Awards and Recognitions Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman received the A. Wayne Pittman Outstanding Service Award from the National Rho Chi Society at the Annual Meeting on March 21, 2026. This is one of the highest awards given by the Society with Dr. Schwartzman being the 2nd recipient of the award. The award recognizes individuals who have
Jerika Lam, Pharm.D., in collaboration with fellow CUSP faculty Enrique Seoane-Vazquez, Ph.D., has received a grant from Gilead Sciences in the amount of $195,430 for her research proposal “Evaluating the effectiveness of implementing lenacapavir as PrEP in underserved populations at a Federally Qualified Health Center.” Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs are highly effective to prevent individuals
Awards and Recognitions Dr. Amy Kang has been selected to serve as an author panelist for the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s guidance paper on resource framework and staffing for hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs. Dr. Rachita Sumbria was awarded 2025 BPS Paper of the Year for her publication “Hepatic LRP-1 plays an important role in
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a $415,500 Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) to Keykavous Parang, Pharm.D., Ph.D., and Sun “Coco” Yang, Ph.D., to support their innovative cancer research at Chapman University. The project develops next-generation peptide-drug conjugates (PDCs) designed to improve the safety and effectiveness of doxorubicin (DOX), a chemotherapy drug commonly used
Sun “Coco” Yang, Ph.D., has been awarded a $3 million 5-year R01 from the National Institutes of Health as Principal Investigator to advance care for melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer. Yang, Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, is a clinical scientist with dual expertise in clinical pharmacy and basic research. In
The Center for Targeted Drug Delivery (CTDD) is our latest research center, created to advance precision drug delivery technologies and translate novel technologies into impactful therapies. The CTDD provides a formal structure that will deepen interdisciplinary collaborations among faculty researchers, industry partners, and other leading research institutions, while also attracting new partnerships. By uniting researchers
Enrique Seoane-Vazquez, Ph.D., has been awarded a two-year, multi–Principal Investigator grant for his project, “Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products: Clinical and Patient-Centered Outcomes.” The project will conduct the most comprehensive evaluation to date of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) between 2010 and 2025, and is funded by Arnold Ventures. The study will assess: Safety, efficacy, and
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has awarded Cintia Citterio, Ph.D., a $1.7 million, five-year R01 grant as the sole Principal Investigator. Citterio joined CUSP in August of 2023 as an Assistant Professor funded by a K01 award from the NIDDK. This major award builds on the success of that
Grants Dr. Sherry Yun Wang received a $3,500 award from the Supporting Open Access Research and Scholarship (SOARS) program at Chapman University. Publications Dr. Jeff Goad and others published “An update on state-level authority on pharmacy immunization” in Drug Topics. Dr. Keykavous Parang, Dr. Syeda Nazish Sohaib, Dr. Eman H.M. Mohammed, Dr. Muhammad Imran Sajid,
Jennifer Ko, Pharm.D., has received a grant from BD, Direct Relief, and the National Association of Community Health Centers in the amount of $225,000 for her proposal “Meeting patients where they are: Addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) through Spanish language-concordant and mobile clinical pharmacy services.” This proposal was submitted on behalf of Family Health