All Articles: Health Sciences

Kelsey Holdaway

Holdaway received the Dr. Paul B. Myrdal Memorial Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE).

Dr. Philip S. Portoghese's headshot

The Medicinal Chemistry Department celebrates and honors Dr. Phillip S. Portoghese as he retires from the University after 62 years of exemplary teaching, research, and service.

Robert Vince wearing Weaver Medal

Robert Vince, PhD, director of the Center for Drug Design at the University of Minnesota, has been selected as the 2022 Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal recipient.

Medicinal Chemistry PhD Graduates Spring '23

Alexander Hurben, Garrett Schey, Caroline Buchholz, Jacob Bouchard, Samantha Kennelly, Maxwell Dillenburg, Md Abdullah Al Noman, and Peng Ge each successfully defended their PhD thesis this spring.

Dr. Gunda Georg and Dr. Dan Harki

A new publication in Nature Communications describes the development and mechanism of action of new allosteric inhibitors that show promise for further development into a selective but efficacious therapeutic.

Robert Vince

Robert Vince, PhD, director of the Center for Drug Design at the University of Minnesota, has been selected as the 2022 Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal recipient.

Collage of workforce survey members

Dr. Schommer is a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems. He has devoted his career to teaching and research. Much of his work is related to the pharmacist workforce at both national and state levels.

Rare Disease Day logo

Nearly 30 million people in the United States suffer from conditions classified as “rare diseases” – defined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 people.

While some bear names you’ve likely never heard of, other examples may surprise you. Huntington’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome and muscular dystrophy are all classified as rare diseases. In all, more than 6,000 medical disorders are considered rare.

Terrence Adam

The NCPDP Foundation Board of Trustees announced it has awarded a $102,300 research grant to the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy to evaluate the quality of data obtained from EHRs using the NCPDP/HL7 Specialty Medication Enrollment Standard. 

Dr. Karunya Kandimalla

Dr. Karunya Kandimalla has been selected as the new associate dean of graduate education for the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy.