same degree in
women as they do in men and
while statins reduce combined
cardiovascular events in men and
women to the same degree, women
have less reduction in mortality
and stroke. In another systematic
review, he found that while
beta-blockers reduce non-cardiac
surgery myocardial infarctions, a
known effect, they increase the
risk of stroke and the strokes are
more likely to be debilitating which
makes the risk benefit balance
negative. In all, he has over 180
publications in peer reviewed
journals including JAMA, Lancet,
Annals of Internal Medicine,
Circulation, and the Journal of the
American College of Cardiology.
He is on the editorial board of the
Annals of Pharmacotherapy and
Pharmacy Practice News and was
twice named a “Reviewer of the
Year” by the Annals of Internal
Medicine.
As director of one of only
fourteen Evidence-Based Practice
Centers in North America
designated by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality,
he works with key healthcare
stakeholders across the country
to craft key questions vital to
making healthcare decisions and
devises methodology to answer
gov
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Coleman CI, Colby JA, White CM. Mechanical
Thrombectomy Devices in Acute Coronary
Syndromes Topic Refinement. Effective Healthcare
Phung OJ, Coleman CI, Baker EL, Scholle JM,
Girotto J, Makanji SS, Chen WT, Talati R, Kluger
J, Quercia R, Mather J, Giovenale S, White CM.*
Effectiveness of Recombinant Human Growth
Hormone (rhGH) in the Treatment of Patients
with Cystic Fibrosis. Effective Healthcare Program,
gov
Clark-Dufner P, Gould BE, Dang DK, Goldblatt RS,
Johnson J. The University of Connecticut Urban
Service Track: an effective academic-community
partnership. Connecticut Medicine 2010:74(1)33-6.
Smith MA, Dang DK, Lee J. E-prescribing: clinical
implications with diabetes patients. J Diabetes Sci
Technol 2009;3(5):1215-1218.
MEGAN J. EHRET
Ehret MJ. Central Nervous System. Concepts in
Pharmcogenomics. Ed. Zdanowicz, MM. American
Society of Health System Pharmacists, 2010.
Ehret MJ, Levin GM, Bowles TM. Alzheimer’s
Disease. Pharmacotherapy Principoles and Practice.
Second Edition. Ed. Chisholm, Schwinghammer,
Wells, DiPiro, Kolesar, and Malone. New York, New
York: McGraw-Hill, 2010.
Ehret MJ, Goethe J, Lanosa M, Coleman CI. The
Effect of Metformin on Anthropometrics and Insulin
Resistance in Patients Receiving Atypical AntiPsychotic Agents. J Clin Psych, epub ahead of print.
April 2010 doi:10.4088/JCP.09m05274yel
MICHAEL C. GERALD
Gerald MC: Biogenic Amines: A Historical
Perspective. In Biogenic Amines: Pharmacological,
Neurochemical and Molecular Aspects in the CNS,
3-12, edited by T Farooqui, AA Farooqui, New York:
Nova Biomedical Books; 2010.
Gerald MC, The Rise and Fall of Celebrity Promotion
of Prescription Products in Direct-to-Consumer
Advertising, Pharmacy in History 52 (June 2010),
3-13.
KHANH [DEVRA] DANG
JENNIFER E. GIROTTO
Dang DK, Wang F, Calis KA. Dysmenorrhea.
In: Women’s Health Across the Lifespan: a
Pharmacotherapeutic Approach. Maryland: American
Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2010:181-206.
clinical failures when treating acute otitis media with
macrolides: a meta-analysis. Ann Pharmacother. 2010
Mar;44(3):471-8. Epub 2010 Feb 11.
Dang DK, Chen JT, Pucino F, Calis KA. Adrenal
gland disorders. In: Chisholm MA, Schwinghammer
TL, Wells BG, Kolesar JM, Malone PM, DiPiro JT,
eds. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, 2nd
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Dang DK, Pucino F, Ponte CD, Calis KA. Druginduced glucose and insulin dysregulation. In:
Tisdale JE, Miller DA, eds. Drug-Induced Diseases:
Prevention, Detection, and Management, Second
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Chen JT, Dang DK, Pucino F, Calis KA. Pituitary
disorders. In: Chisholm MA, Schwinghammer TL,
Wells BG, DiPiro JT, Kolesar JM, Malone PM, eds.
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New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010:801-20.
Dang DK, Lee J. Analysis of symposium articles on
insulin pens and alternative insulin delivery methods.
J Diabetes Sci Technol 2010;4(3):558-561.
Girotto JE. Etravirine: A unique non-nucleoside
reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the treatment of
HIV-1. Formulary. 2010;45:78–83; 101–103.
Tom-Revzon C, Klein K, Girotto J. Don’t Let the
Ticks Bite. Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group.
KidsMeds Spring Topics. March 2010. http://www.
kidsmeds.info/
Johnson PN, Miller JL, Boucher EA, Lubsch L,
Girotto JE, Pesaturo KA, Lee B, on behalf of the
PPAG Advocacy Committee. Medication Dosing in
Overweight and Obese Children . Pediatric Pharmacy
Advocacy Group Position Statement. March 2010.
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Coleman CI, Girotto JE. Summer Notebook: Sun
Protection, Skin Conditions. Pharmacy Times. July
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PHILIP M. HRITCKO
LAUREN S. SCHLESSELMAN
Maize DF, Fuller SH, Hritcko PM, Matsumoto RR,
Soltis DA, Taheri RR, Duncan W. Reviews - A
Review of Remediation Programs in Pharmacy and
Other Health Professions. American Journal of
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Schlesselman LS. Superficial fungal infections. In:
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SEAN M. JEFFERY
Schlesselman LS, Coleman CI, Lao E, Lipieka J, Cio
D, White CM. Impact of age, gender, and ethnicity
on blood pressure, hypertension knowledge, and
lifestyle alterations. PJNE 2010;17(1):14-19
Aspinall SL, Zhao X, Handler SM, Stone RA,
Kosmoski JC, Libby EA, Francis SD, Goodman DA,
Roman RD, Bieber HL, Voisine JM, Jeffery SM,
Hepfinger CA, Hagen DG, Martin MM, Hanlon JT.
The Quality of Warfarin Prescribing and Monitoring
in Veterans Affairs Nursing Homes. JAGS 2010;
58: 1475-80.
EFFIE L. KUTI
Nicasio AM, Eagye KJ, Kuti EL, Nicolau DP, Kuti JL.
Hospital costs and length of stay associated with a
pharmacodynamic based clinical pathway for empiric
antibiotic choice in patients with ventilator associated
pneumonia. Pharmacotherapy 2010 (May);30(5):453462.
MICHAEL D. NAILOR
Schlesselman LS, Vincent E. Working with
calculations in the community pharmacy.
PharmacyTech News 2010; 20-25. http://www.
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Schlesselman LS, Li MH. Central nervous system.
Excellence in OTC guest care: a Target CE series
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Schlesselman LS, Teevan C. Pregnancy/lactation.
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Nailor MD and Sobel JD. Antibiotics for Gram
Positive Bacterial Infections: Vancomycin,
Quinupristin/Dalfopristin, Linezolid, and Daptomycin.
Infectious Diseases Clinic of North America 23(4):
965-982, 2009.
MARIE A. SMITH
Bulik CC, Sobel JD, and Nailor MD. Susceptibility
profile of vaginal isolates of Candida albicans prior
to and following fluconazole introduction – impact
of two decades. Mycoses. Accessed on line July
5, 2009 http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/
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Smith MA, Dang D, Lee J. E-Prescribing Clinical
Implications with Diabetes Patients. J Diabetes Sci
Technol 2009;3(5): 1215 – 1218.
Wilde A and Nailor MD. Use of Monte Carlo
simulations in predicting antimicrobial response with
continuous infusions of beta-lactam antibiotics. Conn
Med, 74(4): 223-8, April 2010.
Nailor MD and Chandrasekar PH. Treatment of
breakthrough fungal infections: is there one best
drug strategy? Current Fungal Infections Reports,
3(4): 229-235, December 2009.
Nailor MD and Chandrasekar PH. Antifungal Drugs:
Predicting Clinical Efficacy with Pharmacodyanmics.
Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, 2(4): 373379, July 2009.
Dickey LJ, Nailor MD, and Sobel JD. Guidelines
for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis: focus
on tinidazole. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk
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TRINH P. PHAM
Merl MY, Hoimes CJ, Pham T, Saif W. Is
there a paliative benefit of gemcitabine plus
flouropyrimidiney in patients with refractory cancer?
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18(9):1257-1264
Smith MA, Bates DW, Bodenheimer T, Cleary PD.
Why Pharmacists Belong in the Medical Home.
Health Affairs 29, no. 5 (2010): 906-913.
Smith MA and Wick JY. Catalyzing Change:
Educating Healthcare Stakeholders on Pharmacist
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CT DPH Statewide Health Information Technology
Plan – Education Section. July 2009.
CT Medicaid Transformation Grant: E-Prescribing
and Health Information Exchange. Interim report July 2009
FEI WANG
Dang D.K., Wang F., Calis K.A. Dysmenorrhea.
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KA, eds. Women’s Health Across the Lifespan. A
Pharmacotherapeutic Approach. 1st ed. American
Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. 2010:
181-193.
KATHRYN WHEELER
Wheeler, K “Dehydration in the Elderly”. Geriatric
Pharmacy Review.com, 13.03, 2010
Wheeler, K “Disorders of Sodium Imbalance”
GeriatricPharmacyReveiw.com, 13.04, 2010
Wheeler, K “Disorders of Potassium and Calcium
Imbalance” GeritricPharmacyReveiw.com, 13.05, 2010
Wheeler, K “Weight Based Heparin Protocol Using
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C. MICHAEL WHITE
White CM, Ip S, McPheeters M, Carey T, Chou R,
Lohr K, Robinsom K. Chapter 12. Using Exisiting
Systematic Reviews in Comparative Effectiveness
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Reinhart K, White CM. Antiarrhythmic Drugs. In:
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Drug Data, 11th Edition. McGraw-Hill, NY, NY 2010.
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Schlesselmann L, Coleman CI, Lao E, Lipieka J,
Cios D, White CM.* Age, Gender, and Ethnicity
Association with Blood Pressure, Hypertension
Knowledge and Lifestyle. Pharmacy journal of New
England 2010;7:14-19.
Bhavanni SP, Kluger J, Coleman White, et al. The
prognositc impact of shocks for clinical and induced
arrhythmias on morbidity and mortality among
patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
Heart Rhythm 2010, March 6 [Epub] PMID
20211275 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_
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Phung OJ, Quercia RA, Keating K, Baker WL, Bell
J, White CM, Coleman CI. Improved Glucose
Control Associated With Intravenous Chromium
Administration in Non-Parenterally Fed Patients: A
Report of Two Cases. American Journal of HealthSystem Pharmacists 2010;67:535-41.
Reinhart K, White CM.* Focus on Bucindolol.
Formulary 2009;44:166-71. * = Corresponding
Author
Phung OJ, White CM, Baker WL, Coleman CI.
Assessing the Usefulness of Healtrh Related Quality
of Life Trials: A Clincians Perspective Using Two
COPD Examples. Annals of Pharmacotherapy
2009;43:DOI 10.1345/aph.1M211
Baker WL, White CM. Prasugrel: A Novel P2Y(12)
Receptor Antagonist, in the Management of Acute
Coronary Syndromes. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs
2009;9:213-29.
Baker WL, White CM, Capelleri JC, Kluger J,
Coleman CI. A Clinician’s Perspective on the Use of
Meta-Regression in Systematic Review: Caveats and
Cautions. International Journal of Clinical Practice
2009;10:1426-34.
Reinhart KM, White CM, Baker WL. Prasugrel:
A Critial Comparison with Clopidogrel.
Pharmacotherapy 2009;29:1441-51.
White CM, Talati R, Phung OJ, Reinhart K,
Sedrakyan A, Kluger J, Coleman CI. Benefits and
Risks Associated with Beta-Blocker Prophylaxis
in Noncardiac Surgery. Am J Health-Syst Pharm
2010;67:523-30.
Talati R, Reinhart K, Baker W, White CM, Coleman
CI. Outcomes of Perioperative Beta-Blockade in
Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A MetaAnalysis. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2009;43:1181-8.
Talati R, Reinhart K, Baker W, White CM, Coleman
CI. Pharmacologic Treatment of Advanced
Parkinson’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis of COMT
Inhibitors and MOA-B Inhibitors. Parkinsonism
and Related Disorders. 2009;15:500-5. doi:10.1016/j.
parkreldis.2008.12.007
Baker WL, Talati R, White CM, Coleman CI.
Differing Effect of Statins on Insulin Sensitivity
in Non-Diabetics: A Systematic Review and MetaAnalysis. Diab Res Clin Pract 2010;87:98-107.
Coleman CI, Tuttle L, Teevan C, White CM,
Reinhart K. Antiplatelet Agents for the Prevention
of Arteriovenous Fistula and Graft Thrombosis:
A Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Clinical
Practice 2010;doi 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02329.x
Baker BL, Coleman CI, Kluger J, Reinhart KM, Talati
R, Quercia R, Phung OJ, White CM.* Systematic
Review: Comparative Effectiveness of AngiotensinConverting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin
II-Receptor Blockers for Ischemic Heart Disease.
Annals of Internal Medicine 2009;151:861-71.
Talati R, White CM, Coleman CI. Status Epilepticus.
Connecticut Medicine 2009;73:525-8.
Talati R, White CM, Coleman CI. Eslicarbazepine: a
Novel Antiepileptic Agent Designed for Improved
Efficacy and Safety. Formulary 2009;44:357-61.
December 2009
Saranitzky E, White CM, Baker EL, Baker WL,
Coleman CI. Feverfew for Migrane Prophylaxis: A
Systematic Review. Journal of Dietary Supplements
2009;6:91-103.
Coleman CI, Talati R, White CM. A Clinician’s
Perspective on Rating the Strength of Evidence in a
Systematic Review. Pharmacotherapy 2009;29:101729.
gov
Coleman CI, Colby JA, White CM. Mechanical
Thrombectomy Devices in Acute Coronary
Syndromes Topic Refinement. Effective Healthcare
Phung OJ, Coleman CI, Baker EL, Scholle JM,
Girotto J, Makanji SS, Chen WT, Talati R, Kluger
J, Quercia R, Mather J, Giovenale S, White CM.*
Effectiveness of Recombinant Human Growth
Hormone (rhGH) in the Treatment of Patients
with Cystic Fibrosis. Effective Healthcare Program,
gov
Dr. Marie Smith published
a seminal article in the
prestigious journal, Health
Affairs; the paper focused on
the pharmacist’s role in the
medical home. Just prior to
publication, Dr. Smith was
asked to present her paper at
the National Press Club.
Phung O, Coleman CI, White CM.* Recombinant
Human Growth Hormone in Cystic Fibrosis Topic
Refinement. Effective Healthcare Program, Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality. Project #: 2902007-10067-I. www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
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Faculty
Publications
AMY C. ANDERSON
Frey, K., Lombardo, M., Wright, D. and Anderson,
A. (2010) “Towards the
Understanding of Resistance Mechanisms in
Clinically Isolated Trimethoprim-resistant,
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Dihydrofolate Reductase” J. Struc. Biol.,
170:93-97.
Paulsen, J. and Anderson, A. (2009) “Scoring
Ensembles of Docked Protein:Ligand
Interactions for Virtual Lead Optimization” J. Chem.
Inf. Model., 49: 2813-2819.
Paulsen, J., Liu, J., Bolstad, D., Smith, A., Priestley, N.,
Wright, D. and Anderson, A.
(2009) “In vitro biological activity and structural
analysis of 2,4-diamino-5-(2’arylpropargyl)pyrimidine inhibitors of Candida
albicans” Bioorg. Med. Chem. 17: 4866
-4872.
BRIAN J. ANESKIEVICH
Liganded RARalpha and RARgamma interact with
but are repressed by TNIP1.
Gurevich I, Aneskievich B.J. Biochem. Biophys.
Research Commun. 389: 409-14. 2009
Scanning for transcription factor binding by a
variant EMSA. Gurevich I., Zhang C., Aneskievich
B.J. Methods in Molecular Biolology 585: 147-58.
2010
URS A. BOELSTERLI
Ramirez-Alcantara V, LoGuidice A, and Boelsterli
UA. Protection from diclofenacinduced small intestinal injury by the JNK inhibitor
SP600125 in a mouse model of NSAID-associated
enteropathy. Am. J. Physiology (Gastrointest. Liver
Physiol.) 297: G990-G998 (2009)
Jones DP, Lemaster JJ, Han D, Boelsterli UA, and
Kaplowitz N. Mechanisms of
pathogenesis in drug hepatotoxicity: Putting the
stress on mitochondria. Mol. Interv. 10: 98-111 (2010)
Boelsterli UA and Ramirez-Alcantara V. NSAID acyl
glucuronides and enteropathy.
Curr. Drug Metab. (in press) (2010)
Kale, VM, Hsiao, CJ, and Boelsterli UA. Nimesulideinduced electrophile stress
activates Nrf2 in human hepatocytes and mice but
is not sufficient to induce hepatotoxicity in Nrf2deficient mice. Chem. Res. Toxicol. (in press)
ROBIN H. BOGNER
K. Greco, T.L. Bergman, R.H. Bogner. Design and
characterization of a laminar flowthrough dissolution apparatus: Comparison of
hydrodynamic conditions to those of
common dissolution techniques. Pharmaceutical
Development and Technology.
doi/pdf/10.3109/10837450903499341 (2010).
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Faculty Publications for Academic Year 2009 - 2010
S.A Hailu, R.H. Bogner, Solid-state Surface Acidity
and pH-Stability Profiles of
Amorphous Quinapril Hydrochloride and Silicate
Formulations, Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences. 99 (6): 2786-2799 (2010).
S. Verma, Y. Lan, R. Gokhale, D.J. Burgess. Quality
by design approach to understand the process
of nanosuspension preparation. Int J Pharm.
2009;377(1-2):185-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.
ijpharm.2009.05.006.
Specific interactions in High Concentration
Antibody Solutions Resulting in High Viscosity,
Sandeep Yadav, Jun Liu, Steven J. Shire, Devendra S.
Kalonia, J Pharm Sci. 2010, 99(3):1152-68.
DIANE J. BURGESS
J.M. Morais, P.A. Rocha-Filho, D.J. Burgess.
Influence of phase inversion on the formation and
stability of one-step multiple emulsions. Langmuir.
2009;25(14):7954-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/
la9007125.
JOSÉ E. MANAUTOU
J.M. Morais, F. Papadimitrakopoulos, D.J. Burgess.
Biomaterials/tissue interactions: Possible solutions
to overcome foreign body response. AAPS Journal.
2010;12(2):188-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1208/s12248010-9175-3.
U. Bhardwaj, D.J. Burgess. A novel USP apparatus 4
based release testing method for dispersed systems.
Int J Pharm. 2010;388(1-2):287-94. http://dx.doi.
org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.01.009.
U. Bhardwaj, D.J. Burgess. Physicochemical
properties of extruded and non-extruded liposomes
containing the hydrophobic drug dexamethasone.
org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.01.003.
M.N. Martinez, M.J. Rathbone, D.J. Burgess, M.
Huynh. Breakout session summary from AAPS/CRS
joint workshop on critical variables in the in vitro
and in vivo performance of parenteral sustained
release products. J Controlled Release. 2010;142(1):27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2009.09.028.
U. Bhardwaj, R. Sura, F. Papadimitrakopoulos,
D.J. Burgess. PLGA/PVA hydrogel composites
for long-term inflammation control following s.c.
implantation. Int J Pharm. 2010;384(1-2):78-86.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.09.046.
S. Vaddiraju, D.J. Burgess, F.C. Jain, F.
Papadimitrakopoulos, Enhanced glucose sensor
linearity using PVA hydrogels, JDST. 2009. 3(4)
863-874.
S. Vaddiraju, I. Tomazos, D.J. Burgess, F.C. Jain, F.
Papadimitrakopoulos. Emerging synergy between
nanotechnology and implantable biosensors: A
review. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 2009. http://
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2009.12.001.
S. Verma, B.D. Huey, D.J. Burgess. Scanning probe
microscopy method for nanosuspension stabilizer
selection. Langmuir. 2009;25(21):12481-7. http://
dx.doi.org/10.1021/la9016432.
S. Verma, R. Gokhale, D.J. Burgess. A comparative
study of top-down and bottom-up approaches
for the preparation of micro/nanosuspensions.
org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.07.005.
H. Kim, J. Gao, D.J. Burgess. Evaluation of solvent
effects on protonation using NMR spectroscopy:
Implication in salt formation. Int J Pharm.
2009;377(1-2):105-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.
ijpharm.2009.05.018.
M.J. Rathbone, M.N. Martinez, M. Huynh, D.J.
Burgess. CRS/AAPS joint workshop on critical
variables in the in vitro and in vivo performance of
parenteral sustained-release products. Dissolution
Technologies. 2009;16(2):55-6.
47. Gu, X., and Manautou, J.E. (2010). Regulation
of Hepatic ABCC Transporters by
Xenobiotics and in Disease States. Drug
Metabolisms Reviews, 2010 Mar 16. [Epub
ahead of print]
JOHN B. MORRIS
BODHISATTWA CHAUDHURI
Morris and Buckpitt. Upper respiratory tract
uptake of naphthalene. Toxicol Sci 111: 383-391
2009.
R.Shah, S.Manickam, J.Tomei, T.L.Bergman,
B.Chaudhuri, Mixing study in a
multidimensional motion mixer, Powders and
Grains, 6, 683-687, 2009
Lanosa, Willis, Jordt and Morris. Role of metabolic
activation and the TRPA1 receptor in the sensory
irritation response to styrene and naphthalene.
Toxicol Sci, in press.
B.Chaudhuri, F. Muzzio, M. Tomassone,
Experimentally validated computations of heat
transfer in granular materials in rotary calciners,
Powder Technology, 198, 6-15, 2010.
MICHAEL J. PIKAL
A. Faqih, B.Chaudhuri, A.Mehrotra, M.Tomassone,
F.Muzzio, Constitutive model to predict flow of
cohesive powders in bench scale hoppers, Chemical
Engineering Science, 65, 10, 3341-3351, 2010
S.Manickam, R.Shah, J.Tomei, T.Bergman,
B.Chaudhuri, Investigating mixing in a multidimensional rotary mixer: Experiments and
Simulations, Powder Technology, 201, 1, 83-92, 2010.
DAVID GRANT
Kertesz, T. M., Hill, D. W., Albaugh, D. R., Hall,
L. H., Hall, L. M. and Grant, D. F. 2009. Database
searching for structural identification of metabolites
in complex biofluids for mass spectrometry-based
metabonomics. Bioanalysis 1: 1627-1643.
Kertesz, T. M., Hall, L. M., Hill, D. W. and
Grant, D. F. 2009. CE50: Quantifying collision
induced dissociation energy for small molecule
characterization and identification. J Am Soc Mass
Spec 20:1759-1767.
DEVENDRA S. KALONIA
Factors Affecting the Viscosity in High
Concentration Solutions of Different Monoclonal
Antibodies, Sandeep Yadav, Steven J. Shire† and
Devendra S. Kalonia, Journal of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, in press
Long- and Short-Range Electrostatic Interactions
Affect the Rheology of Highly Concentrated
Solutions, Ravi Chari, Kavita Jerath, Advait V Badkar,
Devendra S. Kalonia, Pharmaceutical Research, 2009,
26(12):2607-18.
Chang L, Pikal MJ. 2009. “Mechanisms of Protein
Stabilization in the Solid State”, J. Pharm. Sci., 98,
2886-2908.
Wang B, Tchessalov S, Warne NW, Pikal MJ.
2009. Impact of sucrose level on storage stability
of proteins in freeze-dried solids: I. correlation of
protein-sugar interaction with nnative structure
preservation. J. Pharm. Sci., 98, 3131-3144.
Wang B, Tchessalov S, Cicerone MT, Warne
NW, Pikal MJ. 2009. Impact of sucrose level on
storage stability of proteins in freeze-dried solids:
II. Correlation of aggregation rate with protein
structure and molecular mobility. J. Pharm. Sci., 98,
3145-3166.
Schneid S, Gieseler H, Kessler WJ, Pikal MJ. 2009.
“Non-Invasive Product Temperature Determination
during Primary Drying using Tunable Diode Laser
Absorption Spectroscopy”, J. Pharm. Sci., 98,
3406-3418.
Patel S, Pikal MJ. 2010. Freeze-Drying in novel
container systems: Characterization of heat and
mass transfer in glass syringes. J. Pharm. Sci., 99(7)
3188-3204.
Murdande SB, Pikal MJ, Shanker RM, Bogner
RH. 2010. Solubility advantage of amorphous
pharmaceuticals: I. A thermodynamic analysis. J.
Pharm. Sci., 99(3), 1254-1264.
THEODORE RASMUSSEN
Barry, E.R., Corry, G.N., Rasmussen, T.P. Targeting
DOT1L action and interactions in leukemia: the
role of DOT1L in transformation and development.
(2010) Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets 14(4)
405-418.
Chang,C.C., Gao, S., Sung, L.Y., Corry,G.N., Ma,
Y.H., Nagy, Z.P., Tian, X.C.,
Rasmussen, T.P. Rapid Elimination of the Histone
Variant MacroH2A from Somatic
Cell Heterochromatin after Nuclear Transfer. (2010)
Cellular Reprogramming
(formerly Cloning and Stem Cells), 12(1):43-53.
Corry, G.N., Tanasijevic, B., Barry, E.R., Krueger, W.,
Rasmussen, T.P. Epigenetic
regulatory mechanisms during preimplantation
development. (2009) Birth Defects
Research, Part C: Embryo Today. 87(4):297-313.
Tanasijevic, B., Dai, B., Ezashi, T., Livingston, T.,
Roberts, R.M., and
Rasmussen, T.P. Progressive accumulation of
epigenetic heterogeneity during
human ES cell culture. (2009) Epigenetics 4(5):
330-338.
Barry, E.R., Krueger, W., Jakuba, C.M., Veilleux, E.,
Ambrosi, D.J., Nelson, C.E.,
and Rasmussen, T.P. The histone methyltransferase
Dot1L is required for cell
cycle progression and chromosomal stability in
differentiating ES cells. (2009)
Stem Cells, 27(7):1538-1547.
OLGA Y. VINOGRADOVA
Patel S, Pikal MJ. 2009. Process Analytical
Technologies (PAT) in freeze-drying of parenteral
products. Pharm. Develop. & Technology. 14(6),
567-587.
Jameel F, Tchessalov S, Bjornson E, Lu X, Besman
M, Pikal MJ. 2009. Development of freeze-dried
biosynthetic Factor VIII. I. A case study in the
optimization of formulation. Pharm. Develop. &
Technology. 14(6), 687-697.
Wang B, Pikal MJ. 2010. The impact of thermal
treatment on the stability of freeze dried
amorphous pharmaceuticals: I. dimer formation in
sodium ethacrynate, J. Pharm. Sci., 99, 663-682.
Wang B, Cicerone MT, Pikal MJ. 2010. The impact
of thermal treatment on the stability of freeze dried
amorphous pharmaceuticals: II. Aggregation in an
IgG1 Fusion Protein, J. Pharm. Sci., 99, 683-700.
S. Tyukhtenko, E. Tiburu, L. Deshmukh, O.
Vinogradova, D. Janero, A. Makriyannis,
(2009) “NMR solution structure of human
cannabinoid receptor-1 helix 7/8 peptide:
Candidate electrostatic interactions and microdomain
formation”. BBRC. 390: 441-446.
L. Deshmukh, N. Meller, G.H. Mahabeleshwar, L.
Wu, N. Alder, O. Vinogradova and
T. Byzova, “Structural basis of integrin β3 regulation
by tyrosine phosphorylation at the
cytoplasmic tail”. EMBO. Submitted.
DENNIS L. WRIGHT
Frey, K., Lombardo, M., Wright, D. and Anderson,
A. (2010) “Towards the
Understanding of Resistance Mechanisms in Clinically
Isolated Trimethoprim-resistant,
Focus on Faculty
C. Michael White
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Dihydrofolate Reductase” J. Struc. Biol.,
170:93-97.
Paulsen, J., Liu, J., Bolstad, D., Smith, A., Priestley, N.,
Wright, D. and Anderson, A.
(2009) “In vitro biological activity and structural
analysis of 2,4-diamino-5-(2’arylpropargyl)pyrimidine inhibitors of Candida
albicans” Bioorg. Med. Chem. 17: 48664872.
Britton, M.; Lucas, M.M.; Downey, S.L.; Screen, M.;
Pletnec, A.A.; Verdoes, M.;
Tokhunts, R.A.; Amir, O.; Goddard, A.L.; Pelphrey,
P.M.; Wright, D.L.; Overkleef, H.S.;
Kisselev, A.F. (2009) “Selective Inhibitor of
Proteasome’s Caspase-like Sites Sensitizes
Cells to Specific Inhibition of Chymotrypsin-like
Sites” Chemistry and Biology 16:
1278-89.
Leusse, S.B.; Wells, G.; Nayek, A.; Smith, A.E.;
Kusche, B.R.; Bergmeier, S.C.;
McMills. M.C.; Priestley, N.D.; Wright, D.L. (2009)
“Natural Products in Parallel
Synthesis: Traizole Libraries of Noncatic Acid”
Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 18: 3946-9.
those questions. Dr White has
led projects showing that ACE
inhibitors and angiotensin receptor
blockers can reduce morbidity and
mortality in patients with ischemic
heart disease and preserved left
ventricular function; human
growth hormone supplementation
can reduce hospitalizations and
increase bone mineralization
in children with cystic fibrosis;
innovator and generic anti-epileptic
medications are equally effective in
treating seizures but may or may
not be interchangeable; and that
transfusions may sensitize some
patients but, among those receiving
renal transplantation, do not
appear to worsen, and may help,
reduce graft rejection.
Dr White has been awarded
fellowship status from the
American College of Clinical
Pharmacy and American College
of Clinical Pharmacologists, was
named “Young Investigator of the
Year” by the American College
of Clinical Pharmacy, a Lyman
Award Winner from the American
Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy, and a five time winner
of the American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists Drug Therapy
Research Award.
Inhaled Pollutants
Dr. John Morris
Assistant Dean for Research
& Professor of Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Hockey great, Bobby Orr,
forever changed how
defensemen played the game.
His aggressive play turned
the defense into an offensive
weapon, setting a new standard
for all who came after him. In
much the same way, research
conducted in the lab of
hockey fan, and professor
of pharmaceutical sciences,
Dr. John Morris, has set the
standard of how pollutants
trapped in nasal-tissue are
modeled and measured.
In the early 1990s, Dr.
Morris developed the
first physiologically-based
pharmacokinetic mathematical
modeling approach to predict
and extrapolate respiratory
tract upper airway tissue
concentrations during hazardous
air pollutant exposures. This
publication provided the
conceptual framework for all
subsequent physiologically
based model efforts. Modeling
efforts, such as these, must be
validated with specific animal
data, and much of his work has
focused on measuring the amount
of inhaled pollutant that enters
nasal tissues. National Institutes
of Health (NIH) supported this
research for thirteen consecutive
years; the data collected from his
research has been used to derive
“safe” exposure levels by the
Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Morris and his team used
this approach to understand
the regional airway injury to
diacetyl, the toxic compound in
butter flavoring vapors used in
the production of many food
products including microwave
popcorn, candy and some
wines. This compound produces
bronchiolitis obliterans, a scarring
of the lung tissue, in workers, but
in animal models produces nasal
and tracheal damage. Research
conducted on rodents, therefore,
tended to be discounted as being
irrelevant. The team showed that
the site of injury in the rodent
was simply a matter of high
delivered doses to these airways
in the rodent and that this would
not be the case in the humans.
The model showed that greater
delivery to the small airways
would occur in humans, thus
explaining the small airway
injury in man. The day after
the results were published,
the National Institute for
Occupational Safety & Health
[NIOSH] moved forward to
initiate specific regulation of
diacetyl concentrations in the
workplace.
Dr. Morris also investigates
reflex responses of the
respiratory tract to irritant
air pollutants, again with a
focus on the airways, including
how airborne inhalants affect
asthma. He is currently
investigating “counter irritants”
– molecules that diminish the
irritation response. Dr. Morris
and Dr. Sven Jordt from Yale,
received a $1.7 million grant
from the NIH to look at the
counterirritant effects of
menthol. The research showed
that menthol blocks the
irritation response to irritants
in cigarette smoke, making it
easier to smoke by blocking
reactions such as coughing.
This suppression makes it easier
for new smokers to become
addicted to nicotine, and easier
for long time smokers to
inhale large “doses” of nicotine.
Contrary to the tobacco
company stance that menthol is
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New Faculty & Staff
William L. Baker, Pharm.D.,
BCPS (AQ Cardiology)
has joined the School of
Pharmacy as an assistant
clinical coordinator. He will
be precepting students on
an adult internal medicine
advanced pharmacy practice
experience and teaching in
various courses through the
pharmacy curriculum. In
addition, he will work as a
clinical pharmacy specialist
in adult internal medicine at
John Dempsey Hospital at
the UConn Health Center
in Farmington, CT. He
has also received academic
appointments within both the
School of Medicine as well as
Graduate School, both at the
assistant professor level at the
UConn Health Center. Dr.
Baker is also the President of
the Connecticut Society of
Health-System Pharmacists for
the year 2010-2011 and serves
on various committees within
the American College of
Clinical Pharmacy’s Cardiology
Practice Research Network.
Pharmacy Practice
Experiential Education
William L. Baker, Pharm.D.
Lisa Bragaw, R.Ph.
Field Coordinator
Dr. Baker graduated with his Doctor
of Pharmacy degree from UConn
in 2002 after which he worked as
a pharmacy resident at St. Francis
Hospital in Hartford, CT and clinical
staff pharmacist at Middlesex
Hospital in Middletown, CT. He
then moved to Milford, DE where
he worked as a clinical pharmacist
at Bayhealth Medical Center. In
June 2006, Dr. Baker moved back
to Connecticut and completed a
2-year cardiovascular pharmacology
and outcomes fellowship at Hartford
Hospital where he stayed working as
a Senior Research Scientist in their
Evidence-based Practice Center until
joining the faculty at UConn in the
fall of 2009.
His research interests include
improving the evidence-based care
of patients with cardiovascular
disease using various research
techniques including systematic
review and meta-analysis. He
has published over 50 articles
in various high-quality medical
journals including Annals of Internal
Medicine, Circulation, Diabetes Care,
Journal of Hypertension and Heart
Rhythm. Dr. Baker has received
research funding from federal
(Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality), industrial (Boehringer
Ingelheim, Pfizer Inc) and local
(Hartford Hospital) sources.
Lisa Bragaw, R.Ph, joined the
School of Pharmacy’s Office of
Experiential Education in the
spring 2010 semester as a field
coordinator. Ms. Bragaw graduated
from Northeastern University in
1993 with a Bachelor of Science
in Pharmacy, and is currently
pursuing her Pharm.D. through a
distance learning program at the
University of Florida, which she
expects to complete in 2011.
Prior to her job at the University
of Connecticut, Ms. Bragaw
worked at Brooks Pharmacy
and Rite Aid Corporation as a
clinical pharmacist and medication
therapy management (MTM)
specialist. Her concentration in
community pharmacy has also led
to her continuing involvement
in the Connecticut Pharmacists
Association (CPA) where she has
various roles, including co-chair
of the Continuing Education
Committee. Ms. Bragaw also
teaches a pharmacy technician
training course at Three Rivers
Community College.
In her position as field
coordinator, Ms. Bragaw will
review students at their clinical
rotation sites, offering advice
and support. She will also meet
with the preceptors at all sites to
ensure that things stay on track
and go smoothly. Her insight
in this area will be exceptionally
valuable, as she herself served as
a preceptor for UConn students
during her time at Brooks
Pharmacy.
In addition to her work in
community pharmacy, Ms. Bragaw
recently contributed to an article
for the Journal of Management
Care Pharmacy on opioid
dependence treatment. The article
was published in February 2010.
Office
Mina Boone has joined the
School of Pharmacy as an
assistant to the associate
dean and administrative
services specialist in the
Office of the Associate
Dean. Ms. Boone will
provide assistance in
pharmacy student support
and academic services
including academic
records monitoring,
curricular progression, and
completion, graduation
eligibility, verification
of degrees, record
management, assisting
with pharmacy licensing
applications, serving as
liaison with the Registrar’s
office, processing of
scholarship applications,
and serving as liaison with
the university’s Office
of Institutional Research
in processing student
evaluation of teaching and
courses.
Pharmacy Practice
of the Associate Dean
Stefanie Nigro, Pharm.D.
Mina Boone, B.S.
Administrative Services
Ms. Boone has over twenty
years of experience in
higher education, both
at the University of
Connecticut and at Old
Dominion in Virginia. She
has worked in admissions,
the registrar’s office, and
student financial aid. Most
recently, she was the lead
coordinator at the Wilbur
Cross Student Services
Center.
Ms. Boone holds a Bachelor
of Science in human
service administration
and is presently working
toward a master’s degree in
organizational management.
Stefanie Nigro has joined the
School of Pharmacy as an
assistant clinical professor. She
will be co-coordinating both the
non-prescription medications
course and the Introduction to
Pharmacy Practice lab, while also
setting up a pharmacy practice
site at the Community Health
Center of New Britain, Inc.
Dr. Nigro graduated with a
Pharm.D. from Northeastern
University in 2006. After
graduation, she decided to
pursue a full time community
pharmacy position at CVS in
New York. “A residency was
always part of my long term plan,
but due to financial reasons, I
decided to push it back almost
two years,” she said. After her
time at CVS, she completed post
graduate training at Northeastern
in affiliation with Harbor Health
Services, Inc.
Her interests include promoting
patient self-advocacy through
health behavioral change/
education, diabetes care and
management, and delivering
medication therapy management
to under-served populations. “I
am passionate about promoting
patient self-advocacy for their
own health care,” she said, “ I
feel that this comes from being
a caring pharmacist who has the
ability to educate patients to give
them the tools and knowledge
to become their own health care
advocates.”
Already, Dr. Nigro has won
multiple awards. As a student in
2006 she won the APhA One-toOne Patient Counseling Award,
which is given to 20 pharmacists
and five student pharmacists
who demonstrate excellence in
patient counseling and care. She
also won the 2009 AACP/Walmart Scholarship. This allowed Dr.
Nigro and her faculty mentor to
attend the AACP Annual Meeting
and AACP Teacher’s Seminar
in Boston. Within the next few
years Dr. Nigro hopes to be fully
integrated at her practice site, and
hopes to “prove how valuable a
pharmacist can be.”
Theodore P. Rasmussen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Theodore P. Rasmussen, Ph.D., has
joined the School of Pharmacy to
further his work with stem cells.
Dr. Rasmussen received his B.S. in
biology from the University of
Washington. He then attended the
University of Wisconsin where he
earned his Ph.D. in genetics followed
by a postdoctoral fellowship at the
Whitehead Institute at MIT. For six
years he worked as an assistant and
associate professor at the University
of Connecticut in the Department of
Animal Science and the Department
of Molecular Science. He is
currently an associate professor
teaching an undergraduate course
in animal genetics, as well as a
graduate course in epigenetics.
Dr. Rasmussen is one of the
founding members of the University
of Connecticut Stem Cell Institute
and the University of Connecticut’s
Center for Regenerative Biology,
and has received numerous grants
and awards for his outstanding
work with stem-cells. His current
grants are from the Connecticut
State Stem Cell Research Program,
and include $499,956 support for
“Prevention of Spontaneous
Differentiation and Epigenetic
Compromise of Human
iPS Cells” and $634,880
support for “Production and
validation of patient-matched
pluripotent cells for improved
cutaneous repair.” The
overall focus of Rasmussen’s
research is directed towards
the use of stem cells for
cell-based therapeutics, the
personalization of medicine,
and the study of disease
mechanisms with emphasis on
the use of induced pluripotent
cells (iPS) and embryonic stem
cells.
Dr. Rasmussen has recently
been asked to serve as a
grant funding reviewer
for the California Institute
for Regenerative Medicine
(CIRM), which he regards as
“an honor since it recognizes
the expertise in stem cell
research,” and is soon to be
appointed on a grant review
panel at the National Institutes
of Health as a permanent
member.
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Alumni Association Awardees 2010
The Pharmacy Alumni
Association honored
three alumni in academia,
industry and pharmacy
practice who have
distinguished themselves in
our profession. The awards
were presented at the 40th
Annual Pharmacy Alumni
Awards and Reunion
Banquet.
Susan M.
Cady,
awardee in
the field of
industry
received
her M.S. in Pharmaceutical
Sciences from the
School of Pharmacy in
1977. In December 1977,
she accepted a position as
a chemist at the American
Cyanamid Company’s
Resin Products, Chemical
R&D Division at Stamford
CT. In 1982, she joined
the company’s Animal
Health, Agricultural R&D
Division in Princeton NJ
as a formulation chemist
and rose to the position
of Senior Group Leader.
In 1995, she joined
Hoechst Roussel Vet as
Manager of Pharmaceutical
Development and remained
with the company when it
was purchased by Intervet
Inc. in 1999. She was senior
manager, Pharmaceutical
Development and Analytics
from 1999 to 2004 and
Director, Pharmaceutical
2004 to 2008. In 2008, she
joined Merial LTD as senior
scientist III, Formulation
where she leads and provides
technical guidance and
oversight to a group of senior
and junior scientists.
Ms. Cady has published
numerous articles and is coinventor on more than 20
patents, which have resulted in
several commercial veterinary
products. She has been actively
involved in the Controlled
Release Society (CRS), serving
on the Board of Directors and
as treasurer, vice president,
president and immediate past
president. She participated in
the CRS Ag/Vet Committee,
serving as its chairperson in
1994, and was a member of
the CRS Strategic Planning
Committee, and chairperson
of the Strategic Planning Team
for Veterinary Applications.
She was the organizer and
co-chairperson of the CRS
Controlled Release Technology
for Veterinary Products
Workshop in Boston and
organizer and co-chairperson
of the CRS Protein and Peptide
Controlled Release Delivery
Workshop in Baltimore. She
has received the 1989 Pennwalt
Award presented by CRS for the
Best Agrichemical paper at the
1988 meeting and received the
2009 CRS Distinguished Service
Award.
She has been active in
contributing to various Animal
Health Institute initiatives and
is a reviewer for American
Association of Pharmaceutical
Scientists article and abstracts.
Marion F.
Ehrich,
awardee in the
field of academia,
received her
Ph.D. in Pharmacology and
Toxicology from the University
of Connecticut School of
Pharmacy in 1975. She then did
post-doctoral studies at the
University of Massachusetts in
biochemistry and at the Virginia
Tech University in microbiology
and toxicology. From 1980-1983,
she was an assistant professor at
the Virginia-Maryland Regional
College of Veterinary Medicine,
was promoted to associate
professor and in 1990 to full
professor in the Department
of Biomedical Sciences and
Pathobiology. She is the codirector of the Laboratory for
Neurotoxicity Studies at the
college where she has done
extensive research on the acute
metabolic and toxic effects of
pesticides and mycotoxins. Dr.
Ehrich is a diplomate of the
American Board of Toxicology
and served on its Board of
Directors from 1985-1989 and as
treasurer from 1986-1987. She
was elected to membership in
the Society of Toxicology in
1980 and has served on many
committees and in various
officerships culminating with her
election as president in 2003.
She currently serves on
the Editorial Board of
NeuroToxicology, Journal
of Applied Toxicology,
and is associate editor of
the International Journal of
Toxicology. She served on the
editorial board of the Journal of
Toxicology and Environmental
Health from 1993-2004. She
has served on many advisory
committees to the National
Institutes of Health, the National
Academy of Science, and the
National Research Council.
She has received 8 teaching
awards from the college and
the National SAVMA award
in 2006. Dr. Ehrich is the
author and co-author of many
articles and research papers on
neurotoxicology.
Dr. Ehrich is a member of the
American Veterinary Medical
Association, the Academy of
Toxicological Scientists and the
American Academy of Veterinary
Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Karol G.
Wollenburg,
awardee in
the field of
pharmacy
practice, received her B.S.
in Pharmacy cum laude
from the University of
Connecticut in 1975. She
completed a residency
in hospital pharmacy
administration at Lenox Hill
Hospital, New York NY in
1976 and received a M.S. in
Clinical Pharmacy from St.
John’s University, New York
NY in 1998. She joined the
New York Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center in 1976
as supervisor, Centralized
Inpatient Pharmacy and held
various leadership positions
in the Pharmacy Department
until she became apothecaryin-chief and corporate
director of pharmacy
in 1998. In 2000, she
became vice president and
apothecary-in-chief at New
York-Presbyterian Hospital
where she is responsible for
drug utilization policies and
pharmacy services at seven
sites including the Cornell,
Columbia, Morgan Stanley,
Rockefeller and Gracie
Square hospitals.
She is active in several
professional societies
including the American
Society of Health System
Practice Residents and
Fellows Academic Year
2009 - 2010
Pharmacists, the American
Pharmaceutical Association,
the New York Council of
Health Systems Pharmacists,
and the New York City
Society of Health Systems
Pharmacists (NYCSHP). She
is currently a member of
the Section of Pharmacy
Practice Leadership
Development Advisory
Group of ASHP. She was
formerly on the ASHP
Council on Administrative
Affairs where she was vice
chair in 2004 and chair
in 2005. She is a member
of the Novation Executive
Pharmacy Council and
the Financial Performance
Committee of the
University Health System
Consortium.
Pharmacist Wollenburg
has received many honors
including the 2004 Joel
Yellin Award of Merit from
the NYCSHP and the St.
John’s University School
of Pharmacy and Allied
Health Care Professions
Distinguished Alumna
Award 2005.
Sherman R.
Gershman,
recipient
of the
Exceptional
Service Award, received
his B.S. in Pharmacy from
the University of Connecticut in
1951. While a student, he was a
member of the Mortar and Pestle
Society and president of Rho
Chi. He was the owner of Forster
Heights Pharmacy in Hartford,
Connecticut for thirty years. He
then was affiliated with the John
Dempsey Hospital and the WWII
Memorial Hospital in Meriden,
Connecticut. He has served as
a consultant to the Hebrew
Home and Hospital and to the
Connecticut Department of
Mental Retardation. He has been
the pharmacy captain of the West
Hartford Health Department
Committee on Bioterrorism for
more than six years.
Pharmacist Gershman’s service to
the School of Pharmacy and its
students has been exceptional. He
served as a mentor to students
during Professor Facchinetti’s
Patient Counseling class for 11
years and has served as a mentor
in Dean McCarthy’s Pharmacy
Communications class and Dr.
Fitzgerald’s Pharmacy Practice
class for the past two years.
When alumni were asked to work
with students at the Migrant
Farm Worker Health Clinics, he
was the first alum to volunteer.
He was a member of the Board
of Directors of the UConn
Pharmacy Alumni Association
for eight years and a member
of the Connecticut Pharmacists
Association Student Liaison
Committee for six years.
Wendy Chen, Outcomes - Fellow
Hartford Hospital
Preceptor - Craig Coleman
Jennifer Colby, Outcomes - Fellow
Hartford Hospital
Preceptor - C. Michael White
Olivia Phung, Outcomes - Fellow
Hartford Hospital
Jennifer Scholle, Outcomes - Fellow
Hartford Hospital
Atula Vachhani, Primary Care
Fellow, Pharmacy Practice PGY2Resident
Burgdorf Primary Care Clinic
Preceptor - Devra Dang
Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences Postdoctoral Fellows
Pharmaceutics
Norman Chieng
Advisor - Michael Pikal
Jacqueline Morais
Advisor - Diane Burgess
Puneet Sharma
Advisor - Michael Pikal
Shubhadra Singh
Advisor - Devendra Kalonia
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Gareth Corry
Advisor - Ted Rasmussen
Xinsheng Gu
Advisor - José Manautou
Chin-ju Hsiao
Advisor - Urs Boelsterli
John Morris
merely a flavoring additive Drs.
Morris’ and Jordt’s studies
provide evidence that menthol
is actually pharmacologically
active, blunting the sensory
nerve’s gag response to
cigarette smoke. The FDA is
currently holding hearings
on whether or not to ban
menthol as a cigarette additive.
Dr. Morris serves on several
panels and committees that
recommend acceptable
exposure levels for air
pollutants. He chaired the
Connecticut Hazardous Air
Pollutant Advisory Panel, and
was a member of both the
Vermont Toxic Advisory
Committee and the Virginia
Inhalation Toxicology
Advisory Group. He has
twice served on the U.S.
EPA RfC External Review
Panel and served on the
National Academy of Sciences,
National Research Council,
Committee on Emergency
and Continuous Exposure
Guidance Levels for Selected
Submarine Contaminants. He
served on the Connecticut
Academy of Science and
Engineering Study Committee
on Asbestos and Schools and
numerous EPA review panels
on specific air pollutants
including naphthalene and
chloroprene. His work in
the field has helped set new
safety standards both in the
workplace and for the general
population.
Alumni Association
OFFICERS 2009-2011
President
Ellen Konspore ‘79
Vice-President
Donald K. Zettervall ‘79
Secretary
Treasurer
Austin Bebyn ‘86
Executive Secretary
Daniel C. Leone ‘53
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TERM EXPIRES MAY 2012
Robert J. Bepko, Jr. ‘77
Robert Dana ‘63
Sandra Grillo ‘74
Keith Lyke ‘92
Edward Sklanka ‘74
Peter Tyczkowski ‘78
Elliott Tertes ‘62
Edgar Albuja ‘93
Robert J. Bianchi ‘61
John Capuano ‘73
David J. Cooper ‘75
Alicia A. Gudaitis ‘01
George J. Perchak ‘81
William P. Ward ‘66
Martha Asarisi ‘81
Thomas Buckley ‘82
Margherita Giuliano ‘75
V. Michael Guertin ‘66
Jennifer Judd ‘04
David St. Germain ‘98, ‘03
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
Brian Bachyrycz ‘10
Carlie Hershgordon ‘11
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