Purdue University
Grants
- Arun Ghosh received $186,716 from University of California-Santa Cruz for “Mechanisms of the Spliceosome Protein SF3B1 and Inhibitors.”
- Marlene Heeg received $50,000 from Commonwealth Diagnostics International for “2017 IBS Prime Initiative.”
- Karen S. Hudmon received $57,215 from Indiana University for “IU Simon Cancer Center- P30 Supplement for Tobacco Cessation.”
- Jane Krause received $5,000 from Indiana Collegiate Action Network for “Conversations with Faculty, Staff, Students, and Administrators: Addressing Alcohol Use on Campus.”
- Amy Heck Sheehan received $115,974 from Janssen Scientific Affairs for “FDA/Pudue/Janssen Scientific Affairs Drug Information Pharmaceutical Fellowship.”
- Jenny Sjogren received$45,574 from American Heart Association for “Targeting Molecular Mechanisms of RGS2 Protein Degradation for Novel Cardiovascular Therapeutics (210164 Xfer Remaining Balance from MSU).”
- Lynne Taylor received $277,336 from PHS-FDA Food and Drug Administration for “Phase Behavior and Transformation Kinetics of a Poorly Water Soluble Weakly Basic Drug Upon Transit for Low to High pH Conditions.”
- Zhong-Yin Zhang received $93,000 from Indiana University for “Development of an HTS Assay for Discovery of HBV cccDNA Inhibitors; Amendment 1, Grant 108763.”
- Alan Zillich received $492,897 from Eskenazi Health for “Co-funded Position in Adult Medicine with Eskenazi Hospital.”
The University of Mississippi
Appointments/Elections
- Eman Ashour, research assistant professor of pharmaceutics and drug delivery
- Jordan Ballou
- Supervisor, Mountain East Province of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.
- Appointed Member, MPhA Membership Committee
- Marie Barnard, assistant professor of pharmacy administration
- Lauren Bloodworth, President Elect, MPhA, MPhA Education Committee
- Meagan Brown
- Secretary, MSHP
- Appointed Member, AACP Professional Affairs Committee
- Member, APHA-APPM Awards Committee
- Re-appointed, UMMC HealthCare Disparities Committee
- Courtney Davis, Immediate Past President, MSHP
- Seena Haines
- President Elect, MCCP
- Chair Elect, AACP Women Faculty SIG
- Appointed Member, AACP Council of Faculties Department Chair Learning Community and Annual Meeting Programming
- Appointed Member, ASHP, Council for Workforce Development
- Appointed Member, ASHP Joint Section and Forum Leadership Development Advisory Panel
- Co-Chair, NMA AACP Programming Committee
- Stuart Haines
- Elected-Chair, Council of Faculties, AACP
- Appointed Vice Chair ACCP Nominations Committee
- Appointed Co-Chair, Alliance for Continuing Education for Health Professions (ACEhp), Education Committee
- Kris Harrell, Appointed Member AACP Council of Faculties Faculty Affairs Committee
- Anastasia Jenkins, President-Elect, MSHP
- Scott Malinowski
- Electronic Media Coordinator, MSHP
- CPD Section Awards Committee - AACP
- Katie McClendon
- Member 2018 ACCP Annual Meeting Program Committee
- Member AACP Council of Faculties (COF) Emerging Teaching Scholars Awards Committee
- Jason Paris, assistant professor of pharmacology
- Adam Pate, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice
- Kristen Pate, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice; APhA MM SIG Clinical Committee Co-Chair
- Eric Pittman, clinical director of MS-DUR Initiative, research assistant professor of pharmacy administration
- John Rimoldi, Medicinal Chemistry Graduate Program Coordinator
- Melissa Reilly, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice
- Leigh Ann Ross,
- Member, AACP Council of Deans Task Force on Population Health
- Chair, Pharmacotherapy Publications, Inc. Board of Directors
- Sudeshna Roy, assistant professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy
- James Stewart, associate professor of pharmacology
- Kayla Stover, ACCP Nominations Committee
- Noa Valcarcel-Ares, faculty instructor
- Jamie Wagner
- MSHP Education Committee Chair
- ACCP ID PRN Programming Chair
- SIDP LTC Subcommittee Chair
- AACP Council of Faculties Junior Faculty Learning Community Chair
- AACP Pharmacy Practice Section Scholarship & Research Committee
- ACCP Research Fellowship Review Committee
Awards
- Kim Adcock, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Distinguished Teaching Fellow for 2017-2020.
- Robert Doerksen, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Distinguished Teaching Fellow for 2017-2020.
- Joshua Fleming
- University of Mississippi Medical Center Nelson Order
- IPPE Preceptor of the Year
- Laurie Fleming
- University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Faculty Service Award
- MSHP Pharmacist of the Year
- Seena Haines, Fellow, ACCP
- Erin Holmes, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Distinguished Teaching Fellow for 2017-2020.
- S. Narasimha Murthy, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Researcher of the Year Award
- Leigh Ann Ross
- Fellow APhA
- AACP Pharmacy Practice Service Award - July 2017
- John Rimoldi
- Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award
- University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Distinguished Teaching Fellow for 2017-2020
- Meagen Rosenthal, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy New Investigator of the Year Award
- Kayla Stover
- Fellow, ACCP
- Fellow, IDSA
- Jamie Wagner
- AACP Innovations in CPE Award
- MSHP Outstanding Young Health System Pharmacist
- Kristie Willett
- 2017 Faculty Achievement Award
- SOP 2017 Faculty Instructional Innovation Award
Grants
- Marie Barnard, NIH, Science Teaching Excites Medical Interest (STEMI) $110,143
- Lauren Bloodworth
- CDC MSDH Pharmacy Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Project, $465,763
- MSPHI, Together on Diabetes, $42,981
- CCTS: UMMC – Mississippi Diabetes Health Care Network Initiative, $129,242
- MSDH - Community Clinical Linkages, $51,566
- Jason Paris, NIH, Opiate Abuse of Sex Steroids influence neuroAIDS Pathology
- Joshua Sharp, NSF, Measuring Protein Topology in Conformationally Heterogeneous Mixtures by Top-Down Hydroxyl Radical Protein Footprinting
- Marc Slattery, Kristie Willett, Deb Gochfeld, University of Southern Mississippi, MBRACE
- Jamie Wagner, MAD ID Antimicrobial Stewardship Research Grant, $30,000
- Kristie Willett
- NIH, Developmental Toxicity of Cannabidiol and △9-Tetrahydrocannabinol
- WRRI Risk of Lead Contamination in Public Water
Promotions
- Courtney Davis, clinical associate professor
- Meagan Brown, clinical associate professor
- Robert Doerksen, associate professor of medicinal chemistry, was promoted to associate dean at the University of Mississippi Graduate School
Retirements
- Rachel Robinson, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice
Xavier University of Louisiana
Appointments/Elections
- Suzanne S. Monteverde, assistant professor
Promotions
- Gladys P. Alford, tenured professor