2016 Holiday Greetings from Texas Pharmacy

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December 5, 2016
Holiday Greetings from 2016 Texas Pharmacy

Gore Study Looks at Brain Response to Estrogen

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May 28, 2015
Dr. Andrea Gore conducted a research study that may offer new insight to help women and their physicians make individual determinations concerning if and when to turn to estrogen replacement therapies to relieve symptoms of menopause.

Student Receives RESPy Award

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April 20, 2015
Second year student Marilyn Mootz has been selected to receive the RESPy Award presented by Walmart and Pharmacy Times.

Stavchansky Named Outstanding Alumnus

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April 7, 2015
Dr. Salomon Stavchansky, professor of pharmaceutics, is one of four named to the Hall of Distinguished Alumni at the University of Kentucky’s College of Pharmacy.

APhA Podium Competition Winner

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March 31, 2015
Benita Bamgbade was named winner of a Best Podium Presentation Award at the annual meeting of the American Pharmacists Association.

High Honors for Patient Counseling

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March 30, 2015
P4 student Bindia Patel brought distinction to Longhorn pharmacy when she was named first runner up in the 2015 patient counseling competition sponsored by the American Pharmacists Association’s (APhA) Academy of Student Pharmacists.

Poverty Simulation

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March 17, 2015
Students and faculty from pharmacy, nursing, social work, communication, and dentistry had a chance to walk a mile in the shoes of some of their future patients and clients at the Poverty Simulation, an interprofessional education event designed to teach participants about disparities in living conditions within a community.

DiGiovanni Skin Cancer Research Receives Grant Funding

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February 26, 2015
Dr. John DiGiovanni, professor of pharmacology and toxicology, has been awarded a $900,000 grant to study the role of a protein n the development of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC).

Parkinson Gene Link May Aid Battle Against Disease

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February 12, 2015
Dr. Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay, assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology, led the research team that focused on the gene SLC30A10 and its role as a “door opener” in helping to remove elevated levels of manganese from cells.

Vasquez Honored by AAAS

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December 4, 2014
Dr. Karen Vasquez, professor of pharmacology and toxicology, is among five faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin recently elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).