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The University of Minnesota Occupational Therapy Program was recently honored as the 2025 Vail Communities Professional Development Partner of the Year.

Since graduating with his PharmD in the class of 1986, Dr. Vincent Idemyor has led a fulfilling career across both the U.S. and Nigeria working on precision medicine in infectious diseases, studying the effects of climate change on health care delivery, and fostering global partnerships in pursuit of bolstering pharmacy education.

Dr. Chad Thompson, a 2008 graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) program, still uses his lab knowledge regularly as a Navy physician based in Okinawa, Japan.

The following individuals are recipients of the 2024-2025 spring semester pharmacy teaching awards as selected by students.

Four students graduated from our program in the first half of 2025.

A $3.8 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will fund research led by the University of Minnesota Center for Drug Design (CDD) in collaboration with Texas A&M University aiming to create antiviral drugs for the treatment of Mpox.

Awards recognize exceptional service to the University

Doctor of Pharmacy students in their second year voted to recognize Dr. Ambrose for her teaching prowess, enthusiasm, and approachability.

Drs. Hannah Oldenburg, Amy Pittenger, Ron Siegel and Tim Stratton have all been recognized with the University of Minnesota’s Award for Excellence in Academic Unit

Jerrett works closely with Dr. Gunda Georg on male contraceptive research.