News Releases 2021
December
UHCOP Team Receives $400K Grant to Study Compound's Potential as Autoimmune Disorder Therapy
UHCOP Investigators Identify Key Proteins in Muscular Regeneration
APhA-ASP Chapter Wins Regional Operation Diabetes, Heart Awards for Education, Outreach
Program Matches UH STEM Undergraduate Mentors with High School Arab Refugees/Immigrants
November
College Mourns Passing of 1974 Alumnus, Mading and DAC Member John Gee
Aparasu Investigates Medication Adherence, Health Outcomes with Oral Disease Modifying Agents in MS
College Welcomes Yi Du as Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
UHCOP's Hunt Wins Society of Research Administrators International Mid-Career Execellence Award
PhD Alumna Awarded $1.8M NCI Grant to Identify Targets for Drug-Resistant HR+ Breast Cancers
October
PHOP Student Earns 2nd AMCP Nexus Bronze with Anti-hypertensive Medication Adherence Research
College Welcomes Anirban Roy to Pharmacological & Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty
UHCOP Joins University Consortium Developing National Research Agenda, Medication Strategies
Research by UHCOP Lab Shows Infectious Bacteria More Widespread in Community, Environment
Pharmacology Professor Recognized as Expert for Scholarship on Memory-related Brain Regions
September
UHCOP, UTHealth at Houston to Host NIH-funded Geriatrics Medication Safety Symposium
Garey Named 2021 Fellow of American College of Clinical Pharmacy
12 Students Complete Cougar Health Research Academy in Public Health
Pritchard Names Hunt, Trivedi to Newly Established Research Leadership Positions
Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist Sandy Diec Joins College Faculty
August
UH-HEART's Inaugural Class Completes Research Experiences, Career Development Programs
UHCOP Researcher Receives $2.5M NIH Grant to Investigate Origins of Arterial Hardening
Student, Postdoctoral Research and Presentation Skills Showcased at PPS Symposium
July
Tam Receives Standing Appointment on NIH Drug Discovery and Antimicrobial Resistance Study Section
UHCOP-led Team Discovers New Gut-Liver Recycling Process
New Alumnus Tyler Varisco Joins Health Outcomes and Policy Faculty
June
Aparasu Appointed as Inaugural Lokhandwala Professor for PHOP Chair
Record 7 PHOP Students Secure Research Internships in Pharmaceutical Industry
UHCOP, Houston Health Department Partner to Train Undergraduate Student for Public Health Work
UHCOP Holds Commencement Ceremony for 143 Professional, Graduate Program Students
UHCOP Honors 2020-21 Preceptors, Site for Experiential Education Excellence
April
Alumni, Faculty and Students Among TSHP Honorees for Leadership, Mentorship and Research
AHA-funded UH-HEART Program Offers Undergraduates Summer Fellowship in Cardiovascular Research
UHCOP Family Mourns Passing of Alumnus, Mading Society Member Harold Pieratt
UHCOP's Chow Honored with UH Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
UH Researchers Helping to Develop Opioid Disorder Vaccine Targeting Powerful Fentanyl Drug
March
Faculty Member Wanat Earns 2nd Service Award for Education from Critical Care Society
College Mourns Passing of Alumnus, Mading Society Member Sunny Chin
PPS Department Welcomes Pharmaceutics Alumna Rashim Singh to Faculty
Wu Receives $2.5M NIH Grant to Study "Spongy Heart" Causes, Potential Treatments
February
College Welcomes Hematology/Oncology Clinical Specialist Ononogbu to Faculty
January
Ambulatory Care Clinical Specialist Rosario Joins Faculty
Students, Faculty and Alumni Join First COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics