Awards and Recognitions Dr. Ajay Sharma chaired a session “Ocular Surface” at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in Denver on May 3-7, 2026. Dr. Sherry Yun Wang received Chapman University’s 2026 Teaching and Mentoring Award. Publications Dr. Laressa Bethishou, Dr. Karl Hess, Dr. Richard Beutler, and Dr. Jeff
Awards and Recognitions Dr. Neeloufar Fakourfar was recognized through a CSHP Spotlight this month with an article highlighting her pharmacy journey. Dr. Amy Kang was invited as a guest speaker on the Duke University Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network podcast to discuss her recent publication: “Assessment of Antimicrobial Transition Errors From Hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities.”
Dr. Amy Kang has received a grant from the Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists (SIDP) in the amount of $90,000 for her proposal “Advancing antimicrobial stewardship: development of the stewardship personnel required for antimicrobial stewardship programs resource calculator (SPARC)”. The reviewers highlighted many strengths of the proposal, including the use of an implementation science framework,
Grants Dr. Amy Kang has received a Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacy (SIDP) Infectious Diseases Stewardship Staffing Calculator Grant in the amount of $90,000 for her proposal “Advancing antimicrobial stewardship: development of the stewardship personnel required for antimicrobial stewardship programs resource calculator (SPARC).” Awards and Recognitions Dr. Keykavous Parang was awarded the APP Academic Excellence
Grants Dr. Cintia Citterio was awarded a new investigator grant of $11,000.00 by the AACP for the study of “Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Cystinosis and New Therapeutic Approaches”. Dr. Gary Fong received one of Chapman University’s Faculty Grant for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity awards with an amount of $14,960 for his project titled: “Identifying