By Laura Bailey, Michigan News Service
In a viral infection, what’s the signal from the virus that alerts the immune system to produce protective neutralizing antibodies?
That’s a big question that scientists seek to answer when trying to understand disease or develop drugs to treat or vaccinate against COVID-19 and other viruses.
“The answer to this question is […]

Nour Kadouh, P4, has won the 2021 Exemplary Student Award, presented by the Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SMSHP). Nour was presented with award during a virtual ceremony on November 10.
“Nour is one of the most ambitious and driven students I have met in my 16-year career in academia,” says Jolene Bostwick, PharmD’04, Assistant […]

By Laura Bailey, 
Michigan News Service 
Medicines come from chemical reactions, and better chemical reactions lead to better medicines.
Yet, the most popular reaction used in drug discovery, called the amide coupling, makes an inherently unstable amide bond. Because the body excels at metabolizing medication, one of the most important and difficult goals of drug research is to […]

Dear alumni and friends,
I’m happy to report that we continue to have in-person classes and events. Most notably we held our White Coat Ceremony for our P1s and our P2s who were not able to have their ceremony last year. Also, we are honoring PhD students who will advance to candidacy on November 18 – see […]

University of Michigan College of Pharmacy student Annie Grech has been recognized by CEW+ with the Margaret E. Gnegy Scholarship.
Annie is earning her Doctor of Pharmacy with the guiding vision of a healthcare system that puts patients first, “acting as an excellent steward of their health, wealth, and time.” While working within inefficient and biased […]

By Kara Gavin, Michigan Health Lab 

Michiganders from multiple racial and ethnic backgrounds say their health has improved and they have access to regular care through a doctor’s office, after enrolling in the state’s Medicaid expansion for low-income adults, a new study finds.
The improvements were especially pronounced among low-income white, Black and Latino Michiganders. Some improvements were […]

By Laura Bailey, Michigan News Service 
Cancer immunotherapy seeks to turn “cold” tumors into “hot” tumors––those that respond to immunotherapy––by awakening and enlisting the body’s own immune system.
Unfortunately, few people benefit from the most common form of immunotherapy, called immune checkpoint inhibitors, and scientists are actively seeking new and safe molecules called agonists to augment the […]

Caleb Bates, PhD’10, shares his experience and advice as a patent attorney at Fish and Richardson.  
U-M Pharmacy: What was your most memorable learning experience or impactful faculty mentor?
Dr. Bates: My most memorable learning experience was attending group meeting. The lab worked on the interface of chemistry and biology, and seeing how different scientists with different backgrounds approached scientific questions […]

James Patrone, PhD’10, shares his experience and advice as a tenure-track professor of chemistry at Rollins College. 
U-M Pharmacy: What was your most memorable learning experience or impactful faculty mentor?
Dr. Patrone: I had many memorable experiences and impactful faculty members at U-M. If I had to pick one, I would choose Garry Dotson, the person most responsible for my development […]

Deanna Montgomery, PhD’19, shares her experience and advice as a manager of the Communication Lab in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at MIT. 
U-M Pharmacy: What was your most memorable learning experience or impactful faculty mentor?
Dr. Montgomery: Hank Mosberg, my dissertation advisor, was incredibly supportive of both my research and other endeavors.
U-M Pharmacy: What was your favorite extracurricular activity?
Dr. […]