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The News Magazine of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Academic Pharmacy
NOW
Seated at the
Summer 2013
Volume 6 Issue 3
Tables of Influence
A new fellowship puts pharmacy
in the national spotlight. 18
Also in this issue:
14 Inside AACP’s Recordbreaking Annual Meeting
American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy
Discover · Learn · Care : Improve Health
Academic Pharmacy
NOW
Summer 2013
Volume 6 Issue 3
Departments
5News Briefs
Features
14 Learning at Every Turn
By Gerry Romano and Maureen
Thielemans
8Academy in Action
• Research to Support a
Significant Population
• Find the Inner Leader
12 Around the World
• Opening Doors for
Opportunities Abroad
22Members Working for You
• The Commitment of a Lifetime
By Kyle R. Bagin
23 Faculty News
Columns
3 Maine Message
By Lucinda L. Maine
7 Will on the Hill
A Valuable Opportunity
By William G. Lang
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For the 2,314 pharmacy educators in
attendance, the 2013 AACP Annual
Meeting presented a learning and
networking opportunity at every turn.
18 Seated at the Tables of
Influence
By Maureen Thielemans
A new Institute of Medicine Fellowship
provides pharmacy with the opportunity
to make a significant impact at the
national level.
maine message
Dear Colleagues:
I hope the energy emanating from the 2013 Annual Meeting in Chicago propelled you through the first weeks
of the fall semester. Whether you were among the 2,300 attendees at the record-breaking meeting or simply
felt the contagious enthusiasm of colleagues as they returned to your institution, there is no question that the
academic year in pharmacy truly begins at our conference. Plan now to attend the 2014 meeting in Grapevine,
Texas, and watch our electronic newsletter for information about abstracts, special sessions, mini-sessions
and roundtables. The first deadlines are in early December.
AACP President Peggy Piascik, Ph.D., set the stage for a great year in 2013–14 with her committee charges
and overall theme of “The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence in Pharmacy Education.” Engaging with communities is particularly important to our work this year, and ensuring that faculty who commit their scholarly
efforts in partnership with communities receive due recognition for their work is a priority. Committees will
examine these issues from the advocacy, research and scholarship lenses.
An exciting aspect of the Annual Meeting was the release of the new Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education (CAPE) competencies. Originally framed in 1994 with updates in 1998 and 2004, the competency statements influence curricula, accreditation and assessment activities for our member institutions.
The new document, which can be found on our Web site at www.aacp.org, affirms the importance of our
foundational sciences and the focus on patient care, public health and systems management. But the 2012–13
panel took the competency map to the next level, going past the question, “What do pharmacists need to
know?” to include sections that describe how we believe our graduates should act in contributing their talents
to individuals and populations. AACP is launching many new activities as part of an expanded mission for the
Center in partnership with our members.
This issue of Academic Pharmacy Now includes an interview with Sam Johnson, the inaugural Institute of Medicine Anniversary Pharmacy Fellow. Johnson is a clinical pioneer in his pharmacogenomics practice at Kaiser
Permanente Colorado. His two-year fellowship experience broadens his horizons for future career opportunities and brings pharmacy to several important initiatives inside the IOM. AACP is pleased to partner with
the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and Research Corporation Technologies to endow the fellowship
program. Many thanks to the individuals and institutions who have contributed to this fellowship fund as well.
Sincerely,
Lucinda L. Maine, Ph.D., R.Ph.
CEO and Publisher
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Founded in 1900, the American Association of
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AACP comprises 129 accredited colleges and
schools of pharmacy, including more than 6,500
faculty, approximately 60,000 students enrolled
in professional programs and 5,100 individuals
pursuing graduate study.
AACP Vision
Academic pharmacy will transform the future of
healthcare to create a world of healthy people.
AACP Mission
The mission of AACP is to lead and partner with
our members in advancing pharmacy education,
research, scholarship, practice and service to
improve societal health.
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William G. Lang
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opportunities for members and students.
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and graduate education programs, assessment,
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and dissemination of new practice models through
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and practitioners.
Facilitating development of products, programs and
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resources are in place to advance our mission.
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equipped for life-long learning, utilizing models of
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News Briefs
Medicare Part D Study Highlights NorthSouth Disparities
USC Receives $1.5 Million for International
Research Collaboration
Patients’ access to diabetes and heart-failure drugs through
Medicare plans in the first two years of the Part D option did
not guarantee proper therapy, researchers at the University of
Maryland (UM) found in a nationwide study. Medicare patients in the northern regions of the United States spent more
for Part D drugs for the two conditions and tended to adhere
better to taking the drugs than did patients in southern regions.
All of the 10 lowest-spending areas were in southern states,
and all of the 10 highest-spending areas were in northern or
central states.
Thanks to a $1.5 million gift from University of Southern California Trustee Daniel M. Tsai, the School of Pharmacy will create a binational research center focused on a promising new
lead in the fight against cancer. Researchers, based jointly at
USC and in Taiwan, will explore the development of pharmaceuticals to target monoamine oxidase (MAO), a key enzyme
that regulates brain function and may be linked to cancer risk.
In recognition of the gift, a laboratory on USC’s Health Sciences Campus will be named the Daniel Tsai Laboratory for
Translational Research.
“We think it is more patient behavior than physician behavior,”
said Dr. Bruce Stuart, lead researcher and the Parke-Davis
chair in geriatric pharmacotherapy at the UM School of Pharmacy. “We are trying to find out what [the] factors might be.
Why would there be regional differences in terms of patient
behavior?”
MAO plays a vital role in the deactivation of neurotransmitters,
and too much or too little may be responsible for neurological
disorders, which is why MAO inhibitors have long been used
as antidepressants. Recent studies, however, show that MAO
inhibitors also have the potential to hinder the development of
cancer. Fellows at the new center will spend up to two years
training in the School of Pharmacy’s laboratories.
Although the researchers couldn’t find much difference in who
was taking the drugs, they found that among people who used
them, regimen adherence was higher in the north and that
made drug spending higher. By analyzing subsequent years of
the Part D plan, Stuart hopes to reach conclusions regarding
the impact on hospital costs and services utilization for people
using and adhering to the heart and diabetes drug regimens.
Howard University Forges Partnership to
Develop New Drugs
Howard University College of Pharmacy signed a multiyear
agreement with TNI BioTech Inc., a firm that develops immunotherapy drugs to treat patients with chronic diseases. The
College of Pharmacy will assist in TNI BioTech’s efforts to provide affordable healthcare and help develop pharmaceutical
skills among pharmacists in Africa.
New Respiratory Virus Targeted by Purdue
Researchers
Two Purdue University researchers who created compounds to
block the SARS virus are now tackling the new Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS-CoV. The team’s successful work on SARS paved the way for them to swiftly work
on MERS-CoV, reducing key parts of the process from years
to months, said Dr. Andrew Mesecar, the Walther Professor of
Cancer Structural Biology and a professor of biological sciences
and chemistry. Mesecar and Dr. Arun P. Ghosh, the Ian P. Rothwell Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, are testing compounds that
could lead to potential treatments for the virus.
Sixty-one people have been infected by the virus, leading to 34
deaths, according to the most recent information from the CenThe college will support the development of new and commerters for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus can spread
cial delivery forms of low-dose Naltrexone. Used to help peofrom person to person and causes severe respiratory illness.
ple who have stopped drinking alcohol and are using opiates
“While MERS-CoV appears to be more virulent than SARS, moto continue abstention, the drug could be effective in treating
lecular scaffolds and design concepts that we developed against
HIV/AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune
SARS are very beneficial and timely,” Ghosh said. “Using our
diseases. The college will also develop commercial forms of
expertise in structure-based design and drug development, our
Met-Enkephalin (MENK), a drug that enhances the immune
team has already synthesized a number of specific MERS-CoV
system. Combining MENK with a low dose of Naltrexone
inhibitors.”
could help treat other diseases.
The agreement allows TNI BioTech to help the college obtain
funding for the upgrade and further development of its Center
for Drug Research. Once completed and qualified as a Current
Good Manufacturing Practice facility, which means it adheres
to regulations enforced by the Food and Drug Administration,
the center will serve TNI BioTech and other companies looking
to manufacture products in the United States for distribution
domestically and abroad.
University of the Pacific Scientists Discover
Potential Heart-Failure Drug
Researchers at the University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long
School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences have discovered a
drug that could potentially prevent familial amyloid cardiomyopathy and would be the first potential drug therapy for the
disease. FAC is an inherited form of heart failure that affects
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news briefs
nearly 4 percent of African Americans. Currently the only
available cure is a combination of heart and liver transplant.
Transthyretin (TTR) is a protein that is synthesized by the liver
and secreted into the blood, where it acts as the primary carrier
of vitamin A. TTR mutations cause the abnormal deposit of insoluble proteins called amyloid in the heart tissue. FAC occurs
when the mutation causes the protein to unravel, allowing it to
aggregate. The aggregation of the proteins attacks the normal
tissues of the heart, thus causing heart failure.
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry
Dr. Mamoun M. Alhamadsheh and his team, which included
University of the Pacific graduate students and other researchers from the Scripps Research Institute and the Stanford School
of Medicine, discovered AG10. It is a small molecule drug that
effectively stabilized mutant TTR when tested in serum samples
obtained from patients with FAC. The molecule is nontoxic in
animals, making it attractive for pre-clinical evaluation.
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featured here will now be published
exclusively online at www.aacp.org.
“This discovery will potentially help patients who suffer from
other forms of TTR diseases that affect the peripheral nervous
system,” said Alhamadsheh. “It has been suggested that TTR
plays a protective role against Alzheimer’s disease.”
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will on the hill
A Valuable Opportunity
As Congress and the Administration work toward reauthorization
of the Higher Education Act, academic pharmacy can be a
resource for advancing the quality of higher education.
By William G. Lang
Determining the value of higher education is not an easy task.
Issues such as accelerated degrees, competency-based education, grade-inflation, distance education, technology-assisted
education, massive-open-online-courses, performance-based
funding, college ratings and STEM must all be considered—
what else can you add to the list?
Act Accordingly
With the value of higher education being a source of discussion across America and certainly within the United States
Congress, how the list of issues above will be addressed in any
resulting reauthorizing legislation remains uncertain. AACP
has developed and shared an issue brief on education quality
with congressional staff and joined other health professions
education organizations in advocacy efforts around higher
education issues.
So begin the discussions that will prepare the way for the
eventual reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Last
authorized in 2008 with the passage of the Higher Education
Opportunity Act (PL 110-315), the HEA was originally introduced and passed in 1965. The current authorization of the
HEA expires in 2013.
The Act is divided into a number of titles—many of which are
important or relevant to graduate and professional education
programs within colleges and schools of pharmacy. These include Title IV, which includes the student financial assistance
programs and the program integrity provisions.
Strong Foundations
It is important to remember that higher education, for all its
perceived and real shortcomings, remains important as an
opportunity for individual and national advancement. That
opportunity established an inevitable tension between legislative and free-market approaches. When President Lyndon B.
Johnson signed the HEA in 1965, he said, “I want to make it
clear once and for all, here and now, so that all that can see can
witness and all who can hear can hear, that the Federal Government—as long as I am President—intends to be a partner
and not a boss in meeting our responsibilities to all the people.
The Federal Government has neither the wish nor the power
to dictate education.”
The issues influencing the current policy discussions around
higher education are more complex than in 1965, but the need
to participate and contribute remain the same. Ensuring the appropriate balance of legislation and free-market approaches will
certainly take energy and evidence from academic pharmacy.
William G. Lang is Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at
AACP; [email protected].
Resources
The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008,
Public Law 110-315
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-110publ315/pdf/PLAW110publ315.pdf
The Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329
20USC 1001 et seq.
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:20 section:1001
edition:prelim) OR (granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001)&f=tr
eesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true
Hearings of the House of Representatives Committee on
Education and Workforce
http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/list.aspx?EventTypeID=189
Hearings of the Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions
http://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/index.cfm?PageNum_rs=2
AACP Education Quality: Academic Pharmacy’s Collective
and Individual Approaches to Meeting Public Needs and
Expectations
http://www.aacp.org/advocacy/WhatDoesAACPAdvocateFor/
IssueBriefs/Pages/EducationQuality.aspx
AACP Higher Education Sign on Letters
http://www.aacp.org/advocacy/WhatDoesAACPAdvocateFor/
SignOnLetters/Pages/HigherEducation.aspx
Lyndon B. Johnson, Remarks at Southwest Texas State
College Upon Signing the Higher Education Act of 1965,
November 8, 1965
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/Johnson/lbjforkids/edu_whca370text.shtm
The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2013, ACT
http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/cccr13/pdf/CCCR13NationalReadinessRpt.pdf
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academy in action
Research to Support a Significant Population
Arab Americans in the Detroit area will benefit from improved care,
thanks to a research fellowship.
A new fellowship at Wayne State University (WSU) will help
develop research expertise in community health outcomes for
the high concentration of Arab Americans in southeast Michigan. Additionally, the research will advance the delivery of care
from pharmacists to this significant population.
The $225,000 gift from the Arab American Pharmacists Association will operate under the direction of Dr. Linda A. Jaber,
professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. The WSUAAPA fellowship is a two-year program that will begin by assessing the demographic, behavioral and health-related characteristics of Arab Americans in southeast Michigan. The fellow
will determine how community pharmacies can help meet the
health needs of this group and develop pharmacy-based patient
care practices. Through earlier research, Jaber provided the first
representative, population-based, cross-sectional estimates of
diabetes incidence among Arab Americans, drawing national
attention to health disparities affecting this group.
“The WSU-AAPA fellowship is an excellent example of how we
can interact with our community, the particular talents of our
faculty, and the innovative thinking and commitment of our
practitioner partners,” said Dr. Brian L. Crabtree, professor
and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice.
Strengthening the Local Connection
One of the fellow’s first steps will be to assess the healthcare
needs of the Arab-American community. Community pharmacists will be surveyed regarding the help they need to deliver
better care to this population. “There’s a lot of evidence of barriers to healthcare,” Jaber said.
The fellow will also explore the differences between patients’
perceptions of the role of the community pharmacist and how
trained pharmacists view their own roles. Bridging that gap is
one of the fellowship’s goals, Jaber said, which can be accom-
WSU-AAPA Fellow Elizabeth Conger (left) with advisor and professor in
the Department of Pharmacy Practice Linda A. Jaber, Pharm.D. The fellowship is a two-year program that will begin by assessing the demographic, behavioral and health-related characteristics of Arab Americans
in southeast Michigan.
plished by providing educational programs. “We believe we can
improve self-management of diabetes and also start looking at
other chronic diseases that affect this community,” she said.
Immunization training is another option under consideration.
Jaber also said there is a shift in healthcare policy toward community pharmacists. With diabetes, for example, “there are
several services that can be conducted at the community level
that can improve care,” including educating patients about
risky behaviors. “Providing medication therapy management
is very feasible at the community level.”
Have you been taking advantage of AACP’s
online learning opportunities?
Webinar registration is free for AACP members.
Visit www.aacp.org for more information.
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at your institution!
Help uncover outstanding contributors in teaching and research
by nominating a colleague for one of AACP’s major awards.
Check out the 2013 Guide to AACP Elections, Membership &
Awards in early October for complete nomination information.
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academy in action
Find the Inner Leader
A University of Texas at Austin faculty member goes beyond the pharmacy
curriculum to teach young women about leadership, effective communication
and how to achieve their goals.
Dr. Janet C. Walkow is determined to improve whatever situation she is in and enhance the lives of people around her.
Whether that means engaging and motivating young women
on the UT Austin campus or in disadvantaged situations in
other countries, Walkow believes that women need encouragement to discover what they want in life and go after it.
“Until you can lead yourself, you cannot lead anyone else,”
Walkow said. “Everyone should be writing their own script.”
Helping young women find their inner leader is her passion,
which led to the creation of the Leading Women project.
Easing a Tough Transition
Walkow is a clinical associate professor at the College of Pharmacy and the executive director and chief technological officer of the Drug Dynamics Institute. With her former RhonePoulenc Rorer pharmaceuticals colleague Christine Jacobs,
Walkow co-founded Leading Women to help others realize
and achieve personal goals. Leading Women draws on the cofounders’ personal leadership experiences, as well as stories
from other women, to create a collection of resources, advice
and anecdotes.
Although Leading Women is currently separate from her work
at UT Austin, Walkow hopes to eventually collaborate with
groups on campus and spread her message of self-awareness.
She and Jacobs are writing three books on women in leadership; the first one focuses on younger women.
“There is a lot written about being a teenager and about being
a 20-something,” Walkow said. She has found little, however,
on how a young girl can transition effectively as she becomes
a young woman.
Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs Susan K.
Brown said Walkow is always working on a new project and
encouraging collaboration among people with similar interests.
“She is a real champion for women and for women’s rights,”
Brown said. “Especially with young girls, she aims to show that
anything is possible and to promote women in science.”
Dr. Janet C. Walkow, clinical associate professor at The University of
Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, is executive director of the Drug
Dynamics Institute and co-founder of the Leading Women project.
Leading Women draws on the co-founders’ personal leadership experiences, as well as stories from other women, to create a collection of
resources, advice and anecdotes.
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Mentoring Makes a Difference
Walkow understands that being a professor goes beyond classroom instruction to include serving in a mentor capacity. She
takes time to connect with students to offer guidance and direction regarding their chosen career paths. Walkow has also
visited women in various countries, using her organization and
charitable services to help people in impoverished situations.
Through her travels and mentorship with women, Walkow
continually reflects on the crucial service element of her job.
To learn more about Leading Women, visit
http://www.leading-women.com.
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around the world
Opening Doors for
Opportunities Abroad
Two pharmacy schools develop partnerships to expand their reach
and enhance students’ experiences.
Many graduate students who attend The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences come from the Middle East or other parts of the world. As such, expanding the college’s
presence and recruitment efforts beyond U.S. borders increases enrollment in graduate programs and allows the college to reconnect
with alumni. In late 2012, Dr. Johnnie L. Early II, dean of the college, along with Drs. Amanda Bryant-Friedrich, Sharrel Pinto and
Youssef Sari, traveled to the Middle East to create and support some
of the college’s educational and research partnerships. They visited
Al-Zaytoonah University in Jordan and Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal
Specialists Hospital and Research Centre.
The college’s relationship with Al-Zaytoonah University, a private
institution in the capital city of Amman, Jordan, extends back 10
years and includes the exchange of ideas and knowledge that have
strengthened pharmacy practice in Jordan and enhanced research in
the United States. The partnership attracts students who are interested in graduate studies in the basic sciences.
Al-Zaytoonah University and the UT college of pharmacy co-sponsored a conference in Jordan at which Early gave the keynote address. Bryant-Friedrich, associate professor in the Department of
Medicinal Chemistry, presented her research on chemical toxicology and the etiology of cancer, while Pinto, associate professor in
the Department of Pharmacy Practice and research director for the
Pharmaceutical Care and Outcomes Research Lab, spoke about the
impact that practicing pharmacists can have on improving patient
care and outcomes. Sari, assistant professor of pharmacology, presented his research on the treatment of alcoholism and neurodegenerative diseases.
Additionally, a new Memorandum of Understanding between the
college and the King Faisal Specialists Hospital and Research Centre in Saudi Arabia allows Doctor of Pharmacy students to complete
rotations at the institution. King Faisal is home to the first and only
ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency program outside the United
States, creating a unique opportunity for graduates who wish to
practice abroad. The state-of-the-art hospital facilities and government support allow the institution to adopt a patient-centered
medical home model.
A Hands-On Experience in Brazil
The University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy
partnered with Brazilian generic pharmaceutical company PratiDonaduzzi to provide student rotations in Brazil. The collaboration
involves two American entities—H-E-B supermarkets and UIW—
and two Brazilian organizations—Prati-Donaduzzi and the Catholic
faith-based university Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana.
The partnership with Prati-Donaduzzi will provide eight fourthyear student pharmacists with a fully paid six-week industrial rotation, bridging education and its application to comparative drug development with a global perspective. As part of this rotation, UIW
students are enrolled in a concurrent course alongside Pontificia
Universidade students and Prati-Donaduzzi regulatory affairs professionals. This course explores the harmonization of international
regulatory affairs between the FDA and the Brazilian regulatory
agency ANVISA. Students work in teams and those who complete
the course receive a certificate of completion.
According to Dr. Eli G. Phillips, assistant professor at the UIW Feik
School of Pharmacy, the program is unique because it involves this
type of public/private collaboration to provide real-life practical
and educational experiences pertaining to pharmaceutical regulation and the practice of pharmacy. One of the program’s goals is to
foster regulatory professionals who are able to transcend international regulation to improve the quality of and access to healthcare.
“UIW is embracing globalization by bringing together Brazilian and American students. These students will tackle
the real-world needs of private organizations that need
employees who can maneuver through complex regulations in both countries and develop solutions to product
registration in Brazil and in the U.S.,” said Dr. Marcos A.
Oliveira, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences
at the UIW Feik School of Pharmacy. The eight Brazilian
students will receive complementary experiences in the
United States. Going forward, it is expected that this rotation will be offered to 12 UIW students per year.
UIW Feik School of Pharmacy students and
faculty, along with Prati-Donaduzzi representatives, gather to celebrate a unique partnership.
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around the world
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the 1st-Year launch of the PharmCAS
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The 2013 AACP Annual Meeting
presented learning and networking opportunities at
every turn for more than 2,000 pharmacy educators.
By Gerry Romano and Maureen Thielemans
A record-shattering 2,314 attendees stretched their minds, strengthened their
skills, forged new friendships and celebrated pharmacy education during the
learning-and-networking-packed 2013 AACP Annual Meeting. Innovative
sessions delivered timely information on academic issues. Expert speakers
offered observations, and colleagues connected to share ideas. Here are
highlights of the conference, held July 13–17, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Dr. Salisa C. Westrick, associate professor at Auburn University
Harrison School of Pharmacy, explains her poster to interested attendees. Posters included research and education abstracts from
each of AACP’s eight sections as well as New Investigator, Innovations in Teaching and Excellence in Assessment award recipients.
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Mission Accompli
Opening the Annual Meeting, AACP President J. Lyle Bootman, Ph.D., highlighted the Association’s work in meeting the
challenge he set forth a year ago: “to get to the right tables of
influence in this era of remarkable change in healthcare, education and research.” Bootman, who serves as dean, College
of Pharmacy, and professor of pharmacy, medicine and public
health at The University of Arizona, noted that, “in each sector,
there is a need for pharmacy educators to make contributions
as part of collaborative teams to improve the value equation
in discovery, learning and patient care. As I knew you would,
the Academy responded in innumerable ways with advocacy
and action at the local, state, national and international levels.
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“Our members,” he continued, “are providing great leadership
in establishing new models of practice and creating the evidence that, when pharmacists have opportunities to add value
in medication management and participate on interprofessional teams, the triple aim of better care, better health and
lower costs can be achieved.”
After noting the key achievements of each AACP standing
committee [for details, see the standing committee reports
by visiting the Governance section of www.aacp.org], Bootman applauded the work of the Center for the Advancement
of Pharmacy Education (CAPE) Outcomes Panel. This group
addressed “two critical questions: What must the graduates
of the future know as society’s medication-use specialists?
And how best do they apply what they know to impact the
outcomes of patients?” [To read the CAPE 2013 outcomes for
pharmacy education, go to http://www.aacp.org/resources/
education/cape.]
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Pursuing Excellen
After the Opening General Session keynote speaker, Dr. Daniel
Kraft, a physician-scientist, inventor and innovator, addressed
the crowd with an energetic and rousing analysis of how fastmoving technologies will impact the future of health and
medicine, AACP President-elect Peggy Piascik, Ph.D., spoke
to attendees at the first session of the House of Delegates. She
noted that “academic pharmacy is at the crossroads of many
avenues of change.” She listed several: “the continuing evolution of pharmacy as a profession, massive changes under way
in how and to whom healthcare is delivered in America, and
rapid change in higher education. This includes both the demand for greater accountability in higher education and innovation in delivery models to individualize and improve student
AACP Annual Meeting attendees were surrounded by learning at
every opportunity. From innovative educational workshops to short,
on-the-go video presentations, Pharmacy Education 2013 gave attendees valuable resources to support their work.
learning as well as to increase access to learning. We live in a
time where change is the new constant, and we must continue
to strive for excellence in all that we do.”
Piascik, professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice
and Science at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy,
outlined priorities in support of her AACP presidential theme,
“The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence in Pharmacy Education,”
noting that her priorities will build on those of prior presidents.
“Our first priority area of excellence is technology-based education delivery,” she said. Her other priorities for her tenure
as Association president include excellence in scholarship and
technician training.
In closing, Piascik commented, “The pursuit of excellence in
pharmacy education requires that we continually spend time
and energy to develop leaders for the Academy. …I ask each of
you to consider how you can do more as a leader and mentor to
promote excellence in pharmacy education. Without the mentoring and encouragement of a number of pharmacy faculty, I
would not be here today as your President-elect.”
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Turn
Science Takes Its
The 2013 Science Plenary brought together some of the top
minds in pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine. Addressing a packed ballroom, keynote speaker Dr. Julie A.
Johnson, dean and UF Research Foundation Professor at the
University of Florida College of Pharmacy, spoke about the
horizon of pharmacogenomics discovery and the clinical implementation of personalized medicine programs. But looking
to the future also meant acknowledging the progress made
over the last several years. When the Human Genome Project was completed in 2001, the report projected that by 2011,
targeted drug discovery would be based on genetic findings.
By 2020, it stated that pharmacogenomics, which is the use
of a patient’s genetic information to treat disease states, will
be the standard practice. Johnson pointed out that since the
early 2000s, the cost and time needed to sequence the human
genome have gone down significantly. In 2001, after 13 years
and $2.7 billion, the Human Genome Project delivered one
complete human genome. Currently, the same process costs
less than $1,000 and can be completed in less than one day.
Johnson stressed the importance of utilizing a patient’s human
genome sequencing for all future healthcare decision-making.
“If you have that genetic information, what should you do with
that information?”
As the Institute of Medicine anniversary pharmacy fellow
and clinical pharmacy specialist at Kaiser Permanente Colorado (KPCO), Dr. Samuel G. Johnson detailed his work to
implement pharmacogenomics within KPCO and discussed
opportunities for collaboration between health systems and
academia. Dr. Larisa H. Cavallari, co-director of the Warfarin Pharmacogenetics Service, University of Illinois Hospital
and Health Sciences System, detailed the process used at UI
Health to improve the safety and efficacy of warfarin use and
described how the service provides the opportunity for student
and trainee experience in pharmacogenetics.
Roles
Examining Future
Top: Dr. Lucinda L. Maine, AACP executive vice president and CEO,
addresses the crowd at the final session of the House of Delegates at
the 2013 Annual Meeting. In her remarks, she addressed “where we
are as the members, leaders and staff of this fantastic organization.”
Bottom: Outgoing AACP President J. Lyle Bootman, Ph.D., passes
the gavel to current AACP President Peggy Piascik, Ph.D., at the final
House of Delegates session. In an earlier speech, Piascik vowed to
strengthen technology-based education delivery and build upon the
successes of her predecessors.
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In a report to the House of Delegates during its final session,
AACP Executive Vice President and CEO Lucinda L. Maine,
Ph.D., R.Ph., posed questions to the delegates, including: “Is
there an oversupply of pharmacists in the United States today?
Yes or no?” After Maine considered the mixed responses, she
said, “I can’t tell you how many times I’m asked that question
on a weekly basis.”
Acknowledging that the answer is complicated, Maine cited
key intersecting components: “the retirement plans and timeframe of the graduates from the 60s and early 70s—the capitation era cohort of clinicians; the practice patterns of both men
and women as professionals strive for that elusive work/life
balance; and the alignment of payment and practice models
that fully liberate the talents of our graduates to contribute to
preventive, acute and chronic care to the full extent of their
education and license.
“But my dear friend and former boss John Gans really nailed
the answer,” Maine continued, “when he began reacting to the
question of having too many pharmacists by asking, ‘Too many
pharmacists to do what?’ That is really the key.
“AACP’s advocacy work is aimed at the public and private sector
changes that are needed to stimulate the phase change,” Maine
continued. “Our work in interprofessional education and collaborative practice insists that pharmacists are an ever-present
part of patient care teams because of the centrality of medication use. Our commitment to the work of the multi-organizational effort to advance provider status for pharmacists in
federal, state and private health programs is steadfast. [AACP
Vice President of Policy and Advocacy] Will Lang recently told
our partners why this is such a clear priority for AACP: ‘Our
members are already the pharmacists providing this exceptional level of patient care across all settings of practice. They need
us to clear the regulatory path to ensure that nothing stands in
the way of them being able to fully exercise their talents and to
make sure that our graduates can, too.’ ”
At the conclusion of four days of learning, networking, sharing
and socializing, attendees returned to their home institutions
armed with the latest tools and resources to be stronger leaders
and better educators. As we look to Pharmacy Education 2014,
the stage is set again for faculty and administrators to take advantage of countless professional development opportunities
at every turn.
Keep Learning
Annual Meeting session recordings are available
in the AACP Online Learning Center at
http://aacp.sclivelearningcenter.com.
Also posted, at http://www.aacp.org/meetingsandevents/
AM/2013/Pages/PresentationsHandouts.aspx,
are presentations and handouts.
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Specialty Pharmacy
Northeast Ohio Medical
University College of
Pharmacy
Pearson
Procter & Gamble
Top: Dr. Sachin S. Devi, assistant professor and director of curriculum
at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, talks with a colleague.
The AACP Annual Meeting provides a unique opportunity for attendees to network and meet other pharmacy educators from around
the country.
Bottom: The Annual Meeting featured more than
35 exhibitors who were eager to share their latest
pharmacy education tools with attendees.
Rite Aid Corporation
St. John’s University
College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences
Walgreen Co.
Walmart Stores-Health &
Wellness
University of Florida
Save the Date
Mark your calendar for the next AACP
Annual Meeting, July 26-30, in Grapevine, Texas (Dallas area). Plans are
already under way to make Pharmacy
Education 2014 an outstanding event.
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feature story
Seated at the
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feature story
Tables of Influence
A new Institute of
Medicine Fellowship
provides pharmacy
with the opportunity
to make a significant
impact at the
national level.
By Maureen Thielemans
Dr. Samuel G. Johnson wears multiple hats: clinical pharmacy
specialist at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, clinical assistant professor at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Sciences, avid social media user and pharmacogenomics expert. Last year he added another important
designation to his credentials: Institute of Medicine (IOM) Anniversary Fellow in Pharmacy.
With a background in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, and
specifically pharmacogenomics, Johnson’s research has focused
on the best way to implement personalized medicine programs
within the nation’s health systems. This means utilizing information about a patient, including factors such as family history,
diseases and genetic data, to personalize care. “It’s not just about
the basic science piece or the translational piece,” he said. “It’s
about how we do this in the real world, with real patients, efficiently and cost effectively.”
Academic Pharmacy Now takes a look at how Johnson is using
this opportunity to move the needle when it comes to implementing pharmacogenomics programs in U.S. health systems and why
it’s important to bring attention to the work of our members at
the national level.
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A Coveted Seat
Pharmacy Plays a Role
The IOM pharmacy fellowship is part of a broader fellowship
program created to honor the IOM’s 35th anniversary by enabling talented, early-career health science scholars to participate actively in IOM initiatives and further their careers as future leaders in the field.
Through hour-long phone interviews with health system leaders and a few in-person site visits, Johnson identified some
exemplary models of successful pharmacogenomics programs.
The first is St. Jude’s Research Hospital in Memphis, which executed a vision that is pharmacist-led. Their program places a
large emphasis on practice-based research and they’ve implemented a protocol to do pre-emptive genotyping with their
predominantly pediatric patients. The genetic testing information for specific drug-gene pairs is combined with clinical
decision support tools within the electronic medical record to
optimize the use of this information. Additionally, St. Jude’s
has an oversight committee that evaluates all the drug-gene
pairs to determine which are clinically relevant, which means
that having a specific genotype can change or alter care. They
also collect information on other gene variants that they store
in a research database.
In 2012, AACP president-elect J. Lyle Bootman, Ph.D., addressed the Academy at the Annual Meeting and led the charge
to strengthen the IOM’s focus on critical pharmacy issues.
“There has never been a more important time for academic
pharmacy, and AACP specifically, to ‘get to all the right tables
of influence at the right time.’ The good news is that we don’t
come empty-handed. Our Association dedicates substantial
time and effort to environmental scanning and the critical
analysis of opportunities to advance pharmacy education, research and practice.”
AACP and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy endowed the fellowship with contributions of $150,000 each,
and donations from Research Corporation Technologies and
Academy members added additional support. “There are very
few pharmacists elected to the Institute, which creates a tremendous opportunity for influence,” Johnson noted. “I hope to
translate this experience to my colleagues and the trainees that
I work with to illustrate the opportunity and hopefully inspire
people to take advantage of it.”
Jumping In With Both Feet
From the beginning of his tenure as the inaugural fellow, Johnson knew he wanted to be very active in the work of the IOM,
and its roundtables provided him the first opportunity to do so.
“I didn’t want to just shadow and attend meetings,” he said. The
roundtable groups, which primarily facilitate discussion and
commentary, schedule workshops around particular themes
that are developed within smaller sub-groups of the roundtable membership.
Johnson’s first project is as a member of the Roundtable on
Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health. One of the
roundtable’s goals is to identify the best practices across the
country for implementing pharmacogenomics or genomic
medicine programs within health systems. “Through a landscape survey, I’m trying to recognize institutions that are innovative leaders in the field of genomic medicine,” he said. “Key
questions we asked included: What elements are critical to a
successful program implementation? What metrics did they
use to define success? What was their timeframe?”
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Vanderbilt University Hospital has a similar approach but a
different leadership strategy. Its PREDICT program is led by a
group of physicians, and while pharmacists are involved, program leaders admit it was late in the game. They use a pharmacogenetics panel that provides information on up to 200 genes,
and based on oversight and guidelines, they implement the
drug pairs that are clinically actionable. Others are stored in
a research database. Program leaders estimated that that they
could save up to $5 million over a five-year period by implementing this pre-emptive genotype program and avoiding unnecessary adverse drug reactions.
“This is not science fiction,” Johnson said. “This is happening
now. The profession of pharmacy has a huge opportunity to
latch on to pharmacogenomics and personalized healthcare,
and that can be targeted at multiple levels—education, practice and advocacy.”
Applying Lessons Learned
Throughout the fellowship, Johnson is bringing the knowledge and skills he’s learned back to his home institution. The
University of Colorado school of pharmacy is revising and
implementing a new curriculum, of which a pharmacogenomics course is required. “As part of this fellowship I’ve had the
opportunity to contribute to the didactic portion and participate in the experiential education training of IPPE and APPE
students specific to clinical pharmacogenomics. When you’re
trying to implement something clinically, it’s invaluable to
provide that experience to students and postgraduate trainees.
This is where the rubber meets the road in clinical practice and
patient care.”
During the second year of Johnson’s fellowship, he’ll also
participate in a consensus study within the IOM Roundtable
on Value and Science-Driven Healthcare, which is evaluating
core metrics for quality healthcare across the United States.
The study will provide evidence-based recommendations for
which metrics should be used by our healthcare system to
promote better health and assist the shift away from fee-forservice models and toward pay-for-quality models.
Culture Shock
Johnson’s tenure as the IOM Anniversary Fellow in Pharmacy will conclude next year, but he knows his work isn’t over.
He’ll continue to learn from experts in the field, network with
thought leaders and promote the importance of taking advantage of these opportunities to colleagues and students.
“Culture trumps strategy every time,” he said. “The culture of
our healthcare system, with respect to seats of power, heavily
favors nursing and medical physicians, and so it is critical to
develop positions and advance pharmacy to be at an equivalent role in the national healthcare culture. This is just one of
the ways to do that.”
Maureen Thielemans is Communications Manager at
AACP and editor of Academic Pharmacy Now;
[email protected]
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members working for
you
The Commitment of a Lifetime
By Kyle R. Bagin
After a career of service, a professor and department head is
influencing big decisions in the name of pharmacy.
Dr. Brian L. Erstad, professor and head of the Department
of Pharmacy Practice and Science at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, has paid a lifetime of dues. As an
active member of numerous professional organizations, he
has been a member of the board of directors for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, held committee
chair positions with the Society of Critical Care Medicine
and served as a volunteer on many AACP sections and
committees.
So it’s no surprise that he’s answered the call to pharmacy service once more by accepting a role on the Food and
Drug Administration’s Drug Safety and Risk Management
(DSaRM) Advisory Committee. As one of just a few members with a Pharm.D., Erstad’s latest volunteer venture has
positioned him as one of the main representatives of the field.
A Critical Mission
The DSaRM Committee advises the Commissioner of Food
and Drugs on best practices to ensure safe use and regulation of the drugs and other products for which the FDA has
responsibility. Issues before the committee range from assessing the benefits and risks of marketing calcitonin salmon for post-menopausal women to evaluating the safety and
labeling of testosterone undecanoate following severe reactions in clinical studies.
Committee members are selected from nominations by professional societies, members of industry, advocacy groups
or the individuals themselves. As one of 13 voting members,
Erstad plays a key role in helping recognize and manage
risks presented by the issues brought before the panel. And
his background in pharmacy represents a powerful voice
for the field. “When you’re the only pharmacist, or just one
of a couple, you really do feel that you’re representing the
profession. That’s why I need to make sure I pay my dues
and do the homework ahead of time to try to make good
decisions.”
Despite the challenge, however, Erstad finds the committee appointment a rewarding answer to the call for service.
“These are important decisions with all sorts of impact. You
like to think that in some way, you’re contributing to the
better use of medications.”
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The Consummate
Interprofessional
The interprofessional make-up of the committee is crucial,
Erstad believes, as it represents a clinical setting. “There is a
group dynamic where multiple heads are better than one in
terms of thinking through some of these issues and making
sure the right questions are being asked.”
As medication use experts, pharmacists’ expertise touches
upon countless larger issues facing the healthcare community and Erstad’s interest in medication errors and adverse
drug events has helped his work on the committee. “Even
though I happened to do studies in an intensive care unit or
an emergency department, the fact is, they have applicability across the board.” Furthermore, his new position as department head has reaffirmed the importance of his committee work. “In my new role as administrator, I’m looking
at things at a broader level. Medication errors and adverse
drug events apply across all pharmacy.”
It’s a Long Way to the Top
Erstad has certainly put in the work to be recognized with
such an important position. He’s still unaware of who exactly nominated him for the committee, but surmises it
stemmed from his broad obligation to professional service.
“For younger people, it’s one to realize you don’t necessarily start at the top. There is something to be said for paying
your dues and performing service at a variety of levels.”
And while finding the position an honor and fulfilling his
desire to serve the profession, the appointment isn’t without
professional compensation. “For a moment in time, you feel
like you’re almost the expert in some of these areas. Because
you’ve prepared for it, you’ve listened to all these experts,
you’ve been able to ask questions. It’s something I use for
people in training, as an example of how service is not only
a professional obligation, but a rewarding experience.”
Kyle R. Bagin is Communications Assistant at AACP;
[email protected].
Faculty News
Albany College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences
Appointments/Elections
• Angela C. Dominelli has been named dean of the School
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Albany
College of Pharmacy.
Awards
• John J. Denio received the national Outstanding Chapter
Advisor Award from the Phi Lambda Sigma pharmacy
leadership society.
Grants
• Amy Barton-Pai received a $153,630 grant from Forest
Pharmaceuticals to conduct a Phase 1 pharmacokinetic
study examining the removal of ceftaroline fosamil
in critically ill patients receiving continuous renal
replacement therapy.
• Karen Glass received a $353,400 grant from the National
Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to identify new ways to prevent and treat
Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
• Michael Kane received a $44,875 grant from Bristol-Myers
Squibb to study the effectiveness of the drug Bydureon for
treating diabetes patients.
Auburn University
• Randall Clark was awarded an $865,784 cooperative
agreement from the National Institute of Justice in
response to a proposal titled “Forensic Chemistry of
Substituted 1-Akyl-3 Acylindoles: Isomeric Synthetic
Cannabinoids.”
• Brent Fox received a $9,936 award from the American
Society of Health-System Pharmacists to develop the “2013
ASHP Survey of Pharmacy Informatics.”
• Peter Panizzi received a $237,391 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research subcontract from the Lucigen
Corporation for “Random Shear Shuttle BAC Libraries for
Antimicrobial Discovery from Soil Metagenomes.”
• Jingjing Qian received a $10,000 grant from AACP to study
“Psychiatric Health Services Utilization and Spending
Among Young Medicare Enrollees.”
• Jayachandra Ramapuram received an award for $478,014
from NewGen BioPharma, Inc. The three-year project will
conduct an “Evaluation of Topical Nanoformulations.”
• William R. Ravis was the recipient a $13,365 grant from the
Birmingham Racing Commission for the “Evaluation of the
Pharmacokinetics of Cyclophosphamide in Horses.”
• Salisa C. Westrick, Auburn University 2013 Competitive Outreach Scholarship Program, $19,990. A team of
pharmacy students and a pharmacy resident are assisting
Alabama senior citizens with Medicare Part D enrollment.
Promotions
• Lea S. Eiland, clinical professor
• Charlotte Cheatham, coordinator of student services
• Wesley T. Lindsey, associate clinical professor
Awards
• Haley Phillippe, associate clinical professor
• Brent Fox, 2012 Distinguished Service Award winner,
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Section of
Pharmacy Informatics and Technology.
• Richard Hansen was inducted as a fellow of the American
Pharmacists Association at its annual meeting.
Grants
• Robert Arnold, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging
and Bioengineering/National Institutes of Health,
received $1,345,892 and $345,451 for “Secretory
Phospholipases sPLA2 and their Receptors for Delivering
Nanoparticles.”
• Lynn Stevenson, associate clinical professor
Retirements
• Jimmy Harris, director of development
California Northstate University
• Ana Hincapie, assistant professor of clinical and
administrative sciences
• Douglas Ried, professor and senior associate dean for
academic affairs
• Kimberly Braxton-Lloyd received a $50,000 grant from the
National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation for
a community pharmacy residency program.
• Velliyur Viswesh, assistant professor of clinical and administrative sciences
• Allison M. Chung was the recipient of a $6,000 Target
community relations grant for a project titled “Stepping Up
and Out MTM Services.”
• David Pearson, assistant dean for research affairs
Promotions
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faculty news
Campbell University
Duquesne University
Grants
• The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust has awarded a
$399,000 grant for Campbell University to partner with
First Choice Community Health Centers for a collaborative
project that will implement a diabetes navigator service
program to high-risk patients with Type 2 diabetes. Brenda
Jamerson, project director.
Promotions
• Michael L. Adams was promoted to assistant dean for
graduate and interprofessional education.
Concordia University Wisconsin
• Uvidelio Castillo, assistant professor of pharmacy science
Grants
• Christopher W. Cunningham, AACP New Investigator
Award; $10,000; “Synthesis of Novel Cannabinoid CB1
Receptor Modulating Ligands.”
• Christopher W. Cunningham, Naulin Foundation; $1,000:
“Pilot Study Proposal: Fungal Bio-Remediation of the
Great Lakes” and $1,000: “Pilot Study Proposal: Freshwater Sources of Natural Medicines.”
Promotions
• Armin H. Gerhardt, associate professor of pharmacy
science
• Daniel S. Sem, professor of pharmacy science
• Laura M. Traynor, associate professor pharmacy practice
Drake University
• Wendy C. Duncan, dean of Drake University College of
Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
• Pramod B. Mahajan has been elected as the 2012-2013
chair-elect (2013-2014 chair) of the Pharmaceuticals in
Global Health Focus Group of the American Association of
Pharmaceutical Scientists.
• Timothy E. Welty has been named chair of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education’s Continuing Pharmacy Education Commission, serving a one-year term.
Grants
• Abebe E. Mengesha, principal investigator. Title of Description: Thermosensitive monoglycerides blend for local
delivery of chemotherapeutic agents. Source: AACP New
Investigator Award. Amount of award: $10,000; and principal investigator, title of description: Lipid-based Triggerable Drug Delivery Systems for Smart Medical System.
Source: Iowa NASA EPSCoR Research Building Grant.
Amount of award: $15,000.
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• Karen M. Fancher, assistant professor of pharmacy practice
in oncology acute care.
Grants
• Carl A. Anderson, principal investigator. James K. Drennen, co-investigator. Project Title: Quality Risk Management Training for FDA Reviewers Training 25 FDA
reviewers in QRMS review techniques. Period of Project:
September 1, 2012 to August 31, 2013. Source: National
Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education.
Amount Granted 9/2012: $25,000. Total Grant: $25,000.
• James K. Drennen, principal investigator. Project Title:
Development of PAT Platform Technologies for Drug
Manufacturing. Period of Project: September 1, 2012 to
August 31, 2013. Source: National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education. Amount Granted:
9/2012 $26,700. Total Grant: $26,700.
• Aleem Gangjee, principal investigator. Project Title: Pneumocystis jirovecii Targeted Antiopportunistic Agents. Period of Project: February 1, 2012 to January 31, 2017. Source:
National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Amount Granted: Yr. 2
$342,672. (2/1/13–1/31/14) Total Grant: $1,903,735.
• Aleem Gangjee, principal investigator. Larry H. Matherly,
Charles Dann, co-investigators. Project Title: Purine
Synthesis Inhibitors with Selective Folate Receptor Tumor
Transport. Period of Project: February 5, 2013 to January
31, 2016. Source: National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute. Amount Granted 2/2013: 1,563,106.
Total Grant: 1,563,106.
• Suzanne Higginbotham, funded principal investigator.
Project Title: Community Health Screenings in the Pittsburgh, PA Area. Period of Project: September 1, 2012 to
September 30, 2012. Source: NACDS Foundation. Amount
Granted: $1,000.
• Sean T. Lasota, principal investigator. Jamie L. McConaha,
Kevin Lynch and Justine Whitehouse, co-investigators.
Project Title: Establishing a Community-Based Medication Therapy Management Chronic Pain Consult Service:
Determining the Psychosocial and Pharmacotherapeutic
Benefits. Period of Project: February 2013-January 2014.
Source: Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Educational Foundation grant. Amount Granted: $492.00. Total
Grant: $984.00.
• Jamie L. McConaha, principal investigator. A. Kearney and
Sean T. Lasota, co-investigators. Project Title: Evaluation
of Pharmacist Impact on Inhaled Medication Adherence
and Disease State Control in Adult Patients with Asthma.
Period of Project: February 2013 to January 2014. Source:
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Educational
Foundation grant. Amount Granted: $500.00. Total Grant:
$1,000.00.
faculty news
• Kevin J. Tidgewell and Benedict J. Kolber, principal
investigators. Project Title: Cyanobacterial Natural
Products to Treat Comorbid Pain and Depression. Period
of Project: March 2013 to March 2015. Source: American
Pain Society Keller Award. Amount Granted: $35,000.
Total Grant: $35,000.
Howard University
• Oluwaranti R. Akiyode, director of professionalism and
professional development
• Daphne B. Bernard, associate dean for academic affairs
and assessment
• Youness R. Karodeh, assistant dean for student affairs
Mercer University
• Ayyappa Chaturvedula was invited to serve as co-chair
of the 2014 Annual Meeting Program Committee for the
American College of Clinical Pharmacology.
Grants
• Ayyappa Chaturvedula received a $38,029 grant for
“Development of pharmacometric models for antiviral
therapies” from Johns Hopkins University.
• Martin J. D’Souza received a five-year National Institute
of Health R01 collaborative grant for $2,640,440 for “VLP
Vaccine Technology.”
• Maria M. Thurston, Vanthida Huang and Gina J. Ryan
received an American College of Clinical Pharmacy Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Networks seed grant for
$1,547.60 for “Impact of health literacy on aspects of medication nonadherence reported by underserved patients
with type 2 diabetes.”
Midwestern University/
Downers Grove
• Julie A. Fusco, president-elect, Illinois American Society of
Consultant Pharmacists
• Medha Joshi has been appointed to the editorial board of
Enzyme Engineering.
Awards
• Anil Gulati has been awarded U.S. Patent #8349802 for
his work “Methods and composition for contributing to the
treatment of cancers.” He also received the Indian Institute
of Toxicology Research Plaque of Honor for his work in
New Paradigms in Toxicology and the Excellence in Scholarship: Most Outstanding Project by a Resident/Fellow PI
award for “Effect of Medical Equipment on Concentrations
of Volatile Organic Compounds in Neonatal Incubators” at
the Advocate Research Forum.
• Tudy Hodgman received the Presidential Citation from the
Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Northeast Ohio Medical University
• Deepak Bhatia was appointed to the editorial board of the
Journal of Pharmacovigilance.
• Matthew J. Hoover joined the Department of Pharmacy
Practice as assistant professor.
• Jenna Schaffner joined the Department of Pharmacy Practice as assistant professor.
Awards
• Altaf S. Darvesh and Timothy R. Ulbrich received the Most
Influential Faculty/Professor award.
• Brian McNeeley passed the BCPS examination.
• Chrisovalantis Paxos passed the BCPS examination.
• Mate Soric and Yanqiao Zhang received the Junior Faculty
Excellence Award.
Grants
• Magdi Awad, Susan P. Bruce and Timothy R. Ulbrich
were awarded $10,000 for their study “Impact of clinical
pharmacy service on clinical measures in an underserved
population” by the Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of
Public Health Intra-Partner Research Program.
• The Silk Foundation awarded the NEOMED College of
Pharmacy $50,000 for the Pharmacy Endowment fund by
Silk Foundation.
Nova Southeastern University
• Lisa Deziel-Evans has been named dean of the College of
Pharmacy.
Ohio Northern University
Awards
• Ohio Northern University’s National Community Pharmacists Association Business Plan Team won the Ohio
Pharmacists Association third annual Innovative Student
Business Plan competition at the 135th OPA Annual Conference and Trade Show.
Presbyterian College
• L. Clifton Fuhrman has been named dean of the School of
Pharmacy.
Purdue University
• Robert L. Geahlen was appointed as a distinguished professor of medicinal chemistry.
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faculty news
• Margie E. Snyder was appointed to the American College
of Clinical Pharmacy Practice-Based Research Network
Community Advisory Panel.
Grants
• Stephen R. Byrn received $25,000 from Handa Pharmaceuticals, LLC., for “Handa Pharmaceuticals, LLC.”
• Noll L. Campbell received $18,352 from Indiana University
School of Medicine for “Optimistic” and $56,487 from
Indiana University for “Indiana Prospect.”
• Mark S. Cushman received $43,000 from Indiana University for “Design and Synthesis of Norendoxifen Analogues
with Duel Aromatase Inhibitory Activity and Estrogen
Receptor Blocking Activity.”
• Patricia L. Darbishire received $268,524 from the Health
Resources and Services Administration for a “Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program.”
• Vincent J. Davisson received $161,170 from Amgen, Inc.,
for “Identification and Application of Cell-Based Assays
for Lead Optimization Revision.”
• Marlene O. Heeg received $124,980 from Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for “Improving the Management of
HIV-associated Diarrhea;” $123,980 from Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for “Fecal Incontinence: Beyond Conservative Therapy;” and $178,100 from Pfizer Inc., for “Driving
Smoking Cessation Among Customers of a Regional
Supermarket Chain.”
• Marlene O. Heeg also received $122,630 from Novartis
Pharmaceuticals Corporation for “Improving Outcomes in
Patients with Cushing’s Disease: An Expert Review of Updates and Implication to Clinical Practice;” $25,000 from
Multi-Sponsored Industrials from “2012 Inflammatory
Bowel Disease (IBD) Centers for Educational Expertise
and National Initiative;” $2,000,000 from Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for “2012-2013 Hepatology Centers of Expertise HE National Educational Initiative;” and $299,905
from Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for “Great Debates in
Functional GI Disorders: Examining Controversial Aspects
in the Management of Functional gastrointestinal disorders
(FGIDs) - American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
2012 Satellite Symposium.”
• John B. Hertig and Jaclyn A. Jeffries received $2,500
from University of Tennessee Research Corp for “The
impact of Consumer Health Literacy on the Potential for
Unintentional Overdose with Acetaminophen: Patients
Perspectives.”
• Michael D. Murray, Noll L. Campbell, Kevin M. Sowinski
and Zachary A. Weber received $136,664 from Regenstrief Institute for Health Care for “Merck Regenstrief
Collaboration.”
• Michael D. Murray received $34,421 from Indiana University for “NCRR Administrative Supplement to Advance
Translational (T1 & T2) Research CI Net.”
• Brian R. Overholser received $138,213 from PHS-NIH
National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute for “Probing the
Atrial Arrhythmogenic Substrate with Sustained Adrenergic Stimulation.”
• Daniel T. Smith received $303,189 from PHS-NIH National Institute Neurological Disorders and Stroke for “Role of
Acrolein in Spinal Cord Injury.”
• Lynne S. Taylor received $85,000 from National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education for
“Nonlinear Optical Imaging for Sensitive Detection of
Crystallinity in Amorphous Formulations;” $994,000 from
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey for “Engineering Research Center on Structural Organic Composites;”
and $222,029 from Eli Lilly and Company for “High Energy Solids to Enhance and Maximize Biological Exposure
of Poorly-Water Soluble Compounds.”
• James E. Tisdale, Brian R. Overholser and Kevin M. Sowinski received $160,000 from Indiana Clinical & Translational Science Institute for “Sensitivity to Drug-Induced
QT Interval Lengthening in Patients with Heart Failure
with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction.”
Samford University
• Michael Hogue has assumed the interim dean position.
Shenandoah University
• Natalie J. Dearing has been appointed assistant professor
in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.
• James S. Green has been appointed assistant dean of the
Ashburn campus.
• Tara L. Jenkins has been appointed as associate professor
in the Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences.
• Jamie R. Klucken has been appointed as assistant professor
in the Department of Pharmacogenomics.
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Awards
• Sarah Parnapy Jawaid has been named to the inaugural class
of Virginia Pharmacists Association “Top 10 Under 10.”
Grants
• Michelle L. Rager, Emily M. Scopelliti and Dawn E. Havrda
received a Pfizer-awarded grant of $411,545 for the study
titled “Improving Immunization Rates through Optimizing
Pharmacy’s Role in Providing Immunization Services.”
Promotions
• Nina Hengen has been promoted to associate professor in
the Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences.
South Carolina College of
Pharmacy
• Robert Davis, Kennedy Professor, professor, clinical pharmacy and outcomes sciences
• Stephanie Kirk, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy
and outcomes science
Awards
• Celeste Caulder, Kappa Epsilon/Merck Vanguard Award
• Joseph T. DiPiro, Rho Chi Lecture Award
• John J. Lemasters, Distinguished Scholar Award
• Rick G. Schnellmann, Education Award
Grants
• C. James Chou, National Institutes of Health, $1.5 million, “Novel lysine deacetylase 6 Hsp domain inhibitors
against AML.”
Sullivan University
Pharmacists Association Foundation Pinnacle Award for a
Government Agency-Nonprofit Organization-Association.
The University of Georgia
• Susan C. Fagan has been named founding director of the
Center for Pharmacy and Experimental Therapeutics at the
Medical College of Georgia at GRU. She was also named
the Medical College of Georgia’s assistant dean for pharmacy and experimental therapeutics.
• Jake Galdo has been chosen for a position on the advisory
panel on improving healthcare systems for the national
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Awards
• Susan C. Fagan received the title of distinguished research
professor.
• Cory Momany was named Teacher of the Year 2013.
• Alvin Terry was named a Regents’ Professor by the University System of Georgia.
Grants
• Michael Bartlett received $37,435 from the Georgia Health
Sciences University for the study of cholinesterase inhibitors, axonal transport and memory.
• James V. Bruckner received $54,030 from the Consumer
Specialty Product Association for characterization of potential age-related differences in the pharmacokinetics of
pyrethroids in vivo, in situ and in vitro studies in rats and
human systems.
• Brian Cummings received $134,026 from Auburn University for the study of secretory phospholipases SPLA2 and
their receptors for delivering nanoparticles.
• Azza El-Remessy received $283,500 from the National
Institutes of Health for the study of molecular mechanisms
of diabetic retinopathy.
• Walter D. Soja, interim dean and professor
• Susan C. Fagan received $247,331 from the National Institutes of Health for the study of mechanisms of vascular
protection after ischemic stroke.
• Abeer M. Al-Ghananeem, professor and associate dean of
research and graduate program
Promotions
• Maria Lourdes Ceballos-Coronel, associate professor, assistant dean and chair, pharmaceutical sciences
• Kimberly K. Daugherty, professor and assistant dean of
academic affairs and assessment
• Cory Momany received $27,621 from the National
Science Foundation for the study of structure and
function of BENM and CATM, bacterial LYSR-type
transcriptional regulators.
• Wasana K. Sumanasekera, associate professor
• Barbara Mysona, post-doc with Azza El-Remessy, received
a fellowship for $46,624 from the American Heart Association for the study of the role of PRONGF/P75NATR in
diabetes-induced barrier dysfunction.
The University of Arizona
The University of Iowa
Awards
• Misty M. Stutz, associate professor and assistant dean of
experiential education
• The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy’s Medication Management Center received the 2013 American
• Susan S. Vos was elected coordinator-elect for the
Preceptor Special Interest Group with the American
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Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice
and Management.
Awards
• Paul W. Abramowitz will receive an honorary doctor of
science degree from The University of Toledo.
• Dennis K. Helling received the 2013 Remington Honor
Medal by the American Pharmacists Association.
• Ryan Jacobsen was selected to receive the Ben Pardini
Interdisciplinary Teaching Award from The University of
Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
Grants
• Maureen D. Donovan was awarded a University of Iowa
Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination seed grant for her project “Enhanced CNS exposure
to glyphosate following inhalation resulting from olfactory
uptake.” She also received an award from the National
Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education as
part of an FDA U01 project. Her proposal “Pediatric Nasal
Dosage Forms: In Vitro Characterization of Intranasal
Deposition Patterns in Children for Optimal Delivery and
Performance” was chosen by the FDA in the Open Proposals review area.
• Jennifer Fiegel received a new two-year R21 award
from the National Institutes of Health in the amount of
$405,652 for “Synergistic Drug Strategies Against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilms.”
• Lawrence Fleckenstein was awarded a subcontract with
Case Western Reserve University for his project “Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics Studies for Triple Drug
Therapy to Treat Human Lymphatic Filariasis (LF): Diethylcarbamize (DEC), Albendazole (ALB) and Ivermectin
(IVM) to Measure and Analyze Drug Levels.”
• Peter Veng-Pedersen received a new subcontract from the
Children’s Hospital Corporation in Boston for one year for
$16,090 for “Prolonged and Severe Thrombocytopenia in
Neonates.”
Promotions
• Jay D. Currie, chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and
Science
• Maureen D. Donovan, associate dean for undergraduate
education
• Larry Fleckenstein, interim chair of the Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics
• Gary Milavetz, division head of applied clinical sciences
• Aliasger Salem, head of the Division of Pharmaceutics and
Translational Therapeutics
• Amber M. Seaton, chief of staff
• Bernard A. Sorofman, executive associate dean
The University of Mississippi
• Mohammad Khalid Ashfaq, principal scientist in the National Center for Natural Products Research
• Shabana Khan, principal scientist in the National Center
for Natural Products Research
• Christopher R. McCurdy, professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmacology, research professor in the Research
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and co-director of
COBRE Core-NPN/Administrative Core
• Daniel M. Riche, associate professor of pharmacy practice.
• Donna West-Strum, chair and professor of pharmacy
administration and research professor in the Research
Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Kristine L. Willett, professor of pharmacology and research professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Jianping Zhao, research scientist at the National Center for
Natural Products Research
Grants
• Benjamin F. Banahan, principal investigator and Patrick
Pace, co-principal investigator. Source of Award: Mississippi Division of Medicaid/U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. Amount: $92,163. Title: Retrospective
Drug Utilization Review, Support of the Drug Utilization
Board and 2nd Level Appeal for Prior Authorization Process for the MS Division of Medicaid.
• Ashley W. Ellis, principal investigator. Source of Award:
National Association of Chain Drugstores Foundation.
Amount: $2,500. Title: NACDS Foundation of Faculty
Scholars Program.
• Daneel Ferreira, principal investigator. Source of Award:
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. Amount: $120,000. Title:
Human Urinary Metabolites Produced as a Result of Cranberry Juice Consumption.
• Mark T. Hamann, principal investigator. Source of Award:
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. Amount: $49,545. Title: Nicotianamine (NA) - A Natural Replacement for EDTA.
• Melissa Jacob, principal investigator. Source of Award:
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University/NIH.
Amount: $13,660. Title: Development of New Agents
Against Cryptococcal Infections.
• Ikhlas A. Khan, principal investigator and Larry A.
Walker, co-principal investigator. Source of Award: U.S.
Department of Agriculture/ARS. Amount: $91,199. Title:
Discovery and Development of Natural Product-Based
Insect Management Compounds for Medical, Veterinary
and Urban Concern.
• Ikhlas A. Khan and Troy Smillie, principal investigators.
Source of Award: University of Illinois/National Institutes
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of Health. Amount: $170,353. Title: Botanical Estrogens:
Mechanisms, Dose and Target Tissues.
• Xing-Cong Li, principal investigator and Melissa Jacob,
co-principal investigator. Source of Award: Lucigen Corporation/National Institutes of Health. Amount: $200,000.
Title: Random Shear Shuttle BAC Libraries for Antimicrobial Discovery from Soil Metagenomes.
• Soumyajit Majumdar, principal investigator. Source of
Award: U.S. Small Business Administration. Amount:
$21,450. Title: Controlled Release Opthalmic Formulations.
• David J. McCaffrey, principal investigator and Yi Yang,
co-principal investigator. Source of Award: National Community Pharmacists Association. Amount: $5,000. Title:
Adherence Environmental Scan and Literature Review.
• S. Narasimha Murthy, principal investigator. Source of
Award: National Institutes of Health - National Institute
of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Amount: $198,439.
Title: A Novel Method to Treat Chronic Pain. Principal
investigator. Source of Award: U.S. Small Business Administration. Amount: $10,868. Title: A Novel Approach to
Treat Hypertrophic Scar.
• Michael A. Repka, principal investigator. Source of Award:
Evonik Cyro LLC. Amount: $38,400. Title: Investigation
of Eudragit® Polymers for Sustained Release and TasteMasked Melt Extruded Matrices.
• Michael A. Repka, principal investigator and Soumyajit
Majumdar, co-principal investigator. Source of Award:
BASF SE. Amount: $38,679. Title: Properties of HME
Extruded Films Containing Kollidon VA-64 and New
Polymer, Soluplus.
• Leigh Ann Ross, principal investigator and Lauren S.
Bloodworth, co-principal investigator. Source of Award:
Mississippi Public Health Institute/Duke University/U.S.
Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services. Amount: $39,083. Title: Southern
United States Diabetes Coalition.
• Leigh Ann Ross and Lauren S. Bloodworth, principal
investigators. Source of Award: Delta Health Alliance/U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. Amount:
$352,686. Title: Better Living Utilizing Electronic Systems
(BLUES) in the Mississippi Delta.
National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation.
Amount: $1,000. Title: NACDS Foundation Heart to Heart
Community Health Fairs.
ASHLIN Management Group, Inc./U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. Amount: $7,508. Title: HIV Testing and
Linkage to Care in Community Pharmacies and Retail
Clinics Project.
• Ziaeddin Shariat-Madar and John N. Daigle, principal investigators. Source of Award: NASA Space Grant. Amount:
$36,366. Title: Lysosomal Dysfunction May Cause or
Exacerbate Atrophy on a Cellular Level under Weightlessness Conditions.
• Kayla R. Stover, principal investigator. Source of Award:
Astellas Scientific and Medical Affairs, Inc. Amount:
$109,567. Title: Cardiac Toxicity of Echinocandin Antifungals Measured In Vivo and Ex Vivo.
• Larry A. Walker, principal investigator. Source of Award:
USDA, Agricultural Research Service. Amount: $474,946.
Title: Discovery and Development of Natural Products for
Pharmaceutical and Agrichemical Applications.
• Donna S. West-Strum, principal investigator. Source of
Award: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Amount:
$32,202. Title: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Graduate Assistantship in Medication Safety and Outcomes.
• Jordan K. Zjawiony, principal investigator. Source of
Award: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/NIDA.
Amount: $57,298. Title: Diterpenes as Selective Kappa
Opioid Receptor Agents.
Retirements
• Marvin C. Wilson, associate dean of academic and student affairs
The University of Montana
Grants
• Philippe Diaz, The University of Montana-Missoula, has
been awarded $4,800 from Stella Therapeutics for Synthesis of NMP192 Analogues.
The University of Tennessee
• Rex O. Brown was appointed director of the University of
Tennessee College of Pharmacy’s International Experiential Education Program.
Awards
• Heather Draper and Christa M. George were named the
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Student
Government Association Executive Committee Excellence
in Teaching Award winners.
• James C. Eoff III was named a University of Tennessee
Health Science Center distinguished professor.
Grants
• Wei Li and Duane Miller; NIH National Institute of
Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; $350,625;
research to discover unique tissue-selective, nonhypercalcemic vitamin D receptor modulators for
rheumatoid arthritis treatment.
• Junling Wang; Pfizer for $144,840; Historical Cohort Study
on Discontinuation/Interruption of Warfarin Therapy and
Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
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The University of Texas at Austin
• Patrick J. Davis was named to the UT System Academy of
Distinguished Teachers.
The University of Toledo
Grants
• Salah-uddin Ahmed, principal investigator. Title: Regulation of IL-6 mediated tissue inflammation and tissue
destruction by EGCG. Amount: $1,603,436.00 (Total costs
over five years). Source: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases. Dates: April 1, 2013–March 31, 2018.
• Ming Cheh Liu, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, $74,900.00,
Ontogeny of the Phase II cytosolic sulfotransferases and
adverse drug reactions.
Thomas Jefferson University
Awards
• Ginah Nightingale has been selected to participate in the
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research
and Education Foundation’s Research Boot Camp.
University at Buffalo, The State
University of New York
• James M. O’Donnell has been named dean of the School of
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Awards
Promotions
• Wojciech Krzyzanski, associate professor, Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
• William A. Prescott Jr., vice chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Retirements
• Wayne K. Anderson will retire at the beginning of the
2013-2014 academic year after serving 18 years as dean.
University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences
• Christel D. Cater joined the college as student recruiter.
Grants
• Schwanda K. Flowers and Anne C. Pace received the
National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation
Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Grant, providing $50,000 to expand opportunities for residency partnerships in the state.
• Howard Hendrickson was awarded a Small Business
Innovation Research Phase II grant of almost $200,000
from the National Institutes of Health National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in collaboration
with Randy Beavers. The grant is accompanied by another
grant from the UAMS Translational Research Institute of
$30,000. Other collaborators on this grant include Bill
Gurley and Guangrong Zheng.
Retirements
• Larry D. Milne completed 36 years of service to the university in June.
• Peter M. Brody Jr. and student Margaret Miklich, received
the 2013 National Association of Chain Drug Stores Million Hearts Award.
University of California,
San Francisco
• Jack Brown received the 2012 New York State American College of Clinical Pharmacy Researcher of the Year
Award.
• Erin Slazak received the 2012 Lambda Kappa Sigma Female Pharmacist of the Year Award.
Grants
• Joseph P. Balthasar received a $314,262 grant from the
National Institutes of Health for “PTD-mediated protein
or drug delivery for cancer therapy,” July 1, 2012–June
30, 2016.
• Qing Ma received a $599,040 grant from the National
Institutes of Health for “Antiretroviral pharmacogenomics, pharmacokinetics and toxicity in neuroAIDS,” July 1,
2012–June 30, 2017.
• Scott Monte received a $177,175 grant from the National
Community of Chain Drug Stores “Community Pharmacy
Residency Expansion Project,” June 2012–June 2015.
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• B. Joseph Guglielmo, dean, School of Pharmacy
Awards
• Adam R. Abate received a National Science Foundation
CAREER award.
• Kathryn Phillips will lead a four-year, $2.4 million project
“Benefit-Risk Tradeoffs for Whole Genome Sequencing,”
funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
University of Connecticut
• John B. Morris was named interim dean of the UConn
School of Pharmacy.
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University of Houston
• Julianna Fernandez, clinical assistant professor
• Marc L. Fleming, assistant professor
• Dejan Nikolic is a recipient of the Arthur C. Neish Young
Investigator Award from the Phytochemical Society of
North American.
Grants
• Bradley McConnell, Journal of Pharmaceutics & Pharmacology editorial board
• Maria Barbolina received a grant from the Ovarian Cancer
Research Fund through its Liz Tilberis Scholars Program.
She will receive $150,000 annually for three years for her
project “Chemokine-Dependent Control of Survival in
Ovarian Carcinoma.”
• Samina Salim, Journal of Biochemical and Pharmacological
Research and the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology editorial boards
• Michael Federle received a five-year, $500,000 Burroughs
Wellcome Fund grant for his project “Signal Jamming of
Bacterial Pathogens as an Antivirulence Strategy.”
• Vincent H. Tam, associate editor of the Journal of Global
Antimicrobial Resistance
• Hyun-Young Jeong is a subcontract co-investigator on an
NIH-funded project “Design and Synthesis of Nonpeptide
Protease Inhibitors.”
• Tahir Hussain, professor
• Matthew Wanat, clinical assistant professor
Grants
• Rajender R. Aparasu; Agency for Health Research and
Quality; $872,000; “Anticholinergics and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly with Depression.”
• Alan Kozikowski received a five-year, $398,226 R01 grant
from the NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke for “Optimization of HDAC6 Inhibitors in the
Treatment of CMT.”
• Marc L. Fleming; 2013 Postgraduate Best Podium Presentation; Academy of Research & Science’s Economic, Social
and Administrative Sciences section; American Pharmacists Association
• Alexander S. Mankin and co-principal investigator Nora
Vazquez-Laslop received a three-year grant from the
National Science Foundation for their project “Specific
Interactions of the Ribosome with the Nascent Peptide.”
• Svetlana B. Tikunova; National Heart, Lung & Blood
Institute; $451,000; “Molecular Mechanism of Dilated
Cardiomyopathy”
• Edith Nutescu received funding in the amount of $526,567
from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
for her four-year project “Patient-Centered Anticoagulation Self-Monitoring in Minority Patients.”
• Anne M. Tucker; team member/co-recipient (Michael E.
DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center); 2013 Clinical
Nutrition Support Team of Distinction Award; American
Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Promotions
• Kimberly K. Birtcher, clinical professor
• Elizabeth A. Coyle, clinical professor
• Nancy D. Ordonez, clinical associate professor
• Andrea L. Smesny, clinical associate professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
• Janet P. Engle was appointed vice chair/chair-elect of the
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education International Commission.
Awards
• Seungpyo Hong won the Rising Star 2012 Researcher of
the Year award from UIC’s Office of the Vice Chancellor
for Research.
• Alexander S. Mankin has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the AACP Paul R. Dawson Biotechnology Award.
• Charles E. McPherson III was honored as a Black History
Maker by UIC’s Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of
Blacks.
• Zain Paroo received a $100,000 grant from the Illinois
Chapter of the American Cancer Society for his project on
a genetic screen for human micronases.
• Simon Pickard and Robert DiDomenico are coinvestigators on a grant “Patient navigators to reduce
readmissions,” funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes
Research Institute. The principal investigator is Jerry
Krishnan and the total award is in excess of $2 million for
the three-year project.
• Richard van Breemen received a five-year, $2.1-million
T32 grant from the NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
• Nora Vazquez-Laslop and Alexander S. Mankin received
a four-year, $303,050 R01 grant from the NIH National
Institute of General Medical Sciences for their project “Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Macrolide Antibiotics.”
• Surrey Walton is a subcontract principal investigator on
a NIH-funded project “Methodological Development for
Cost Effectiveness Assessment of CPHHD Projects.”
• Faculty from the Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomic Research were recently awarded a
subcontract to perform work on the FDA-funded MiniSentinel Program, led by Glen T. Schumock.
• Two UIC COP research teams received UIC Office of
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Technology Management’s fall 2012 Proof of Concept Gap
Funding Awards. Seungpyo Hong was recognized for his
project “Development of a Biomimetic Device Prototype
for Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells” and Gregory
Thatcher and Debra Tonetti for their project “Therapies
Associated With Modulation and Mimicry of Hormone
Actions.”
University of Maryland
• Hazem E. Hassan has been named a research assistant
professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Vijay Ivaturi has been named a research assistant professor
in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science.
• Francis B. Palumbo was named to the editorial board of the
journal Food and Drug Law.
• Fadia Shaya has been elected to the board of directors of
the Quality Health Foundation.
• Deanna Tran has been named chair of the Education and
Professional Development Standing Committee of the
American Pharmacists Association’s New Practitioner
Advisory Committee.
Awards
• Susan C. dosReis and Raymond C. Love were co-recipients
of the 2013 Alma Troccoli Service Award from the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Division of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Amy Ives has been accepted to the MedStar Health Teaching
Scholars Medical Education Research Certificate program.
• Amy Ives, Deborah A. Sturpe, Livia R. Macedo and thirdyear student pharmacist Jessica I. Pyhtila were selected for
the 2013 AACP/Walmart Scholars Program.
• Pedro Lopes, Alexander MacKerell and Angela Wilks
received a Canadian patent for “Heme Oxygenase Inhibitors, Screening Methods for Heme Oxygenase Inhibitors
and Methods of Use of Heme Oxygenase Inhibitors for
Antimicrobial Therapy.”
• Alexander MacKerell received a United States Patent for
“Small Molecule Inhibitors of BCL6.”
• Mary Lynn McPherson received the Robert K. Chalmers
Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award from AACP.
• Jill A. Morgan received the Maryland Pharmacists Association’s Mentor Award.
• Francis B. Palumbo has been named Honorary President of
the Maryland Pharmacists Association.
• Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner received the American Pharmacists Association’s 2013 Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award. She also received the Maryland Pharmacists
Association’s Seidman Award.
• Deanna Tran has been named a “10 Under 10” by the
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Practitioners.
• Julie Zito and Dinci Pennap received an Innovation Award
from the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in
Regulatory Science and Innovation for “Racial/Ethnic
Differences in Pediatric Antipsychotic Use by FDAlabeled Status.”
Grants
• Bruce Anderson received $1,587,594 from the Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for “Toxic
Exposures that Occur in Children.”
• Susan C. dosReis received $94,092 from the Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for “Community Alternatives to Psychiatric and Residential Treatment
Facilities Demonstration Waiver Program Management.”
• Steven Fletcher received $37,140 from Convergene LLC
for “Optimization of Small Molecule Inhibitors of the
BRD4 Protein.”
• Jogarao Gobburu received $60,884 from Eli Lilly Research
Labs for “Development of a Model-based Insulin Dosing Calculator, Framework, and Algorithms to Support
Development of Integrated Glucose Control Devices” and
$40,562 from Medicines360 for “Levonorgestrel Releasing
Intrauterine Device.”
• Stephen Hoag received $15,040 from the University of
Antwerp for “Nasal Spray Device Manufacture” and
$42,501 from U.S. Pharmacopeia for “Development of a
Spectral Database for Excipients, Drug Substances, and
Drug Products.”
• Thiyagu Rajakannan received $50,000 from Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America for “Feasibility of Patient-Centered Tools for Improving Medication
Adherence in Pediatric Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder.”
• Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner received $100,000 from the
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
for “P3 Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and
Comprehensive Medication Therapy Management Services
for Cardiovascular Disease Management Program” and
$157,843 from the Maryland Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene for “Clinical Pharmacy Services.” She also
received $48,195 from MedStar Health Incorporated for
“Georgetown University Hospital” and $272,808 from Giant Maryland.
• Jana Shen received $324,858 from the National Science
Foundation for “Electrostatic Mechanisms in Protein
Stability.”
• Bruce Stuart received $25,000 from Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers of America for “Assessing
Out-Of-Plan Drug Use by Medicare Part D Enrollees” and
$45,000 from Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America for “Medication Adherence and Medicare
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Expenditures among Beneficiaries with Diabetes.”
• Deanna Tran received $1,000 from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores for “Million Hearts 2013 Heart
to Heart Community Health Fairs.”
• Mona L. Tsoukleris received $59,823 from the Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for “RX for
Asthma - Comprehensive Asthma Medication Therapy
Management.”
• Kathryn Walker received $280,738 from the Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for “Controlled
Dangerous Substance Emergency Preparedness Plan.”
• Bruce Yu received $357,746 from the National Science
Foundation for “Engineering Fluorinated Paramagnetic
Complexes for Multichromic 19F MRI” and $38,285 from
the University of Maryland, College Park for “Engineering
Fluorinated Paramagnetic Complexes for Multichromic
19F MRI.”
• Ilene H. Zuckerman received $200,000 from Philips
Healthcare for “eICU Research Studies” and $301,811 from
the Maryland Health Care Commission for “Memorandum
of Understanding - Maryland Patient-Centered Medical
Home Shared Savings.”
Virginia Commonwealth University
• Rollin L. Ballentine, co-chairman of the Richmond Metro
Division of the American Cancer Society.
• Donald F. Brophy, first Nancy and Ronald McFarlane
Professor of Pharmacy recipient and inducted into the
National Academies of Practice as a Distinguished Scholar
and Fellow.
Awards
• Krista L. Donohoe, certified geriatric pharmacist
• Sharon S. Gatewood, American Pharmacists Association’s
Community Pharmacy Residency Excellence in Precepting
Award.
• Lemont Kier, American Association of Nurse Anesthesia’s
Didactic Instructor of the Year Award.
• Diana R. Mack, 2013 Faculty Award for Excellence in
Teaching.
Promotions
• Phillip M. Gerk, associate professor with tenure in the
Department of Pharmaceutics.
University of Southern California
• Matthew S. Halquist, research assistant professor in the
Department of Pharmaceutics.
Awards
• Mary Jayne Kennedy, associate professor with tenure in the
Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Sciences.
• Steven W. Chen received the Individual Award for
Career Achievement at the 2013 APhA Foundation
Pinnacle Awards.
University of Washington
• Nikki Klatt has joined the faculty as an assistant professor
of pharmaceutics.
Awards
• Carlos Catalano received a Volunteer Recognition Award
at the UW Health Sciences 2013 Martin Luther King
Jr. Tribute.
• Nina Isoherranen will receive the Drug Metabolism Division Early Career Achievement Award from the American
Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
• A posthumous Dean’s Recognition Award was given to Sid
Nelson by the American College of Apothecaries.
• Sean Sullivan was named to the Rho Chi Society
Alumni Honor Roll at the American Pharmacists
Association meeting.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Jeanette C. Roberts has agreed to stay on another year as
dean of the School of Pharmacy.
• Jurgen Venitz, professor with tenure in the Department of
Pharmaceutics.
Washington State University
• Danial E. Baker re-appointed as a Fellow of the American
Society of Consultant Pharmacists through 2017.
• Logan Battrell, research technician, pharmaceutical
sciences
• Jonah Hocum, research technician, pharmaceutical
sciences
• Joshua J. Neumiller appointed to the 2013 advisory board
for American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Geriatric
Pharmacy Review curriculum and contributing editor for
U.S. Pharmacist.
• Mary F. Paine, associate professor, clinical pharmacology
• Tracy L. Skaer appointed as a member of the editorial
board for Pain Studies and Treatment.
Grants
• K. Michael Gibson, $743,974 grant from National Institutes of Health to test an experimental drug’s effectiveness
on succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, an inherited disorder with characteristics of autism and epilepsy.
• Grant D. Trobridge, $1.6 million grant from National In-
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stitutes of Health to continue investigating of gene therapy
for HIV and AIDS.
• Lisa J. Woodard, $33,847 grant from the Community
Pharmacy Foundation for a project “Diabetes Prevention
in Pharmacies.”
West Virginia University
• Charles K. Babcock was certified in Advanced Geriatric
Skills by the WV Geriatric Education Center.
• Nilanjana Dwibedi, assistant professor, Department of
Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy.
• Allie Karshenas, associate professor, Department of
Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy, and director, Clinical
Operations, Clinical and Pharmacologic Research Center
Certifications.
• Kimberly M. Kelly was invited to serve on grant review
panels by the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute
and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Posting a job—and reaching a large pool of
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For more information, contact Kyle R. Bagin at
[email protected] or 703-739-2330 ext. 1036.
• Charles D. Ponte was selected as a member of the Practice Task Force of the National Certification Board for
Diabetes Educators.
Awards
• Gina M. Baugh received the 2013 West Virginia Campus
Compact Engaged Educator Award from the WVU Center
for Civic Engagement.
Grants
• S. Suresh Madhavan received $447,273 from Molina
Medicaid Solutions, Inc., for “Molina Pharmacy Provider
Call Center.”
• Rae R. Matsumoto was awarded $36,345 from Avanir for
her research “Evaluation of Pharmacological Actions of
Putative Sigma-1 Receptor Ligands.”
• Usha Sambamoorthi was awarded $149,999 from SanofiAventis for her research “Patterns and Outcomes of Diabetes
Treatments in Elderly Diabetes- Human Database Analysis.”
Promotions
• Gina M. Baugh, clinical associate professor
Retirements
• Paula Jo Meyer-Stout, Department of Basic
Pharmaceutical Sciences
• W. Clarke Ridgway retired after 31 years of service to WVU
and the School of Pharmacy and has been named an emeritus professor.
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