The Pharmacist / Fall-Winter 2023 / Volume 1 / Issue 1

FROM THE DEAN
A Time to Celebrate
BY DEAN GLEN SCHUMOCK
You are receiving this issue of The Pharmacist as we
celebrate the accomplishments of fall 2023 and start
the new calendar year. I think you will find the contents
demonstrate the commitment and success that we
have together across all aspects of the mission of this
college—education, research, and service.
The success of our education and training programs is
highlighted in two stories. We are proud that the UIC
College of Pharmacy is the #2 program in the country
when it comes to placing pharmacy graduates in
pharmaceutical industry fellowships. Our
rise in this ranking was both student and
faculty led. In the article on this you
will learn about these efforts, including
a new elective course focused on
pharmaceutical industry careers. Also in
this issue is a story on our international
education initiatives—and specifically the
summer program that attracts pharmacy
students from across the globe. The
reputation of the UIC College of
Pharmacy internationally,
especially for clinical
education and
training, is second
to none.
UIC remains the #7 pharmacy school in research
rankings. That success is because of the innovative and
dedicated faculty that work here. Faculty like Alessandra
Eustaquio, who is working to discover new drugs
through “multi-omics”. Dr. Eustaquio has developed
genomic and genetic methods to harness the ability of
Burkholderia, a bacterial genus found in soil, to produce
natural products, including potential antifungals and
anticancer agents. José Villegas is seeking new drugs in
a different way. He employs computational models and
artificial intelligence to identify small proteins
or peptides to disrupt viruses and render
them noninfectious. The research of both
Eustaquio and Villegas is highlighted
in this issue and is characteristic of
the innovative approaches to drug
discovery being conducted here.
Finally, something that distinguishes
UIC from all other schools of pharmacy
is the depth and breadth of the
pharmacy services that we
provide to patients. UIC is
where advances in the
practice of pharmacy are
made—advances that
eventually becomes the
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