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Agam Sheth

Alumni Linnea Forsell (BS 1978) and Agam Sheth (PhD 2004) were honored by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association Sept. 24 for their outstanding volunteer service and leadership to the University of Minnesota and the College of Pharmacy.

marsha millonig

Marsha Millonig, a 1982 graduate of the College of Pharmacy, has been selected to receive the University of Minnesota Alumni Service Award. The award recognizes her service as a volunteer who has had a major impact on the University. She will receive the award at the Alumni Association's gala celebratory event during Homecoming Week on Oct. 16.

jeanette roberts

Jeanette Roberts, PhD, has been selected by the University’s Board of Regents to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award. The award is the U’s highest non-degree honor. University President Dr. Eric Kaler will present the award to Roberts on May. 23.

Roberts was recognized for her outstanding achievements as a leader in academic pharmacy and medicinal chemistry.

Dr. Gunda Georg of the Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development has recently been featured in a number of media outlets regarding her laboratory's efforts to develop a male birth control pill using the plant extract ouabain.

Congratulations to Dr. Natalia Tretyakova, who has been selected as a 2018 Distinguished McKnight University Professor!

person holding cigarette

U scientists are teaming up with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to investigate aspects of lung cancer and nicotine metabolism from commercial tobacco use that may be unique to the American Indian populations.

Jay Wen

Jay's research focuses on the determination of known genetic variations within Very Important Pharmacogenes (VIPs) in the Hmong population which brings local, state-wide and regional relevance to the nationally supported NIH “Precision Medicine Initiative”.

Dr. Debra Skaar

Welocome to our newest member, Debra Skaar, PharmD, FCCM.  She is an Associate Professor in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology.  Read her hio here. 

Sam Callisto

Samuel is a PhD Candidate in the Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology department. During his time in the program Samuel has pursued various avenues of research related to precision medicine in neuropharmacology with a focus on anti-seizure drugs.

Pamala Jacobson received the Sara Evans Faculty Woman Scholar/ Leader Award from the University of Minnesota Women’s Center, Office for Equity and Diversity and was honored at their Celebrating Changemakers Awards event on October 11, 2018.