PharmNews - Spring 2018
Spring 2018 Edition (Archives)
Amarillo Grad Students Receive Travel Scholarships
Three graduate students from the School of Pharmacy’s Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences (GPPS) recently received travel scholarships to attend to attend conferences related to their research. MORE>>
GSBS Selects Dean’s Scholar Award Honorees
In support of its goal of recruiting and retaining the best quality students, TTUHSC’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) recently selected Md. Abul Kaisar and Nehal Gupta as the latest recipients of the Dean’s Scholar Award. MORE>>
Abilene Researcher Lands NIH Grant to Develop Kidney Cancer Vaccine
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) last fall awarded a grant to Laurence Wood, Ph.D., an assistant professor for the Department of Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology at TTUHSC in Abilene. MORE>>
Pharmacy Students Prepare for Residency Interviews
The School of Pharmacy’s Office of Professional Affairs sponsored and conducted mock interviews for all fourth-year (P4) students who are planning to apply for post-graduate residency positions. MORE>>
GPPS Student Selected for Grant
The Society of Toxicology Awards Committee recently selected Sharavan Ramachandran, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Pharmacy’s Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, to receive the Syngenta Fellowship Grant in Human Health Applications of New Technologies. MORE>>
Chancellor’s Council Recognizes Texas Tech University System’s Top Faculty
Eric MacLaughlin, Pharm.D., professor and chair for the School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacy Practice in Amarillo, was among four TTUHSC faculty members to receive a Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Faculty Award Jan. 25 in Lubbock. MORE>>
TTUHSC to Bring All Four Years of Pharmacy Program to DFW
The TTUHSC School of Pharmacy is expanding its DFW program to include all four years of its doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) curriculum. MORE>>
Pharmacy Faculty Earn Promotions
At its March 2 meeting, the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved the promotion of four School of Pharmacy faculty members and the promotion and tenure of another. MORE>>
Pharmacy Students Find Residency Matches
On March 20, fourth-year TTUHSC pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after graduation found out where they would spend the next 1-2 years of their training at Phase I of Residency Match Day. MORE>>
Casino Night Raises Money for St. Jude
More than 140 students, faculty and alumni from the School of Pharmacy came out to the Amarillo Botanical Gardens March 9 for Casino Night, an annual event hosted by pharmacy student organization Phi Delta Chi (PDC) to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. MORE>>
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