Medicinal Chemistry

The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) announced the recipients of their prestigious Pre-Doctoral Fellowships for the 2021-2022 academic year. Four University of Michigan College of Pharmacy students are among the 13 winners selected nationally. 
These fellowships provide financial support to PhD candidates, allowing them to focus more of their time on their research project.
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The American Chemical Society (ACS) named Shaomeng Wang, PhD, its 2020 Division of Medicinal Chemistry Award recipient and newest Hall of Fame inductee. Prof. Wang will present his award lecture at the ACS MEDI Virtual Award Session on June 29, 2021.
The Division of Medicinal Chemistry Award is given in even years, and the presentation and award […]

Robert (Robbie) Hohlman, a PhD candidate in the Interdisciplinary Program in Medicinal Chemistry, has been awarded the 2021 Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship.
The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship supports exceptional doctoral candidates who are actively working on their dissertation research and writing. The competitive fellowship acknowledges students who have taken a risk and are working on particularly creative or […]

Henry (Hank) Mosberg, PhD, Tom D. Rowe Collegiate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, will retire from the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, effective January 31, 2021.
Dr. Mosberg received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1971 from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and his PhD in 1976 from the University of Illinois, Urbana. He was a […]

Emily E. Scott’s, PhD, appointment as the F.F. Blicke Collegiate Professor of Pharmacy has been approved by the Regents of the University of Michigan. Her term is effective Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2025.
The F.F. Blicke Collegiate Professorship was established in 2008 to honor Prof. Fredrick Franklin (F.F.) Blicke, whose research and educational contributions […]

As the world continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans have seen large shifts in their daily lives. Similarly, research, practice, and education within the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy has undergone significant changes. 
Students are practicing distant learning, utilizing new technologies during in-person classes, working in the lab in shifts, and creatively building […]

Heather A. Carlson, PhD, has been named chair of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Department of Medicinal Chemistry. Her term began on July 1. Prof. Carlson started her academic career at the University in 2000. 
“One of my first goals as department chair is to increase the faculty’s awareness of the marginalization that many […]

George Garcia, PhD, Professor and Chair of Medicinal Chemistry and Director, Interdepartmental Program in Medicinal Chemistry, has been named a 2020 Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor. The award recognizes tenured faculty who are outstanding mentors of doctoral students, who support their intellectual, creative, scholarly, and professional growth, and foster a culture of intellectual engagement in which […]

Recently featured in Nature, “A map of the amine-carboxylic acid coupling system” opens the door to a new field of drug discovery. Until now, the coupling of an amine with a carboxylic acid to form an amine bond has been the reaction used in 25% of drug discovery. However, the new paper from the Cernak […]

The Michigan Life Sciences Alumni Network invites those in the life science (including but not limited to pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology) industries or interested in networking with alumni in the life sciences to join their group.
Alumni in these industries represent a variety of companies, including but not limited to Fortune 500 companies (like AbbVie, […]