Division News and Events - Pharmacotherapy & Translational Sciences

Patient Care, Research, Service, and Teaching

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The Division of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Sciences is heavily involved in innovative patient care, research, and teaching, as well as service to the profession and the community at large. 

Announcements and Accomplishments

UT College of Pharmacy Continues Partnership with UT Health San Antonio to Help Win $46 Million in New NIH Grants

UT Health San Antonio and seven regional partners and collaborators, including The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, will leverage $46 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over the next five to seven years to translate scientific discoveries into therapeutic benefits for human health and well-being. The funding is being provided through NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS).

Dr. Lee is This Year's Graduate Teaching & Mentoring Award Winner

Congratulations to Dr. Grace Lee, Pharm.D., Ph.D., faculty member and Translational Science Ph.D. (TS Ph.D.) Program alum, who is this year’s Graduate Teaching & Mentoring Award Winner.  The UT Pharmacy Graduate Student Association selects one faculty member each year for for this honor, based on their outstanding mentorship and academic service to students.

UT Austin is the No. 1 Global University in Texas

The University of Texas at Austin continues its outstanding reputation in Texas and the world.  UT is ranked No. 1 in Texas, the No. 9 public university in the U.S., and No. 43 in the world in the most recent rankings from U.S. News and World Report.  UT Austin is the only Texas university that ranks in the top 100 schools on the list.

Division News

Vadiei Discusses Unique Challenges in Psychiatric Population

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Dec. 12, 2024
In a conversation with Drug Topics, Nina Vadiei, Pharm.D., BCPP, clinical associate professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Sciences (PTSCI) at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy and a clinical pharmacy specialist in psychiatry at the San Antonio State Hospital discussed some of the challenges she faces working with forensic patients who have been charged with a crime and have severe mental illness.

Introducing the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Sciences (PTSCI) at UT Austin Pharmacy

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Aug. 8, 2024
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy’s Division of Pharmacotherapy in San Antonio is undergoing a significant transformation. Effective September 1, 2024, the group will become the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Sciences (PTSCI) to better reflect its tremendous growth, expansion and strategic collaborations over the past decade. The PTSCI Division will pursue its mission to educate and train the future leaders of pharmacotherapy and translational science, engage in innovative research and provide exemplary patient care.

UT Austin College of Pharmacy Continues its 15-Year Partnership with the UT Health San Antonio to Help Win $46 Million in New NIH Grants

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Sept. 7, 2023
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) and seven regional partners and collaborators, including The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, will leverage $46 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over the next five to seven years to translate scientific discoveries into therapeutic benefits for human health and well-being.

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