Grants

  • Dr. Keykavous Parang was awarded $3,420 for “Antibacterial Evaluation of Compounds Against Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis)” from Generdent, LLC, for a year-long trial.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Dr. Ajay Sharma has been invited to deliver a talk at a symposium on Ocular Graft versus Host Disease being held on March 8-9th at the School of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

  • Dr. Cintia E. Citterio was awarded the 2024 Early Investigator Award from the Endocrine Society. This award recognizes the investigator’s outstanding achievements in the field of endocrinology.

  • Dr. Laressa Bethishou was awarded the CPhA New Practitioner of the Year 2024 Award. This esteemed award honors exceptional new practitioners who have showcased exemplary leadership across various facets of the pharmacy profession including remarkable dedication and initiative, inspiring others to actively engage in advancing pharmacy practice, advocacy efforts, and community initiatives related to pharmacy.

Presentations

Oral (e.g., Platform Presentations, Symposiums, Plenaries, Keynotes)

  • Dr. Miao Zhang presented “Cryo-EM structures of KCa2.2 channels reveal the conformational changes in the selectivity filter induced by an inhibitor” at the Biophysical Society 68th Annual Meeting on February 11th, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA.

Posters

  • Dr. May Mak collaborated with others on “A Collaborative Practice to Improve Patient Safety” at the Pacific Coast Patient Safety Conference 2024 between February 29th and March 1st, 2024 in San Diego, CA.
  • Dr. Miao Zhang, Dr. Young Woo Nam, Dr. Razan Orfali, and PharmD candidate Liz Lau, presented “Cryo-EM structures of KCa2.2 channels reveal the conformational changes in the selectivity filter induced by an inhibitor” at the Biophysical Society 68th Annual Meeting on February 12th, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA.
  • Dr. Keykavous Parang, previous professor Dr. Rakesh Tiwari, Dr. Eman Mohammed, Dr. Sandeep Lohan presented “Antibacterial Activity of Amphiphilic Peptides with Membrane-Active Properties: Alone and in Synergy with Antibiotics. Chemistry and Biology of Peptides” at the Gordon Research Conference in Ventura, CA, from February 11-16, 2024.
  • Dr. Keykavous Parang, previous professor Dr. Rakesh Tiwari, Dr. Sandeep Lohan presented “Synthesis, and Evaluation of Amphipathic Cell Penetrating Peptides Against Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogens” at the Chemistry and Biology of Peptides, Gordon Research Conference in Ventura, CA from February 11-16, 2024.