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
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
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
Allison Bernard, Pharmacy Resident
PI: Dr. Jamie Smelser, Pharmacy Practice and Science
Title: Intravenous acetaminophen utilization in bariatric surgery
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