Pharmacy News

Student Lucianne West is the new APhA-ASP National President-Elect
Student Lucianne West is the new APhA-ASP National President-Elect
It is a very proud moment for Northeastern University and the School of Pharmacy as Lucianne West, a current P2 student in our PharmD program, assumes the position of National President-elect of American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA- ASP). This position involves service and leadership for approximately 34,000 student pharmacist members of ...more
Accolades to Graduate Students Sean Kocur and Nidhi Maniar
Accolades to Graduate Students Sean Kocur and Nidhi Maniar
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 its implication in addiction. Nidhi Maniar, an MS student in ...more
Shardool Jain wins the prestigious 2013 Graduate Student Award (BIOTEC Section)
Shardool Jain wins the prestigious 2013 Graduate Student Award (BIOTEC Section)
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 and Chair Mansoor Amiji, Shardool’s thesis research focuses on “Macrophage-Targeted ...more
Dr. Malav Trivedi Receives Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
Dr. Malav Trivedi Receives Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
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 changes in neuronal cells produced by food-derived opiate peptides, and ...more
Abhijit Kulkarni Receives the World Pharma Congress Student Fellowship
Abhijit Kulkarni Receives the World Pharma Congress Student Fellowship
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 stress disorder, metabolic syndrome, inflammation and neuropathic pain. Orthosteric CB1 ...more
Nidhi Maniar wins poster presentation in Lowell, MA
Nidhi Maniar wins poster presentation in Lowell, MA
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 trip to compete in ISPE’s International Student Poster Competition in ...more