On the CUSP: December 2025

Awards and Recognitions 

Dr. Sherry Yun Wang served as an invited grant reviewer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Systems Research (HSR) Scientific Merit Review Board (SMRB). 

Grants 

Dr. Jeff Goad was awarded a grant ($106,094) from the Merck Foundation as primary investigator on the study “A Prospective Survey Study Using Discrete Choice Experiments to Determine Factors Influencing Pharmacists’ and Patients’ Pneumococcal Vaccination Decision.” 

Publications 

• Dr. Rachita Sumbria and others published “Longitudinal pharmacokinetic and safety studies of an antibody-erythropoietin fusion protein for Alzheimer’s disease” in the  International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 
• Dr. Kaykavous Parang and others published “Selenium Nanoparticles as Versatile Delivery Tools” in Pharmaceutics.

 Presentations 

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

• Dr. Jerika Lam and others presented “Aging Well with HIV: Making the Golden Years Shine” at the ASHP Midyear Conference in Las Vegas, NV, on December 9, 2025. 
• Dr. Jerika Lam and others presented “From Hashtag to Policy: Making Real World Change Happen” at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Conference in Las Vegas, NV, on December 9, 2025. 
• Dr. Marc Fleming presented “Building Relationships to Enhance Career Opportunities” to the American Public Health Association – Pharmacy Section on November 14, 2025. 

Quotables 

• Dr. Kamaljit Kaur held a press release for the launch of Chapman’s Center for Targeted Drug Delivery (CTDD) research facility.  
• Dr. Kamaljit Kaur was referenced in Dermatology Times for her research on K1-targeted drug discovery.