Gerald Obinna Ozota, a CUSP Ph.D. candidate, has won first place in the 2025 Eric M. Scandrett Graduate Research Prize. This award recognizes outstanding research and academic excellence among graduate students at Chapman University. The Eric M. Scandrett Graduate Research Prize is awarded to Chapman University graduate students who have created exceptional research by utilizing
Awards and Recognitions Dr. Laressa Bethishou began her term as the chair-elect for the APhA Transitions of Care Community. Dr. Kamaljit Kaur co-organized/co-chaired a symposium titled “DNA-encoded libraries for Drug Discovery” at the ACS Spring 2025 Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA, USA, Mar 23-27, 2025. (Organizer: Kamaljit Kaur, Chapman University; Gunda Georg, University of
On May 7, 2025, Chapman University School of Pharmacy hosted its annual Research Day, which showcased groundbreaking research from multiple California graduate-level health science colleges and schools. Martina Nieswandt, Vice President of Research, and Jennifer Totonchy, Associate Dean of Research, welcomed students, faculty, and guest researchers bright and early. “Looking at the schedule and abstracts,
Anika Patel has been bestowed the 2025 James L. Doti Outstanding Graduate Student Award, the highest honor for graduate students at Chapman University. The Doti Awards recognize distinguished academic achievement, scholarly or creative activity, and service and are granted to one graduating master’s and one graduating doctoral student.. Anika joined Chapman University as a PhD
Awards and Recognitions Dr. Sherry Wang has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 Women in AI Awards North America, competing in the “AI in Research Award – AI Researcher of the Year” category. Publications Dr. Rachita Sumbria, Dr. Devaraj Chandrashekar, Dr. Nataraj Jagadeesan, Tamara Abdullah, Rudy Chang, and others published “Effect of chronic
Members of the Chapman University School of Pharmacy (CUSP) chapters of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) and the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) hosted a collaborative event, “HIV Prevention Awareness & Community Outreach.” One of Chapman University’s student organization grants funded this event, designed to prepare emerging healthcare leaders for greater community impact
Three CUSP PharmD candidates attended the 2025 Pacific Coast Patient Safety Conference, where they heard from national leaders and advocates in shaping the future of safety in healthcare delivery and policy to combat preventable harm. Jasmine Cho ’25, Bonnie Chen ’26, and Camille Olegario ’26 , synthesized their takeaways in a presentation to faculty and
For sisters Miranda and Brenda Kilzi, pharmacy is a shared passion and a lifelong commitment to patient care. Growing up together, both highly valued their education and heard stories from their mother about her positive role in patients’ lives as a pharmacist. These stories ignited their desire to make the same impact on patients, and
Chapman University hosted the fourth annual Southern California Pharmacy Mixer, a student-driven initiative of regional collaboration for dozens of professional organizations, companies, and pharmacy schools together to connect. This year’s event was a collaborative effort led by PharmD candidates across pharmacy schools and saw nearly double attendance compared to the 2024 mixer. The theme, “Beyond the
Awards and Recognitions Dr. Jeff Goad was inducted into the California Pharmacists Association Hall of Fame in February 2025. This honor is bestowed on those with a history of distinguished service to the profession along with character, innovation, and altruism. CPhA will be presenting its awards at the Western Pharmacy Exchange in San Diego in