Meningococcal Meningitis 2015

April 1, 2015
Sara Yakhin, PharmD Intern, Laura Gordon, PharmD Intern and Jennifer Seltzer, PharmD

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.

H3N2 2015

February 1, 2015
Teresa Wise, PharmD Intern and Jennifer Seltzer, PharmD

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).

Reveles Traces Rate of Hospital Infections

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October 16, 2014
Dr. Kelly Reveles, assistant professor of pharmacotherapy, is primary author of the study that looked at 2.2 million cases of Clostridium difficile infection from 2001 through 2010.

Measles 2014

September 1, 2014
Natalie Boyd, PharmD & Jennifer Seltzer, PharmD