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 […]

We are thrilled to announce the eight (8) U-M College of Pharmacy alumni that were elected by fellow classmates to represent them on the College’s Alumni Society Board of Governors. These individuals will serve a three-year term with the opportunity to run again.
The roles of the Board are to foster communication between the College and its […]

Dear Alumni, 
Are you looking for an opportunity to return to the Big House with some old friends? Students from the University of Michigan Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, and Clinical Pharmacy departments are working on plans to welcome back alumni for a Homecoming Weekend celebration Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24, 2022. Potential highlights from the weekend […]

Two College of Pharmacy graduates received Distinguished Alumni Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 2022 commencement ceremony. 
Peter Labadie, BSPharm’79, MBA, and Lynda S. Welage, BSPharm’81, PharmD, FCCP, received the awards for their significant career achievements. Both recipients thanked the College for the honor during the April 23rd commencement ceremony.
After graduating from Michigan College of Pharmacy with […]

Jolene R. Bostwick, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, is the recipient of the 2022 Teaching Excellence Award. This award recognizes exceptional teaching in the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy’s PharmD and PhD programs.
Dr. Bostwick is the assistant dean for co-curriculum and professional development and clinical professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. She received […]