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A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI
AND FRIENDS OF USCIENCES
VOLUME 100 NO. 2
Welcome Home
USciences names its 22nd
president: Dr. Helen F. Giles-Gee
The Class of 2012
Meet five impressive graduates
The State of
Personalized Medicine
Informative panel sheds
light on this emerging and
ever-changing field

Annual
RESEARCH DAY
Right to left: PAYAL PATEL
DPT’12, NISHA SHAH
DPT’12, and SONALI PATEL
DPT’12 explain to assistant
professor of physical therapy
THERESE JOHNSTON, PT,
PhD, MBA, their work in a
randomized controlled pilot
for post-stroke upper limb
rehabilitation during robotic
assistive device therapy
and task-related training.
They work under associate
professor of physical therapy
GREGORY THIELMAN, PT,
EdD, ATC.
MADELINE REGANIS
PH/TX’12 is
taking a look at
the relationship
between asbestos
and lung cancer,
working with
pharmaceutical
sciences’ ZHIYU LI,
PhD, and BIN CHEN,
PhD.
Undergraduate and graduate students along
with faculty showcased their latest research
efforts as part of the 10th Annual Research
Day on Thursday, April 12, 2012. A record
197 posters were displayed at this year’s
event, which took over both gymnasium
floors in the Athletic/Recreation Center.
Research Day encourages and promotes
communication and collaboration among
researchers. The diverse research activity
on display spans several aspects of the
University’s scholarly pursuits, including:
• Improving methods for detection of renal
markers in cancer patients
• Probing the relationships between obesity
and pain and between smoking and
Alzheimer’s disease
• Measuring effectiveness of therapy for
patients with spinal cord injury
• Evaluating balance training for patients
with Parkinson’s disease
• Understanding the role of pharmacists
in the prevention and treatment of high
blood pressure or diabetes
In addition, the 25th Annual John C.
Krantz, Jr., Distinguished Lecture was
presented by The Wistar Institute Cancer
Center’s Dario Altieri, MD, speaking
on “Cancer Networks and Drug Discovery.”
YVONNE LABRAM PharmD’15 is working with LISA E.
DAVIS, PharmD, professor of clinical pharmacy, and
Ravi Amaravadi, MD, from the Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania, to determine if there is a difference in
the pharmacokinetics of temsirolimus when combined
with hydroxychloroquine as part of a phase I/II clinical
trial of patients with advanced cancer.
BRIAN KORONKIEWICZ BC’14 talks
about his research conducted under
MICHAEL BRUIST, PhD, associate
professor of biochemistry, which focuses
on a compound from green tea that
interacts with DNA structures called
G-quadruplexes. G-quadruplexes have
roles in cancer and aging.
Watch a video
about the day:
http://youtu.be/
vi5cEX9C_5g

A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
OF UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES
VOLUME 100 NO. 2
USciences’ reputation got a boost when First Lady Michelle Obama made
a campaign stop at the Athletic/Recreation Center on August 9, 2012.
COVER STORIES
Welcome Home
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USciences names its 22nd
President: DR. HELEN F. GILES-GEE.
The Class of 2012
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The State of
Personalized Medicine
Page 9
Informative panel sheds light on
the emerging and ever-changing field.
Philadelphia
Science Festival
Page 15
USciences was a proud sponsor
of the city-wide event.
Donor-Centric Development
Page 20
Meet CARRIE COLLINS, JD, USciences’
new head of Institutional Advancement.
Alumni Focus
Page 21
MICHAEL BROWN P’83 is helping
celebrate 100 years of his family’s
pharmacy.
Using her PT skills, Dr. CARRIE
JAMES PAGLIANO MPT’99 is
helping women manage pain.
DEPARTMENTS
Bulletin Board
Page 11
The Difference
Donors Make
Page 16
Alumni Connections
Page 18
Class Notes
Events
Legacy Profile
Sports in Short
Page 26
Scholarly Activity
Page 27
Unlocking the Mystery
of Liver Disease
Page 29
FRONT COVER: Following her introduction to the campus community, new University president
Dr. HELEN F. GILES-GEE (center) walks with Board Chairman MARVIN SAMSON and Presidential
Search Committee Chair KATHLEEN MAYES P’76, PharmD’78.

From the Chairman
Serving as your interim president this past year has been a
remarkable experience for me. As a trustee for over 20
years, I have always been aware of the outstanding academic
credentials and accomplishments of our students, as well
as of your successes after graduation. However, over the
past twelve months, I have gained a new perspective.
Having direct interactions with students has given me keen
insight as to how outstanding they really are and how
seriously they approach their studies. When I have asked
students what we can do to make their college experience
better, they have not asked for anything frivolous. They
requested things to improve their ability to learn, for example, more quiet study space. This
attitude is indicative of the exceptional caliber of students at USciences.
In my role, I also had the opportunity to see, firsthand, the dedication and commitment of
our faculty and staff, without whose support, and the services they provide to our students
and alumni on a daily basis, my job as interim president would have been extremely difficult.
When I look back on the past year, I know the experiences and interactions I have had will
make me a much better chairman of the board of trustees.
As I turn the reins over to our new president, Dr. Helen Giles-Gee, I do so with the certain
knowledge that she is the right person to lead and guide this University through the array
of opportunities and challenges we face in the higher education and healthcare arenas.
Our USciences community looked forward to Dr. Giles-Gee’s arrival in July, as evidenced by
the enthusiastic reception she received when she was introduced as the University’s
22nd president in March. We are all excited about the benefits we will derive from the wealth
of wisdom and experience she has gleaned from more than 30 years in higher education.
And we are especially pleased to have her leading the further development and implementation
of the University’s strategic plan, which lays the foundation for USciences’ future.
There is much to look forward to in the coming weeks and months, and we approach the
future with great optimism.
Thank you again for the privilege of serving this great University.
Sincerely,
Marvin Samson
Board Chairman
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THE BULLETIN: WELCOME HOME PAGE 3
“She is not only making history
as the first female and first
African-American president of
this great school, her resume is
spectacular. Her accomplishments
make her more than eminently
qualified for this position.”
- Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter
Welcome Home
USciences names its 22nd president
“We recognized that we
had to find exactly the right
person who would lead and
guide us—seizing opportunities
and successfully facing challenges.
We have found just that person,
and I feel very fortunate.”
- Board Chairman Marvin Samson
Dr. Helen F. Giles-Gee
is no stranger to Philadelphia
It was quite a homecoming for Dr. HELEN F. GILES-GEE.
A standing-room-only crowd at USciences’ McNeil Science
and Technology Center was packed with University faculty,
staff, and students, as well as honored guests, to welcome
the University’s 22nd president on March 23, 2012.
Dr. Giles-Gee, who had served as president at Keene State
College in Keene, New Hampshire, since 2005, spent quite
a bit of time in the Delaware Valley, first as a student at
University of Pennsylvania for her undergraduate, master’s,
and doctoral degrees and then later as provost at Rowan
University. And her connection to USciences is even closer
as she took pre-graduate classes at one point from then-
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.
“I look forward to working with
[Dr. Giles-Gee] and shaping policies
and taking new initiatives that will
raise University of the Sciences
to the position of visibility that
it should have not only in West
Philadelphia but in Philadelphia,
the state, and the nation.”
- Rep. James R. Roebuck, Jr.,
188th Legislative District

The first female president in
USciences’ 191-year history,
Dr. Giles-Gee brings more
than 30 years of experience
in higher education. A wellrespected
and nationally
known scholar, educator,
and administrator, she has
a documented history of
working with faculty, staff,
administrators, and campus
communities to implement
strategies that propel
institutions to higher levels.
To read more or watch the
introduction ceremony, visit
usciences.edu/presidentsearch.
“From my first meeting with
Helen, I knew that I was going
to be part of a community built
on respect, a commitment to
our students, and a passion for
the work we do. Her vision for
Keene State College helped us to
transform the student experience,
and her enthusiasm made you
want to be a part that vision. I am
sure that she will have the same
impact at USciences.”
- Emile C. Netzhammer, Former Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Keene State College

THE BULLETIN: THE CLASS OF 2012 PAGE 5
The Class of 2012
Meet five impressive graduates from the class of 2012
by Brian Kirschner
Elizabeth Schlatter BI’12, Morrisville, Pa.
“I found my niche in forensic
sciences and have had a ton
of opportunities to further
my education and experience
in the field.”
- Elizabeth Schlatter BI’12
Fans of TV shows like CSI, NCIS, and
Law and Order see forensic scientists as
jacks-of-all-trades who can solve the
crime in an hour or less. In reality,
forensic scientists are specialized experts
who focus on one particular aspect of
the crime scene, and results can take
weeks or months to get.
ELIZABETH SCHLATTER, who was
drawn to USciences originally to pursue
medical school, was looking for a challenge
and got hooked on forensic science.
“I found my niche in forensic sciences
and have had a ton of opportunities to
further my education and experience in
the field,” she said. “The job postings
I’ve come across are looking for
biologists or chemists, not a forensic
science degree.”
Armed with a BS in biology and classes
in the forensic science program, Schlatter
has plans to continue her education in a
master’s program with a concentration
in molecular biology. It would be the
foundation for the career she envisions
in a forensic laboratory as a DNA
analyst or toxicologist.
“Hopefully, in five or 10 years, I’ll be
done with grad school, working in a
lab, and maybe even testifying as an
expert witness,” she said.

The Class of 2012 (cont.)
Hanna T. Hyon MOT’12 (minor in psychology), Cherry Hill, N.J.
Not long after she picked up her
USciences diploma, HANNA HYON
was packing her bags for a 10-month
internship to South Korea’s Far East
University as a Fulbright Student Scholar.
The prestigious award will continue her
research on a cultural comparison of
assistive technology provision and use
between our two countries.
Needless to say it is quite an honor for
Hyon who will have the opportunity
to also reconnect with her ethnic roots.
Certainly the opportunity would not have
been possible without her OT training.
“I have to say that my favorite course
was neuroscience with Dr. ROGER
IDEISHI,” she said. “Neuroscience was
followed by a series of amazing internships,
intriguing classes, and the opportunity
to meet with respected OTs who
are extremely invested in our profession.”
Hyon looks forward to becoming a
seasoned practitioner with a background
in clinical research. She sees herself
eventually ending up in academia so that
she “can join the movement that inspires
and educates the OTs of the future.”
“[My] neuroscience [course] was followed by a series of amazing
internships, intriguing classes, and the opportunity to meet with
respected OTs who are extremely invested in our profession.”
Hanna T. Hyon MOT’12
Amir Forouzan MBA’12, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
“I had the opportunity to learn
from faculty who have worked
or are working in the industry
in various capacities.”
Amir Forouzan MBA’12
Before returning to school, AMIR
FOROUZAN was a project director at a
medical market research outfit in the
Philadelphia suburbs, where he specialized
in qualitative market research. Combined
with his previous degree in philosophy
with an English concentration, Forouzan
had a different outlook than his classmates.
“I think my prior humanities background
gave me a different perspective and thought
process on approaching business topics,”
Forouzan said. “But what left an indelible
mark for me was learning from faculty in
both approaches and styles of instructing.
I had the opportunity to learn from
faculty who have worked or are working
in the industry in various capacities.”
Not surprisingly that faculty expertise is
what attracted Forouzan to USciences
in the first place.
Forouzan points to his MBA capstone
project, titled “Milking a Cash Cow: The
Effects of Pediatric Exclusivity as Outlined
under the Best Pharmaceuticals for
Children Act,” as his biggest accomplishment
in school. It allowed him not only to
work independently, but also to amalgamate
his prior background with the
knowledge he had accrued throughout
the MBA program.
He advises current and future students to
“be willing to work on presentation skills,
to be prepared, and to approach every
situation with the seriousness of a
workplace interaction.”

THE BULLETIN: THE CLASS OF 2012 PAGE 7
Anita Sharma PharmD’12, York, Pa.
Growing up in a small town, ANITA
SHARMA was drawn to the urban environment
of PCP and the various connections
that PCP had with other healthcare
sites. What she did not realize at the time
was that she would find her calling.
“I always knew that I wanted to
help people get the most out of
their medications,” she said. After
graduation she moved on to an
ambulatory care residency at The
University of Minnesota. “I can
picture what I want to do—taking
care of patients and making sure that
they are getting the most out of their
medications. It is a simple concept.”
Perhaps more importantly, through her
exposure to the profession through
PCP, Sharma understands that as the
profession of pharmacy evolves, it is in
need of individuals who can provide
leadership in the direct delivery of
pharmaceutical care to patients, expansion
of pharmaceutical care practices,
development of reimbursement models
for pharmaceutical care, and practicebased
research in pharmaceutical care,
as well as provide effective education in
pharmaceutical care to pharmacy students
and practitioners.
“Remember, our job as pharmacists
will always revolve around patient
care,” she said.
“I always knew that I wanted to
help people get the most out of
their medications.”
Anita Sharma PharmD’12
Daniel Hagaman C’09, MS’12 (chemistry), Hammonton N.J.
“Whether it is for the next
stage of your career or for your
research project, be prepared.”
Daniel Hagaman C’09, MS’12
DANIEL HAGAMAN did not have to
worry about relocating after he earned
his BS in chemistry in 2009; he decided
to stay right here at USciences to
work with his research advisor Dr.
ALEXANDER SIDORENKO.
“All of my abilities as a scientist I owe to
Dr. Sidorenko,” Hagaman said proudly.
He pointed to the ability to present his
research around the country at national
meetings and his training in performing
cutting-edge research at USciences
that will allow him to transition into
any lab or group as the part of his
education that has the most impact.
“I am really proud of my publications
in scientific journals. After all of your
hard work, it is really nice to see your
work published,” he said.
His master of science degree is just
another step for Hagaman, who has
set his sights on a PhD—though likely
at another institution—and a future in
industry or academia.
He advises fellow students to have a
plan at all times: “Whether it is for the
next stage of your career or for your
research project, be prepared.”

The Class of 2012 (cont.)
Bachelor’s Degree Conferment Ceremony
Friday, May 18, 2012, USciences Campus
This year marked the first bachelor’s degree conferment ceremony
for some 240 students in the master of occupational therapy, doctor
of occupational therapy, doctor of physical therapy, and doctor of
pharmacy programs. The ceremony was for students who entered the
University as first-year students in 2008, or who transferred into those
programs before earning a bachelor’s degree, and who were eligible
to earn a bachelor’s degree during the 2011–12 academic year even as
they continue their matriculation toward their professional degrees.
Class of 2012 by the Numbers
Total graduates: 795*
Degrees granted: 858**
Undergraduate degrees: 773
Graduate degrees: 85
Undergraduate-level grads: 710
Graduate-level grads: 85
Dual-degree graduates: 63
Men: 302
Women: 493
Age of youngest graduate: 21
Age of oldest graduate: 64
Number of states
represented by graduates: 20
Number of countries
represented by graduates
(other than USA): 16
Left to right: Katie Rose Purzycki PharmD’10
(daughter), biological sciences lecturer
Catherine (Burns) Purzycki B’83 (mother),
Daniel Purzycki PharmD’14 (son), Mike
Purzycki P’80 (father), and Michael (son).
Priya Patel PharmD’14 and her
grandfather Jawahar Patel P’62,
who is celebrating his 50-year
reunion on Sept. 29, 2012.
Number of graduates with a
3.40 GPA or higher: 278
Undergraduate: 209
Graduate: 69
Breakdown of Degrees
• BS: 323
• BSHS: 134
• MBA: 17
• MOT: 40
• MPH: 5
• MS: 47
• DPT: 54
• PharmD: 222
• PhD: 16
Graduates by College
Board Chair Marvin Samson congratulated each student.
For photos and video from the degree ceremonies, visit:
Conferment:
Commencement:
http://bit.ly/Kaouvm
http://youtu.be/dpHsTKH3_1U
http://bit.ly/KOaGcF
http://youtu.be/OZKt6OhO97c
College of Graduate Studies: 63
Mayes College: 42
Misher College: 63
PCP: 457
Samson College: 171
Degrees by College
College of Graduate Studies: 63
Mayes College: 42
Misher College: 64
PCP: 457
Samson College: 232
*Includes graduates from July 2011 through May
2012 as well as those who received a degree at the
bachelor’s conferment ceremony on May 17, 2012.
**Some students received more than one degree.

THE BULLETIN: THE STATE OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE PAGE 9
Our Own Personal 0.4 Percent and What to Do with It
Experts gather to present the state of the personalized medicine field
By Kevin Kaufman
Aiming to shed some light on the
rapidly emerging, ever-changing,
and heretofore unknown field of
personalized medicine, USciences’
Mayes College of Healthcare Business
and Policy and the Program in
Personalized Medicine and Targeted
Therapeutics (P 2 MT 2 ) hosted an
engaging and informative panel
discussion in April. “Making the
Connections: Personalized Medicine—
From Promise to Public Health and
Policy” is part of an annual speaker
series hosted by Mayes College and
made possible by an unrestricted
educational grant from AstraZeneca
Pharmaceuticals.
From left to right: The distinguished panel included moderator George E. Downs, PharmD;
Amalia M. Issa, PhD, MPH; Michael F. Christman, PhD; and Stephen Kimmel, MD, MSCE.
Field experts and panelists Stephen
Kimmel, MD, MSCE; Michael
Christman, PhD; and USciences’
AMALIA M. ISSA, PhD, MPH, who
serves not only as director of the
Program in Personalized Medicine and
Targeted Therapeutics as well as chair
of the Department of Health Policy and
Public Health, individually addressed
different aspects of the field. They
then took nearly an hour of intense
questioning from attendees.
The National Institutes of Health defines
“personalized medicine” as the “emerging
practice of medicine that uses an individual’s
genetic profile to guide decisions
made with regard to the prevention, diagnosis,
and treatment of disease.”
Or, “the right medicine for the right
person at the right time,” stated
Dr. Kimmel, a professor of both
medicine and epidemiology at the
Perelman School of Medicine at the
University of Pennsylvania. “It’s the
most appropriate therapy to the most
appropriate patient.”
Since the human genome was first
mapped in 2001, it’s been determined
that humans are more or less 99.6
percent similar. It’s that 0.4 percent that
makes us unique and determines height
and aspects of our personality, along
with the likelihood of getting breast
cancer or the likelihood of responding
to a drug, said Dr. Christman,
president and CEO of Coriell Institute
for Medical Research.
In only 13 years of intense study,
knowledge has increased dramatically,
but researchers are still wrapping
their arms around what exactly this
knowledge can be used for. Progress
has been slow but promising,
according to Dr. Kimmel.
“Scientific progress doesn’t move all
that fast. But genetics still has great
potential to improve health,” said Dr.
Kimmel. “I think it’s going to take
time—some innovation and new ways
of thinking, carefully done studies,
including randomized trials—but more
often than we are doing now. And a lot
of patience. It’s progress and promise,
not hype and disappointment.
“We’re not quite to the
point where we can go
to a pharmacist and hand
them our DNA sequence
for a prescription.”
- Dr. Stephen Kimmel
Continued on page 10

Continued from page 9
“The earliest utility of using personal
genetic information is going to be in
making decisions about drug dosing.”
- Dr. Michael F. Christman
“What needs to happen is the
development of evidentiary standards
if [personalized medicine] is going to
become a part of standard practice.”
- Dr. Amalia M. Issa
“It’s progress and promise,
not hype and disappointment.”
- Dr. Stephen Kimmel
“I think we need to make a really
concerted effort to test and study the
effects of genetics. We’re not quite
to the point where we can go to a
pharmacist and hand them our DNA
sequence for a prescription.”
But it might be close.
“What’s happened is really staggering,”
Dr. Christman said. “[The] cost to
[map genes] has really come down.
And it will have profound implications
clinically. This information is going to
be making its way into a clinical setting
very soon whether we’re ready or not.
It’s a great time to be a pharmacist
because their importance to the
healthcare system is about to explode.
The earliest utility of using personal
genetic information is going to be in
making decisions about drug dosing.”
A nationally and internationally
recognized expert in the field of
personalized medicine, Dr. Issa
discussed the public health and policy
challenges presented by growing
consumer and insurance company
engagement.
“What needs to happen is the
development of evidentiary standards
if [personalized medicine] is going to
become a part of standard practice,”
said Dr. Issa, who founded the P 2 MT 2
in 2001 as one of the first centers
focused on pharmacogenomics and
personalized medicine. She joined
the University in 2011 and brought
P 2 MT 2 with her.
Through the program, Dr. Issa and a
team of scientists and researchers are
actively engaged in research aimed at
the effective translation of the science
of pharmacogenomics and personalized
medicine from the laboratory bench
to the bedside and to the community
and policy. Dr. Issa has developed a
unique area of translational research
focused on pharmacogenomics and
personalized medicine applications
and how they will be translated and
integrated into healthcare delivery and
health systems.
Aside from evidentiary standards,
just simple general knowledge of
personalized medicine will help it
become standard practice. Accelerating
“Scientific progress
doesn’t move all that
fast. But genetics still
has great potential to
improve health.”
- Stephen Kimmel, MD, MSCE
this knowledge, in addition to
developing the evidence base for and
promoting informed decision-making
about personalized medicine to create
meaningful health outcomes, is the
mission of Dr. Issa’s P 2 MT 2 .
“In exchange for a few drops of
blood or saliva, patients are now able
to obtain information based upon
variations in their DNA sequences that
will one day help them benefit from
the prescribing of more effectively
tailored drugs and avoid some of the
more serious side effects,” said Dr.
Issa. “That is the tantalizing promise of
personalized medicine.”

THE BULLETIN: BULLETIN BOARD PAGE 11
Bulletin Board
The Seventh Annual
5K Race for Humanity
Walk/Run
The Seventh Annual 5K Race for
Humanity Walk/Run on March
31, 2012, benefited the Livengrin
Foundation for Addiction Recovery.
The race, organized by Omega Chi
Psi, draws a large, enthusiastic
crowd each year. The race has
raised an impressive $47,000
for prominent local and national
charities over the last seven years.
Photo gallery:
http://bit.ly/K8iVPc
OT Students and Faculty Garner Local,
National, and International Recognition
Students and faculty in USciences’ occupational therapy program have received well-deserved
recognition on the local, national, and international stage.
Dr. Paula Kramer, professor and chair of
the Occupational Therapy Department.
2014 doctor of occupational therapy
candidate Alyssa Reiter.
Dr. PAULA KRAMER, professor and chair of the Occupational Therapy Department at USciences,
is this year’s recipient of the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) Award of
Merit. The award is the association’s highest honor and is given to those who have made an
outstanding global contribution to the profession of occupational therapy. She took home the
honor at the AOTA’s annual conference on April 28. Read more: http://bit.ly/wdbOBh
A prestigious U.S. Student Fulbright award has been granted to HANNA HYON MOT’12 for
2012–13. She will depart in early August 2012 to begin her 10-month stay at Far East
University in Gamgok Eumseong Chungbuk, about an hour south of South Korea’s capital,
Seoul. She is just the second OT student ever to be given the scholarship. Hyon’s study is
based upon assistive technology provision for OT clients. She will explore differences in the
acceptance and use of the technology available to clients in both the U.S. and South Korea.
In the U.S., people with disabilities are entitled to any technology to help them adapt and work
toward independence. Read more: http://bit.ly/IYqX0G and on page 6
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) program aligned quite well with 2014 doctor of
occupational therapy candidate ALYSSA REITER’s core values, beliefs, and goals. Reiter’s
project was selected as one of just 12 in the Greater Philadelphia area for 2012–13. Her
project, which will provide healthy lifestyle education and programming to children and parents
in resource-limited communities, will be focused at the KenCrest Head Start in Kensington.
Reiter will provide the children in the program with the healthy lifestyle routines they need to be
successful as they move through their lives. Read more: http://bit.ly/HvCsJb

Bulletin Board (cont.)
Misher Festival 2012
In 2012, the Misher Festival of Fine Arts and Humanities celebrated
Wanderlust—the longing and impulse to travel. Throughout March
and April, the Misher Festival inspired individual explorations with
intellectual, physical, artistic, and personal adventures. Jack Connor,
PhD, a professor of writing at The Richard Stockton College of New
Jersey, served as the 2012 Misher Visiting Professor of Humanities.
Dr. Connor has been teaching courses in writing and natural history
at Stockton for more than 25 years and is author of several books
including Season at the Point: The Birds and Birders of Cape May.
Festival
of FINE ARTS
& Humanities
March 19–April 27, 2012
Wanderlust
For a full list of events that took place,
visit usciences.edu/misherfestival.
Also, check out the winners and entries
of the Wanderlust Digital Photo Contest
at http://bit.ly/Hplsla.
Founders’ Day Recipient Driven
by Life-Changing Interactions
From the time she was a teenager, two life-changing events fueled
GERIANNE TRINGALI DIPIANO’s capacity to make a difference. Together
these two events and people would drive her “passion for science and
scientific investigation [that] would ultimately lead [her] to a career in
the United States pharmaceutical industry.”
From there it was not a far stretch of the imagination that her drive and
determination would lead to her founding a company that strives to
make a difference.
Gerianne Tringali DiPiano HonDSc’12.
“FemmePharma was created to deliver the difference in women’s health
for diseases otherwise under-researched but for which there is high value
for women,” DiPiano HonDSc’12, who serves as president, chief executive
officer, and board chairman of FemmePharma Global Healthcare, Inc., told
those assembled for the University’s annual Founders’ Day celebration on
February 23, 2012. “Diseases such as endometriosis, the leading cause
of infertility; breast disease; and gynecologic cancers are therapeutic areas
where FemmePharma’s products will be life changing.”
Read more: http://bit.ly/yul0Y1
Photos: http://bit.ly/K2d38j
Video: http://youtu.be/lCW4yGrIc9I
Holding awards are Eleonora Gianti PhD’14 (left), the Student
Merit Award winner, and Dr. Alexander Sidorenko, assistant
professor of chemistry, the Faculty Merit Award winner.

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USciences Hosts Brazilian
High Ed Delegation to Grow
Institutional Relationships
and Student Exchanges
University of the Sciences played host to a delegation of Brazilian
higher education officials on Monday, February 27, to investigate
future institutional relationships and student exchanges. The
delegation’s trip, hosted in Philadelphia through the International
Visitors Council of Philadelphia, is aiming to grow the government of
Brazil’s “Science Without Borders” Program. Brazil is looking to place
100,000 students over the next four years in the world’s best
universities to study and conduct research, with half coming to
the United States. Read more: http://bit.ly/KfieaG
USciences’ Online Program Adds
Flexibility for Earning an MPH
MOU Signed with South Korea’s
Far East University
USciences has forged an important relationship with Far East
University (FEU) in South Korea during a signing ceremony on
Thursday, May 17, 2012. Central to signing the Memorandum of
Understanding is the establishment of an exchange program
to provide students from both universities with an educational,
scientific, and cultural experience. As the program fortifies,
the partnership will explore new opportunities, including joint
faculty and academic program development and the exchange
of scientific materials and publications.
As healthcare fields continue to grow both nationally and
internationally, single-focused program degrees may no longer
be enough for professionals whose goals are to move ahead
in leadership or management roles. Gaining a dual degree or
a graduate professional degree, such as USciences’ master
of public health (MPH,) provides a pathway to careers of
the future. And a new online MPH program can help busy
professionals achieve that goal faster. Understanding that
working professionals and students need flexibility, University of
the Sciences’ program consists of classes taken in eight-week
blocks, and the asynchronous nature of the program means
that students can start the program at any one of six starting
points throughout the year. Best of all, fulfillment of the program
requirements can be accomplished in as little as two years. The
online nature of USciences’ MPH is that it can be completed
at home or remotely from just about anywhere in the world. To
learn more about USciences online MPH, visit onlinedegrees.
usciences.edu.
From left to right: Chul Soo Ye, Far East University (FEU) professor of
computer science and dean of academic affairs; Ji Hyun Kim, FEU
professor; Dr. Yun Kim, FEU chair, professor, and vice provost; Marvin
Samson, USciences interim president; Kee-il Lyu, FEU president; and
Dr. Russell J. DiGate, former USciences provost.

Bulletin Board (cont.)
PA Bio Names
Amy Jessop
Winner of
Its Scientific
Achievement
Award
Pennsylvania Bio, the only statewide trade association
representing Pennsylvania’s entire life science industry,
presented AMY JESSOP, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of
health policy and public health, its Scientific Achievement
Award at the PA Bio Annual Dinner on March 20. The
Pennsylvania Bio Scientific Achievement Award recognizes
a scientist in the Pennsylvania bioscience community who
has demonstrated outstanding achievement by advancing
scientific knowledge, innovation, or patient care.
Dr. Jessop founded and serves as director of the USciencesbased
Hepatitis Treatment, Research, and Education Center
(HepTREC), a community-based organization that has as its
sole mission to reduce the impact of viral hepatitis in the
Delaware Valley.
Read more: http://bit.ly/zoo3Fi
Wistar Institute and USciences
Launch Joint Graduate Program
The Wistar Institute, an international leader in cancer research,
has joined USciences in offering a PhD graduate degree
program in cancer biology. The program fills a regional gap in
specific training in cancer biology; it is the only program in the
Philadelphia region that offers a PhD in cancer biology. The
jointly administered cancer biology graduate degree program
trains individuals for an academic or industrial career in
cancer biology and drug development. The program provides
a broad-based graduate education that expands existing
opportunities for cancer training in the greater Philadelphia
area. The program includes hands-on training at the Wistar
Institute’s Molecular Screening Facility, part of the Wistar-
USciences Center for Chemical Biology and Translational
Medicine, where researchers test the potential of small
molecules as therapeutic drug candidates. Students will
be granted a PhD in cancer biology from University of the
Sciences. The program is seeking candidates for the fall
2012 term. Students may learn more about the program
at Gradschool.USciences.edu/CancerBiology.
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Philadelphia Science Festival 2012
The Clark Park Science Discovery Day on Sunday, April 29,
helped to put a fitting end on the Philadelphia Science
Festival. USciences sponsored three tables, including
one run by physical therapy students who helped people
measure leg strength and jumping height (left) and one
run by biology students and alumni, like ANDY HUYNH
MB’11 (above), who handed out homemade microscopes.
Scientific discovery mixed with hands-on
fun were the trademarks of USciences’
involvement as a core partner of the
Philadelphia Science Festival. The citywide
collaboration showcasing science and
technology took place from April 21 to
29 with a mixture of carnivals, lectures,
open lab days, and other experiences.
Local astronomers helped guide participants
on a celestial tour, pointing out, among other
things, a flyby of the international space
station on Friday, April 27.
Dr. Schaefer (left) held a table-top science
night at Earth Bread and Brewery on Tuesday,
April 24, with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist
Faye Flam.
The University’s involvement would not
have been possible without our dedicated
faculty and students who staffed the
tables or imparted their knowledge at
numerous events. Faculty included
pharmaceutical sciences professor
ADEBOYE ADEJARE, PhD; associate
chemistry professor CATHERINE
BENTZLEY, PhD; physics chair ELIA
ESCHENAZI, PhD; physics professor
PAUL HALPERN, PhD; visiting assistant
biology professor MELISSA MARKO,
PhD; pharmaceutical sciences instructor
JEFF MOORE; assistant physical therapy
professor LORA PACKEL, MPT; visiting
biology instructor JASON PORTER
MB’98; assistant chemistry professor
FRED SCHAEFER, PhD; assistant physical
therapy professor KARIN SILBERNAGEL,
PT, ATC, PhD; and assistant physical
therapy professor GREG THIELMAN,
PT, EdD, ATC.
For more on USciences at the Philadelphia Science Festival,
visit http://bit.ly/IF9DvE.

The Difference Donors Make
Parents—USciences Wants You to Get Involved
Parents have always been a vital part of the
USciences community. But in order to better
connect parents with the University, the
Alumni Office and Student Life are forming
the USciences Parents Committee.
The Parents Committee will aim to enhance
the University’s sense of community and
the overall student experience. There
are many current parents like Ron and
Judy Cerminaro who feel strongly about
maintaining a connection with USciences.
“I think our involvement in our daughter
Nicolette’s USciences experience has had a
positive effect on how she approaches her
development,” said Ron and Judy. “There
is excitement and pride in her when she
introduces us to professors and classmates,
explains new topics about which she is
learning, and demonstrates her command
of the USciences community in which she is
totally immersed.”
Forming now, the Parents Committee will
be made up of University faculty and staff
members, parents/guardians, and alumni.
Their involvement will play a major role
in University initiatives, such as promoting
the annual Family Fall Fest and helping to
further the University’s mission.
To learn more or be a charter
ember, please contact Liz Fritchman
at e.fritchman@usciences.edu or
215.596.7525.
Banking on Pharmacist-Patient Relationships
By April Hall
There are three places to which EMORY
PARSONS P’66 strives to give back.
He supports his church, the preparatory
school he attended as a young man, and
USciences, all integral parts of his life.
Since graduating USciences in 1966, Parsons
has developed a legacy in the Mercersburg, Pa.,
area. He owns three “country” pharmacies,
is a major shareholder in a chain of seven
community banks, and has served as a pharmacist
on missionary trips to South America.
His latest commitment to USciences is as
a charter member of the Griffith Leadership
Society. Last year, when a Phonathon
student called him, Parsons doubled his
usual annual gift and became a part of the
school’s newest alumni group.
“I’m kind of at a stage of my life when I
want to give back to the places that gave to
me and helped me along the way,” he said.
“PCP prepared me very, very, very well in
pharmacy. It also trained me in business
management and the communication skills
that are very important.”
Parsons is proud of his pharmacies and
the services they provide and credits
USciences with providing more than
technical knowledge.
“People get more than their medicines
when they come to my pharmacy; they
get me,” he said. “I can be involved with
the patients more completely. I have three
stores full of patient relationships.”
He sees his work as a pharmacist as the
role that’s facilitated the rest of his life.
Most recently he went to Ecuador with
a handful of doctors, dentists, and
nurses, where, Parsons said, he filled
2,200 prescriptions in five days to help
a medically-underserved population.
You Make a Difference!
Your support makes our success possible.
Download The 2010–11 Annual Honor
Roll of Donors at usciences.edu/honorroll
for a complete list of those alumni, faculty,
staff, students, friends of the University,
and others who made a difference
throughout the year. Thank you.

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Mark Pimley P’84 and his wife Kim hosted a private wine
and cheese pairing course taught by Ron Marsilio, CSW,
on May 5, 2012, at their home in West Chester, Pa.
The event was held for current and prospective Griffith
Leadership Society members. Keep an eye out for future
social events recognizing the Griffith Leadership Society.
Opportunity
You’ve worked hard and saved diligently to
provide for your retirement, and you’re not
alone. Last year, $17.5 trillion was invested
in retirement market assets, and more than
70 percent of households took advantage of
tax-advantaged retirement savings options
such as individual retirement accounts (IRAs)
and defined contribution plans such as 401(k),
403(b), and 457 plans.* Even during
economic downturns, retirement accounts
remain a primary vehicle through which
Americans save and invest. These assets
not only secure your future; they are also an
important part of your overall estate plan.
Your family, however, may not fully benefit.
If you name an individual other than your
spouse, such as a child, as the beneficiary of
your traditional IRA, the plan assets can be
subject to up to four different taxes:
Federal estate tax: Under current law, if you
pass away with an estate in excess of $5
million, the balance of your traditional IRA
will be included in your estate for federal
estate tax purposes. Although that sounds
like a high threshold, when you include your
house, savings, investments, life insurance,
and other assets, it is far more attainable for
far more people than you might imagine. If
your IRA is includable in your estate, the
balance available after taxes could be lessened
by 35 percent or more. (Assets left to your
spouse are generally not subject to estate
tax, but once that spouse passes away, the
estate tax issue will again become relevant.)
Federal income tax: An IRA can produce
income known as “income in respect of a
decedent.” This means that withdrawals
from your IRA by your estate or heirs will
be taxed as ordinary income, with rates that
could hit 35 percent.
State income and estate taxes: Additionally,
the IRA balance may be subject to both
state income and state estate tax depending
on where you live.
There is a better way. When you name a
charitable organization, such as University
of the Sciences, as a beneficiary of your IRA,
the charity will receive 100 percent of the
proceeds tax-free. The IRA balance will be
subject to none of the taxes discussed above.
You can thus make a significant impact on the
life and programs of the University without
imposing any negative tax consequences
upon your heirs.
It’s not a question of leaving assets to your
children or charity—you can provide for
both, while leaving the tax collectors out
in the cold. With careful planning, you can
bequeath other assets—such as common
stocks, mutual fund shares held in taxable
accounts, real estate, business ownership
interests, or others that would qualify for
capital gains treatment if sold.
You can pass a legacy of thrift to your heirs
and a legacy of opportunity to USciences
students, even designating which college,
program, or activity your assets will propel
ever forward.
If you have named USciences as a beneficiary
of your retirement plan but have not yet
informed the University, or if you wish to
become a member of The Remington Society
by including USciences as a beneficiary,
please contact vice president of institutional
advancement Carrie Collins at 215.596.8948
or c.collins@usciences.edu.
*Source: Investment Company Institute
2011 Fact Book

Alumni Connections
Class Notes
1955
1967
1977
1992
ALAN J. VOGENBERG P’55 was
recently named 2012 Bristol
Volunteer of the Year by
Landmark Towns of Bucks
County. His award was
presented on March 29, 2012.
Alan resides in Langhorne, PA.
1956
PHILIP FEIN P’56 is semiretired
in Delray Beach, FL, and still
enjoys working a few days each
month. When he’s not working,
the first item on his “bucket list”
is showing his appreciation to
PCP for making his success
possible, and the second item is
tooling around in his new red toy.
1958
W. RICHARD TURNER C’58
(MS’61, PhD’63, University of
Connecticut) was invited to speak
at the Baylor University department
of chemistry and biochemistry
colloquium on October 7, 2011.
He spoke about his 35-year career
as a research chemist and how an
explosives company, Atlas Powder,
evolved into a major pharmaceutical
company, AstraZeneca.
Richard, an AstraZeneca retiree,
lives in Hewitt, TX, not far from
the Baylor campus.
1966
JOHN A. FRANCESCHINI P’66
(MBA’70, Drexel University)
became a playwright after retiring.
His comedy play, This Life or the
Next, was produced last year in
Texas, Washington, and California.
He lives in Irvine, CA.
RUTH C. DAVIS P’67 (PharmD’70,
Ohio State University) remains
active in her profession. Most
of her time is now spent
preparing pharmacy technicians
for national certification at
local community colleges.
She resides in Hanover, PA.
1973
THOMAS J. DOUGHERTY MB’73
(PhD’78, Thomas Jefferson
University) coedited the book
Antibiotic Discovery and Development,
published by Springer. He
also contributed two chapters
on microbial genomics and cellbased
antibiotic screening. In
addition, he was reappointed
(for a third term) to the editorial
board of the American Society
for Microbiology’s Antimicrobial
Agents and Chemotherapy.
1975
BRUCE R. BUSH P’75 (MD’81,
Howard University) was
named 2011 Care Champion
Physician of the Year at Foothill
Presbyterian Hospital.
BENJAMIN W. PIERSOL, JR.,
P’75 is now retired and living in
Montana, where he operates a
horse ranch with his wife of 34
years, Judy. Their two grown
children are also living in Montana.
Ben is looking to reconnect
with classmates from the class
of ’75; he can be reached at
piersols@nemont.net.
1976
Coyle-Liberti family members
gather. Left to right: LARRY
LIBERTI P’76, MS’78; GERI COYLE
LIBERTI P’78; Laura Liberti
Klimitas; BUNNY SCHAEFFER
P’76; and Karl Schaeffer.
JAMES E. DICE P’77 (PharmD’80,
University of Tennessee) was
named the 2012 recipient of
the Richard A. Helms Award of
Excellence in pediatric pharmacy
practice. He is currently director
of pharmacy at the Children’s
Hospital of The King’s
Daughters in Norfolk, VA.
1978
JOSEPH A. ENO P’78 was recently
promoted to vice president of
regulatory affairs at BioJeria
Pharmaceuticals Nigeria Ltd.
He was also elected secretarygeneral
of the Pharmaceutical
Society of Nigeria (Akwa Ibom
state branch) and appointed a
pharmaceutical inspector and
chairman by the Pharmacists
Council of Nigeria.
1983
ANDREA FUS P’83 (PharmD’87,
University of Texas) published
an article on iodine nutrition and
the impact of dietary sodium
reduction in the September
2011 issue of U.S. Pharmacist.
1987
SALLY (WOLFGANG) TICE P’87
(MHA’97, St. Joseph’s University;
PharmD’04, Shenandoah Valley
Academy) passed the BCPS
exam in the fall of 2011. She
is a clinical pharmacist at
Geisinger Medical Center.
1988
JENNIFER R. HUBBARD TX’88
(MS’00, Drexel University)
published her second novel, Try
Not to Breathe, in 2012. She
also works as an environmental
toxicologist. She and her husband
John Rowen live in Pennsylvania.
THERESE A. BOHUSCH MPT’92,
DPT’07 recently accepted a
position as a U.S. Air Force
research fellow at the RAND
Corporation in Santa Monica, CA.
LINDA (WALKUP) SAYLOR
MPT’92 received her DPT degree
from University of Montana in
May 2011 and now works for
Gentiva Home Health. She lives in
South Carolina with her husband
Bill, sons William (15) and Nikolas
(11), and foster son Jon (17).
1995
AMANDA (CLUGSTON) GALINDO
P’95 and her husband James
welcomed the birth of son
Caydence Marion D. on December
10, 2011, in La Jolla, CA. He
weighed 6 lbs., 11 oz. and was
19 inches long. Caydence joins
big brother Alexander (21) and
sister Lauren (18).
1996
AIMEE (DIXON) GUNOSKEY
PharmD’96 is a retail pharmacist
and has also been pursuing
a second career as an author,
writing under the name “Ash
Krafton.” Her first novel, an urban
fantasy titled Bleeding Hearts:
Book One of the Demimonde,
was released in March 2012
through Pink Narcissus Press.
Ash Krafton can be found online
at Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads,
and http://ashkrafton.com.
Aimee lives in Barnesville, PA,
with her husband JOSEPH J.
GUNOSKEY II BI’94.
DOMINIC A. MARASCO P’96
recently became executive
vice president of business
development at in Ventiv Health.
He and wife ANNE MARIE
(BUBECK) MARASCO P’95
live in Doylestown, PA.

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1997
NICOLE L. DRUMMOND P’97
(MS’02, Thomas Jefferson
University) welcomed the birth of
son Alexander on February 12,
2012, in Paoli, PA. Nicole is
a pharmacy manager at Giant
Food in West Chester, PA.
2000
MICHAEL E. CASTAGNA
P’00 (MBA’05, University of
Pennsylvania) and his wife Lydia
welcomed the birth of son
Andrew Richard on February
17, 2012. He joins big sisters
Laura (5) and Rae Rae (4). The
Castagnas live in Wrightstown, PA.
JONATHAN J. KWAK P’00 and his
wife Melissa proudly announced
the birth of son Jonathan Tyler
on September 5, 2011.
SONYA SCOTT YOHN P’00,
PharmD’01 and her husband
Scott announced
the birth of daughter Emery on
December 16, 2011. She joins
big sisters Cara (4) and Lauren (2).
2003
SWATI K. PATEL PharmD’03 and
her husband Jay welcomed the
birth of son Shyam on March
20, 2011. Swati is a part-time
pharmacist at Harris Teeter in
Greensboro, NC, and Jay is a
nephrologist.
2006
TYREESE M. MCCREA
PharmD’06 celebrated the
grand opening of his pharmacy,
PharmDirect Rx, on November
12, 2011. The pharmacy is
located at 2308 Grays Ferry
Avenue in Philadelphia.
2011
SHRUTI K. GANDHI and CHINTAN
J. PATEL, both MBA’11, were
wed on December 27, 2011.
They reside in Edison, NJ.
IN MEMORIAM
1944
PAUL SERES P’44, MS’47 passed
away on February 15, 2012.
Survivors include his wife Miriam,
sons Bruce and David, and
grandchildren Jordan and Adam.
1961
WAKEEM P. ISAAC P’61, known
as Ike to friends and family, died
on November 16, 2011. He is
survived by his wife MARYANN
(MARSILII) ISAAC P’61, son JOHN
P. ISAAC P’90, daughter KATHLEEN
(ISAAC) KELLY and son-in-law
JOHN M. KELLY (both P’86), son
Joseph P. Isaac, brother ELIAS J.
ISAAC P’54 (DO’64, PCOM), and
niece KATHRYN A. ISAAC P’85.
Ike and Maryann had celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary on
September 9, 2011, and attended
their 50th PCPS alumni reunion
on September 24, 2011. Ike
lived in Easton, PA.
1978
JERRY L. MCFARLAND P’78
(PharmD’01, University of
Arkansas) passed away on April
20, 2011, after a courageous
fight against cancer. He is
survived by his father Donald;
sons Christian and Jared; his
father’s partner Carol Michael
and her children Kelly Moy,
Patrick Michael, and Shannon
Quinn; his aunt Betty McFarland
Garvin; and many close friends.
He was predeceased by his
mother Jacqueline and his
sister Ginger. After graduating
IN MEMORIAM
NAME
DATE OF DEATH
Emma G. Allen BAC’42 May 19, 2011
Florence (McDermott) Bentzel P’73 February 9, 2012
Gilbert L. Coccetti P’50 February 17, 2012
David E. Davis BAC’52 March 9, 2012
John S. “Jack” Davis P’49 May 12, 2011
Daniel J. DeBellis BI’40 MS’42 October 23, 2011
Helen (Benjamin) Desher P’42 April 12, 2012
Patrick A. Dileo P’62 May 13, 2010
Carl W. Doll P’51 November 18, 2011
R. Frank Ecock, Jr., P’58 December 30, 2011
David A. Frankel P’57 February 13, 2012
Celeste (Cretchfield) Gardner P’93 April 3, 2012
Francis H. Heath P’53 January 2, 2012
Nhan C. Hoang PhB’10 January 27, 2012
Myron Howell P’59 October 13, 2011
Wakeem P. Isaac P’61 November 16, 2011
Bhogilal M. Jani MS’63 August 26, 2010
Stephen L. Kenee P’58 April 14, 2012
Joseph E. Kingcade P’72 December 15, 2009
George S. Kling, Jr., BAC’42, MS’47 March 5, 2012
Anne B. Kreck P’77 January 15, 2012
Daniel J. Kulina P’54 December 12, 2005
Joseph R. Lazzaro P’62 December 12, 2011
Howard J. Levin P’53 October 27, 2011
Gerhard Maerker C’51 January 5, 2012
Joseph N. Masci C’39 March 7, 2010
Jerry L. McFarland P’78 April 20, 2011
Charles W. McGrath, Jr., P’52 March 5, 2012
Maria (Lombardi) McGregor P’51 March 1, 2012
E. William “Bill” Merz P’38 December 10, 2011
Herman Milner P’43 November 27, 2011
Ronald J. Moleski P’74 February 5, 2012
Robert K. Pfeil P’44 November 20, 2011
David R. Post P’77 October 20, 2011
Norman F. Ramsey HonDSc’95 November 4, 2011
David J. Richman BI’09 April 15, 2012
Jerome F. Sagin MS’43 October 25, 2010
Evelyn L. “Judy” Schwartz P’45 October 18, 2010
Helene Segal BAC’48 April 27, 2011
Paul Seres P’44, MS’47 February 15, 2012
Jeffrey C. Sirott P’68 April 18, 2012
Alan F. Swantkowski P’68 December 3, 2011
Eugene V. White HonMS’66 December 9, 2011
Robert J. Young P’75
2011 (date not given)
Ronald L. Young P’56 March 31, 2012
Otto Zang P’39 October 23, 2011
from Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy, Jerry moved to Fort
Lauderdale and worked as a
pharmacist until founding his
company, Jermac, in 1983,
which under his guidance has
become an industry leader in
pest control services. Jerry was
a loyal supporter of PCP. Through
a gift from his estate, Jerry
established the Jerry L. McFarland
Endowed Scholarship Fund
at USciences. The McFarland
Scholarship will benefit PCP
students from Pennsylvania
or the tri-state area.

Alumni Connections
Donor-Centric Development
by Carol R. Cool
different venue. My legal background
allows me to examine technical issues
quickly and help donors come up with
personalized philanthropic plans.” It’s
another facet of her donor-centric focus.
“She brings new energy, and I look
forward to encouraging alumni who
love this institution to engage with its
new president and become involved in
bringing forth her vision.”
CARRIE COLLINS, JD, USciences’
new vice president of institutional
advancement, stakes her career on
one principle: donor-centric, missionbased
fundraising. “There are so many
misconceptions about institutional
advancement, IA,” Collins said. “Many
people believe IA professionals only
want to talk to alumni when they want
money, but that’s not true. I want to be
focused on the donors, matching their
passions with the institution’s needs. It
begins by meeting alumni face-to-face,
hearing their stories, identifying their
interests, and learning how they want
to be involved.”
After practicing law for several years,
with a focus on estate planning and
corporate law, Collins decided to get
out of private practice. The opportunity
to work in development came through
networking. “I get to use my skills in a
Donor centricity proved successful for
Collins at Duquesne University—where
she was the executive director of gift
planning and stewardship—not just
in raising funds for the institution
but also in successfully engaging
alumni as active participants in the
university’s culture. Collins believes
donor centricity will work even better
at USciences, where, she said, “alumni
are already connected to the institution
and the time they were here.” Her
goal will be listening as alumni express
what they want their legacy to be and
then finding opportunities to bring
this to fruition as she connects them to
USciences’ future.
Collins was
attracted to
USciences by
the people she
met, people
like MARVIN
SAMSON and
WILLIAM
ASHTON.
“They brought
their industry experience here and are
applying it, and I wanted to be a part
of the institution at this exciting time.”
USciences’ hiring of a new president—
DR. HELEN GILES-GEE—makes
this an even more strategic moment.
“I want to be focused
on the donors, matching
their passions with the
institution’s needs.”
- CARRIE COLLINS, JD
“The people in the IA office,” said
Collins, “are another great group—
enthusiastic, energetic, knowledgeable
about their own areas of focus, and
working well as a team.” She envisions
the office as a support system for
alumni, helping them find ways to be
involved whether they have an hour a
year or an hour a week. “And we want
to be transparent. We want donors to
know where their money is going and
how it is used, finding efficiencies in
operations wherever possible. It’s all
part of donor centricity.”
Collins is never far away from the
legal field, though. Her husband Matt
is a litigator, and
she says her sixyear-old
daughter
Vivian has already
learned how to
out-negotiate her.
She also has a
four-year-old son
named Mitchell.
Collins loves
hanging out with
her family as they start life in this new
city—a place where they have been
“warmly welcomed,” just as she has
been at USciences.

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Alumni Focus
100 Years and Counting
By April Hall
MICHAEL BROWN P’83 started working at
the family pharmacy as a teenager. He is
now the president of Andrew Brown’s Drug
Store, celebrating the business’s 100th
anniversary this year.
“We lived above the pharmacy,” Brown
said. “I have nine brothers and sisters—
I’m one of the younger ones—and we all
worked here at one time or another.”
Since taking over the business from his
father, Brown has, with the help of his
brother, incorporated and expanded into the
building next door to the pharmacy where
they sell durable medical goods.
Expanding the business offered its own
challenges, Brown said, but diversifying
was one way to make a local neighborhood
drug store viable.
Another way Brown hopes to make his pharmacy
indispensable is by offering the personal
care faceless mail-order companies cannot.
“I think more than anything, more than
chain stores in every section of town, it is
the mail order that has really taken over,”
Brown said. “Being able to call and talk to
the pharmacist about any questions people
may have is important. It’s definitely
an elderly population here in Scranton,
Lackawanna County, and they’re not
comfortable using mail order.”
Brown’s pharmacy also offers special services
that include making deliveries to local nursing
homes and filling clients’ pillboxes each
week to avoid dosage confusion for the elderly.
Looking forward, Brown says he hopes
Andrew Brown’s Drug Store will last another
100 years. Whereas his sons are pursuing
careers in other fields, two of Brown’s
nephews are currently studying pharmacy.
Perhaps, they will carry the torch into the
next century.
“Being able to call and talk to the
pharmacist about any questions
people may have is important.”
- MICHAEL BROWN P’83
Just the Beginning
By April Hall
“Lots of women come to me after
they’re finished having kids. It
would help them even more if
they came to see me even before
having their first child.”
- CARRIE JAMES PAGLIANO MPT’99
CARRIE JAMES PAGLIANO MPT’99 (DPT,
University of St. Augustine for Health
Science) has a boring story of why she
went into physical therapy, or so she says.
She was always involved in sports in high
school and hoped to combine her love of
sports and interest in medicine. That’s it;
no story of an injury or battling back
through painful sessions of physical
therapy herself.
But that’s not where her story ends. Now
a mother of a 14-month-old son, she works
part time at Medstar Georgetown University
Hospital in Washington, D.C., and specializes
in women with postpartum issues, from
pelvic pain and incontinence to low back pain.
Many women believe these issues are the
price they pay for having babies, Dr. Pagliano
said. “They think, ‘My mother was like this; my
grandmother was like this.’ Lots of women
come to me after they’re finished having kids.
It would help them even more if they came
to see me even before having their first child.”
She said her studies at University of the
Sciences and then later at University of
St. Augustine for Health Science, where
she earned a doctorate degree, began her
education, but being pregnant herself put
her over the top.
“It’s one thing when you learn all of this
theoretically,” Dr. Pagliano said. “Once you
have your own child, however, that’s the
most invaluable education I’ve ever had.”
Dr. Pagliano said many of her patients
(she also works with men recovering from
prostate surgery) come to see her through
word of mouth as opposed to referrals
directly from their doctors.
But that may change as more information
works its way into the mainstream, she said.
Dr. Pagliano often talks with physical therapy
students, including those from University
of the Sciences, who are interested in
specializing in women’s pelvic conditions.

Alumni Association
Events
Griffith Leadership Society Inaugural Reception Honoring
the 100th Anniversary of Ivor Griffith’s Graduation
Thursday, May 10, 2012, USciences Campus
Members of the Griffith Leadership Society gathered in Griffith Hall on Thursday,
May 10, 2012, for the Society’s inaugural event hosted by society cochairs LUCY
and GEORGE MALMBERG (both P’72). The Griffith Leadership Society was
established in 2010 in honor of President IVOR GRIFFITH, whose steadfast
leadership and determination guided USciences’ tremendous post-war growth
and success from 1941 to 1961. The society unites and recognizes donors
who make an annual contribution of $1,000 or more. Special recognition
is also given to alumni who graduated in the past 15 years who make an
annual contribution of $500 or more. This inaugural reception celebrated
the University’s leadership donors and honored the 100th anniversary of Ivor
Griffith’s graduation. Guests enjoyed the music of the Kingsessing Players and
participated in a guided tour of the Marvin Samson Center for the History of
Pharmacy provided by director and curator MICHAEL J. BRODY.
Left to right: Marvin Samson HonAlm’96, with
Griffith Leadership Society cochairs Lucy Malmberg
P’72 and George Malmberg P’72.
PharmD Reunion
Saturday, April 21, 2012, USciences Campus
Over 100 alumni and guests traveled to campus
this past April 21 to celebrate the PCP Post-BS
PharmD Reunion. The day’s events included a
nostalgic tour of the campus and buildings, a
cocktail party, dinner, and a program honoring
the faculty and staff who were instrumental in
launching the program in the late ’60s.
Back row, left to right:
Philip P. Gerbino P’69,
PharmD’70; Valerie
L. Gerbino; Kathleen
(Rosenberry) Mayes P’76,
PharmD’78; Marvin
Samson HonAlm’96; George
E. Downs PharmD’72; Nanci
C. Downs; and Stephen J.
Sklar P’75, PharmD’81.
Front row, left to right:
Eileen M. Gans and John A.
Gans P’66, PharmD’69.
PCP Post-BS PharmD Reunion attendees who currently work for or
have worked for Jefferson Health System. Front row, left to right:
Veronica P. Moriarty P’78, PharmD’81; Kathleen (Rosenberry) Mayes
P’76, PharmD’78; and Robert A. Delaney PharmD’77. Second
Row: Linda A. Nelson PharmD’80; Michael C. Vinson PharmD’73;
Patricia (Ryan) Audet P’76, PharmD’78; Judith (Hopfer) Deglin
PharmD’74; and Gerald E. Meyer P’73, PharmD’74. Third Row:
Sarah (Crabbe) Erush PharmD’86; Cindy (Jacoby) Wordell P’79,
PharmD’84; Janice A. Gaska P’79, PharmD’82; Renee (Plawner)
Tannenbaum PharmD’76; Robert G. Pietrusko PharmD’73; and
Thomas W. O’Connor P’70, PharmD’71. Back row: Peter H. Vlasses
P’71, PharmD’73; Laura L. Tyndall PharmD’85; Brian G. Swift P’83,
PharmD’85; Steven L. Sheaffer P’75, PharmD’78; and Donald J. M.
Phillips P’70, PharmD’73.

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American Pharmacists
Association Annual
Meeting and Exposition
Saturday, March 10,
New Orleans
Alumni, faculty, and students gathered
at the USciences alumni reception
at the APhA annual meeting in New
Orleans. This event was cosponsored
by the Alumni Association and the
Office of Alumni Relations.
Left to right: Sarah Matunis P’92,
George Downs PharmD’72, and
Jaclyn Viola PharmD’13.
New Officers and Directors of the
USciences Alumni Association
Thursday, April 5, 2012, USciences Campus
Left to right: Kevin Onorio PharmD’13,
Jasmine Mencia PharmD’13, Justina
Frimpong PharmD’13, and Melissa
Jankoviak PharmD’13 help man
the Alumni Relations table at
the Pennsylvania Pharmacists
Association joint pharmacy school
alumni reception.
Front row, left to right: Hong Jin Na PH/TX’09, BW’01, director;
Victoria Elliott P’87, MBA, secretary; Jeanette Litts P’78, director;
Siobhan Duffy P’84, BW’05, vice president; and Stephanie Bean
MPT’89, DPT, president. Back row: Roger Wetherill P’68, president
elect; and Timothy Bowers MedTech’02, MPH’08, director. Not
Pictured: Rosemarie Halt P’89, treasurer; Michael Castagna P’00,
MBA, director; Jennifer Colon PharmD’00, MS, director; Elizabeth
Fusco P’63, director; and Christine Jump P’74, director.
Left to right: Deborah (Harstine)
Newman PharmD’82, Sabrina T.
Keeys PharmD, and Christopher
A. Keeys PharmD’82.
At Left, Lisa A. Lawson, PharmD,
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy dean,
addresses the attendees.
Above, left to right: James A.
Bannon, Jr., P’76, PharmD’81;
Gregory M. McKelvie
PharmD’82 and guest;
Mary Ann (Bukovinsky)
Kliethermes PharmD’81;
and Renee (Plawner)
Tannenbaum PharmD’76.
John Gans P’66, PharmD’69,
at right with Pat Audet P’76,
PharmD’78, was honored for
his contribution to the PharmD
post-baccalaureate program.
Clockwise from top left:
Teresa (Pete) Dowling P’72,
PharmD’74; Judith (Hopfer)
Deglin PharmD’74; Arthur I.
Jacknowitz PharmD’74;
and Gerald E. Meyer P’73,
PharmD’74.

Annual Combined Sections
Meeting of the American Physical
Therapy Association
February 8–12, 2012, Chicago
Faculty and alumni from the Physical Therapy
Department gathered in Chicago for the
APTA annual combined meeting. Several
faculty members presented research, including
Assistant Professor Greg Thielman. At the
meeting, the Alumni Association and PT
Department cosponsored a reception. It was
reported to be the largest CSM ever, with over
12,000 in attendance.
Delaware County Pharmacists Association
Thursday, May 10, 2012, Media, PA
The Delaware County Pharmacists Association (DCPA) held its
annual dinner honoring both new pharmacy graduates and 50-
year pharmacy graduates. Those honored, representing various
Pennsylvania pharmacy schools, are living or working in Delaware
County and are members of DCPA. The dinner, held on May
10 at D’Ignazio’s Towne House in Media, PA, included a special
Dedicated Alumnus recognition of Daniel Hussar P’62, MS’64,
PhD’67, presented by John Gans P’66, PharmD’69.
Left to right: Al Guarini MPT’04 and Paul Vidal MPT’97
present their research, “Post- Concussion Syndrome: A
Multi-Modal Intervention Approach,” at the poster session.
Left to right: Peter Grant PharmD’12; 50-year graduate Martin Brian (not from
USciences); 50-year graduate Doris Hale PharmD’62; Duquesne graduate
Brittany Johnson; 50-year graduate Jack Zweier P’62; 50-year graduate Merrill Jay
Mirman P’62; Danielle Perfetti PharmD’12; 50-year graduate Daniel Hussar P’62,
MS’64, PhD’67; John Gans P’66, PharmD’69; and Delaware County Pharmacists
Association chairwoman Rosemarie O’Malley Halt P’89, MPH’12.
South Florida Alumni Reception
Saturday, January 21, 2012, Highland Beach, FL
Left to right: Assistant Professor Shaun Varrecchia, Jayea
Watson DPT’10, Assistant Professor Lisa Hoglund, and
Allison Michaud DPT’10.
Left to right: Eli Packman P’51, MS’52, DSc’54 greets Abraham
Glasser P’43.

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Student Appreciation Day
Friday, April 20, 2012,
USciences Campus
Alumni volunteers greeted
USciences students and handed
out sports towels in appreciation
of their hard work.
Left to right: Robert Spera P’88 and
Arthur Blatman P’69.
Eighth Annual Lake
Como 5K in Memory of
Grania Maggio MPT’94
Saturday, April 28, 2012,
Lake Como, NJ
Alumni and friends joined the
Jersey Shore Running Club at the
annual run to benefit the Grania
Maggio Study Abroad Fund at
University of the Sciences.
Left to right: Trish Long (Maggio’s sister);
Liz Maggio (Maggio’s sister); Jeffrey W.
Hill PharmD’11; Grainne (Dawn) Maggio
(Maggio’s mother).
A Family Legacy
in Pharmacy
By April Hall
Over a more than 30-year period, the
Swantkowski family trusted University
of the Sciences with their future.
First, FLOYD P’31, and
CHARLES SWANTKOWSKI
P’31, attended the school
and opened pharmacies
in Duryea and Old
Forge, Pennsylvania,
respectively.
“That’s what you did
then,” said CYNTHIA
(SWANTKOWSKI) RIOS
P’65, Floyd’s daughter. “You
studied pharmacy and then you went
home and opened your own store.”
Swantkowski Pharmacy was an
established family business by the
time Cynthia entered high school.
She worked at the store doing odd
jobs and running the register.
Cynthia decided to follow in her father’s
footsteps at Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy and Science.
She also said there weren’t too many
women going into pharmacy. Only 20
women graduated with her in 1965.
As Cynthia was packing up to go to PCPS,
so was CARLOS RIOS P’65. Rios had
also worked at a neighborhood pharmacy
and said he was impressed by the
respect given to pharmacists. He decided
to study pharmacy himself.
Cynthia and Carlos met and fell in love
at school. They moved to Duryea, and
Carlos took over Floyd Swantkowski’s
pharmacy while Cynthia worked in
hospital pharmacy.
Meanwhile, Cynthia’s brother, ALAN
SWANTKOWSKI P’68, was studying
pharmacy at their alma mater. He
graduated in 1968 and came back to
“That’s what you
did then. You studied
pharmacy, and then
you went home and
opened your own store.”
- CYNTHIA
(SWANTKOWSKI)
RIOS P’65
Duryea as well where he ran the store
until the family sold it 15 years ago.
The Rioses opened the Rios Pharmacy in
Morton. One pharmacy became three
and a durable medical supply company,
Rios Medical and Respiratory Products,
with five locations in three states.
About 25 years ago the couple sold the
durable medical goods company. In
1999, the pharmacies were sold to CVS.
Currently, Carlos is a partner in
Independent Pharmacy Buying Group,
working with 148 independent pharmacies
as a buying coalition. Cynthia has worked
for 12 years as a volunteer pharmacist
for Community Volunteers in Medicine.
Though the couple doesn’t get back
to campus often due to their busy
schedules, Carlos said they faithfully
attend the annual dinner-dance and
headed up their 45th reunion in 2010.

Sports in Short
Devils Honored by CACC in Basketball
For the third time in four years, the men’s
basketball team was the recipient of the
2012 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Team Sportsmanship Award. Individually,
forward GARRET KERR DPT’17 was the CACC
Rookie of the Year, named to the All-CACC
Second Team, and named to the Division II
Bulletin All-Freshman Team. Guard BRIANNE
TRAUB PharmD’17 was the CACC women’s
basketball Rookie of the Year and named
to the All-CACC Second Team.
Pitcher Dan McMahon Honored
Surprise Scholarship Honors
Former Rifle Coach Paul Klimitas
Twenty-five alumni spanning 30-plus years, along with family and friends, gathered
in Alumni Hall on Saturday, March 24, for the first alumni rifle match in 35 years.
Former long-time coach PAUL KLIMITAS, who is now the athletic director, was surprised
with a scholarship in his honor. The Paul E. Klimitas Honorary Scholarship will provide
“financial support to intercollegiate athletes who demonstrate a strong commitment
to excellence in the classroom, in athletic competition, and in the community.
Additionally, the recipients should model the values of the University and the National
Collegiate Athletic Association.” Those interested in supporting the scholarship can
do so online at www.usciences.edu/giveonline, noting “Paul E. Klimitas Honorary
Scholarship” in the comments box, or by writing Klimitas Scholarship Fund, c/o
USciences Institutional Advancement, 600 S. 43rd Street/Box 54, Philadelphia, PA
19104. Please direct any questions to 215.596.8777 or give@usciences.edu.
Pitcher DAN MCMAHON PharmD’15 was
selected to the 2012 Daktronics All-
East Region Baseball Team as a First
Team honoree. He was also named to
the National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association Division II All-East Region First
Team. McMahon, the 2012 CACC Pitcher
of the Year, finished the year with a 7-4
record, 76 strikeouts, and a 2.18 earned
run average.
Vargas Named to Div. II
Tennis All-America Team
Men’s tennis player ALVARO VARGAS
Psy’13 was named to the Capital One
Academic All-America Men’s At-Large
Third Team for NCAA Division II. A two-year
starter, Vargas recorded an 11-6 record
at the No. 1 singles spot and a 10-6
record at No. 1 doubles.
Division II Presidents’ Award for
Academic Excellence
USciences was one of 24 NCAA Division II
schools recognized as recipients of the first
Division II Presidents’ Award for Academic
Excellence, honoring athletic programs
with four-year Academic Success Rates
(ASR) of 90 percent or more. USciences
had the second highest four-year ASR in
the country, graduating 98 percent of its
student-athletes within six years of original
enrollment as measured in the cohorts
from 2001 to 2004.
Women’s Cross Country
Named an All-Academic Team
The women’s cross country team was
selected by the United States Track
& Field and Cross Country Coaches
Association as an All-Academic Team
for the 2011 cross-country season.
This year’s selection marks the ninthconsecutive
year that the women’s
cross-country team has earned Division
II All-Academic Team Honors, having
earned the honor in each season since
becoming NCAA eligible in 2003.
Five Shooters Named CRCA
All-Academic Team
The 2012 Collegiate Rifle Coaches
Association (CRCA) All-Academic Rifle Team
included BRAD DRISCOLL PharmD’15, the
2011–2012 Philadelphia Inquirer Men’s
At-Large Academic All-Area Performer of
the Year for the second year in a row and a
Mid Atlantic Rifle Conference All-Academic
Team selection. Joining Driscoll with CRCA
honors were TIMOTHY WU PharmD’14,
KYLE LEATH PharmD’14, MAURA ANDREWS
PharmD’15, and DIANA CASALLAS BI’13.

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Scholarly Activity
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MARVIN SAMSON CENTER FOR
THE HISTORY OF PHARMACY
Presentation
MICHAEL BRODY✦, “Meant
to Deceive: The Nineteenth-
Century Faking of Renaissance
Maiolica” at The Renaissance
Society of America Annual
Conference, Washington, DC,
March 22–24, 2012.
Professional Activity
MICHAEL BRODY✦ conceptualized
and mounted the exhibition
(with printed brochure) “Botanicals
to Braque: Five Centuries
of the Illustrated Book,” which
runs from March 22, 2012, to
May 31, 2013.
MAYES COLLEGE OF HEALTH-
CARE BUSINESS AND POLICY
Grant
CRISTINA HANGANU-BRESCH✦
received a $3,000 Franklin Grant
from the American Philosophical
Society for “The Strange Case of
Miss B. M. J. Banks—Images by
Mentally Ill Patients in the History
of Psychiatry.” The grant will
cover travel to London to perform
research at the Wellcome Library
for the History and Understanding
of Medicine.
Presentations
ALLISON CONTE✭, ASLA
EHTESHAM✭, MIRIAM DÍAZ-
GILBERT✦, “How to Create a
Custom-Designed Peer Tutor
Training Handbook” at the Mid-
Atlantic Writing Centers Association
Conference, Shippensburg,
PA, March 31, 2012.
MIRIAM DÍAZ-GILBERT✦,
“Engaging ESL Writers in Peer
Review, Rubrics, and Learning
Reflections” at theTeachers of
English to Speakers of Other Languages
International Convention,
Philadelphia, March 29, 2012.
RICHARD MINOFF✦
• “Achieving Global Greatness”
at the Future Business Leaders
of America 2011 Fall Leadership
Conference, Philadelphia,
November 5, 2011.
• “Pharmaceutical & Healthcare
Business Careers: Opportunity
Abounds” at the DECA Aspire
Higher 2011 Fall Regional
Conference, Philadelphia,
November 19, 2011.
SAMUEL TALCOTT✦
• “The Problem of Biopower:
Foucault’s Debt to Canguilhem
and Jacob” at the Pacific
Association for the Continental
Tradition 3rd Annual Meeting,
Seattle, October 8, 2011.
• “From Violent Resistance to
Philosophical Violence: The
Philosophy of the Concept and
Michel Foucault’s Analytics
of Power” at the Society for
Phenomenology and Existential
Philosophy Conference,
Philadelphia, October 20, 2011.
• “Rationalizing Indeterminacy:
Canguilhem’s Critical Reception
of Bachelard’s Historical
Epistemology” at the Society
for Literature, Science, and
the Arts, Kitchener, Ontario,
September 23, 2011.
Books in Print
Mayes College
dean ANDREW M.
PETERSON, PharmD,
PhD’09, was the coauthor
on the 3rd edition of
Pharmacotherapeutics
for Advanced Practice
(976 pages, Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins;
ISBN-10: 0781757843).
The 60-chapter text
is authored by pharmacists, nurse practitioners,
physicians, and other healthcare practitioners. More
importantly, there are 10 USciences faculty and eight
alums as chapter authors.
•JOHN BARRON P’93, PharmD
•LAURA BIO, PharmD, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy
•LAUREN CZOSNOWSKI, PharmD, assistant professor of clinical
pharmacy
•QUINN CZOSNOWSKI, PharmD, assistant professor of clinical
pharmacy
•KELLEEN FLAHERTY, MS, assistant professor of biomedical writing
•MARIA FOY PharmD’07
•JOMY GEORGE, PharmD, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy
•SAMIR MISTRY P’98, PharmD’99
•DHARMI PATEL PharmD’10
•JEEGISHA PATEL PharmD’02
•ANDREW M. PETERSON, PharmD, PhD’10, dean of Mayes College
•ALICIA REESE P’01, PharmD’01
•JENNIFER REINHOLD PharmD’07, assistant professor of clinical
pharmacy
•HENRY (HANK) SCHWARTZ, PharmD, director of community
pharmacy practice experiences
•ANITA SIU P’00, PharmD’01
•JOSH SPOONER PharmD, MS’04
•TYAN THOMAS, PharmD, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy
•CRAIG WHITMAN, PharmD, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy

Scholarly Activity (cont.)
LEONARD VINCIGUERRA✭,
MICHELLE NGUYEN✭, MIRIAM
DÍAZ-GILBERT✦, “The Power of
Peer Tutor Performance Self-
Evaluations” at the Mid-Atlantic
Writing Centers Association
Conference, Shippensburg, PA,
March 31, 2012.
Professional Activity
MIRIAM DÍAZ-GILBERT✦
was elected to a two-year term
on the Mid-Atlantic Writing
Centers Association (MAWCA)
executive board.
Publications
BRIAN P. COLFER✦,
D. Harris+, SCOTT D. GREENE✦,
S. A. Ibrahim+, “Supporting
Market Share with Comparative
Effectiveness Research,” online at
PM360, 2011 (www.pm360online.
com/f4_Bio_Pharma_PM360_
university_market_share_
effectiveness_research_0112).
CRISTINA HANGANU-BRESCH✦,
“Treat Her with Prozac: Four
Decades of Direct-to-Physician
Antidepressant Advertising,”
chapter 8 in Drugs and Media: New
Perspectives on Communication,
Consumption and Consciousness,
Robert C. MacDougall, ed.,
Continuum, pp. 166–192, 2012.
C. Berkenkotter+, CRISTINA
HANGANU-BRESCH✦,
“Occult Genres and the Certification
of Madness in a 19th-Century
Lunatic Asylum,” Written Communication,
28(2):220–250, 2011. The
article was one of five finalists for
the 2011 John R. Hayes Award for
Excellence in Writing Research.
MISHER COLLEGE OF ARTS
AND SCIENCES
Award
SI LI✭ received an Alfred and
Isabel Bader Scholarship from
the American Chemical Society
Committee on Project SEED. Li
worked under G. J. DiGregorio at
the Forensics Mentors Institute,
Willow Grove, PA, on research
entitled “Optimization of Cocaine
Extraction from U.S. Currency.”
Grant
CHARLES N. MCEWEN✦
received a two-year $29,401
grant from the Waters Academic
Grant Program for “Optimization
of SAII on Waters Mass Spectrometer
Platform.”
Poster Presentations
RAJAN CHAUDHARI✭, Y. Kimura+,
ZHIJUN LI✦, “Development of
Small Molecule Inhibitors of Human
Alternative Pathway Factor B” at the
Gordon Research Conference
on Computer Aided Drug Design,
West Dover, VT, July 17–22, 2011.
G. D. Smith+, JOSEPH V.
LAMBERT✦, ZACH MOORE✭,
“Effect of Target Behavior
Description on the Reliability
and Accuracy of Measurements”
at the 14th Annual Meeting of
the Maryland Association for
Behavior Analysis, Baltimore,
November 18, 2011.
Presentations
A. J. ADEJARE✭, MIKE
PECORINO✭, “Verlet Integration
in Video Game Physics Engines”
at the Student Contributed Paper
Sessions of the 2011 Fall Meeting
of the Eastern Pennsylvania
and Delaware Section of the
Mathematical Association of
America, Bryn Mawr College,
Bryn Mawr, PA, November 19,
2011. The faculty sponsor was
SALAR ALSARDARY✦.
DENNIS W. FELTWELL✦
• “Religion in America and the
Limits of Toleration: Three
Recent Cases” at the Joint
Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic
Region of the Society of Biblical
Literature and The American
Academy of Religion, New
Brunswick, NJ, March 16, 2012.
• panelist for the Fifth Inter-
Religious Dialogue: “‘The End
is Near:’ End Times and the
World’s Religions” at Delaware
County Community College,
Media, PA, April 12, 2012.
•“The Enduring Legacy of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
and the Occupy Movements of
Today” at the USciences event,
Celebrating the Life and Legacy
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
January 17, 2012.
AMANDA HUON✭, CARRIE
SIU✭, “Laguerre Polynomials” at
the Student Contributed Paper
Sessions of the 2011 Fall Meeting
of the Eastern Pennsylvania
and Delaware Section of the
Mathematical Association of
America, Bryn Mawr College,
Bryn Mawr, PA, November 19,
2011. The faculty sponsor was
SALAR ALSARDARY✦.
TIFFANY LEE✭, DAVID CHOI✭,
“Decoding the Universal Product
Code” at the Student Contributed
Paper Sessions of the 2011 Fall
Meeting of the Eastern Pennsylvania
and Delaware Section of
the Mathematical Association of
America, Bryn Mawr College,
Bryn Mawr, PA, November 19,
2011. The faculty sponsor was
SALAR ALSARDARY✦.
LOIS PECK✦, AMY KIMCHUK✦,
“Integration of Mathematics
in a Professional Development
Program for Middle School
Science Teachers” at The
Association for Science Teacher
Education Annual International
Conference, Clearwater Beach,
FL, January 6, 2012.
NATHANIEL THORNE✭,
CHIRAG PATEL✭, “Game Theory
Applications for Monopoly” at
the Student Contributed Paper
Sessions of the 2011 Fall Meeting
of the Eastern Pennsylvania
and Delaware Section of the
Mathematical Association of
America, Bryn Mawr College,
Bryn Mawr, PA, November 19,
2011. The faculty sponsor was
SALAR ALSARDARY✦.
Professional Activity
PAUL HALPERN✦ was elected
to a three-year term on the
executive committee of the
Forum on the History of Physics
of the American Physical Society.
Publications
N. Senutovitch+, R. L. Stanfield+,
S. Bhattacharyya+, G. S. Rule+, I. A.
Wilson+, B. A. Armitage+, A. S.
Waggoner+, PETER B. BERGET✦,
“A Variable Light Domain Fluorogen
Activating Protein Homodimerizes
to Activate Dimethylindole Red,”
Biochemistry, 51(12):2471–2485,
2012. This is the first publication of
the crystal structure of a fluorogen
activating protein in complex with
its cognate dye molecule.
DENNIS W. FELTWELL✦, book
review of THINK World Religions
by ROY ROBSON✦ in Journal
of Ecumenical Studies, 46(1):122,
January 2011.

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PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE
OF PHARMACY
Grant
CLYDE OFNER✦ received a oneyear
extension on his National
Institutes of Health, National
Cancer Institute, grant entitled
“A Biodegradable Doxorubicin
Conjugate for Enhanced Tumor
Uptake and Efficacy.”
Poster Presentations
J. Pearson+, B. Dubois+, ANIL
D’MELLO✦, G. Cherala+, “Effect
of Maternal Low Protein Diet
During Pregnancy and Lactation
in Rats on the Expression of Renal
OAT1” at the American Association
of Pharmaceutical Scientists
Annual Meeting, Washington, DC,
October 23–27, 2011.
GRACE EARL✦, ANNETTE
LISTA✭, SUSAN YOUSSEF✭,
LAURA PONTIGGIA✦, ANDREW
PETERSON✦, “Effectiveness
of Dietary Sodium Intervention
Provided by a Clinical Pharmacist
to Ambulatory Patients with Heart
Failure” at the American College of
Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting,
Pittsburgh, October 17, 2011.
SADAFF EJAZ✭, ASHLEY
AZAR✭, THOMAS H.
RUSHMORE✦, PETER J.
HARVISON✦, “Metabolism
of 3-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-
2,4-Thiazolidinedione (DCPT)
in Rat Liver Microsomes” at
the Society of Toxicology
Annual Meeting, San Francisco,
March 11–15, 2012.
THAO HUYNH✭, GRACE
JIANG✭, GRACE EARL✦,
“Promoting Critical Thinking
Through Discussion Forums
in Pre-Professional Doctor of
Pharmacy Students” at the 46th
American Society of Health-
System Pharmacists Mid-Year
Clinical Meeting, New Orleans,
December 6, 2011.
LEENA KANSAGRA✦,
QUINN A. CZOSNOWSKI✦,
CRAIG B. WHITMAN✦,
J. Sutton+, C. Schorr+,
B. Milcarek+, D. R. Gerber+,
“The Impact of Dexmedetomidine
Use on Duration of Mechanical
Ventilation in Critically Ill Medical
Patients” at the Society of Critical
Care Medicine Annual Congress,
Houston, February 7, 2012.
RANI J. QASEM✭, JING LI✭,
ELIZABETH YABLONSKI✭,
HEE MAN TANG✭, LAURA
PONTIGGIA✦, ANIL D’MELLO✦,
“Early Life Growth Restriction
Programs Chronic Hyperphagia
Mediated Through Central Leptin
Resistance in the Male Offspring”
at the Annual Scientific Meeting
of the Obesity Society, Orlando,
October 2, 2011.
Presentations
ADEBOYE ADEJARE✦, “Process
of Drug Discovery/Development
and Society” and “Graduate
Studies in U.S. Universities”
to faculty, staff, and students
at Makerere, Kampala, and
Stawa universities, Uganda,
January 23–27, 2012.
MICHAEL J. CAWLEY✦]
• “Hyponatremia in Hospitalized
Patients: A Guide for Improving
Patient Outcomes and Reducing
Health-System Costs” at the
Pharmacy Learning Network
Philadelphia Conference
Regional Meeting, Philadelphia,
March 30–31, 2012.
• “Ask the Experts: Issues Related
to Managing Hyponatremia in
Hospitalized Patients” as part
of a Continuing Education
Webinar for ASHP Advantage,
February 15, 2012.
• “Management of Hyponatremia
in Hospitalized Patients: Role
of Pharmacists in Improving
Patient Care” at the 46th
American Society of Health-
Unlocking the Mystery
of a Liver Disease
By Brian Kirschner
JOHN PORTER, PhD, professor and biology
graduate programs director at USciences, is hoping
that unlocking the structure of compounds in red
pigweed will lead to a mechanism and cure for
biliary atresia, a bile duct disease that affects about
1 in every 10,000 infants and, in most cases,
eventually requires a liver transplant.
“Understanding the
cause of the disease
in humans is an
ultimate goal.”
- JOHN PORTER, PhD
Working in conjunction with a team from the
University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Porter received a
four-year grant from the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) on October 1, 2011, for the isolation,
identification, and characterization of a toxin that
can cause a syndrome similar to biliary atresia.
The project started in 2007 when gastroenterologist
Rebecca G. Wells, MD, of the Perelman School of
Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, wanted
to read more about the 1964 and 1989 epidemics of
biliary atresia in Australian lambs, which were
attributed to consumption of unusual plants by
pregnant ewes during severe droughts. Dr. Wells
Continued on page 31

Scholarly Activity (cont.)
System Pharmacists Mid-Year
Clinical Meeting, New Orleans,
December 4–8, 2011.
• “I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff: Using Spirometry
to Expand Pharmacist-
Led Services within the Medical
Home Setting” at the 46th
American Society of Health-
System Pharmacists Mid-Year
Clinical Meeting, New Orleans,
December 4–8, 2011.
• “Inhaled Drug Therapy in the
ICU: Just Blowing Smoke or
the Real Deal” (0.2 CEU) at
the 46th American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists
Mid-Year Clinical Meeting, New
Orleans, December 4–8, 2011.
• “Joint Daptomycin and Fidaxomicin
Clinical Update” for
Regional Clinical Case Managers,
Cherry Hill, NJ, December 2011.
GRACE EARL✦, “What Can
You Do for Your Patients with
Chronic Heart Failure: Advice
for Community Pharmacists,”
a continuing education program
for the New Jersey Pharmacists
Association, South Jersey
chapter, Egg Harbor City, NJ,
October 5, 2011.
GRACE EARL✦, J.-A. Henstenburger+,
“Diet, Medications, and
Self-Care,” a continuing education
program at the Pennsylvania
Pharmacists Association Annual
Conference, King of Prussia, PA,
September 23, 2011.
LAURA A. FINN✦], “Medication
Management for Our Older
Patients—Focus on Heart
Failure,” a continuing education
presentation for the Delaware
Valley Gerontological Advanced
Practice Nurses Association at
Neumann University, Aston, PA,
January 12, 2012.
SARAH A. SPINLER✦
• “Agents on the Horizon: Back
to the Future (Current Role of
GP IIb/IIIa Receptor Antagonists)”
as part of the session
“Adjunctive Pharmacology
in ACS: Anticoagulants and
Antiplatelet Agents” at the
American College of Cardiology
ACC.12 Conference, Chicago,
March 24, 2012.
• “Pharmacology Program:
Pharmacologic Considerations
in the Setting of PCI” at the
American College of Cardiology
ACC.12 Conference, Chicago,
March 24, 2012.
CRAIG B. WHITMAN✦, “Update
on Managing Clostridium difficile
Infections,” seminar for the
Southern Chapter of the New
Jersey Society of Health-System
Pharmacists, Voorhees, NJ,
December 13, 2011.
Professional Activity
CATHERINE MOORE✦ served as
a grant reviewer for the 2011–
2012 Biological Sciences Section
of the American Association of
Colleges of Pharmacy.
CLYDE OFNER III✦ was a
National Institutes of Health,
Center for Scientific Review,
Study Section SBIR, stage 1 grant
reviewer for Small Business:
Biological Chemistry, Biophysics,
and Drug Discovery applications,
IMST (11), February 3, 2012.
RANI QASEM✭ defended his PhD
dissertation in pharmacology and
toxicology, entitled “Long-Term
Metabolic, Physical, and Behavioral
Adaptations in Offspring of Rats Fed
a Low Protein Diet During Pregnancy
and Lactation,” in September
2011. His advisor was ANIL
D’MELLO✦. Qasem is currently
pursuing a post-doctoral fellowship
in the laboratory of Paul Axelsen,
Perelman School of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania.
Publications
MICHAEL J. CAWLEY✦],
R. Pacitti+, W. Warning+,
“Assessment of Pharmacist-
Driven Point-of-Care Spirometry
Clinic Within a Primary Care
Physician’s Office,” Pharmacy
Practice, 9(4):221–227, 2011.
QUINN A. CZOSNOWSKI✦,
CRAIG B. WHITMAN✦,
“Sedatives, Analgesics, and Neuromuscular
Blockade in the ICU,”
chapter 40 in Comprehensive
Critical Care: Adult, P. R. Roberts,
S. R. Todd, eds., Society of Critical
Care Medicine, pp. 759–778, 2012.
DOUGLAS M. FREDERICK✭,
ERINA Y. JACINTO✭, NITI N.
PATEL✭, THOMAS H. RUSH-
MORE✦, RUY TCHAO✦, PETER
J. HARVISON✦, “Cytotoxicity
of 3-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-2,4-
Thiazolidinedione (DCPT) and
Analogues in Wild Type and
CYP3A4 Stably Transfected
HepG2 Cells,” Toxicology In Vitro,
25(8):2113–2119, 2011.
PETER J. HARVISON✦, G. O.
Rankin%, “Diuretics,” chapter 27
in Foye’s Principles of Medicinal
Chemistry, 7th Ed., T. Lemke, D.
A. Williams, V. F. Roche, S. W. Zito,
eds., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
pp. 722–737, 2012.
NITI N. PATEL✭, CHRISTINE
M. CRINCOLI✭, DOUGLAS M.
FREDERICK✭, RUY TCHAO✦,
PETER J. HARVISON✦, “Effect
of Structural Modifications on
3-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-2,4-
Thiazolidinedione (DCPT)-
Induced Hepatotoxicity in Fischer
344 Rats,” Journal of Applied
Toxicology, 32(2):108–117, 2012.
A. M. Swensen+, J. Herrington+,
R. M. Bugianesi+, G. Dai+,
R. J. Haedo+, K. S. Ratliff+,
MCHARDY M. SMITH✦,
V. A. Warren+, S. P. Arneric+,
C. Eduljee+, D. Parker+,
T. P. Snutch+, S. B. Hoyt+,
C. London+, J. L. Duffy+,
G. J. Kaczorowsk+,
O. B. McManus+, “Characterization
of the Substituted N-Triazole
Oxindole, TROX-1, a Small Molecule,
State-Dependent Inhibitor
of Ca V
2 Calcium Channels,”
Molecular Pharmacology,
81(3):488–497, 2012.
CRAIG B. WHITMAN✦,
QUINN A. CZOSNOWSKI✦,
“Fidaxomicin for the Treatment
of Clostridium difficile Infections,”
Annals of Pharmacotherapy,
46(2):219–228, 2012.
SAMSON COLLEGE OF
HEALTH SCIENCES
Poster Presentation
GREGORY THIELMAN✦,
P. B. Bonsall+, “Rehabilitation
of the Upper Limb Post Stroke:
Randomized Controlled Pilot
Investigation Evaluating External
Auditory Feedback for Trunk
Control During Two New Training
Methods” at the American
Physical Therapy Association
Combined Sections Meeting,
Chicago, February 8–11, 2012.
Presentations
D. Backus+, THERESE E. JOHN-
STON✦, R. O’Shea+, “How to
Do Research in a Small Teaching
College or Clinical Setting: If Not
NIH, Then What” at the American
Physical Therapy Association
Combined Sections Meeting,
Chicago, February 8–11, 2012.
KARIN GRÄVARE
SILBERNAGEL✦, “Painful
Tendons: What Is the Problem”
and “Painful Tendons: How Can
We Give Effective Treatment”
as keynote speaker, as well as a
workshop on the “Evaluation of
Patients with an Achilles Tendon
Rupture,” at the Forum on Manual
Medicine 2012, Upplands Väsby,
Sweden, March 22–24, 2012.

THE BULLETIN: SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY PAGE 31
KARIN GRÄVARE
SILBERNAGEL✦, R. Willy+,
I. Davis+, “Pre- and Post-Injury
Running Mechanics in a Patient
with an Achilles Tendon Rupture”
at the American Physical
Therapy Association Combined
Sections Meeting, Chicago,
February 8–11, 2012.
JOAN F. WARD✦ served as
a workshop facilitator and
presenter at the Physician
Assistant Education Association
Faculty Development Institute
Clinical Coordinators Workshop:
Survival 101, Alexandria, Virginia,
March 23–24, 2012.
Professional Activity
THERESE E. JOHNSTON✦
• served as a grant reviewer for
the Department of Defense
Congressionally Directed
Medical Research Programs
(CDMRP) Spinal Cord Injury
Clinical Trial and Spinal Cord
Injury Qualitative Research
Panels, January 18–20, 2012.
• served as a grant reviewer for
the Veterans Administration
Rehabilitation Research Merit
Award, February 5–7, 2012.
• served as a grant reviewer for
the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation,
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Grants, March 1–10, 2012.
KARIN RICHARDS✦ was
named to serve on the National
Wellness Institute Council on
Wellness Accreditation and
Education (CWAE).
Publications
M. E. O’Neil+, M. Fragala-
Pinkham+, ROGER I.
IDEISHI✦, SIOBHAN K.
IDEISHI✦, “Community-Based
Programs for Children and Youth:
Our Experiences in Design,
Implementation, and Evaluation,”
Physical & Occupational Therapy in
Pediatrics, 32(2):111–119, 2012.
THERESE E. JOHNSTON✦,
C. M. Modlesky+, R. R. Betz+,
R. T. Lauer+, “Muscle Changes
Following Cycling and/or
Electrical Stimulation in Pediatric
Spinal Cord Injury,” Archives of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
92(12):1937–1943, 2011.
KARIN GRÄVARE
SILBERNAGEL✦, R. Willy+,
I. Davis+, “Pre- and Post-Injury
Running Analysis along with
Measurements of Strength and
Tendon Length in a Patient with
a Surgically Repaired Achilles
Tendon Rupture,” Journal of Orthopaedic
& Sports Physical Therapy,
doi:10.2519/jospt.2012.3913,
January 25, 2012.
H. Alfredson+, J. Cook+, KARIN
GRÄVARE SILBERNAGEL✦,
J. Karlsson+, “Pain in the Achilles
Region,” chapter 37 in Brukner
& Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine,
4th ed., P. Brukner, K. Khan, eds.,
McGraw-Hill, pp. 776–805, 2012.
K. Manal+, KARIN GRÄVARE
SILBERNAGEL✦, T. S. Buchanan+,
“A Real-Time EMG-Driven
Musculoskeletal Model of the
Ankle,” Multibody System
Dynamics, November 23, 2011
(E-pub ahead of print).
Continued from page 29
and her colleague Michael Pack, MD, also a gastroenterologist
at the Perelman School of Medicine, began
studying biliary atresia as members of the Fred and
Suzanne Biesecker Center for Pediatric Liver Disease, at
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. To her
surprise, Dr. Wells learned that there had been a third
biliary atresia epidemic in the Australian lambs in 2007.
She was able to contact the Australian veterinarian
involved, Dr. Steve Whittaker, and learned that
pigweed was believed to be the most likely culprit.
Since it would not be feasible to grow the plant in the
United States, the U.S. group collaborated with Dr.
Whittaker to provide a quantity of the plant for study.
Dr. Porter and Dr. Kyung A. Koo, a postdoctoral
researcher on the project, fractionated the plant into
multiple components, and Dr. Pack’s group identified
the toxic fractions using a novel assay his lab devised
to monitor bile flow and bile duct morphology in
larval zebrafish. Dr. Pack’s group uses the zebrafish to
study the pathogenesis of heritable bile duct disorders;
thus he was uniquely prepared to collaborate on the
pigweed project. Dr. Porter and his research team
are now working to determine the structure of the
compounds responsible for the toxicity.
“Understanding the cause of the disease in humans
is an ultimate goal,” said Dr. Porter.
Once the structures are identified, he will be able to
work with Dr. Wells and Dr. Pack to study the new
zebrafish model of biliary atresia and develop other
animal models of the disease.
“It’s not the highest incidence disease in the world,
but it is one that is pretty devastating,” said Dr.
Porter. Biliary atresia is the major reason for liver
transplants in the pediatric population.

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