Awards and Recognitions

  • Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman received the University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Alumni Excellence in Education Award during an awards ceremony on June 27th, 2025.
  • Dr. Sherry Yun Wang has been named the recipient of the “2025 AI in Research Award – AI Researcher of the Year” by Women in AI (WAI), a global nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing inclusive and ethical artificial intelligence that benefits society worldwide. 

Grants

Dr. Kamaljit Kaur and Dr. Sun Yang were awarded the CUSP Collaboration Award for their work as primary investigators on the study “Developing peptide-drug conjugates for targeted drug delivery of chemotherapy for melanoma treatment.”

Dr. Jerika Lam was a sub-award recipient of the 2025-2026 Gilead Sciences NOVA RFP for her work “Amplifying equitable access to oral and injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis through community pharmacies,” an award in the amount of $62,356.

Dr. Keykavous Parand and Dr. Sun Yang were awarded a grant in the amount o $415,500 for their work “Peptide-Doxorubicin Conjugates for Mitigating Cardiotoxicity and Overcoming Drug Resistance in Cancer.” 

Publications

Dr. Laressa Bethishou, Dr. Richard Beuttler, Dr. Reza Taheri, Dr. Madeline Dintzner M, and Helen Sahli published “Development of an Intentional Approach to NAPLEX® Preparation” in Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning” 2025; 17(10): 102419. 

Dr. Innokentiy Maslennikov, Dr. Keykavous Parang, Sandeep Lohan, Eman H.M. Mohammed, Naiera M. Helmy, Srishti K. Jha, and others published “Impact of stereochemical replacement on activity and selectivity of membrane-active antibacterial and antifungal cyclic peptides” in NPJ Antimicrobial Resistance.

Presentations

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

  • Dr. Laressa Bethishou presented “From Bedside to Curbside: Pharmacist Roles in Transitions of Care” at the California Pharmacists Association Innovative Pharmacy Practice Webinar on June 17, 2025.
  • Dr. Jeff Goad and others presented “Empowering Pharmacists in Travel Medicine: Enhancing Patient Care Through Vaccination, Prevention, and Education” at the Directions in Pharmacy – Southeast (Pharmacy Times). Webinar on June 1, 2025.
  • Dr. Jeff Goad and others presented “Protecting Patients Before Travel” at the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases & International Society of Travel Medicine webinar on June 18, 2025.

Posters

  • Dr. Keykavous Parang, Dr. Jonathan Moreno, Dr. Saghar Mozaffari, Dr. Dindyal Mandal, and others presented “Cyclic Peptide-Doxorubicin Conjugates to Overcome Multi-Drug Resistance and Reduce Toxicity” at the American Peptide Symposium in San Diego, CA, on June 15-19, 2025.
  • Dr. Keykavous Parang, Dr. Innokentiy Maslennikov, and others presented “Enhancing Antibacterial Activity with Membrane-Active Macrocyclics: Broad-Spectrum Design, Synergistic Combinations, and Mechanistic Insights” at the American Peptide Symposium in San Diego, CA on June 15-19, 2025