Heather A. Carlson, PhD, has been named chair of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Department of Medicinal Chemistry. Her term began on July 1. Prof. Carlson started her academic career at the University in 2000.  “One of my first goals as department chair is to increase the faculty’s awareness of the marginalization that […]

Manjunath “Amit” Pai, PharmD, has been named chair of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Department of Clinical Pharmacy. Prof. Pai joined the University of Michigan in 2016, his term as chair began on July 1. “As chair of an exceptional department of pharmacist-scientists, I believe our public mission is to improve lives through […]

U-M Pharmacy: What are your immediate priorities for your term as interim dean of the College of Pharmacy? Dean Mueller: My first priorities are to continue our safe and measured research re-engagement efforts and ensure that we have an effective fall semester for all of our students. I’m proud that the College has led the […]

Bruce A. Mueller, PharmD, began his term as Interim Dean of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy on July 1.  He will serve in this role until a permanent dean is appointed. “I am pleased that Bruce Mueller has agreed to serve as interim dean of the College of Pharmacy,” says Interim Provost Susan […]

Forty University of Michigan College of Pharmacy 4th-year students just completed the COVID Emergency Response rotation – the second group to go through the inventive and relevant nontraditional Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE). In fact, thanks to quick action and innovative solutions from the U-M Pharmacy Experiential Education team, COVID-19 did not prevent any of […]

George Garcia, PhD, Professor and Chair of Medicinal Chemistry and Director, Interdepartmental Program in Medicinal Chemistry, has been named a 2020 Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor. The award recognizes tenured faculty who are outstanding mentors of doctoral students, who support their intellectual, creative, scholarly, and professional growth, and foster a culture of intellectual engagement in which […]

Recent Medicinal Chemistry PhD graduate Amy Fraley shares her perspective as she starts her career  U-M Pharmacy: What have you been doing since you defended your dissertation in 2019? Amy: Since defending my dissertation, I helped implement the Pharmaceutical Discovery course at the University of Michigan Biological Station. Field work is an incredibly important part […]

Dear U-M Pharmacy community,  I hope you and your families remain safe and healthy and that you have been able to enjoy some of the warmer weather. I trust that you are as pleased as we are to hear President Mark S. Schlissel’s announcement regarding a public health-informed in-residence semester this fall, which will consist […]

By Hanna Quinlan This article was originally posted on the University Record. Read the original release. Bruce A. Mueller, professor and senior associate dean at the University of Michigan’s College of Pharmacy, will step in as interim dean of the college, effective July 1, subject to Board of Regents’ approval at the virtual June 25 […]

Dear U-M Pharmacy family, The recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and the mistreatment of Sha’Teina Grady El by a Washtenaw County sheriff’s deputy remind us all that we have far to go to achieve the society we need.   Everyone regardless of color, faith, sexual orientation or the hundreds of other attributes that define […]