Sean Kocur, a doctoral candidate in Pharmaceutical Science working under the mentorship of Professor John Gatley, was the recipient of the outstanding Research Award in Health Sciences Category at the 2014 RISE event on April 10, 2014. Sean's thesis research focuses on alcohol metabolism and...
Shardool Jain, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, wins the prestigious 2013 Graduate Student Award (BIOTEC Section) sponsored by Eli Lilly at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists sponsored National Biotechnology Conference in San Diego, CA. Working in the laboratory of Distinguished Professor...
Malav Trivedi, who recently completed his PhD in the laboratory of Prof. Richard Deth, has received a $95,000 postdoctoral research fellowship provided by the A2 Corporation, a New Zealand-based supplier of milk and dairy products. The fellowship will support further characterization of epigenetic and transcriptional...
Δ9-THC, the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana, exerts its pharmacological and psychotropic effects through the Cannabinoid 1(CB1) receptor – the most abundant G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) in the brain. This receptor has been recognized as a major target in treating disorders such as obesity, glaucoma, post-traumatic...
Nidhi, a student member of the Boston Chapter of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) won the graduate level competition at the Chapter’s Annual Student Poster Contest, held in Lowell on April 17th. She was awarded a cash prize as well as a free...
Brendan Harmon Brendan Harmon Wins Third Prize in the Poster Award at the Experimental Biology 2013 meeting. Brendan Harmon, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, working in Professor Barbara Waszczak’s laboratory was selected as one of the finalists at the Experimental Biology 2013 meeting....
Dr. Christopher Skipwith is currently a postdoctoral research associate advised by Prof. Heather A. Clark. His research focuses on the development of nanosensors to detect novel analytes of interest in inflammation and cardiovascular disease. He was recently awarded two prestigious postdoctoral fellowships. The first fellowship,...
Abhijit Kulkarni is currently a PhD. student in Dr. Ganesh Thakur’s Lab. His research work focuses on the development of novel medications for the treatment of cancer- and chemotherapy- induced inflammation and neuropathic pain as well as curing cognitive impairments in disorders such as Alzheimer’s...