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faculty n e w s
Appointments
• Sean Barclay, assistant professor
of pharmacy practice
• Eric Hanson, assistant professor
of pharmaceutical sciences
Awards
• Amy Bain was awarded the Young Investigator Award at the 2008 National Lipid Association's Annual Scientific
Sessions in Seattle, WA.
• Craig D. Cox has been selected by School of Pharmacy students as the Outstanding Teacher of the Year for
2007–2008.
Grants
• Kalkunte Srivenugopal was awarded two grants to pursue his long-term research interest into MGMT and cancer
chemotherapy.
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Southern nevada
• Justin Kullgren, assistant professor
of pharmacy practice
• Christina M. Madison, assistant
professor of pharmacy practice
Texas Tech University
health Sciences center
Promotions
Ming-Hai Wang received a $1.36 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
• Mark Decerbo, associate professor
of pharmacy practice
• Jing Fan-Hecht, associate professor
of pharmacy practice
• Katherine Smith, associate professor
of pharmacy practice
Recognition
• Cynthia L. Raehl recently delivered the annual Kremers Memorial Lecture at her alma mater, the University of
Wisconsin–Madison.
Awards
• Stephen R. Byrn received
$49,044 from Elanco Products
Company for "Design of a Solution
Formulation of Monensin
and Analysis in Liquid Matrices."
• Mark S. Cushman received
$227,770 from PHS-NIH
National Institute of General
Medical Science for "Ligands
for Probing the Active Site of
Lumazine Synthase."
• Vincent J. Davisson received
$170,000 from Millipore for
"Quantitative Biomolecular
Detection and Classification with
Raman Spectroscopy."
• Robert L. Geahlen received
$50,607 from PHS-NIH National
Cancer Institute for "Syk and
Associated Proteins in Breast
Cancer – Revision” and $36,106
from National Institutes of
Health for "Syk and Associated
Proteins in Breast Cancer."
• Robert L. Geahlen and Marietta
L. Harrison received $48,800
from PHS-NIH National Cancer
Institute for "Tyrosine Protein
Kinases and Lymphocyte Activation
- Revision."
• Arun K. Ghosh received
$190,705 from Oklahoma Medical
Research Foundation for
"Beta Secretase Inhibition for
Testing Alzheimers Disease” and
$16,206 from Oklahoma Medical
Research Foundation for "Beta
Secretase Inhibition for Treating
Purdue University
Alzheimers Disease - Amendment
4."
• Arun K. Ghosh received $32,393
from PHS-NIH National Institute
of General Medical Sciences
for "Design and Synthesis of
Nonpeptide Protease Inhibitors."
• Richard A. Gibbs received
$208,620 from PHS-NIH
National Cancer Institute for
"Inhibition of Prenylated Protein
Processing” and $52,155 from
PHS-NIH National Cancer Institute
for "Inhibition of Prenylated
Protein Processing - Revision."
• Gary E. Isom and Joseph L.
Borowitz received $332,381 from
PHS-NIH National Institute of
Environment Health Science for
"Cyanide-Induced Neurotoxicity:
Molecular Death Signaling."
• David E. Nichols and Val J.
Watts received $352,870 from
PHS-NIH National Institute of
Mental Health for "Development
of Potentially Selective Dopamine."
• John M. Pezzuto, Mark S.
Cushman and Ching-jer Chang
received $1,303,385 from PHS-
NIH National Cancer Institute
for "Natural Inhibitors of Carcinogenesis."
• Rodolfo Pinal received $35,000
from Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc.
for "Identification of Robust
Analytical Strategy for Characterization
of Amorphous Formulations”
and $60,000 from Camp,
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Inc. $60,000 for "CAMP 2008
- Roller Compaction Project -
January-June 2008."
• Carol B. Post received $183,000
from National Institutes of
Health for "Protein Stability
and antiviral Activity in Human
Rhinovirus” and $41,404 from
PHS-NIH National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases
for "Protein Stability and Antiviral
Activity in Human Rhinovirus
- Revision."
• Jean-Christophe Rochet received
$222,382 from National Institutes
of Health for "Membrane
Binding and Aggregation of
A-Synuclein."
• Craig K. Svensson received
$8,000 and $3,000 from American
Foundation for Pharmaceutical
Education for "APFE
Fellowship.”
• Val J. Watts received $50,017
from PHS-NIH National Institute
of Mental Health for "D2
Receptor-Induced Sensitization
of Adenylate Cyclase - Revision."
• Ross V. Weatherman received
$263,696 from National Institutes
of Health for "Novel Bioconjugates
as Probes of Estrogen
Receptors."
• Yoon Yeo received $43,200 from
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for
"Dry-Powder Inhalational Drug
Delivery Systems for Cystic
Fibrosis Therapy."
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