Faculty

Heidi Diez, PharmD’04, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy and clinical pharmacist specialist at Domino’s Farms Family Medicine, Michigan Medicine, received the prestigious Bowl of Hygeia Award during the 2023 Michigan Pharmacists Association Annual Convention & Exposition in Detroit, Michigan.  The Bowl of Hygeia Award, presented in cooperation with the American Pharmacists Association Foundation and the […]

Dr. Varsha Bhatt-Mehta, retired clinical professor of pharmacy, died on February 16, 2023. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Manish Mehta; sons, Anshul (Shreena), Vishal (Manali-fiancée); and Belle (pet dog) who were all by her side in her last days, as well as a large family based in London, U.K. Read her obituary.  Dr. […]

Tim Cernak, assistant professor of medicinal chemistry in the College of Pharmacy, is among the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s 2023 list of researchers who stand out as the next generation of leaders in scientific research. Dr. Cernak is one of three U-M researched awarded the annual fellowship intended to support tomorrow’s leaders in science and […]

By Kim North Shine, Michigan News Service. With a big assist from artificial intelligence and a heavy dose of human touch, Tim Cernak‘s lab at the University of Michigan made a discovery that dramatically speeds up the time-consuming chemical process of building molecules that will be tomorrow’s medicines, agrichemicals or materials. The discovery, published in […]

Duxin Sun, PhD’02, associate dean for research, Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Professor of Pharmacy, and professor of pharmaceutical sciences, has been named a 2023 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS fellows are chosen by their peers for their “scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.” […]

By Laura Bailey, Michigan News Service Researchers can invent and test millions of molecules quickly, but to develop successful new drugs, agrochemicals and other futuristic materials, they must first synthesize the molecules—and outcomes are a gamble. To solve this problem, Timothy Cernak’s laboratory at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy was awarded $3 million […]

The Association of Black Health System Pharmacists (ABHP) has honored Paul C. Walker, PharmD, FASHP, with the 2022 Wendell T. Hill Award. The award was presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear convention in Las Vegas, NV, on December 6. Dr. Walker serves the University of Michigan as Assistant Dean for Experiential […]

Leroy B. Townsend, Albert B. Prescott Emeritus of Medicinal Chemistry and professor emeritus of chemistry, died on October 15, 2022. Born on December 20, 1933, Leroy was raised in Bronco, Texas. Early on he showed a love of education and graduated High School at just 16 years old. He spent his youth working on the […]

Kathleen Stringer, PharmD’85, FCCP, has been selected by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) to deliver the association’s prestigious 2022 Therapeutic Frontiers Lecture. The award and lecture will be presented in San Francisco, California, on Sunday, October 16, during the ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy awards and recognition ceremony. According to ACCP, the […]

Mustapha Beleh, PhD, Director of Education and Collegiate Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry, has been named the 32nd Golden Apple Award recipient. The award recognizes outstanding teaching and is the University’s only teaching award bestowed by students.  Recipients are invited to give the lecture they would want to give if it were the last one of […]