News Releases 2016
November
Honors College Undegrad Earns Travel, Poster Awards for Study on Novel Drug
UHCOP Chapter Wins Operation Heart Award at APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting
PHOP Research on Parental Stress Among ISPOR European Congress Poster Finalists
October
Cuny Awarded $3.8M NIH Grant to Develop Novel Drugs Against Infectious Waterborne Parasite
Cuellar, Zatopek Receive College's Alumnus of Year, Meritorious Achievement Awards
Mading Society Welcomes 5 New Members, Bestows Red Coats to 3 Milestone Donors
College Welcomes Sai Sudha Koka as Research Assistant Professor
UHCOP Chapter Wins NCPA Simplify My Meds Challenge; Past President Earns Scholarship
2 Pharmaceutics Ph.D. Students Earn American College of Clinical Pharmacology Awards
September
College Welcomes 4 Faculty in Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
4 Faculty Researchers Join Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department
Postdoc Earns AHA Kidney Council New Investigator Travel Award to Present at Hypertension 2016
Family of Alumna, NASA Pharmacologist Lakshmi Putcha Creates Endowment in Pharmaceutics
Sept. 23 PPTR Seminar Features Renowned HIV Researcher, Educator Gene Morse
Pharmacokinetics Symposium Sept. 23 to Honor Late UH Alumna, NASA Pharmacologist Lakshmi Putcha
College Mourns Passing of Retired Pharmaceutics Professor Vishnu D. Gupta
Hussain Receives New $1.7M NIH Funding for Obesity-associated Hypertension Research
August
Kappa Psi Donates Nearly $1,000 in Mr. Pharmacy Pageant Proceeds to American Red Cross
Students Earn Clinical Skills Competition Title, Chair Appointments at SNPhA Nationals
Pharmacy Students Provide 2,800 Screenings, Health Interactions at Mayor's Back 2 School Fest
PPS Symposium Showcases Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry Research
July
Sanofi Backs Fleming's Prescriber Webinar to Boost Statin Guidelines Adoption, Adherence
Emeritus Lemke Honored with AACP Chemistry Section's James Wynn Memorial Award
Golf Classic Proceeds Total $11,400 for Student Scholarship, Travel Awards
Student Gains Pharmacy Academia Insight as AACP Walmart Scholar
Leadership Post, Scholarships for UHCOP Students at TPA 2016
Regeneron Funds Abughosh Study on Motivational Interviewing, Statin Adherence
UHCOP Students Attend APhA Summer Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C.
June
Faculty Receive SIDP Awards, Support for HIV Residency, C diff. Research
UHCOP Team Participates in APhA Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies
College Joins AACP's Nationwide Initiative to Save Lives, Reduce Opioid Abuse
Alumni, Friends Drive Pharmacy Fairway for UHCOP Pharm.D. Students
Graduate Students Land Internships in Pharmaceutical, Consulting Sectors
May
Faculty, Student Startup Among 'Most Promising Life Science Companies'
Pharm.D. Student Strengthens Leadership Skills at Cardinal Health Conference
PHOP Team Takes Research Competition Trophy at ISPOR International Meeting
4 PHOP Projects Among ISPOR Research Posters Finalists
College Honors its Own for Teaching, Research and Service Excellence
Clostridium difficile Gulf Coast Collaborative Meets June 4 at UH
College Hosts 43rd Annual MALTO Medicinal Chemistry-Pharmacognosy Meeting
UH Hails McConnell, Wanat for Undergraduate Research Mentoring and Teaching
College Recognizes Preceptors for Excellence in Experiential Education
Graduating Students Honored for Scholarship, Service and Practice Skills
College Celebrates Class of 2016 Graduates, Golden Cougars at Convocation
April
Alumnae Win TSHP Administrative, Clinical Poster Categories
Students Secure Division Title, Honorable Mentions at TSHP Seminar
PHOP Doctoral Candidate Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Project on COPD Patients in Medicare Gap Strikes Gold at AMCP Meeting
Student, Faculty Among Awardees, New Leaders at ASIOA's 34th Annual Meeting
UHCOP Students, Alumni and Faculty Among Presenters, Competitors at TSHP
Trivedi Earns AACR Minority-serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Award
Suryavanshi Takes 3rd for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Presentation at EB 2016
March
HOPA Honors Trivedi for Breast Cancer Research Paper
Delta Delta Captures Chapter of Year in Kappa Psi Southwest Province
Martinez Receives FASEB-MARC Travel Award, Invite for EB Oral Presentation
Wanat Earns SCCM Texas Chapter's Service Award for Education
Aparasu Tapped for Fulbright Specialist Roster
ASP Chapter Takes Operation Diabetes 2nd Runner-up at Nationals
February
Ghose, McConnell Graduate from Cougar Chairs Leadership Academy
UH Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for Pharmacy's Future Home
Tam Studies Benefits, Adverse Events in Combinatorial Antimicrobial Therapy
UH NCPA Chapter Hosts 'Meet & Greet' for Students, Independents
AACP Grant Supports Sofjan's Probe of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
McGregor Wins UH APhA-ASP Patient Counseling Competition
January
UHCOP Advisor Gould Named UH Graduate School's Advisor of Month
Wanat Elected to Top Office of Society of Critical Care Medicine-Texas Chapter
Walgreens Diversity & Inclusion Gift Supports Scholarships, Programs
Aparasu Tapped for ISPOR Meeting Research Review Committee Co-chair
UHCOP, SSHP Welcome Pharmacy Leader Ginsburg to Residency Mentoring Social