Spring/Summer 2011 - Purdue College of Pharmacy - Purdue ...

Meet
Dr. Rakhi Karwa
Clinical Assistant Professor
of Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Rakhi Karwa is a new pharmacy
practice faculty member working with
the Purdue Kenya Program and AMPATH,
the Academic Model Providing Access To Healthcare, in Eldoret,
Kenya. After graduating from the San Francisco School of
Pharmacy at the University of California, she completed two years
of residency specializing in infectious diseases at the University
of North Carolina Hospitals. She later took a faculty position at
Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy where she
practiced in internal medicine and infectious diseases.
Dr. Karwa is currently practicing in inpatient internal medicine
and inpatient maternal care in Eldoret, Kenya. In addition to
precepting students, she is responsible for pharmacovigilance
activities, including a project to study adverse effects of
antiretrovirals in a sub-Saharan population. She hopes to
participate in the development of additional chronic disease
clinics, such as a hypertension
management, and is working
on the development of the new
pharmacy residency program.
Taking the “Purdue
Pharmacy Family” to a new
level: Drs. Rakhi Karwa
and Sonak Pastakia were
married in October 2010
SIXTY
SECONDS
With a Graduate Student
Evgeny Kiseley
BS, 2005, Moscow State University
Doctoral Student, Department of Medicinal
Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Anticipated Graduation Date: May/August 2012
Hometown: Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Major Professor: Dr. Mark Cushman
Research Interests: To understand the nature
of small organic molecules interactions with
Top1 – DNA covalent complex.
Awards and Honors: Purdue Research
Foundation Grant Recipient, 2010; Purdue
Local Section of the American Chemical
Society Travel Grant Recipient, 2010
Post-graduation plans: Post-doc, with
long-term plans of career in academia
Abbott Funds Fellowship/Residency
The College of Pharmacy is pleased to announce that
Abbott has graciously provided funding to further our
positive impact in Kenya. They have provided support for
a one-year fellowship/residency in Global Health with a
focus on diabetes as a part of the Purdue Kenya Pharmacy
program. Dr. Isabel Hagedorn (PharmD 2009) joined our
Kenyan team in early July. She participated in the Purdue
Kenya program as a pharmacy student and we are excited
to have her back. You will have the opportunity to read more
about Dr. Hagedorn and the residency program in the next
issue of The Purdue Pharmacist.
“The graduate program at the MCMP
department of the College of Pharmacy
has been a rewarding and invaluable
experience. I came to the department
as a technician at the laboratory of
Dr. Cushman prior to joining the graduate
program. The time as a lab technician
allowed me to meet people and see
what challenges and opportunities the
program has to offer. This experience
alleviated all the worries and made my
desire to join the graduate program at
the College of Pharmacy even stronger.”
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