Price named Yanchick professor and director of geriatric pharmacotherapy
Elvin T. Price, Pharm.D./Ph.D., has been named Victor A. Yanchick professor and director of the Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program at VCU School of Pharmacy. He takes over the roles from longtime professor Patricia Slattum, who retired earlier this year.
The Yanchick professorship is named for Victor A. Yanchick, dean of the School of Pharmacy from 1996 to 2014, and has the goal of providing sustained leadership for the geriatrics program.
“We are thrilled that Dr. Price has agreed to take on this role and lead the Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program,” said Joseph T. DiPiro, Archie O. McCalley chair and dean of the School of Pharmacy. “His experience and dedication to improving health among older patients will guide the program into the future of geriatric medicine.”
Price joined VCU School of Pharmacy in 2017 from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy, where he was an assistant professor, as an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science. He also is affiliated with VCU’s Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation (iCubed), focusing on health and wellness in aging populations.
“Older adults have a special place in my heart,” Price said. “As a child I witnessed several of my older relatives live with, and die from, diabetes and heart diseases. This suffering inspired me to pursue a career studying the impact of genetic variation on aging and how people respond to medications.”
Price earned his doctorate in pharmacy from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and his Ph.D. in clinical pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacogenomics from the University of Florida. His published research has focused largely on pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine, as well as on health issues such as diabetes and substance abuse.
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