As a student in Novara in Italy’s Piedmont region, Francesca Brunelli was not sure what she wanted to do with her future until she took some medicinal chemistry classes as an undergraduate. It was after taking these courses that she was hooked and pursued her master’s and PhD in drug innovation at the Università degli […]

As we celebrate 150 years of U-M College of Pharmacy, it’s only fitting that our first story spotlights the person who set the entire journey in motion, Albert B. Prescott, MD. A name you may have seen in a textbook or in the portrait on the second floor of our pharmacy building, but behind that […]

Millions of people worldwide suffer from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that damage neurons in the brain. The need for therapies that can repair the damage—or prevent it—is enormous.
Treatments developed so far have had limited benefits, and one of the reasons is that it’s difficult to get a therapeutic dose […]

A global pandemic, a job that clicked, and a lucky break that let him explore the pharmacy profession all added up to a turning point that has led Caleb Knisley to pursue a PharmD degree.
Knisley was in his first year of college at Eastern Michigan University with plans to study computer science when COVID interrupted […]

Before she even arrived on campus for her first year at the College of Pharmacy in August, freshman Rashika Balakrishnan knew she had a circle of peers and mentors who could show her the ropes.
Balakrishnan and her fellow freshmen are off to a smooth start thanks to their BSPS Buddies – peer mentors who volunteer […]

Photos Courtesy of Brady Kendall and Michigan Athletics
Brady Kendall loves science and swimming — and she’s racing towards big goals in both.
She’s on the fast track toward her PharmD degree, finishing her bachelor’s degree in just three years and launching into her graduatestudies a year early. All the while, she has been a force […]

In May 2025, during his first year of pharmacy school, Andrew Aboona took a quick trip to New York to visit a friend and take in an electronic dance music (EDM) festival. Just as his favorite act hit the stage in an explosion of lasers, lights, and sound, he felt a bump in his back—and […]

Marini hopes that, as an educator, whether that be through his work in Common Sense Oncology, behind the microphone of his popular podcast or with his students at Michigan Medicine, he is making a splash in making oncology care more patient-centered and accessible to all.

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This Naloxone box project is especially a point of pride for Long because it sits on the front steps of her favorite pharmacy school involvement.