PharmD News
PharmD PhD Student Awarded Magnuson Scholarship for 2022–2023

While pursuing her PhD, Yilin has had many worthwhile research experiences through class projects, independent study with faculty, and... Read more...
UWSOP Professor Wins Award of Excellence in 2022

Award recipients will be honored from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on June 9 at the Meany Hall fo... Read more...
Pharmacy Student Team Takes 3rd Place in National P&T Final

Each year, the AM... Read more...
Four UWSOP Faculty Each Receive $20k Innovation Award for 2022

Juan Garcia Selected to Participate In Latino Center for Health Scholars Fellowship Program

This fellowship program plays an important role in helping meet the demand for Latinx and Spanish-speaking health care workers in Washington state by providing crucial fi... Read more...
Peggy Odegard Appointed UWSOP Interim Dean

Current UWSOP Dean Sean D. Sullivan an... Read more...
UWSOP Alum Tim Fuller passes away

Jen Danielson Named Chair-Elect for AACP

Jen has been an active member of AACP for many years wi... Read more...
Commitment To Community

Even a cold, rainy November morning in Seattle can’t dampen the enthusiasm of volunteers on hand at Katterman’s Pharmacy for its inaugural pediatric COVID immunization clinic. According to Katterman’s co-owner and UWSOP alumna Bev Schaefer ‘70, the event showcases bo... Read more...
WA Notify: Smartphone App Indicates COVID-19 Exposure

SOP Class of 2020 Has Stellar Showing In Latest NAPLEX & MPJE Results

Our class of 2020 graduates achieved a first-time pass rate of 97.94%, which is well above the national first-time pass rate (88.43%) and roughly on par with our pass rates for the previous two graduating classes (98.72% & 98.8%, respectively). The pass rate for our graduates ranks #8 ... Read more...
Construction On New HSEB Underway
Denouncing hate, racism and misogyny

We are horrified at the murder of eight people in Atlanta this recently – a shocking crime that seems clearly motivated by hate, racism and misogyny. This news is particularly distressing given the rise in violence and racism targeting Asians, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders. We recognize that many in t... Read more...
The School of Pharmacy Mourns the Passing of Dr. Joy Plein

“For 48 years, Joy was the heart of the UW School of Pharmacy,” said SOP Professor and Dean Sean Sullivan. “Everyone who... Read more...
COVID-19 Vaccination A Family Affair For SOP Student

Albert, who works as a pharmacist at CVS Pharmacy, was one of many patients vaccinated by Uyen and her colleagues. So far this year, mo... Read more...
SOP Sends Local Team To 2021 National AMCP P&T Competition
2021 Winners of the Elmer M. Plein Endowed Research Fund Announced
Rachel, a CHOICE Program PhD student originally from Palo Alto, California, says the fund will help her to continue pursuing her ... Read more...
Jennifer Bacci Selected as 2021 Recipient of the Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award

UWSOP student nominated to take part in LCH Student Scholars Fellowship program

Roberto Rodriguez, a 4th-year UWSOP PharmD student, has been nominated to be a part of the 2nd Annual Latino Center for Health (LCH) Student Scholars Fellowship program. This program recognizes outstanding students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to promoting the health and well-being of Latinx communities in Washington State.
“T... Read more...
UWSOP graduates eclipse state and national averages in 2020 MPJE and NAPLEX Exams
2020 WSPA Award Honorees Announced

Don Downing, UWSOP Clinical Professor, has been... Read more...
UWSOP Dean Sean D. Sullivan Elected To NAM

“I’m tru... Read more...
UW Breaks Ground On New Health Sciences Education Building

Sean D. Sullivan accepts second term as UWSOP Dean

UW HSEB website unveiled

UWSOP Professor Allan J. Ellsworth Retires

UWSOP Dean Sean Sullivan meets with Washington State Senate Committee to discuss health care workforce challenges

Sullivan shared with the committee the UW’s plans to partner with the State to build a new Interprofessional education (IPE) learning facility. The $100 million project, w... Read more...
Temporary license for pharmacy graduates approved

A Message from UW Health Sciences Deans

Our country is once again experiencing the tragic realities of the racism present in our society.
The slaying of Ahmaud Arbery while jogging in Brunswick, GA; the shooting death of Breonna Taylor by police in Louisville; the false and racist accusation of violence against Christian Cooper in New York City; a... Read more...
UWSOP rises to #7 in U.S. News and World Report rankings

The U.S. News and World Report today released the 2021 edition of its Best Graduate Schools rankings, and UWSOP has been named the No.7 pharmacy program in the nation.
The report, which is released every fo... Read more...
Novel Coronavirus – How the UWSOP is responding to the outbreak, helpful resources and latest news.

How the UWSOP is assisting in drug research response
Links to the latest information on... Read more...
UW’s new WE-REACH center to accelerate development of the ‘most exciting’ biomedical discoveries

Faculty Legend Wendel Nelson Retires

Pharmaceutics student, Kendan Jones-Isaac honored at the UW Health Sciences Martin Luther King Tribute

Kendan Jones-Isaac was honored with a service award at this year’s ... Read more...
Marcum first pharmacist to receive prestigious Beeson Award

Notably, Zach is the first pharmacist to receive the grant, which is typically awarded to physician-investigators. This initiative is focused on clinic... Read more...
Using Data and Economics to Transform Health | Celebrating 25 Years

“At CHOICE, we work to advance the study of health economics, pharmaceutical outcomes research, and policy to improve population health in the U.S. and around the world.”—Anirban Basu, Stergachis Endowed Director, Choice Ins... Read more...
A Tradition of Reinventing Pharmacy

“Pharmacists are the medication experts on the health care team and in the community. Thanks to our work, in addition to improved care at hospitals and clinics, busy people can just pop ... Read more...
Inventing Blistex

A chance meeting on a train between a Seattle pharmacist and Chicago businessman turned an ointment created in L.D. Bracken’s pharmacy into an international brand.
“Many people don’t realize how inventive pharmacists have been throughout history. L.D. Bracken’s story is a great example of the kinds of transformative products and entrep... Read more...
Enhancing the way epilepsy is managed by engaging community pharmacists

The roughly 3.4 m... Read more...
Training to practice at the top of their license

UW School of Pharmacy’s PharmD program trains pharmacists to think critically and be prepared for a future of health care that requires the advanced skills and knowledge of the Husky Pharmacist.
“The UW School of Pharmacy is one of the... Read more...
Nina Isoherranen named Chair of Pharmaceutics Department

“From her first days here as a post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Isoherranen demonstrated the standard of excellence and inn... Read more...
Ken Thummel returns to faculty after 13 years of success as Chair

Dr. Thummel was appointed Chair of the Pharmaceutics Department in 2006. He assumed that role from the Depart... Read more...
Congratulations to all awarded a Certificate of Merit in Precepting!

Our Experiential Education team recently completed our annual preceptor review process as part of our quality assurance program. This review process allowed us to identify preceptors who have demonstrated excellence in the following major areas:
Active participation, as measured by the number of students pre... Read more...
Wong named Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) Preceptor of the Year

Candice Wong, Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) Preceptor of the Year
The Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) Preceptor of the Year Award is given annually to one outstanding IPPE preceptor. For 2019, Candice Wong, PharmD, '02, Inpatient Pharmacist Educator at Harborview Medical Center and UWSOP alumna, was named... Read more...
Casanova named 2019 Wayne A. Kradjan Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award Recipient

The Wayne A. Kradjan Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award is presented annually to one outstanding UWSOP Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) preceptor. Congratulations to Tony Casanova, Emergency Department Pharmacist Specialist at CHI Franciscan St. J... Read more...
Class of 2018 scores 98.8% initial pass rate on NAPLEX exam

The NAPLEX, or North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination, measures a candidate’s knowledge of the practice of pharmacy. It is just... Read more...
Dean Sullivan named OSU Icon of Pharmacy

On the evening of May 4th, 2019, Oregon State University College of Pharmacy alumni and friends gathered at Portland City Grill to honor the recipients of the 2019 Icons of Pharmacy Award including Sean D. Sullivan, a truly dedicated leader in the pharmacy profession.
Sean was recognized for his leadership at the UW School of Pharmacy whe... Read more...
Kidney on a Chip has gone to outer space..and returned to Earth!

Dawg Scripts: Why did you put kidney cells on a chip?
Associate Professor Ed Kelly: As a Toxicologist, we... Read more...
Henderson wins poster award at national AsPET Conference

5/3 UPDATE: 5/3 11:48 PM PDT launch for Kidney on a Chip project to the International Space Station!

Welp. It seemed like it was going to go and then about 15 minutes before launch, the flight was scrubbed. It's rescheduled for tonight 11:48 PM Pacific Time. Here is an update on NASA's blog.
May 2 up... Read more...
UWSOP team wins the AMCP 2019 National Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Competition

Advice from UW pharmacists on senior use of marijuana

Marijuana use among older adults has soared in recent years despite little being known about the effectiveness and safety of the drug in people 65 and older. That’s resulted in more seniors asking health care providers about marijuana use: Is it safe? How much to use? Where to buy?
Now, a group of University of Washington professors has go... Read more...
Bacci, White, and Zaraa awarded UW Population Health grant to study integrated care models for people living with epilepsy

Alumnus Jeff Rochon named APhA-APPM Fellow

The APhA Fellow Award was established to honor APhA members for exemplary professional achievements... Read more...
Claw honored for service at Martin Luther King Tribute

To be recognized for my outreach and mentorship of Native American and other his... Read more...
Leah Ruggerone and Richard Lee named to Husky 100

summers wo... Read more...
CHOICE director Anirban Basu and collaborators receive NIH grant to study costs of dementia care

Collaboration with UWSOP results in health benefits against flu for Era Living residents

As alarming reports about how virulent last year’s virus was, Era Living, a top-rated group of local s... Read more...
Plein Center students and faculty research highlighted at ASCP’s annual meeting

Julia Yunkyung, Laura Hart, and Shelly Gray presented a poster titled, “Definition of fall risk-increasing drugs in the literature: Challenges and implications.” We know falls in olde... Read more...
Werth receives prestigious Young Investigator Award from SIDP

Brian has demonstrated tremendous research productivity over ... Read more...
UW Researchers Gray and Phelan to study the impact of deprescribing to reduce falls in older adults

UW Pharmacy’s Shelly Gray and UW Medicine’s Elizabeth Phelan are teaming up to identify ways to prevent falls in older adults. Their study, “Reducing Central Nervous System (CNS)-active Medications to Prevent Falls and Injuries in Older Adults (STOP-FALLS),” will identify medication safety improvements to reduce fall-related injuries an... Read more...
UW Husky Pharmacists receive awards for leadership in practice

Holly Henry, Plein Certificate alumna, received the Distinguished Leadership Service Award that pays tribute to a member who has, over his or her career been instrumental in the developm... Read more...
Researchers at UW and USC find a type of medication used to treat high blood pressure may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Lou Garrison named 2018 Value Assessment Challenge Award recipient

CHOICE faculty member, Aasthaa Bansal, awarded highly coveted NIH Merit Award

UW ranks 4th world wide for pharmacology and toxicology

The list provides overall rankings; rankings by six fields; and by 14 selected subjects, including Pharmacology and Toxicology. Overall the UW is No. 4 in ... Read more...
King County offered naloxone kits and training at health fair organized by UW Pharmacy students

Naloxone is an antidote for opioid and heroin overdose. With the use of opioids and heroin on the rise, more and m... Read more...
UW/KRI Kidney-on-a-chip will travel to International Space Station

In 2019, a rocket carrying a payload that includes 24 microfluidic chips about the size of credit cards will transport an extraordinary University of Washington kidney research project to the International Space Station.University of Washington School of Pharmac... Read more...
Researchers at UW bolster study of how austerity devastated Greece’s health

“This study is important because it provides... Read more...
Preceptors of the Year, Daniel Kim and Kate Atienza, honored by UWSOP

APhA honors Project VACCINATE, led by Bacci and Odegard

Organs-on-chips: Tiny technology helping bring safe new drugs to patients faster

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Catherine Yeung, University of Washington; Edward Kelly, University of Washington, and Jonathan Himmelfarb, University of Washington
Getting a new pharmaceutical from an idea in the chemistry lab to market takes many y... Read more...
Shum and collaborators unveil new maternal and fetal health risks associated with shellfish toxin

Remembering Dean Emeritus Jack Orr

Born in Delphi, Indiana in 1918, Jack’s father and grandfather were both pharmacists. Like so many of our alumni, he began his pharmacy career dusting shelves and sweeping the floor of the family pharmacy. He... Read more...
Wienkers is keynote speaker at June 2018 AAPS-RMDG meeting at UW

The RMDG provides a forum for interacting with scientists ... Read more...
Certain drugs for muscle conditions may be linked to increased risk of dementia

UWSOP Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Director Shelly Gray authored an editorial in support of new research about potential dangers of anticholinergic drugs for that help to control involuntary muscle movements for condi... Read more...
Marcum study finds metformin has mortality benefits even with low kidney function

Huang, ’17, named UWSOP Magnuson Scholar for 2018-2019

Nath lab team takes aim at Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease affects about 5 million Americans, a number projected to roughly triple by 2050. The urgency of this grave population health challenge is with Abhi Nath and his team of researchers every day as they seek new options to treat and manage Alzheimer’s and related diseases. The key appears to lie with a process called prot... Read more...
New fellowship will advance thoughtful health care innovation in Washington state

Partnership between Washington Research Foundation and The CHOICE Institute at UWSOP creates opportunities for students and researchers at non-profit research institutions in Washington state
The CHOICE Institute at UWSOP is pleased to announce a partnership with the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) that will create four new fellowships per ... Read more...
PharmD student leads shift from triage to evidence-based health care provider training in Ghana

Historically, Global Brigades programs bring health sciences students to under-resourced co... Read more...
Alumnus Glen Schumock, ’89, named Dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

UWSOP Curricular Innovation Fall 2017 PDF
Meet our Geriatric Pharmacy Preceptors: Karen Dawson

Following an internship at Valley Medical Center, Karan worked as a clinical pharmacist at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Seattle and completed a residency.
She returned to the UW for an MS in Pharmacy to explore teaching a... Read more...
SPECIAL EVENT: A talk with NPR’S Richard Harris

Noon-1:20pm, Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Health Sciences Building, T-435
Light refreshments will be served
Panel Discussion:
Richard Harris, NPR Science Correspondent and author, Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hop... Read more...
Alumna Kroetz named AAAS Fellow

UW/Kaiser study finds taking Proton Pump Inhibitors not linked to higher dementia risk

Wallace family presents historic gift to UWSOP

Bryan and Bette Wallace’s gift is one of the largest in the history of the UW School of ... Read more...
Steve Davis, CEO & President of PATH, to give UWSOP Nudelman Lecture on Nov. 9, 2017

Steve Davis, President and CEO of PATH, co... Read more...
Lou Garrison was named a Change Agent in the 2017 PharmaVOICE 100 Honorees

Lou retired from full-time teachin... Read more...
Don Downing receives major American College of Apothecaries Award for his contributions to pharmacy practice

Sager, Bounthavong, Seguin, Weber, & Shen receive inaugural UWSOP Graduate Program Awards

Pharmaceutics lab team learns why HIV prevention drug is not as effective in some women

Team finds no adverse risk to use of common antimalarials in first trimester

Malaria is more common and severe in pregnant women, increasing their risk of miscarriage and other adverse outcomes. The adverse consequences of malaria in pregnancy require prompt, safe, and effectiv... Read more...
Hu and Lee combine forces to design novel HIV vaccine

HIV is a highly lethal virus that... Read more...
UWSOP places second in AMCP P&T competition

UW bestows Distinguished Retiree Excellence Award to UWSOP Alumna and Professor Emerita Joy Plein

This award is designated to honor a retiree for excellence in service that exemplifies the University’s values with special distinction and is cho... Read more...
UW Team develops an HIV therapy dose that lasts two weeks in test model

An interdisciplinary team led by Professors Rodney JY Ho of the UW School of Pharmacy and Ann Collier of the UW School of Medicine has been working to develop a long-lasting (7-day) therapy for HIV and are already making advances into ... Read more...
Class of 2016 Alumni Rank No. 1 in Initial NAPLEX Pass Rate in the U.S.

Little-known disease has major economic impact

PORPP faculty members, Joseph Babigumira, Louis Garrison, Denise Boudreau, Jennie Best, and grad student, Meng Li, published a research paper about the cost impact of giant cell arteritis in the open-access journal Rheumatology and Therapy.
... Read more...
UWSOP alumni legend Alice Ball, Class of 1914, solved leprosy therapy riddle

The riddles she had solved may be different from what our sci... Read more...
McDermott researches value of insurer-provided care coordination

UWSOP alumna Cara McDermott, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. was named to the 2017 cohort of New Investigators by AcademyHealth. The AcademyHealth New Investigator Small Grant Program is designed ... Read more...
Pharmacy Professor John Horn raises concerns about drug safety

Drug delivery device invented in UW Ho laboratory receives $36M

Impel NeuroPharma, Inc., a Seattle-based clinical stage biotechnology company announced a $36 million Series C round to develop a pipeline of drug-device combination products built upon its Precision Olfactory Delivery™ (POD™) nasal delivery platform.
The POD... Read more...
Navajo genetic scientist Katrina Claw bridges cultures to advance research and underrepresented scientists

“I am like a bridge. I connect Native knowledge and Western science, but I am also walked ov... Read more...
UWSOP, Era Living Partner for Patient-Centered Care

Sid Nelson’s legacy lives on in science and collaboration

But busulfan is toxic.
The work to mitigate that toxic... Read more...
UWSOP Alumnus Watanabe named National Academy of Medicine Fellow

The NAM fellows were chosen based on their professional qualifications, reputations as scholars, professional... Read more...
Pharmacies provide more than meds and flu shots

Autumn brings back sweater weather, pumpkin spices—and health check ups for kids. UW School of Pharmacy Clinical Assistant Professor Rachel Firebaugh likes to remind people that, “Fall is also the perfect time for adults to get their health... Read more...
Class of 2017 Honors Professor Doug Black

UW researchers find revascularization provides greater improvements for patients with peripheral arterial disease

UW researchers found that patients with intermittent claudication, a form of peripheral arterial disease, who had procedures to restore circulation called revascularization had better quality ... Read more...
Costs outlined of health plans that exclude contraception

At companies whose health insurance plans exclude contraception coverage, female employees experienced 33 more unintended pregnancies per 1,000 women, and more unintended births and terminations. Such plans might also result in higher overal... Read more...
UW team finds key piece to HIV drug-effectiveness puzzle

Increasingly, people at risk for HIV infection are turning to preventive drug measures to help stave off the virus. Researchers from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy found that one such drug, Tenofovir, in the form of a topical vaginal gel, is metabolized, or... Read more...
NACDS Launches Initiative to Improve Immunization Rates through Collaboration between UWSOP, Bartell Drugs, and QFC Pharmacy

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) announced that the University of Washington School of Pharmacy (UWSOP), Bartell Drugs, and QFC Pharmacy will partner with Washington State Health Care Authority in a unique demonstration project that aims to foster... Read more...
UWSOP faculty and alumni elected to ISPOR leadership

UW School of Pharmacy faculty and alumni are again recognized as leaders in health care. The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) announced the election of the Society’s 2016-2017 Board of Directors that assumed office on July 1, 2016. Many o... Read more...
Celebrating Nanci Murphy’s 25+ year career at UWSOP

Student’s enterprise yields 3 “essentially paid” for degrees

You would think three degrees from the University of Washington would take an enormous financial toll, but School of Pharmacy grad student Blythe Adamson, one of the UW's Husky 100, has been energetic and enterprising about finding funding.
“I will graduate with all three of my degre... Read more...
UW and Teva partner to increase provider access to critical drug interaction data

The University of Washington (UW) announced today an exclusive partnership that will allow the university's unique, comprehensive and high-quality pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic Drug Inter... Read more...
New UW dual-campus PharmD-MBA concurrent degree program to launch Fall 2016

Student pharmacists at the University of Washington now have a tremendous opportunity to earn their PharmD and MBA degrees in just five years. The unique partnership between Schools at two diffe... Read more...
2016 Highlight: UW PharmD students organize health sciences Interprofessional Education Health Fair

In November 2015, student leaders in Phi Lambda Sigma met with Director of Student Leadership Programs, Nanci Murphy, to brainstorm how best to use a $2000 leadership grant awarded to create opportunit... Read more...
Lee lab uses 3D electron microscopy to visualize influenza virus invasion

UWSOP Announces Groundbreaking Plein Center for Geriatric Pharmacy Research, Education & Outreach

Bennette, Sullivan find cancer drug prices rise rapidly after market launch

A new study published in the May issue of Health Affairs and authored by UW School of Pharmacy’s faculty members, Caroline Bennette and Sean Sullivan, illuminates the complexity of anticancer drug pricing and seve... Read more...
UW Symposium on Past Present and Future of ADME Sciences Dedicated to Deans Sid Nelson and Tom Baillie

“When you really want something, you don’t give up.”

BORN IN 1922 at Swedish Hospital in downtown Seattle, Shirley (Selesnick) B... Read more...
UWSOP ranks #9 in U.S. News & World Report

of Schools of Pharmacy. One of the smallest Schools at the UW, Pharmacy has been well-known for providing transformative training to pharmacy practitioners and researchers since its founding as one of the first three colleges at the UW.
“I am so pleased that our peers hav... Read more...
Totah and CHRU collaborate to find novel treatments for cardiovascular disease

Heart disease remains a leading cause of death in the United States. While there have been advances in treatments, it is hard to know if someone is at risk for a heart attack until they show symptoms—which for many is too late. R... Read more...
Award season comes to UWSOP!

Many of our School's faculty, students, post docs and alumni have been recognized in the past few months for their accomplishments.
Don Downing, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award
Institute for Innovative Pharmacy Practice (I2P2) Endowed Clinical Professor D... Read more...
UW PharmD students to host New Year health fair on Jan. 24th, 2016

Student health professionals & mentors from UW Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine, & Dentistry, Physical Therapy Program, and Speech & Hearing Sciences have teamed up to offer a range of health services to the Seattle community. The event is ope... Read more...
Steve White Named Chair of UWSOP’s Dept of Pharmacy

White earned his baccalaureate degree in Pharmacy and a M.S. in Pharmacology at Idaho State University and began his career as a practicing pharmacist in the small t... Read more...
Pharmaceutics welcomes six new students with a passion for discovery

UWSOP’s Department of Pharmaceutics welcomed six new students this fall, here to join a great tradition of life-changing research. These researchers share a passion for discovery and come to our school from all over the world, and from all sorts of backgrounds: from English majors to chemists and biologists.
Originally from the Ukrai... Read more...
Pharmaceutics’ Carol Collins part of drug risks in pregnancy mobile app team

Odegard and Diabetes Education team win UW award

The UW School of Pharmacy is proud to celebrate Associate Dean Peggy Odegard, PharmD, CDE’s, recognition with the Golden Eddy Award as part of a Diabetes Education team of outstanding patient educators awarded in Fall 2015. UW Medicine Patient and Family ... Read more...
Intercollegiate team will study natural product-drug interactions

Geri and Lynn Brady Preserved Medicinal Garden Legacy

The legacy she and Lynn left through planned giving will live on at the UW and School of Pharmacy for decades to come. The Lynn R. Brady Endowed Scholarship Fund ha... Read more...
Are you a #HUSKYPHARMACIST?

Whether you are an alum, student, faculty member, preceptor, graduate, friend, parent, patient or supporter, we want to see your #HUSKYPHARMACIST pride!
Pharmacy Practice Changes in Washington
2015 was a big year for Pharmacists in Washington state. Under n... Read more...
Rettie Seeds the Future of Precision Medicine

The Chiba Morio Family: Undaunted in the Face of Adversity

UW-led team to develop innovative HIV treatment lasting at least 7 days

An interdisciplinary team led by Professors Rodney JY Ho of the UW School of Pharmacy and Ann Collier of the UW School of Medicine received $14M from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a long-lasting (7-day) therapy for HIV. The two co-Princ... Read more...
Ragueneau-Majlessi named UW CoMotion Presidential Innovation Fellow

Ragueneau-Majlessi is the co-author of the Drug-Drug Interaction (DIDB) and Pharmacogenetic (e-PK... Read more...
Innovative Pharmacy Training Does a World of Good in Malawi

Scenes from Commencement 2015

Hansen study finds for new users, sleeping pills may double car crash risk

The research, led by Ryan Hansen, ’03, ’12, UW assistant pro... Read more...
SB 5557 Expands Patient Access to Care in Washington

Washington will be the first state in the country to require that pharmacists are included in health insurance provider networks under new legislation (SB 5557) signed by Governor Inslee on Monday, May 11, 2015. This law will increase patient access to medical care from pharmacists practicing within their scope of pra... Read more...
Students Duong and Heeney Receive National Recognition for Script Your Future Campaign

Their campaign, which included radio spots (listen), UW Health Science bus ads, individual outreach, video, and social media, was named ... Read more...
James Lin Wins NCPA Outstanding Student Member of the Year

I2P2 Endowed Clinical Professor Don Downing presented the award to James at the May meeting of the UW School of Pharmacy Practice Board. James represents a great tradition in UW Ph... Read more...
State of Washington first in pharmacy, again

Lee lab pursues clues to HIV, flu in the moment of infection

Solving Bietti’s Crystalline Dystrophy is mission of Pharmaceutics Prof Kelly

New center to use novel method to screen chemicals’ toxicity

UW PORPP and Fred Hutch Researchers Receive $7.75M PCORI Award to Study Cancer Treatment

A research team, led by Scott Ramsey, director of the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research (HICOR), that includes UW Department of Pharmacy’s Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program (PORPP) faculty members Sean Sullivan, Jeannine McCune, Aasthaa Bansal, and Gary Lyman, who also serves as a co-director at HICOR, ... Read more...
Klatt Receives NIDA/NIH Award to Research Cannabis Impact on HIV

UW student team discovers stories behind ‘super-utilizer’ patients

&nbs... Read more...
Higher dementia risk linked to more use of common drugs

Joy & Elmer Plein Scholars Advance Geriatric Research

The Plein Endowment for Geriatric Pharmacy Research is awarded to students engaged in geriatrics r... Read more...
UW PharmD Students Aid Hundreds in Nicaragua

Why the Bad Taste? Dr. Joanne Wang’s Team Finds a Reason

TAKING A MEDICATION AS PRESCRIBED IS CRITICAL to a drug’s effectiveness. But for some people, taking medications literally turns their stomach – and if a medication leaves a persistently bitter taste, many people, especially children and elderly patients, will take it inconsistently or not at all. In the online Journal of Biological Chemistry... Read more...
Fulbright Scholar Researches Experiential Pharmacy Education at UW

Klarissa Hardy Receives Major NIH Grant

Congratulations to former UW School of Pharmacy Department of Medicinal Chemistry post-doctoral fellow, Klarissa Hardy, who received a $660,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to fight breast cancer! Hardy worked with Dean Sidney Nelson to study the affects of the anti-cancer drug lapatinib on the liver. “I learned a lot from Dr. Nels... Read more...
Congratulations Prof McCune!

Jeannine McCune, PharmD, was announced as the newest Associate Editor of the Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics the official scholarly publication of the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT). Additionally, Dr. McCune was elected a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and will be recognized duri... Read more...
North American ISSX Meeting will award two of our faculty.

Not one, but two of our faculty were selected to receive the only awards given by The International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX). Dean Emeritus Tom Baillie was selected for the North American Scientific Achievement Award and faculty member Dr. Nina Isoherranen, was selected for the North American New Investigator Award. Both awar... Read more...
How do you teach when the topic changes so fast? A Q&A with Dr. Doug Black

Doug Black, UW associate professor of pharmacy practice, confers with students in the Bracken Pharmacy Learning Center. From left are Zsolt Hepp, Mitul Patel and Tulip Younes.
With the Ebola virus grabbing headlines, we sat down to talk with UW Pharmacy professor Dr. Doug Black, an infectious-disease specialist, to learn more about how he teache... Read more...
On-demand intravenous fluids questioned

Have you heard about the critical shortage of IV products? We sat down with UW Pharmacy Professor Lingtak-Neander Chan to learn more about this dangerous shortage and the rising wave of so-called “hangover cure” businesses opening in Las Vegas, New York, LA, and South Florida offering vitamin and drug “cocktails” that are delivered intrav... Read more...
Announcing our new Dean of Pharmacy: Dr. Sean D. Sullivan

Provost Ani Mari Cauce announced the appointment of Dr. Sean D. Sullivan as our next Dean of the School of Pharmacy, effective September 15, 2014.
Sean came to the University of Washington in 1992 and was promoted to full professor in 2001 and associate dean for research in 2010. A pharmacist by training, Sean has held numerous leadership ro... Read more...
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Awarded IPPE Preceptors of the Year

“They are wonderful preceptors. They involved me in everything an institutional pharmacist does from distribution to clinical pharmacy. They were very receptive to ques... Read more...
UW Pharmacy Huskies Lead the Pack

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Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching Goes to Dr. John Watkins

John Watkins, ’79, ’93, ’11, was selected... Read more...
Diabetes-Education Project Honored for Community Impact

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At the UW Medical Center Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute event on January 16th, a UW School of Pharmacy project will receive a Community Volunteer Recognition Award. The award-winning project is a diabetes-education program for homeless and low-income populations at UW Medicine Harborview Medical Center. It h... Read more...
Bracken Family Expands Legacy with Scholarship
Click here for an archive of School of Pharmacy news stories.... Read more...
UW Faculty, Alums Receive Awards for Innovation

This past weekend at its annual meeting, the Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) announced its 2013 award winners — all of whom are individuals who demonstrate a commitment to the quality of patient care. Among this year's honorees were UW School of Pharmacy faculty members Andy Stergachis and Ryan Hansen and clinical faculty member... Read more...
Initiative Increases Focus on Collaborative Healthcare
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Student on Winning Team for Business Plan Contest
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Namibia Partnership Continues to Grow
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Reception and Lecture Combine for One Special School of Pharmacy Event

Leadership Award Given Posthumously to Sid Nelson
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School Named No. 3 in Global University Ranking
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Student Training Focuses on Teamwork, Communication
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School Scientists Play a Role in Science EXPO Day
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‘UW360’ Showcases Kedzierski’s Outreach Work
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Second Annual All Health Professions Day a Hit
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UW School of Pharmacy Ranks Tenth in the Nation
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Chairs Corner: Pharmacists without Borders
Pharmacy Students Lead Honduras Medical Brigade
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Pharmacy Students Amp Up Their Business Expertise
School of Pharmacy Announces Endowed Professorships

Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Don Downing
Institute for Innovative Pharmacy Practice (“I2P2”) Endowed Professorship
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Health Sciences Students Focus on Collaboration
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Students Make an Impression on Public Officials
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School Honored for Community Service
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy announced in November that the UW School of Pharmacy has received the 2010-2011 Transformative Community Service Award. This honor recognizes exceptional community programs that go beyond the traditional service role of academic pharmacy. Read more:
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Student Earns National Public Health Scholarship
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Schweitzer Fellowship Offers Experience of a Lifetime
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A Welcome to the Class of 2014

On Monday, September 27, the UW School of Pharmacy welcomed its newest class of Pharm.D. candidates at its annual Welcome to the Profession Ceremony, otherwise known as the "White Coat Ceremony."
The theme of the event was based on a quote by writer and artist Mary Anne Radmacher: “Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practi... Read more...
Largest ever interprofessional training event for health sciences students a success
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UW Student Becomes First-Ever Pharmacy Student to Be Named a Schweitzer Fellow
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Students Again Place in National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Competition

For the second year in a row, a UW student team made it to the finals in the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's Pharmacy and Therapeutics Competition in April. They took second place and received $1,500 to go toward scholarships. Read more.
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Pharmacy Students Go to Capitol Hill
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The Changing Face of Pharmacy
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Pharmacy Student of the Year, Innovative Practice awards go to UW
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Small-Town Pharmacy Business Plan Wins National Competition
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Students celebrate American Pharmacists Month with ad campaign
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Tuscany Provides Backdrop for Pharmacy Education
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Stimulus Package Reaches School of Pharmacy
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UW Honored at AACP Meeting

Faculty, students and alumni from the University of Washington had an impressive showing at the recent American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting in Boston. AACP, the national organization that represents pharmacy education and educators, has a membership of almost 60,000 people.Congr... Read more...
Baillie and McCune accept professional pharmacy honors
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For pharmacy students, breaking down complex drug has its rewards
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Pharmacy Students’ Public Service Announcement Urges Sun Protection
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Message from Herb Tsuchiya, 2008 School of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumnus in Pharmacy Practice
Biography of Herb Tsuchiya, 2008 Distinguished Alumnus in Pharmacy Practice

Pharmacy student creates medication-safety program in Uganda
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2009 Dean’s Recognition Reception

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More than 130 alumni, friends, faculty and staff of the UW School of Pharmacy attended the Dean’s Recognition Reception on May 6. It was Dean Thomas A. Baillie’s first year to preside over the event since... Read more...
Tsuchiya Named Distinguished Alumnus
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A conversation with Dean Thomas Baillie
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School Mourns the Loss of Two Beloved Members of Our Community: Rick J. Carlson & Tom Kalhorn
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Ignition Awards Will Support Translational Research
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Pharmacy students’ outreach garners national acclaim
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School Welcomes New Dean

When the UW Board of Regents chose Dr. Thomas A. Baillie as the next dean of the School of Pharmacy, it welcomed back an old friend to the UW family. Baillie served as a professor of medicinal chemistry in the School from 1981 to 1994.
Baillie left the UW for Merck & Co. Inc. because of the opportunities it offered him to pursue his resear... Read more...
Pharmacy student receives coveted Roybal Scholarship
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UW pharmacy students help the Seahawks tackle hypertension
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Washington Pharmacy Interviews Dean Baillie
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PORPP Student Receives Prestigious Fellowship
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Consortium to Help Reshape Thai Pharmacy Practices
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Thomas Baillie selected as dean of UW School of Pharmacy
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Murphy Named APhA Outstanding Chapter Advisor for 2008

New Residency Program Meets Growing Demand for Management Trained Pharmacists
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UW School of Pharmacy Ph.D. Research Programs Rank #1
Dean Nelson Named Outstanding Dean of the Year

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Two Professors Named as Fellows, AAAS and ASCP
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Dean Sid Nelson Quoted by U.S. News & World Report on Drug Interactions
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Thursday, September 27, 2007
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Mix one part Red Bull with two parts vodka and what do you get? If a headache comes with the buzz, it may not be wise to add a Tylenol chaser—especially if you're a heavy coffee drinker. A study published o... Read more...
UW School of Pharmacy Mourns the Loss of Dean Emeritus Milo Gibaldi

Dr. Milo Gibaldi, who served as dean of the UW School of Pharmacy from 1978 to 1995, died Jan. 13 in Chicago at the age of 67. He is remembered at the UW as a humble, warm, gracious teacher, and a visionary leader.
"Those of us who were fortunate enough to know Milo, will miss his friendship, wonderful insights and ability to inspire," n... Read more...
A Conversation with Dean Sidney Nelson
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UW Receives HRSA Grant to Train Students in Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness

Andy Stergachis, professor of epidemiology and adjunct professor of pharmacy, has received a 3-year $559,000 award from the federal Health Services Resources Administration (HRSA) to train UW School of Pharmacy students in bioterrorism and public health emergency preparedness. UW received one of 13 curriculum development grants, which combi... Read more...
UW Faculty Are Leaders in Experiential Education
Hidden Dangers in Common Drugs
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Every year, two million Americans suffer serious drug side effects. An estimated 15% of those cases are caused by harmful drug-drug interactions (DDIs)–side effects from taking two or more drugs at the same time.
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Pharmacist Prescribers Increase Access to Effective Contraceptives

UWSOP Brings Health Technology into the 21ST Century
UW Pharmacy Care Considered Most Progressive in the Nation
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Faculty, Alumni Win Research Award
Pioneer in Drug Therapy Leaves School of Pharmacy: Dr. Milo Gibaldi Instrumental in Transforming SOP into Premier Pharmacy School

For more than a quarter century, Dr. Milo Gibaldi has shaped future generations of pharmacists with his gentle humor and engaging lectures. He has taught more than 2,500 students and inspired many more. He served as Dean of the School of Pharmacy and led the organization through its transition into a one-location School. Also, he is renowned in... Read more...
Katterman Lecture to Showcase Latest Technologies
As tens of millions of baby boomers continue to rely more on prescriptions in the coming years, pharmacists will be looking to more powerful technological resources t... Read more...
Phonathon Gets Great Reception