Written By: Emily Kagey, Life Sciences Institute
An international team of researchers has developed a method for altering one class of antibiotics, using microscopic organisms that produce these compounds naturally. 
The findings, published July 25 in Nature Chemistry, could lead to more efficient production of antibiotics that are effective against drug-resistant bacteria.
The team started with a microorganism […]

By Kara Gavin 
For more than 15 years, Medicare Part D plans have paid for eligible older adults to meet with a pharmacist or other healthcare provider and go over all the medicines and supplements they take, so they can look for safety risks and ways to save money or streamline their doses.
But a new study […]

Originally posted on the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) newsroom.
By Kate Traynor, Senior Writer
In his June 14 inaugural speech, ASHP President Paul C. Walker shared his vision of a “better together” pharmacy workforce that’s diverse, inclusive, collaborative, and ready to address health disparities and achieve better outcomes for all patients.
“A growing body of evidence proves […]

On Tuesday June 21, the U-M College of Pharmacy hosted its 19th Annual Alumni & Friends Golf Scramble at Washtenaw Golf Club in Ypsilanti, MI.  Despite the heat, the event was well attended by alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of the College, who were enthusiastic about the return of the outing after a two-year […]

By Laura Bailey, Michigan News Service
A new study from the University of Michigan describes one of the first entirely new drug delivery microencapsulation approaches in decades.
Study: Efficient aqueous remote loading of peptides in poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)

Microencapsulation in biodegradable polymers allows drugs such as peptide therapeutics to be released over time in the body.
Peptides are molecules in the […]

Babak (Bo) Mahjour, fourth-year medicinal chemistry PhD candidate, has been awarded the 2022-2023 American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry Pre-Doctoral Fellowship. Bo earns a two-year stipend and the opportunity to present his research at the 2022 American Chemical Society National Meeting, Gordon Research Conference, and Gordon Research Seminar.  
Bo studied chemical engineering and computer science as […]

Adamo Brancaccio, PharmD, was named the 2022 Preceptor of the Year Award winner at the 18th Annual Preceptor Symposium, May 27, 2022.
Dr. Brancaccio, an internal medicine clinical pharmacist with Michigan Medicine, has been a preceptor for both IPPE Direct Patient Care and APPE General Medicine rotations for the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy since […]

By Hanna Quinlan
Public Affairs
Vicki Ellingrod, the John Gideon Searle Professor and professor of pharmacy, has been named the next dean of the College of Pharmacy.
Ellingrod is a scholar, educator and administrator who has dedicated her career to mentoring the next generation of pharmacy and translational science leaders. Her five-year term begins July 1 and was […]

It has been a terrific couple weeks at the College! We celebrated 85 students achieving their PharmD, 10 achieving their PhD, and 38 achieving their BSPS. Eleven students will complete our Master of Science in Integrated Pharmaceutical Sciences program this summer. Below are some highlights from the College’s first in person commencement season since 2019.
PHARMD COMMENCEMENT BANQUET
The […]

Jay Carter, BSPharm’81, executive vice president and chief strategy officer of healthcare agency AbelsonTaylor, has been named Industry Person of the Year for 2022 by the editors of Med Ad News. He received the award on April 21 at the 33rd Annual Manny Awards in New York City.   
In April 2018, Mr. Carter received the […]