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Dr. Olihe Okoro is 2022 recipient of the University of Minnesota President's Community-Engaged Scholar Award
Dr. Vicki Ellingrod has been named dean of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, effective July 1, 2022. Ellingrod is an alumna of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy where she received her bachelor’s degree in pharmacy in 1992 and her Doctor of Pharmacy in 1994.
The Center for Drug Design’s Dr. Swati More and Dr. Robert Vince are recipients of an Innovation Impact Case Award.
Dr. Marilyn Speedie and Dr. Caroline Gaither have been recognized by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
Dr. Amy L. Pittenger, head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems and professor, is the recipient of a 2022 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education as part of the 2021-2022 Distinguished Teaching Awards.
Joseph Shultz has accepted the position of acting chief of operations for the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Twin Cities.
Earlier this year, Dr. Olihe Okoro, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences was named a 2021-2024 McKnight Presidential Fellow.
The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy is proud to host the nation's first Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) program focused on pharmacogenomics-informed clinical care. Pharmacogenomics (PGx) ECHO launched in October 2021 and focuses on improving a health professional’s confidence in utilizing PGx in patient care by providing case-based education and consultation through telementoring.
The University of Minnesota Center for Orphan Drug Research and the Department of Theater Arts and Dance are collaborating to develop a new production focused on bringing attention to those diagnosed with a rare disease.
Dr. Raj Suryanarayanan (Sury), professor and William and Mildred Peters Endowed Chair at the College of Pharmacy and Distinguished University Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota, has been awarded the 2021 Michael J. Pikal NIPTE Distinguished Scholar Award in Pharmaceutical Processing.