Graduation news: Kudos to the class of 2013!
The date is Aug. 13, 2009! The class of 2013 watches slides outlining orientation events. To take a look back at the first day for incoming Pharm.D.s, visit http://www.pharmacy.vcu.edu/sub/articles/?id=182. Congratulations to the School of Pharmacy class of 2013! Rotations for fourth-year Pharm.D. students ended April 26, and the final t’s have been crossed on graduate […]
Major study published on genes contributing to risk for schizophrenia
An international study helmed by researchers in the VCU School of Pharmacy’s Center for Biomarker Research and Personalized Medicine was published April 9 in JAMA Psychiatry. Center director Edwin van den Oord was principal investigator for the project, whose objective was to identify schizophrenia susceptibility genes. SOP faculty contributors included Karolina Aberg, Jozsef Buksczar, Amit […]
Paying tribute to alumni: Burnham, Rudenko and Wood
To see a photo album from the alumni awards reception, please click here. 2013 award-winning pharmacy alumni are Amy Rudenko (left), Jerry Wood and Bronwyn Burnham. / Photo by Clem Britt Kudos to the School of Pharmacy’s many deserving alumni! Three of them were recognized as MCV Alumni Association award winners during Reunion Weekend 2013. […]
Old friends and new await you during fun-filled Reunion Weekend! April 19-21
Last year’s Reunion Weekend was a family affair for SOP alumnus Thong Tran of Herndon, Va., who celebrated his 10th reunion. Reunion Weekend 2013 is just around the corner, but it’s not too late to register! Here are the links you might need: full schedule of events, registration, hotel information and a list of who’s […]
SOP students share gift of time, experience
Recording patients’ medical and medication history is an important part of medical missions. At RAM, students and professionals conduct much of their work outdoors, protected from summer sun and storms by giant tents. Talk about community engagement! School of Pharmacy students are all over it, both at home and abroad. Evan Sisson, associate professor, reports […]
Department of Pharmaceutics: a very good year
To see an album of photos from the PCEU awards reception, click here. During the 2011-12 academic year, the School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutics faculty, staff and students secured about $1.36 million in grants, contracts, scholarships and gifts to underpin departmental research. The department’s first Grants, Scholarships and Awards Reception took place in January at the […]
ACCP-ASHP-VCU Congressional Health Policy Fellow named
Daniel J. Nam of Floral Park, N.Y., has been named the 2013-14 ACCP-ASHP-VCU Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellow. The fellow program, which is now in its seventh year, provides pharmacists with unique insights into health care policy analysis and development, under the auspices of the VCU School of Pharmacy in collaboration with the American College of Clinical […]
Jewell and Carl Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium debuts March 9
Today’s rapidly changing health care environment dictates that closer attention be paid to the need for interprofessional practice. VCU’s first Jewell and Carl Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium will address that need and how to make it a reality. “Preparing for the Interprofessional Practice Environment of Tomorrow” features keynote speaker Carolyn Clancy, director of the federal Agency […]
Hello, goodbye! SOP transitions
Haven’t met that new person you suddenly started seeing on the elevator or the stairs? Say hello and introduce yourself! Welcome to School of Pharmacy personnel who have joined us in the past year, best wishes to those who have said their farewells and congratulations to those who’ve been promoted. WELCOME Adam Hawkridge – assistant professor, […]
SOP establishes collaborative agreement with University of Kufa
VCU School of Pharmacy has established a collaborative relationship with the University of Kufa in Najaf, Iraq. The University of Kufa was founded in 1987. Its College of Pharmacy, which opened in 1999, offers a five-year B.Sc. degree in pharmacy sciences. Last spring, Kufa College of Pharmacy faculty member Sarmad Al-Edresi contacted the VCU School […]