On the CUSP: October 2024

Quotables (Faculty in the News)

Dr. Jerika Lam and Dr. Reza Taheri co-authored and were quoted in the Patient Safety Movement Foundation October newsletter, titled “Safeguarding Health: The Critical Role of Pharmacists in Patient Safety.” The article recognizes the significant role of pharmacists in patient safety in celebration of October being Pharmacist Month: Safeguarding Health: The Critical Role of Pharmacists in Patient Safety  – School of Pharmacy (chapman.edu).

Publications

• Dr. Jerika Lam and others published “A tale of two bills: Lessons learned in expanding pharmacist-led HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis.” in the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
• Dr. Keykavous Parang and Dr. Naiera M. Helmy published “The role of peptides in combatting HIV infection: Applications and insights” in Molecules.
• Dr. Yun “Sherry” Wang and others published “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits for Opioid Use Disorder Across University of California Health Centers.” in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine.
• Dr. Amy Kang, Dr. Gary Fong, and others published “Implementing the Infectious Diseases Society of America Antimicrobial Stewardship Core Curriculum: Survey Results and Real-World Strategies to Guide Fellowship Programs.” in the Open Forum of Infectious Diseases.
• Dr. Hamidreza Montazeri Aliabadi published “Molecular Targets for Breast Cancer Therapy.” in Biomolecules.
• Dr. Ajay Sharma and others published “Immunopathogenesis and treatment of ocular GVHD.” in Encyclopedia of Eye. 

Presentations

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

• Dr. Amy Kang and others presented “Diagnostic Stewardship Cutoffs for Urinalysis Results Prior to Performing a Urine Culture: Analysis of Data from a Healthcare System” at IDWeek in Los Angeles.
• Dr. Amy Kang and others presented “Assessment of Antibiotic Transition Errors from Hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities.” at the ACCP Global Conference in Phoenix, AZ.
• Dr. Amy Kang and others presented “Safety of Omadacycline Versus Standard-of-Care Oral Antibiotic Treatment for Bone and Joint Infections: Interim Results from an Open-Label, Non-Inferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial.” at IDWeek in Los Angeles.
• Dr. Sun Yang and others presented “Drug Information Support Service.” to the CHOC Medication Nutrition Committee on September 25, 2024, in Orange, CA.
• Dr. Rachita Sumbria presented IgG-Fusion Proteins for Alzheimer’s Disease at the AAPS PharmSci 360 Annual Meeting in Utah on October 22nd, 2024.
• Dr. Miao Zhang presented “Structure-based drug discovery utilizing the cryo-EM structures of KCa2.2 channels.” at the BMS Seminar Series at the University of Arizona Phoenix, on October 3rd, 2024.

Posters

• Dr. Moom Roosan and others presented “Unveiling Gene Expression Signatures for Alzheimer’s Disease in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: Insights from Comparative Analysis.” at the Pharmacogenomics Global Research Network Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio.

This article was written by Silas Fernandes.