College of Pharmacy News

Sara Yakhin, PharmD Intern, Laura Gordon, PharmD Intern and Jennifer Seltzer, PharmD

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

Teresa Wise, PharmD Intern and Jennifer Seltzer, PharmD

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).

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.

Natalie Boyd, PharmD & Jennifer Seltzer, PharmD