Effective September 1, 2022, Regina McClinton, PhD, will serve the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy as its first assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Dr. McClinton is a certified diversity professional committed to helping others achieve their intercultural competence and inclusion goals.  She earned her PhD in plant biology from the University […]

Dear alumni and friends,  As the new dean of the U-M College of Pharmacy, I am committed to listening and learning from our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. While there is still work to be done, one thing is clear: this is the best college at the University of Michigan, and I am proud to […]

The laboratory of Peter Tessier, PhD, Albert M. Mattocks Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, in collaboration with Dr. Jennifer Linderman’s laboratory in Chemical Engineering at Michigan, has published a novel approach for therapeutic antibody engineering in Nature Communications.  Antibody therapeutics, which are used to treat a wide variety of diseases, are expensive to develop. “Contributing to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]