For years, diabetes management has centered on a single metric: A1C. However, for patients living with type 2 diabetes, that number only tells part of the story.
At the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, faculty are helping broaden the conversation around diabetes care. Through clinical practice, education, research and statewide collaboration, leaders like Dr. Heidi […]

When Ben Korman, PharmD ’15, enrolled at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, he was beginning a second career and stepping into a future he hadn’t fully mapped out.
“I started pharmacy school at 35,” Ben said. “At the time, I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do.”
Like many pharmacy students, Ben initially considered […]

As the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy celebrates 150 years of advancing healthcare, we look not only to where we’ve been — but where we’re going.
At the center of that future is Dean Vicki Ellingrod, PharmD, FCCP, FACNP, a nationally recognized researcher, leader and the first woman to serve as dean in the College’s 150-year […]

On a crisp fall afternoon in Ann Arbor, surrounded by the energy of a packed stadium, John Osborn found himself in a place that would unexpectedly connect past and present. Sitting in a suite at the Big House, he struck up a conversation with then-Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Jim Dalton. What began as […]

We regularly talk about the many career paths a pharmacy degree can launch – community, clinical practice, industry, etc. But what if your PharmD could take you somewhere a little…higher? Have you ever considered that you could be a pharmacist for NASA and work in spaceflight? Well, once upon a time, a 16-year-old had a […]

When Shawna Kraft, PharmD ’06, began her career as a clinical pharmacist specializing in cancer treatments, a diagnosis of metastatic melanoma meant very limited survival. Today, with advances in immunotherapy, she sees patients live with the disease for a decade or more. 
But that usually requires years of treatment, careful management of side effects and still […]

After 20 years as a clinical pharmacist specializing in bone marrow transplantation, David Frame, PharmD, is an expert in dialing down the body’s immune response. That’s essential in therapies where you are basically replacing the patient’s immune system. Unchecked, the transplanted cells will attack not only the disease, but the host. 
Frame, a Clinical Associate Professor […]

Undergrad PhD Future Professor + Researcher

Meet Casey McCarthy, a College of Pharmacy PhD student whose work in medicinal chemistry is already making an impact. With research published in multiple scientific journals, Casey is helping shape the future of medicine as he works toward a career in academia. Scroll to learn about his journey […]

James Moon’s work has shown that a new plant-based fiber formulation may dramatically boost the tumor-fighting power of anti-cancer drugs. Now, he is collaborating with Michigan Medicine colleagues on a clinical trial to see if it can help patients fight kidney tumors.
A class of drugs called immune checkpoint blockers (ICBs) can spur the immune system […]

Bringing a new drug to patients is one of the most complex challenges in modern science. It can take 10 to 15 years and cost billions of dollars. On top of that, nearly 90% of drug candidates fail during clinical testing stages.
To confront this harsh reality, the University of Michigan has launched the Institute for […]