On July 19, Emad Wafa successfully defended his master's thesis to the Division of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics.
His thesis title was “The Composition of Polyanhydrides Used in Particle-Based Cancer Vaccines Affects the Magnitude of the Antitumor Immune Response.” His advising professor was Aliasger Salem.
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July 18, 2016
Aliasger Salem, Division Head of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics, Denison Kuruvilla, graduate research assistant, and Sheetal D'mello, graduate research assistant, were part of a team of researchers who recently received a patent for their work entitled, "New Biodegradable Polymers with Sulfenamide Bonds for Drug Delivery Applicatio
July 18, 2016
On July 6, Mohammed Albarki successfully defended his master's thesis to the Division of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics.
Mohammed’s thesis title was, “In Vitro Assessment of the Transport of Poly D, L Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid (PLGA) Nanoparticles across the Nasal Mucosa.” His advising professor is Maureen Donovan.
July 12, 2016
Nicole Brogden is an assistant professor in the UI College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET). She primarily researches better ways to deliver medicine through older adults’ skin using microneedles (i.e., very small needles).
June 30, 2016
PTT Graduate Students attended the 48th Annual PGSRM Conference held June 16-18, 2016 at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, School of Pharmacy. Pictured, left to right, are the attendees: Sumeet Singla, Namita Sawant, Ronilda D’Cunha, Mohammed Albarki, Laxmi Shanthi Chede, Terra Kruger, Kendra Bell, and Ammar Al Khafaji.
May 11, 2016
On April 21, PhD candidate Eric Rodriguez successfully defended his thesis to the Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry.
May 10, 2016
On April 29, PhD candidate Youwei Bi successfully defended his thesis to the Division of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics.
Bi's thesis title was “Population Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) Modeling of Depot Testosterone Cypionate in Healthy Male Subjects.” His advising professor was DJ Murry.
March 30, 2016
On March 30, 2016, Medicinal Chemistry PhD candidate Ioana Craciun successfully defended her thesis to the Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry.
Ioana's thesis title was “Inhibition of Neutrophil Serine Proteases by N-arylacyl O-sulfonated Aminoglycosides: New Therapeutic Approach to Treat Inflammatory Lung Diseases.”
March 30, 2016
On Monday, March 21, 2016, PhD candidate Carlos Peroza successfully defended his thesis to the Division of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics.
Peroza’s thesis title was “Factors Affecting the Alkaline Hydrolysis of Carbaryl in the Presence of Cationic Surfactants.” His advisor is Dale Eric Wurster.
March 30, 2016
On March 23, the Division of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics held a reception to celebrate the opening of the Dale E. and June P. Wurster Pharmaceutics Research Fund.
The endowed fund will support Pharmaceutics graduate education and research in the College of Pharmacy.