Congratulations to Dr. Varsha Bhatt-Mehta, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Medical School; and Clinical Pharmacist, Michigan Medicine, who has announced her retirement from the University of Michigan after 31.5 years of service to pursue a new job opportunity. As Dr. Bhatt-Mehta begins her new role in […]

After many grueling months of the COVID-19 pandemic, hope arrived at Michigan Medicine via UPS.  Last month, Stan Kent, RPh, MS, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Michigan Medicine and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, wheeled the first shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine into the hospital’s pharmacy. Dean […]

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 […]

Hanna Phan, PharmD, clinical associate professor, has been named to the 6th cohort of the Interprofessional Leadership (IPL) Fellows program at the University of Michigan.  “The sixth cohort of IPL fellows will be building on the incredible success of their predecessors,” said Frank Ascione, director of the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education. “They will benefit from the […]

The multinational biopharmaceutical company Amgen has announced it will pay $240 million in upfront cash and milestone payments for molecules targeting autoimmune conditions from Ann Arbor, MI-based Evoq Therapeutics, a spinoff of research from the University of Michigan. Evoq, founded by Profs. Anna Schwendeman and James Moon, is named for the targeted dendritic cells the company uses to “evoke” […]

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 […]

Anna A.S. Schwendeman’s, PhD, appointment as the William I. Higuchi 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 William I. Higuchi Collegiate Professorship was established in 2014 to honor Prof. Higuchi, an internationally recognized pioneer in […]

This past summer, College faculty, students, and staff channeled their energy into putting safety protocols in place, obtaining personal protective equipment, reorganizing classrooms and conference spaces, and laying the groundwork for our hybrid teaching approach in the Fall. Student leaders collaborated with the U-M Pharmacy curriculum committee to identify best practices for virtual classrooms. Pharmacy […]

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 […]

Dinesh Patel, PhD’79, has been honored with the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology Lifetime Achievement.  Dr. Patel co-founded Utah-based TheraTech Inc., pioneering technologies used to administer controlled, time-release medicine, ultimately leading to a 1999 $350 million acquisition. Dr. Patel then co-founded Salus Therapeutics, a Utah biotechnology company that developed anti-sense pharmaceuticals, also ending […]