On November 13th, Rho Chi sponsored its highly anticipated Rx Wars among students and faculty. Like previous years, the competition was inspired by the popular game shows, “Jeopardy,” “Family Feud,” and “Weakest Link.” This year, the event was especially exciting because it occurred on Dean Zgarrick’s...
On October 26, the School of Pharmacy proudly hosted the 31st Annual John W. Webb Lecture Award Program. Linda S. Tyler, PharmD, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer at University of Utah Health Care and the Associate Dean of Pharmacy Practice and Professor (Clinical), at the University...
Pharmacy graduates interested in a career in the biopharmaceutical industry often look to industry fellowships to gain practical experience and a better understanding of potential career opportunities. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has partnered with Northeastern University and established a Medical Affairs focused, Post-Doctoral PharmD Industry Fellowship program....
The Alpha Rho Chapter of Lambda Kappa Sigma was recognized as the “2015 Northern New England Region Collegiate Chapter of the Year”. This award is presented to chapters who have exemplified the core values of the pharmacy professional fraternity by demonstrating professionalism, leadership, and service...
Alexandros Makriyannis, PhD, Professor and Behrakis Trustee Chair in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Director of the Center for Drug Discovery at Northeastern University, was presented the 2015 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Award at the AAPS Annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. The award,...
Representatives from schools and boards of pharmacy from the New England and Mid-Atlantic states met in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on September 24-26 for the AACP/NABP District I and II meeting. The meeting, hosted by the School of Pharmacy's Office of Continuing Professional Education and the...
Jane S. Saczynski, PhD, is Principal Investigator of a new R21 grant funded by the National Institutes of Health - National Institute on Aging. The study, Screening Elderly for Delirium in the Emergency Department (SCREENED-ED), will develop and pilot test an intervention, “Delirium Screening (D-SCREEN)...
Vladimir P. Torchilin, PhD, DSc, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, was recently selected to receive the 2014 European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics Best Paper Award. Dr.Torchilin received recognition for the manuscript entitled, Gellan gum nanohydrogel containing anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer drugs:...
On Sunday, November 1, the Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2019 celebrated with 500 family, friends and faculty at their White Coat Ceremony. Northeastern "double-husky" alumnus Frank Condella, BS Pharm ('77), MBA ('84), CEO of Juniper Pharmaceuticals Inc. was keynote speaker and recounted his own...
The School of Pharmacy will be hosting a reception on Monday, December 7 at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in New Orleans. Please join us at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in the River Room, from 5:30 - 7:00 pm to catch up with colleagues...