Dear alumni, faculty, staff, and friends, 
For this edition of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy’s eInteractions newsletter, we are focusing on our amazing research enterprise. We recently held our annual Research Forum, where over 400 attendees recognized the College community’s impact on human health. In addition, several of our faculty have been honored for […]

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. Bhatt-Mehta earned her […]

By Madeline Swanson | Photos by Marc-Grégor Campredon
Have you ever thought about where the next life-saving vaccine or medication may be discovered? Or where cutting-edge methods for monitoring medications in the body—like biosensors—are being developed? At the University of Michigan’s nationally recognized College of Pharmacy, students are gaining early exposure to the field and helping to […]

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 their […]

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 the Feb. […]

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.”  Dr. […]

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 by Schmidt […]

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 Education […]

Dear alumni, faculty, staff, and friends, 
After many days of beautiful fall weather and color, typical chilly Michigan weather has descended upon Ann Arbor. While our evenings may be increasingly shorter, we have many bright spots ahead of us. The University of Michigan Regents approved our new College of Pharmacy building, inclusive of 142,000 sq ft […]

During National Pharmacists Month in October, the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy hosted its biannual Safe Medication Disposal event. Twenty-five students operated two collections sites, on central campus and at Michigan Medicine. Thanks to their efforts and the community’s participation, students were able to keep 1,115 pounds of medical waste out of our water, […]