Thirty-nine members of the of the UI College of Pharmacy—PharmD students, PhD students, residents, fellows, and faculty—presented posters during the university's Health Sciences Research Week on April 16-19. The theme was The Connected Brain.
2018 Poster Session Winners from the college were:
College of Pharmacy Student Category
Laxmi Shanthi Chede
Mentor: Dr. Maureen Donovan
Graduate Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics
Title: Optimization of New Bioadhesive Dosage Forms for Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
![Laxmi Shanthi Chede Laxmi Shanthi Chede](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/no_crop__384w/public/2021-04/2018_4_19_research_week_17_chede.jpg?itok=3CZSsNiN)
Behnoush Khorsand
Mentor: Dr. Aliasgar Salem
Graduate Program: Pharmaceutical Science and Experimental Therapeutics
Title: A Composite Biodegradable Device Capable of Sequential and Local Release of Vitamin D, Insulin and Gene Therapy to Promote Bone Regeneration in Diabetics
![Behnoush Khorsand Behnoush Khorsand](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/no_crop__384w/public/2021-04/2018_4_19_research_week_18_khorsand.jpg?itok=CuvUQyGs)
College of Pharmacy Staff and Postdoctoral Fellow Category
Elizabeth Bald, Pharmacy Resident
PI: Dr. Kate Pape, Pharmacy Practice and Science
Title: Comparison of intranasal midazolam and oral midazolam for anxiolysis in burn patients undergoing dressing changes
![Elizabeth Bald Elizabeth Bald](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/no_crop__384w/public/2021-04/2018_4_19_research_week_19_bald.jpg?itok=y3exVRZ9)
Allison Bernard, Pharmacy Resident
PI: Dr. Jamie Smelser, Pharmacy Practice and Science
Title: Intravenous acetaminophen utilization in bariatric surgery
![Allison Bernard, Pharmacy Resident Allison Bernard, Pharmacy Resident](/sites/pharmacy.uiowa.edu/files/styles/no_crop__384w/public/2021-04/2018_4_19_research_week_20_bernard.jpg?itok=B6luRuok)
UI College of Pharmacy participants won five of six awards in the Carver College of Medicine Cover Art Contest. In the Creative Cover Art category, winners were:
- First place: Behnoush Khorsand
- Second place: Kareem Ebeid
In the Scientific Humor category, winners were:
- First place: Behnoush Khorsand
- Second place: Timothy Acri
- Third place: Anh-Vu Do