
Office of the Dean
Vicki Ellingrod, PharmD, FCCP, FACNP
Dean and John Gideon Searle Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy; Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School; and Adjunct Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
College of Pharmacy
428 Church St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1065
1056 Pharm
Role Overview and Bio
Dr. Ellingrod received her BS in Pharmacy (1992) and her PharmD (1994) from the University of Minnesota. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in psychopharmacology/pharmacogenetics at the University of Iowa, afterwhich she joined the faculty as an assistant professor. Her research focuses on the identification of genetic markers related to drug response in mental illness and has been funded by NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) the FDA, and industry. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Michigan, Dr. Ellingrod was a practicing clinical pharmacist working on the medical psychiatry unit at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Ellingrod is a founding member of the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists and a fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), as well as the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). She also serves as scientific editor for Pharmacotherapy and is an editor on the DiPiro textbook Pharmacotherapy, a pathophysiologic approach.
Highlights
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Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) Distinguished Mentor Award in Clinical and Translational Research (April 2012)
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John Gideon Searle Professor of Clinical and Translational Pharmacy, University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Sciences
Research Interests
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Pharmacometabolomics of bipolar disorder treatments
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Folate pharmacogenomics and risk of atypical antipsychotic metabolic side effects
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Effects of SSRIs on bone health in adolescents
Awards
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2002 Honorable Mention for Best Poster Award, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy
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2003 Young Investigator of the Year Award, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy
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2007 Fellowship in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy
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2017 Big 10 Academic Leaders program, UM/BIg 10