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Dr. Ling Mei Awarded American Heart Association Fellowship

February 3, 2020

The College of Pharmacy is pleased to announce that Dr. Ling Mei, a research fellow in Anna Schwendeman’s laboratory, has been awarded an American Heart Association (AHA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. This competitive, two-year fellowship was awarded by AHA for Ling’s research proposal titled, “Synthetic high-density lipoprotein mediated delivery of bioactive lipids for the treatment of cardiovascular […]

Students Attend the Biannual IPE Poverty Simulation

January 27, 2020

Students from five University of Michigan health science schools participated in a Poverty Simulation at the Michigan League as a part of a Service-Learning for Health Professionals Course (one of the several dozen multidisciplinary courses on campus that meet collaborative competencies recognized by the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education). The course brought students from the […]

PharmD Student David Schapiro Shares Personal Experience with Prescription Drug Pricing

December 10, 2019

David Schapiro, a P3 student, spoke about his personal experiences with prescription drug pricing and shortages at the invitation of U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) at a press conference on December 6th. Peters held the presser at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac to highlight his investigation into rising prescription drug costs and drug shortages […]

Medicinal Chemistry PhD Candidate Wins National Cancer Institute Research Service Award

September 5, 2018

Sumit Bandekar, Medicinal Chemistry PhD Candidate, has been awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral Fellows. The award supports promising doctoral candidates who will perform dissertation research and training for a PhD degree in a scientific health-related field relevant to the mission of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) during the […]