The Pharmacist / Fall-Winter 2023 / Volume 1 / Issue 1
Publication of University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy
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KUDOS<br />
ALUMNI NEWS<br />
HANNAH BRENNAN, PharmD ’20,<br />
is now the clinical pharmacist<br />
specialist, Infectious Diseases and<br />
Antimicrobial Stewardship, at the<br />
Captain James A. Lovell Federal<br />
Health Care Center in North<br />
Chicago, Illinois.<br />
What has<br />
changed in<br />
your life?<br />
PLEASE LET<br />
US KNOW AT<br />
GO.UIC.EDU/<br />
ALUMNIUPDATE<br />
TANYA CHAUDHRI, PharmD ’18,<br />
is now the associate director,<br />
Regulatory Affairs, in the<br />
<strong>The</strong>rapeutic Strategy with the Rare<br />
Disease Business Unit at Amgen.<br />
ANDREA COLLARO, PharmD ’97,<br />
was named to the Private Label Hall<br />
of Fame. With oversight of over a<br />
dozen private brands encompassing<br />
over 4,500 items, Andrea Collaro<br />
has touched consumers across<br />
the United States and earned<br />
recognition as a <strong>2023</strong> Private Label<br />
Hall of Fame honoree in the Private<br />
Brand Champion category.<br />
JAIME HOLDEN, PharmD ’20,<br />
is now the specialty clinical<br />
development pharmacist at CVS<br />
Caremark.<br />
Andrea Collaro<br />
MADIHA KHAN, PharmD ’19, was<br />
promoted to scientific director at the<br />
Lockwood Group in July <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
OTILIA KOO, PhD ’05, has<br />
been elevated to fellow status<br />
in the American Association<br />
of Pharmaceutical Scientists<br />
(AAPS) <strong>The</strong> fellowship recognizes<br />
professional excellence and<br />
impact in developing products and<br />
therapies to improve global health.<br />
KUN LIN, PharmD ’21, is now<br />
the clinical pharmacist, Stem<br />
Cell Transplant, at Northwestern<br />
Memorial Hospital.<br />
Otilia Koo<br />
CARISSA MANCUSO, PharmD ’02,<br />
is now the associate director,<br />
Medical Information, Women’s<br />
Cancer Care, Eisai Inc.<br />
VISHAL SHAH, PharmD ’21, is now<br />
the pharmacy operations manager<br />
at Emory Specialty Pharmacy.<br />
ANDRELISA WALLEN,<br />
PharmD ’91, is now director of<br />
Material Review at Canopy Life<br />
Sciences.<br />
ALICE PAU, PharmD, Res ’84, received the <strong>2023</strong> U.S.<br />
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary’s Award for<br />
Distinguished Service—the highest honor within HHS. Dr. Pau,<br />
a faculty member from 1988 to 1996, has worked at the National<br />
Institutes of Health since 1997. She played a critical role in the U.S.<br />
COVID-19 response and was recognized with this award for her<br />
leadership as executive secretary of the HHS Antiretroviral Guidelines<br />
Panel and the NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel. She credits<br />
her success to the many years spent at UIC and the clinical skills,<br />
work ethic, and drive developed there.<br />
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