School of PharmacyAnnual Report 2011 - 2012

Special thanks to all of those who contributed their time and talents to the publication of this annual report:

Elizabeth Anderson, Mark Armati, Kim Bova, Dan Buttrey, Mary Ann Dolan, Mohammed Faisel, Elmira Fifo, Leslie LeBel, Jacqueline Lomp, Robert McCarthy, Nicole McCue, Ryan McLean, Deborah Milvae, Amy Mulhall, Barbara Murawski, Kayla Ramsay, and UConn First Year Programs Office.

University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy69 North Eagleville Road ~ Unit 3092Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3092Telephone: (860) 486-2129 Facsimile: (860) 486-1553

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UConn’s School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.

The University of Connecticut is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Darlene Able ‘80Owner, Able Care Pharmacy

Suresh Babu, Ph.D. ‘87Vice President, Drug Product DevelopmentSynta Pharmaceuticals

James Baxter, Pharm.D., Ph.D.Senior Vice President of DevelopmentBoehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

Robert Bepko, Jr. ‘77Director of Professional ServicesNorwalk Hospital

Mark Brackett ‘78President, Kinney Drugs FoundationCEO & President, NeuroRedox, Inc.

Robert Dana ‘63Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Training and Research Institute, Parenteral Drug Association

Angelo DeFazio ‘85President, Arrow Pharmacy

Barbara Deptula ‘78Executive Vice President, Global Business Development, Shire Pharmaceuticals

Marion Ehrich, Ph.D. ‘75Professor of Pharmacology/ToxicologyVirginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Rachelle Goto ‘76Pharmacist, CVS

Gregory Gousse ‘71, M.S. ‘77Implementation ManagerVisiting Hospital Association

William Hait ‘65Retired, Past CEO, Schraft’s

Leslie Higgins, B.S.Market Pharmacy Director, Walgreens

Sarah Kelly, Ph.D.Vice President of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Research Science & Technology, Pfizer

Jerry Koblin ‘60President, Koblins Pharmacy, Inc.

Janet Kozakiewicz ‘79Pharmacy Director, Hospital of St. Raphael

Jennifer Osowiecki ‘85, J.D. ‘94 Partner, Cox and Osowiecki, LLC

Erica Peitler ‘88CEO, Erica Peitler & Associates, Inc.

Glen Potvin ‘88, MBAPrincipal, Splash Consulting

David Rosen ‘78, J.D.Partner, Foley & Lardner

Mark Rubino ‘73, MHASenior Director, Field Health Outcomes and PharmacoEconomics, Endo Pharmaceuticals

David Sencabaugh, R.Ph.Director of Pharmacy Professional Services, Ahold USA, Inc./Stop & Shop

Roger Stoll, Ph.D. ‘70Chairman, President and CEOCortex Pharmaceuticals

Lisa Stump ‘91Vice President, Epic Project DirectorYale - New Haven Hospital

Papatya Tankut, B.S.Vice President of Professional ServicesCVS Caremark

Elliott D. Tertes ‘62 Emeritus Chairman, Board of TrusteesAmerican Society Consultant Pharmacists, Research and Education Foundation

Matthew Wallace ‘80, M.S.Director of Pharmacy Services, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Margaret Weaver ‘80, Ph.D. ‘90 Safety Profiling & Assessment Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.

Jeannette Wick ‘79 Captain, U.S. Public Health Service

Ex-Officio Members

Lisa Brown, MBAUniversity of Connecticut Foundation

Robert L. McCarthyDean, School of Pharmacy

Advisory Board

Faculty & Staff 1Dean’s Message 2Pre-Pharmacy Learning Community 3New Faculty & Staff 4New Faculty & Staff 5Milepost Exams 5Honor Roll of Donors 6Scholarship Recipients 8Graduate Student Spotlight 9Commencement 9Graduates 10Student News 12More Student News 14More Student News 16Residents & Fellows 17More Scholarship Recipients 17Focus on Faculty Mental Health 18Faculty Publications Pharmacy Practice 18Faculty Publications Pharmaceutical Sciences 20Focus on Faculty Personalized Medicine 21Focus on Faculty Geriatrics 22Faculty Publications Pharmaceutical Sciences 23Postdoctoral Fellows 23Alumni Awardees 24Alumni Board 25

On the Cover:The UConn School of Pharmacy, along with the Connecticut Department of Social Services and the Connecticut Pharmacists Association, received the APhA Pinnacle Award in the Government Agency–Nonprofit Organization–Association category for their MTM Pilot Study.

On the Back:The Pharmacy Research Symposium, organized by Rho Chi, highlights the research of faculty, graduate students, and Pharm.D. students; Dr. Diane Burgess presents Mamta Kapoor with the Richardson-Vicks/A. Francis Summa Award at Scholarship Convocation; Gathering at the James Malaney Pharmacy Fun Run; Anita Ford Saunders, and her husband Les, presenting the Alfred D. Ford Diversity Award to Ermir Xhimitiku.

Faculty Members

Khanh “Devra” Dang, Pharm.D. Associate Clinical Professor

José Manautou, Ph.D.Professor

Student Members

Kelly Forney-Stevens

Michael Stamatis

Dean’s Office & Administration

Robert L. McCarthy, Ph.D.Dean and Professor

Andrea K. Hubbard, Ph.D.Associate Dean and Associate Professor

John B. Morris, Ph.D.Assistant Dean for Research and Professor

Marie A. Smith, Pharm.D.Assistant Dean for Practice and Public Policy Partnerships and Professor Pharmacy Practice

Debra A. Kendall, Ph.D.Department Head and Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Amy C. Anderson, Ph.D.Associate Head and Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

C. Michael White, Pharm.D.Department Head and Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice

Kevin Chamberlin, Pharm.D.Assistant Head and Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice

Francis “Skip” Copeland, B.A.Building Manager

Meg Tartsinis, B.S.Assistant to the Dean

Associate Dean’s Office

Andrea K. Hubbard, Ph.D.Associate Dean and Associate Professor

Philhemina Boone, M.S.Administrative Services Specialist

Jenna Henderson, B.S.Program Assistant

Alumni Relations

Mary Ann Dolan, R.Ph.Director and Executive SecretaryUConn Pharmacy Alumni Association

Assessment & Accreditation

Lauren S. Schlesselman, Pharm.D.Director

Business & Technology Services

Deborah Milvae, B.S.Director

Mark Armati, B.A.Assistant Business Manager

Kathleen KojiStorekeeper

Development

Lisa Brown, MBAAssociate Director of Development

Experiential Education

Philip Hritcko, Pharm.D.Director

Mary Ann PhaneufAssistant Director

Lisa Bragaw, Pharm.D.Field Coordinator

Mary H. Morytko, M.S.Field Coordinator

Mary A. Petruzzi, R.Ph., B.S.Field Coordinator

Peter J. Tyczkowski, MBAEducational Outreach Coordinator

Pharmacy Library

Sharon Giovenale, MLSLibrarian

Marketing & Communications

Elizabeth E. Anderson, MBADirector

Pharmacy Professional Development

Jill M. Fitzgerald, Pharm.D.Director

Joanne Nault, B.S.Administrative Services Specialist

Pharmacy Practice

C. Michael White, Pharm.D.Department Head and Professor

Kevin W. Chamberlin, Pharm.D.Assistant Department Head Assistant Clinical Professor

Barbara E. Murawski, B.S.Department Administrative Assistant

Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, Pharm.D. Associate Professor

William L. Baker, Pharm.D.Assistant Professor

Michelle Breland, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

Thomas E. Buckley, MPHAssistant Clinical Professor

Charles F. Caley, Pharm.D.Clinical Professor

Craig I. Coleman, Pharm.D.Associate Professor

Khanh (Devra) Dang, Pharm.D.Associate Clinical Professor

Megan Jo Ehret, Pharm.D.Associate Professor

Rachel Eyler, Pharm.D.Assistant Clinical Professor

Jill M. Fitzgerald, Pharm.D.Assistant Clinical Professor

Michael C. Gerald, Ph.D.Professor

Jennifer E. Girotto, Pharm.D.Associate Clinical Professor

Lisa M. Holle, Pharm.D.Assistant Clinical Professor

Faculty & Staff

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Dr. C. Michael White and Mary Morytko at the annual Faculty Retreat

Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D.Associate Clinical Professor

Sean M. Jeffery, Pharm.D.Clinical Professor

Robert L. McCarthy, Ph.D.Professor

Michael D. Nailor, Pharm.D.Assistant Clinical Professor

Stefanie C. Nigro, Pharm.D.Assistant Clinical Professor

Trinh P. Pham, Pharm.D.Associate Clinical Professor

Marissa C. Salvo, Pharm.D.Assistant Clinical Professor

Lauren S. Schlesselman, Pharm.D.Assistant Clinical Professor

Marie A. Smith, Pharm.D.Professor

Diana J. SoberaijAssistant Professor

Fei Wang, Pharm.D.Associate Clinical Professor

Kathryn Wheeler, Pharm.D.Assistant Clinical Professor

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Debra A. Kendall, Ph.D.Department Head and Professor

Amy C. Anderson, Ph.D.Associate Department Head and Professor

Leslie LeBel, B.A.Administrative Services Specialistand Graduate Program Coordinator

Laura A. Burnett, M.S.Administrative Services Specialist

Brian J. Aneskievich, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Marcy J. Balunas, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

Urs A. Boelsterli, Ph.D.Professor

Robin H. Bogner, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Diane J. Burgess, Ph.D.Professor

Bodhisattwa Chaudhuri, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

Gerald Gianutsos, Ph.D.Associate Professor

David F. Grant, Ph.D.Associate Professor

M. Kyle Hadden, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

Andrea K. Hubbard, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Devendra S. Kalonia, Ph.D.Professor

Xiuling Lu, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

José E. Manautou, Ph.D.Professor

John B. Morris, Ph.D.Professor

Michael J. Pikal, Ph.D.Professor

Theodore P. Rasmussen, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Olga Y. Vinogradova, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Dennis L. Wright, Ph.D.Professor

I am pleased to submit my tenth report as Dean of the School of Pharmacy. Over this decade, I have been privileged to see the school excel in professional & graduate education, research, service, and public engagement.

Robert L. McCarthy, Ph.D.

A Message from the Dean

Earlier this year, the school was ranked 26th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, continuing a rising trend over the last several evaluation cycles. Our professional and graduate students remain in high demand for the most competitive post-graduate programs and employment opportunities. Our world-class faculty are among the most respected educators, scholars, and clinicians in their respective fields. In sum, our students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as we say on our school web page, are leaders in pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences.

The school continued its efforts to effectively communicate with its many external constituencies. The development of a new School of Pharmacy website was completed that contains access to the school’s Facebook Page, Pharmacy Channel on UConn’s YouTube Channel, and LinkedIn Group. The Offices of Marketing & Communication, Pharmacy Professional Development, and Pharmacy Alumni Association collaborated on the Constant Contact communications system, creating a consistent school template.

The school’s diversity efforts continue to be led by the Diversity Committee. The committee’s work over the years to reach out to urban high school programs has led to new student pipeline partnerships. We continue to receive significant funding from our long standing corporate partner Walgreens, which was equaled by a new grant this year from CVS in support of diversity related activities.

These funds have been used to help support events such as Unity Week, Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) convention attendance, the Urban Service Track program, high school visits, and a variety of other diversity related activities. Leadership within SNPhA has been instrumental in engaging their membership in scheduling visits made to and by our school for a number of urban high school programs including Bridgeport, New Britain, and Stratford.

School of Pharmacy faculty continued to demonstrate success in research and other scholarly activities this year. Approximately $7.4 million in extramural funding was attracted; an increase of

approximately $400,000 over last year’s total and impressive in an increasingly challenging funding environment. The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences attracted approximately $5.3 million in extramural research funding, approximately a 6% increase over the previous year—continuing an upward trend over the last several years.

As highlighted on the cover, the Connecticut Department of Social Services, the Connecticut Pharmacists Association, and the UConn School of Pharmacy received the 2012 American Pharmacists Association Foundation's Pinnacle Award for Government Agency–Nonprofit Organization–Associations. The award recognizes organizations that have demonstrated approaches to assist patients and their caregivers in achieving better outcomes from their medications. This collaboration recognizes their work on the CMS Medicaid Transformation Grant "Medicaid MTM Project" that involved several UConn School of Pharmacy faculty and staff. The project was also cited as one of Pharmacy's Top Ten News Items for 2011 by the American Pharmacists Association.

We continued our active involvement as a founding member of NIPTE. In addition to NIPTE’s partnership with the FDA, we have made substantial progress in our discussions with both the NIH and the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. As the academic year ended, I completed my three-year term as chair of the NIPTE Board of Directors.

The Office of Educational Outreach continued its activities in a variety of projects and initiatives designed to complement the educational needs and interests of our students, while contributing towards UConn’s role as Connecticut’s public, research, land and sea-grant university. These activities include health fairs/events, local community programs and initiatives, innovative engagement projects, and pipeline/career presentations. Our Office of Pharmacy Professional Development continued its focus on practice-based educational programming and successfully finalized an agreement naming our school as the new continuing education provider for Drug Topics.The American Pharmacists Association partnered with NBC Universal to highlight

best practices in pharmacy and selected several schools of pharmacy, including our school, to memorialize these practices on film; we selected our Urban Service Track Program to highlight. This one-of-a-kind program brings together students in the UConn Schools of Dental Medicine, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work who are committed to working with underserved patients after graduation. This video can be viewed on our YouTube channel.

As always, our faculty and students have garnered many local, state, national, and international awards and continue to take on professional leadership roles that are too numerous to mention.

The continued support of our faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends is the reason that we continue to be one of the nation’s premier school of pharmacy.

Respectfully,

Robert L. McCarthyDean & Professor

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Living on campus at the University of Connecticut is usually a difficult adjustment for any incoming freshman. It can be even more difficult for students entering as a pre-pharmacy major, as they have to apply again in their sophomore year in order to gain acceptance into the School of Pharmacy.

To help ease these anxieties, the First Year Programs and Residential Life offices offer the Learning Community housing option for on-campus students to live in a specific area with other students who share similar interests or majors. These communities provide a place where students have resources available such as roommates, resident assistants, and student mentors, who have the same interests.

Sharon Giovenale, pharmacy librarian and coordinator of the First-Year Experience pre-pharmacy courses, insists on its advantage to students applying to the school. “Statistically, a higher percentage of people who are in the community actually get into the program than those who are not in the community,” said Giovenale. She also mentioned a reason for this statistic comes from the student’s ability to meet faculty prior to the application process. Dean Robert McCarthy, one of the many active faculty and staff members involved with

the community, commented, “Not only do we see these students in class, but we also gather for events outside the classroom, such as planning a dinner at Towers Dining Hall involving faculty and students.” Meeting faculty prior to applying is advantageous because a student is given information about the program from faculty they may otherwise have missed.

The resident assistants, or RAs, are current pharmacy students who are available to incoming students in their dorms. RAs are available to help guide students with academic or social struggles. Aimee Dietle, Pharm.D. ‘12, a former resident assistant in the Pre-Pharmacy Learning Community was named the 2010-2011 UConn RA of the Year. She spoke about the challenges RAs face. “Around exam time and studying for the PCATs, students can get very stressed about their studies, and we tried to create programs that allowed them to take a break.”

The PCAT is a standard exam each pre-pharmacy student must take in order to be considered for entrance into the School of Pharmacy. Dr. Dietle mentioned that the exam is held very early, around 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning. The problem is that dining halls do not open that early on a Saturday. To ensure the students can have something

to eat before the exam, the resident assistants provide breakfast for the students at 6:45 a.m. This allows students to just focus on the exam and not have to worry about breakfast in the morning. Since resident assistants are already in the School of Pharmacy, they can advise new students about the exam and reassure them that getting into the program is possible.

Another available resource is the student mentor. Students are required to take a First- Year Experience (FYE) course during their first semester living in the learning community. Mentors are current pharmacy students who volunteer to mentor the students enrolled in this class. There are five to six students assigned to a mentor. The group is small enough where the environment is more casual, allowing students to be more comfortable in their surroundings. Sam Strong, a former Learning Community resident who became a student mentor, commented, “There may be a stigma attached to resident assistants because they have an authoritative presence even if it is not intended. That doesn’t exist for mentors and students may feel more inclined to come to us for more personal problems or concerns.”

The pre-pharmacy FYE class is specifically designed for

introducing students to the school and faculty. “This is the only class in the school for pre-pharmacy majors where they can meet faculty, other students, and mentors,” mentioned Giovenale. She describes the environment of the class as being “more of a facilitations class than a lecture.” Dan Baxter, Pharm.D. ‘12, who lived in the learning community both his freshman and sophomore years, mentioned one of the advantages of the FYE class. “Speaking with instructors such as Dean McCarthy, I was already well known by faculty even before I applied to the program.”

An improvement within the learning community Giovenale has seen over the years is the continuing commitment to involve honor students who are pre-pharmacy majors in the Pre-Pharmacy Learning Community. Freshman honors students are required to enroll in an honors designated FYE class offered in the fall semester. By adding another pre-pharmacy FYE class in the spring semester, these students are allowed the same opportunity to increase their knowledge about pharmacy while

still adhering to the regulations of being an honors student. Ms. Giovenale said, “We have not really been able to involve honors students [in the past]. This allows honors pre-pharmacy students who cannot take the pre-pharmacy FYE class their first semester to fully benefit from being part of the pre-pharmacy community their second semester.”

Students are going to face new obstacles with the transition into a college atmosphere and pre-pharmacy students are no exception. There is an outlet for students with the Pre-Pharmacy Learning Community. With the multiple resources available in the learning community and the statistics supporting the success of the program, it is undeniable that students are more prepared for the application process as well as what they can expect after acceptance into the School of Pharmacy.

Pre-Pharmacy Learning Community

Michelle Breland, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

Rachel Eyler, Pharm.D.Assistant Clinical Professor

Pharmacy Practice Pharmacy Practice

Xiuling Lu joined the School of Pharmacy as an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Lu received her Bachelor of Science degree in biochemical engineering and Masters Degree in fermentation engineering at Tianjin University of Science & Technology. She completed her Ph.D. in biochemical engineering at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and obtained her postdoctoral training at the University of Kentucky.

Prior to arriving at the University of Connecticut, Dr. Lu was a research assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2008 to 2011 and conducted research on dual-imaging therapeutic nanovectors. There she obtained three internal grants and led research teams.

Michelle Breland joined the School of Pharmacy as an assistant professor of pharmacy practice, in social and administrative sciences. She earned her Master of Education in community counseling and her Doctor of Philosophy in social and administrative pharmacy from Auburn University. Throughout her education, she has been honored for her achievements, including an American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Sciences, and induction into the Rho Chi pharmacy honor society.

Co-author of seven journal articles, including two publications in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA), Dr. Breland describes her research interests as “motivated by the desire to increase understanding of the factors that impact pharmacists’ roles in patient care services including the pharmacist-patient relationship.” Throughout

her collegiate career she has been involved in research that reflected those ends, from examining the concept of resilience in her undergraduate years, to delving into P1 student perceptions of future counseling practices in her graduate years.

At UConn, she intends to focus her research on pharmacy-based patient care services, medication adherence, and improving collaboration among pharmacists, mental health professionals, and other health care providers for “vulnerable patient populations.” One of her research goals is to help combat poor patient outcomes that could result from medication non-adherence or suboptimal care; another goal is to assist patients in securing a better understanding of their illnesses and expectations of their medications.

Dr. Breland looks forward to time at UConn. “This is a very exciting time to be a member of the UConn family. I am really excited to be joining such an outstanding university, and I look forward to beginning my career with the UConn School of Pharmacy.”

Rachel Eyler joined the School of Pharmacy as an assistant clinical professor of pharmacy practice. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Eyler’s main focus is in nephrology. Her research is centered on pharmacokinetics of medication in patients with acute and chronic kidney disease. In 2008-2009 she was a pharmacy practice resident at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. There she worked with patients suffering from different stages of kidney disease. She continued to gain valuable experience and interest in the geriatrics field and the implications of kidney disease in the elderly.

From 2009-2011 Dr. Eyler pursued a fellowship in critical care and nephrology research at the University of Michigan.

The prospect of moving to Connecticut excited me a great deal,” Eyler explained. “I am thrilled to have a position where the school does such amazing work.” The courses for which she is responsible focus on nephrology didactic coursework. In her classes, she enjoys bringing her expertise and interest in nephrology to the students. Most recently, her research interests include a specific focus on nephrology and geriatrics. Dr. Eyler explains, “this research on pharmacokinetics in elderly patients with kidney disease interests me because I can optimize drug dosing in this often understudied population.” She adds that she is extremely excited to have moved to Connecticut for this position and she “hopes to be teaching at UConn for a long time.”

New Faculty & Staff

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Xiuling Lu, Ph.D.Assistant Professor

Mary MorytkoField Coordinator

Experiential EducationPharmaceutical Sciences

Currently, Dr. Lu is working on bioresponsive theranostic nanovectors for improving drug therapeutic ratios and neutron-activatable nanoparticles for targeted radionuclide therapy of tumors. Here at UConn, she hopes to pursue her long-term goal of making carrier-based diagnostic and therapeutic agents applied in the clinical management of patients. While working on her research, she intends to collaborate with professors in the UConn Health Center and School of Engineering as well as professors from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University.

Dr. Lu has published over 30 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts and has made many presentations at national and international meetings.

The School of Pharmacy welcomed alumna, Mary Morytko, to the staff as a field coordinator in the Office of Experiential Education. While at UConn, her primary role will be supervising and monitoring students who are enrolled in the experiential programs.

The Office of Experiential Education manages the pharmacy practice experience components of the professional pharmacy curriculum. This program is designed to provide students opportunities to apply information gained from instructive learning in many different pharmacy practice settings. Morytko will help the office obtain its main mission by assisting students in developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes required of a competent and caring pharmacy professional.

Morytko holds two degrees from UConn. She earned a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy in 1984 and a Master of Science in health administration in 1996. She has extensive experience in institutional pharmacy practice as both a staff pharmacist and former director of pharmacy at Windham Community Memorial Hospital in Willimantic, CT. She also practiced as a pharmacist in a community practice setting and at UConn’s Student Health Services.

Morytko is excited to be “involved with the pharmacy students and visiting the wide-range of practice sites.” She is looking forward to sharing her experience with students as they develop into pharmacy practitioners.

Testing and applying knowledge is crucial for Pharm.D. students. Dr. Lauren Schlesselman, director of assessment and accreditation, coordinates the school’s institutional and curricular assessment and accreditation activities. She is in charge of curricular assessment, or milepost examinations, which are governed for P3 students and which will be mandatory for both P2 and P3 students in the spring of 2013.

This test was first administered to the P3 students at the beginning of the 2012 spring semester. “It’s going to take some tweaking and we know it’s not perfect but it gives us a strong idea of the students’ progress,” says Dr. Schlesselman. It is a case-based exam, giving details about a fictional patient, history of illness, medical history and medications, which the students have to assess. They then answer a series of questions based on the background information ranging from how to treat the patient to which medications may work best for an illness.

Serving as 30% of the Correlated Pharmacy Problem Solving (CPPS) class, the test is graded as a pass/fail. The test is incorporated into one semester of the five semester class.

Students must receive a grade of at least 75% to pass the test and they have the opportunity to take the exam three times throughout the semester. The first attempt was given within the first couple weeks of the semester, the second attempt took place in the middle of the semester and the final attempt was at the end of April. Beginning in 2013, P3 students must pass the exam in order to advance to experiential rotations.

The purpose of this exam is to aid P3 students as they transition into the clinical rotations. It helps keep information fresh and allows students to engage their memory on critical disease states. It can be seen as a preparation for the NAPLEX, or North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination. The exam also informs faculty how the curriculum is working. It highlights strengths and weaknesses of the information that is being retained in the classroom. “There is always room for improvement,” Dr. Schlesselman states, “as the years go on, it will only develop and get stronger.”

The system would be able to categorize questions and create statistics where students seemed to struggle or excel. With the first round of exams already completed, many students ranked in the 90th percentile.

Milepost Exams

We gratefully acknowledge the alumni, corporations, foundations, friends, and parents who made gifts to the school between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Your continued commitment provides very important resources to our students and faculty.

Honor Roll of Donors

$50,000+Joseph C. ‘78 and Nancy K. PapaThe V Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999American Heart AssociationBoehringer Ingelheim aceuticals, Inc.

$10,000 - $24,999CVS CorporationWilliam M. ‘65 and Sharon G. HaitThe Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of AmericaPharmacia CorporationAbraham Zubrow ‘40

$5,000 - $9,999AnonymousJohn A. Capuano ‘73, ‘02 Angelo DeFazio ‘85V. Michael Guertin ‘66Robert L. and Maureen McCarthyThe University of Connecticut $1,000 - $4,999AnonymousAlbert A. ‘73 and Barbara BelmonteDavid W. Blois ‘67, ‘71 and Nancy S. Blois ‘67Richard T. Carbray, Jr. ‘75 and Patricia A. CarbrayCardinal Health, Inc.Connecticut Pharmacists AssociationAnita P. Denly ‘66Barbara H. Deptula ‘78Foley & Lardner LLPJay L. Gershman ‘82, ‘87 and

Nancy E. Gershman ‘81Aaron L. Gersten ‘48, ‘54 and Sandra P. Gersten ‘60Barbara Haber ‘59Joyce F. JacksonThe Jewish Community Foundation of Greater HartfordJohn A. ‘75 and Linda M. KiszkielGerald N. ‘60 and Petrina KoblinDaniel C. Leone ‘53 and Maryanne V. Leone ‘59Garry Levitsky ‘73José E. Manautou, PhDRachel B. Meyers ‘03, ‘05 and Jonathan F. MeyersStuart D. ‘70 and Sharon NeissNicholas A. Olimpio ‘67 and Elizabeth S. OlimpioJennifer L. Cox ‘90, ‘93 and Jennifer A. Osowiecki ‘85, ‘94Joseph D. Palo ‘73, ‘81 and Lorraine R. PaloMichael J. and Janice L. PikalRobert G. ‘66 and Joyce ‘66 PincoDavid L. Rosen ‘78Edward N. ‘49 and Evelyn* SilverRobert E. ‘59 and Glenda S. SingiserRalph M. ‘72 and Diana C. StanzioneElliott D. Tertes ‘62 and Carolyn Q. Tertes ‘60Jayme C. Trott ‘78Virginia M. TylerAllan P. ‘59 and Susan ‘61 VinerWal-Mart Stores, Inc.Bryan F. Zembrowski ‘05, ‘07

$500 - $999Sandra M. Alfano ‘78Allan D. ‘62 and Brenda J. Anderson

AnonymousThomas E. Buckley ‘82, ‘94 and Cynthia J. Kozak ‘82, ‘90Thomas E. ‘72 and Susan J. ‘87 BurkeKathleen A. Cameron ‘87 and Anthony J. YoungJennifer S. Chase ‘91Shari ChetcutiKathryn M. Colucci ‘86Joseph T. DiPiro ‘78 and Cecily R. DiPiro ‘78Sandra K. Hague ‘77Cynthia E. Huge ‘75Irving C. ‘66 and Ellen T. HughesJustgiveJames T. ‘78 and Karen L. MalaneyBarbara J. McDonald ‘58Network for GoodLeon R. Pacifici ‘58, ‘62Lois A. Reynolds ‘74Roberta M. SchwartingDavid B. ‘59 and Merle S. SilverAnthony P. Simonelli ‘55 and Joan A. Simonelli ‘56David R. Taft, PhD ‘93Deborah J. Tapley ‘78Two River Pharmaceuticals, LLCPeter J. Tyczkowski ‘78, ‘85 and Barbara Tyczkowski ‘79, ‘81

$250 - $499AnonymousShirley M. Bouchard ‘49Steven D. and Elaine S. CohenKenneth A. Connors ‘54 and Patricia R. ConnorsJulian H. Fincher ‘64Karl M. Gelotte ‘90 and Cathy K. Gelotte ‘81, ‘87Gregory C. Gousse ‘71, 77 and Elaine R. Gousse ‘71Jeffrey F. Hodkinson ‘83 and Shirley M. HodkinsonWalter G. ‘75 and Christine F. JumpRobert F. Kaiko ‘70 and Lucy T. LiGeorge F. Kirkpatrick, Jr. ‘71Joseph D. ‘61 and Susan D. ‘63 Klish

Jeffrey M. Konspore ‘79, ‘05 and Ellen H. Konspore ‘79, ‘83Pinhann D. and Bihsia LiuGlenn A. Meyer, PhD ‘89James W. Munden, PhD ‘72Mylan Inc.Vinay Radhakrishnan ‘00 and Manju V. Radhakrishnan ‘99Milton H. Russell ‘60Douglass W. Sevon ‘90 and Mary C. Sevon ‘85 ‘87Edward J. ‘74 and Susan D. SklankaMarc R. ‘74 and Anna L. Summerfield

$100 - $249Elinor A. Adelstein ‘51Stephen C. and Elizabeth E. AndersonEdward J. Antal ‘81Constantine G. Antipas ‘84 and Amy L. Antipas ‘89Anthony M. Bartholomeo ‘75 and

Linda M. Bartholomeo ‘76 Mary H. BeaulacAustin A. Bebyn ‘86Robert D. Blauvelt ‘93 and Jane W. Blauvelt ‘89Frank J. Bonelli ‘50Roberta M. Brush ‘60Rutherford C. Burgess ‘51 and Barbara T. BurgessRobert H. Carpenter, Jr. ‘76Philip J. Carrigan ‘74Dennis J. Chapron ‘71 and Linda L. Chapron ‘70 Douglas R. Chung ‘82George H. Cocolas, PhD ‘52Kelvin W. Cole ‘73John R. Collins ‘75 and Catherine E. Collins ‘74 Stephen Joel Coons, PhD ‘79Robert ‘75 and Claudia CoughlinGregory Cybul ‘75

Edward Silver [left] and David Silver [right] present the William H. Silver Scholarship to Gina Guinta at the School of Pharmacy Scholarship Convocation.

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Robert L. ‘63 and Claire M. ‘63 DanaPaul F. ‘72 ‘82 and Linda DavernHongf D. ‘00 and Guangjian CuiWilliam L. Dewey, PhD ‘67Paul C. ‘85 and Mary Ann ‘86 DolanTerry E. Edgell ‘58Marion F. ‘76 and Roger W. EhrichEdward A. English, Jr. ‘63 and Margaret W. English ‘64 Louis A. ‘77 and Tracie G. ‘77 EzzioFidelity InvestmentsThomas E. Fraser ‘79 and Sheryl R. Fraser ‘78 Walter A. Galazka, Jr. ‘58 and Florence GalazkaRichard H. Gannon ‘77 and Judy W. Gannon ‘78 Arnold L. Garson ‘59 and Susan R. Garson ‘60 Edward M. Gherardi ‘63Sidney A. Gitlitz ‘52Dorothy GondekMerece L. Goodwin ‘58John C. ‘78 and Janet D. GregorGerald J. Grossman ‘56 and Shirley L. Grossman ‘56 Kenneth G. Hermann ‘60Paul J. Hermes ‘81 and Kathleen A. Hermes ‘81Michael A. Hibbard ‘75 and Lauren S. Hibbard ‘75 Charles E. ‘62 and Barbara E. InturrisiEllen S. Jennings ‘88Ernest A. Judson, Jr. ‘55 and Helen M. JudsonJoel S. ‘65 and Rebecca KahnGeorge K. Karanian ‘55Hyungchul Kim ‘02Kinney Drugs IncorporatedMichael E. and Deborah C. KrawczykJoseph J. Krzanowski ‘62 and Patricia E. Krzanowski ‘62Kenneth R. Lalime ‘79 and Kathleen M. Lalime ‘80Michael P. Lane ‘63Nancy B. Lindsay ‘80Sherry Liu ‘11William T. Lonergan, Jr. ‘62 and

Jean B. Lonergan ‘68 ‘79 John R. ‘65 and Carol A. ‘65 LowKeith D. ‘92 and Suzanne M. ‘89 LykeChristine E. ‘94 and David MajorAlexandra M. Maldonado ‘89Brooks J. McGinnis ‘98Dorothy C. McLaughlin ‘66Robert A. Mead ‘77 and Susan W. Hamlin ‘79Alan J. Milbauer ‘65 ‘68 and Nancy K. Milbauer ‘67 ‘77Leonard Miller ‘56Raymond M. and Deborah B. MilvaeErnest M. Mrazik, Jr. ‘69 and Cheryl H. MrazikShirley Ng, PhD ‘75Hugo J. Nickse ‘55The North Branford Women’s ClubKaren S. Oles ‘75 ‘76Robin M. ‘81 and James R. PageRobert S. and Joan E. ParsonsNancy PartridgeJames Perugini III ‘81 and Teresa PeruginiJames E. Peters ‘78 and Diane W. Peters ‘74 Richard F. Philipp ‘51 and Barbara Z. Philipp ‘58 Edward Pickett ‘51 Dennis N. Popadic ‘69 Sandra E. ‘88 and William D. PoppLawrence J. Rasero, Jr. ‘60 ‘66 and Judith K. RaseroDaniel E. Richard ‘74 ‘84 and Leslie N. RichardGlen Richardson ‘83 and Debra A. Richardson ‘75Dominick F. Roto II ‘83 and Linda H. RotoEdmund J. Rotty ‘69 and Rosemary W. RottyJerry S. Rubin ‘56 Barry ‘84 and Karen B. ‘87 RubinfeldChristopher M. Rubino ‘94 and Andrea M. RubinoKathleen A. ‘78 and John J. Rup, Jr.Teresa F. Sachs ‘80 Mark ‘86 and Anna ‘86 Sampieri

Robert L. Santone ‘58 Yeong and Phoebe ShiehElizabeth M. Simonetti ‘83 ‘83 Paul A. ‘77 and Sandra S. ‘77 SojkaDavid L. Spadaccini ‘77 Stephen J. Strumello ‘75 Denise Svoboda ‘90 Edward Sypniewski, Jr. ‘80 Margaret TartsinisAlexander L. Thomson ‘77, ‘78 and Janet L. Thomson ‘83Wayne L. Tomsky ‘67 Sergio F. Toni, Jr. ‘80 and Christine ToniM. Denise Tremalgia ‘79 Jason R. Virelli ‘92 Zachary A. Potter ‘03 and Ashlee M. Vose ‘05 ‘07 Priscilla S. Waymouth ‘80 Timothy J. Whitney ‘89 and Laureen L. Whitney ‘90 Frank Wynn, Jr. ‘80 William R. Wyskiel ‘83 Wesley N. Young ‘65 and Dianne T. Young

Under $100Ronald F. and Judith A. AeschlimannPaul M. Albro ‘72 Joan P. ‘55 and John C. AlvordAmerican Petroleum InstituteAnonymousJoyce B. Arnold ‘57 Frederick C. ‘63 and Cheryl B. ArztJohn R. ‘77 and Ellen T. ‘78 AudettEllis N. Bean ‘59 Samuel Bellin ‘52 Dexter P. Blois ‘65, ‘66 Alvin D. Bodell ‘58 Donald R. and Barbara A. BookerSusan B. Boronese ‘00, ‘02 Theresa J. ‘98 and Earl BuenoAllan M. Burkman, PhD ‘54 Michelle L. Byram ‘90 James J. ‘65 and Catherine L. CarleyRose Carotenuto ‘52 Charlene M. Carvalho ‘78 Jeffrey J. Casberg ‘86

Leo A. Castracane, Jr. ‘69 and Mary L. CastracaneGarrett J. Cavanaugh ‘93 Roy J. Ciarlo ‘81, ‘89 Deirdre M. Clark ‘87 Richard D. Clayman ‘68, ‘72 Jerome T. and Maureen K. CombsDavid J. Cooper ‘75 Donald E. and Carol A. CostelloJoseph W. Cranston, Jr., PhD ‘67 Helen C. Crispino ‘48 Daniel D. Crosby ‘88 Brian J. CrowleyMark A. D’Ambrosi ‘85 Thomas A. Davies ‘67 Reid M. Davis ‘62

Lawrence H. Day ‘59 and Deborah D. Day ‘61Margaret D. DelaneyMary A. DelDebbio ‘79 Frederick DeMella, Jr. ‘81 and Colleen C. DeMella ‘82, ‘88 Gregory and Valerie A. DesjardinsPatricia A. DestefanoMarie E. DiamondJoseph ‘58 and Sharlee M. DimennoDavid M. Dipersio ‘76 Jennifer S. Dizney ‘00, ‘02 and Jonathan DizneyPeter A. Dollard and Merle H. Westbrook

Raymond E. Downey ‘51 Saul Eli Dunn ‘70Eileen C. DurkinRosemary A. EckardJames F. Erba ‘78 Shari D. Fine ‘82 Patricia Fiore-Strilbyckij ‘80 Suzanne Fitzgerald ‘61 Kathryn M. Foley ‘04, ‘06, ‘09Phillip S. Fontana ‘70 Susan C. Fratoni ‘89 Friends of the North Branford Libraries, Inc.Peter F. and Lana C. GarrellPhilip Ginsburg ‘50 Sharon Giovenale

Barry E. ‘65 and Marsha GoldsteinGloria A. GombarElaine C. ‘88 and Michael J. GraefDavid F. and Terry GrantMary S. Gregory ‘58 David Grillo, Jr. ‘59 Santo J. Grillo ‘61 Brian J. Halleran ‘89 ‘91 Deborah HamRonna L. Haynes ‘92 Pamela M. ‘83 and Patrick HealeyGertrude S. Hintz ‘50 and William E. Hintz

“I absolutely believe in the power of tithing and giving back. My own experience about all the blessings I’ve had in my life is that the more I give away, the more that comes back. That is the way life works, and that is the way energy works.” ~ Ken Blanchard

We have prepared the 2011-2012 Honor Roll of Donors with great care. If, however, we have omitted, misprinted or listed your name incorrectly, please notify the UConn Foundation at (860) 486-1927. In some cases, the school may not yet have been notified of matching gifts.

Honor Roll of Donors ~ Continued Scholarship RecipientsKaren Hoang ‘02, ‘04 Mary N. Howansky ‘70 Kathryn M. Hynes ‘86 and John J. Hynes, Jr.Jackson Marketing GroupJeffrey V. Judson ‘71 Ronald E. Kaminski ‘62 Mark W. Kaplan ‘68 ‘75 and Regina Holdstock ‘74 Nancy C. ‘79 and Robert J. KastnerDavid J. Kazierad ‘82 Randolph S. Kim ‘82 Judith S. Kinner ‘66 Rita ‘59 and John KruminsAdam L. Kuzmeskus ‘00, ‘02 and Erin R. Kuzmeskus ‘02 Jennifer K. Lagerbom ‘96 Theodore J. Lapuc, Jr. ‘59 and Theresa S. LapucWilliam S. Leach, Jr. ‘86 and Patricia A. LeachMinna LeeGhali Lemtiri-ChliehRussell J. ‘57 and Jeanne M. LeonardDavid A. ‘76 and Ruth C. ‘80 LerroDavid J. and Theresa A. LevisFrank J. ‘59 and Ina G. LondonFred R. ‘60 and Rhoda G. LondonPaul Lukomski ‘02, ‘04 Alfred S. LundgrenThomas R. MacGregor ‘85 and Linda J. MacGregor ‘70 Stephen M. Mackowiak ‘07, ‘09 Henry and Ann C. MandatoTimothy V. Marcham ‘66 Walter E. Martucci ‘83 James V. Mastriani ‘54 Ernest L. Meerbach ‘52 Thomas L. Mehmet ‘78 Lori A. ‘92 and John MinardLydia Mis ‘82 Patricia ‘78 and Gordon MochelBarbara E. MurawskiMary R. ‘81 and Mark E. NoonPreston J. Noon ‘11 Kenneth J. ‘78 and Ellen J. ‘78 NosalJohn A. Ohlund ‘76 and Marsha H. Ohlund ‘76

Matthew P. and Julia OpricaJanet T. Owens ‘66 and E. William Owens, Jr.Frank E. Page ‘78 Nancy K. ParkerPeter J. ‘57 and Cynthia M. PatrickRichard R. Paulhus ‘58 Eleanor P. Petke ‘54 Gail M. Pezzullo-Burgs ‘76 Theodore J. Busky ‘83, ‘98 and Jeannette Picard ‘81, ‘85, ‘87 Gregory M. Pitaniello ‘78 and Marcia H. PitanielloJames M. Potrepka ‘70 Mark R. and Victoria J. PuglieseTep M. Kang ‘93 and Marian C. Quan ‘93 Valarie J. Raymond ‘76 Alicia Ribas ‘78 Ralph J. and Donna L. RielloLynne D. Robinson ‘81, ‘86 and Edgar F. RobinsonHelen M. Rochefort ‘46 Daniel V. Rocki ‘11 Hanna RockiBrian J. Rodowicz ‘08 ‘10 Robert J. ‘55 and Joan H. RogersPhilip and Sybil E. RosenbergDaniel L. ‘82 and Carmela M. RossAnn C. Ryan ‘83 Marissa C. SalvoElizabeth B. Sammarco ‘85 and Domenic A. SammarcoPamela M. Sardo ‘81 David A. Sartini ‘91 Harold ‘62 and Lynne E. SchoenHarvey E. ‘53 and Arline E. SeltzerLeon L. Shaw and Hong WangBarry M. Silverstein ‘70 Theodore W. Skolnick ‘62 Anthony Spasiano III ‘67 and Janet SpasianoEzio and Kathleen M. StaffieriEdward T. Stango, Sr. ‘71 Sheldon Steinhaus ‘50 Tat C. Ng and Lai-Yin SuenPatricia A. Targos-Corrigan ‘96 Thaddeus J. Tercyak ‘55 and

Ann M. Tercyak ‘55 Canan Turan ‘05, ‘07 and Habil ElevuluAndrew J. and Pamela TynikJeanette E. Vail ‘44 Frederick C. Vegliante ‘52 and Elizabeth VeglianteLouis N. and Marlene C. VenoClifford C. Walker ‘51 Li-Chun Wang, PhD ‘84 Jay and Nancy L. WehryStephen H. Weisenberg ‘61 and Ruth R. WeisenbergBarbara G. Weisenfeld ‘61 Sheila S. ‘73, ‘87 and Stephen H. WellsAshley M. WestElizabeth S. Wheaton ‘88 Jeffrey M. and Debra M. WhiteKathleen D. White ‘80 David M. Williams ‘88 and Angela S. Williams ‘88 Carl R. Woodstock, Jr. ‘54, ‘57 Ronald E. Wrubel ‘63 Judith M. ZacharWilliam ‘51 and Muriel W. ZeldisPaul S. ‘83 and Elaine S. ‘85 Zielinski

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Graduate Student RecognitionGERALD JACKSON AWARD IN PHARMACEUTICSNitin Dixit

RICHARDSON-VICKS/A. FRANCIS SUMMA AWARD IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCEMamta Kapoor

Doctor of Pharmacy Professional ProgramARROW PHARMACY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPNhi Tran

HAROLD M. BEAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPJonathan Caranfa

FELIX BLANC MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPQuang Truong

THE CAPUANO FUND SCHOLARSHIPElizabeth Flately and Amanda Szeligowski

CARDINAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPKelly Cabral and Rosana Oliveira

CHASE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPLindsay SmythCLASS OF 1971 SCHOLARSHIPQuang Truong

ABRAHAM D. COHEN & SANDRA COHEN FAGAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPKelly Hagstrom

AMELIA ARDIZZONE COMER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPHannah O’Neill

CVS PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIPNatalia Banaszczyk-Wicik, Alicia Caccavelli, Jessica Courtois, Agata Dabek, Daniel Fox, Erica Lepkowski, Emily Ludvigson, Eva Manjani, Marian Merced, Daniel Michalak, Robert Pawlik, Michelle Pheng, Tara Raymaakers, Katherine Richardson, Anna Tuminska, Chelsey Varghese, and Monika Zmarlicka

ANGELO DEFAZIO SCHOLARSHIPPatrick Brooks, Jason Casazola, and Olayinka Lawal

RAYMOND L. DUNN SCHOLARSHIPCynthia Gagliardi

JOHN T. & MARGARET DZIUBINSKI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPMobolaji Adio, Jon Blazawski, and Charles Jones JAMES FAUCETTE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPLiv Erhard and Lanting Fuh

NICHOLAS W. FENNEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPMi Hye Kim

ABRAHAM FREEMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPAmina Ramic

SHERMAN R. GERSHMAN ‘51 PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIPCourtney Desjardins and Dien Nguyen

SISTER MARIA LUCIA GERTY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPRukshana Chowdhury

EDMUND E. GOODMASTER, SR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPVanessa Bys

GREATER BRIDGEPORT PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT, INC.SCHOLARSHIP FUNDHeather Jahn and Ruta Shinkevich

GRIEBELL FAMILY FUND SCHOLARSHIPEunice Antwi-Mensah, Nathaniel Johnson, Justin Klein, Jillian Koczela, Lisa LaValley, Chien Lo, Ilona Lourie, Richelle Manalang, and John Stiles

WILLIAM & ADAM HAIT SCHOLARSHIPKimberly Widmann

THE WILLIAM M. HAIT FAMILY SCHOLARSHIPLaura Jobin, Courtney McCauley, and Katelyn O’Brien

NATHAN HAMERMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPRebecca Dube

WILLIAM E. HARRIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPQuy Vinh

H.G. HEWITT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPKirandeep Kaur

EMILY ANN JORDAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPFrancis Manuel and Barbara Milo

WILLIAM S. KATZ ALPHA ZETA OMEGA SCHOLARSHIPJennifer Crowley

SARKIS JACK KAZARIAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPJoseph Wambolt

KINNEY DRUG EMPLOYEE OWNERS SCHOLARSHIPKristen Diamandis, Lee Jonathan, and Kristen Kirchoff

PAUL J. KUNKEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPRobyn Pisacane

NORMAN LACINA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPNicole Murphy

DANIEL C. LEONE, JR. SCHOLARSHIPLauren Bendel

DANIEL C. LEONE, SR. & MARY C. LEONE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPLisa Semancik

ABRAHAM N. LEVY & KATHRYN D. LEVY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPSadie Nazer, Muamer Ramic, and Gabrielle Richterman

JAMES T. MALANEY RHO CHI SCHOLARSHIP Amanda Szeligowski

DEAN ROBERT L. & MAUREEN A. MCCARTHY SCHOLARSHIPAshley Gale and Hang Wang

GORDON AND RITA MCGUIRE ’52 FAMILY AND FRIENDS SCHOLARSHIPAlyssa Meier

RAYMOND T. MCMULLEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPRhandin DeSantis

RAYMOND T. & JOSEPHINE D. MCMULLEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPMelanie Allen

NACDS EDUCATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPRebecca Smith and Paul Staffieri

NEW HAVEN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPJu-Sung Song

KARL A. NIEFORTH PHARMACY STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDMohamed Ammar, Lauren Bendel, Daniel DeCarlo, Karolina Griswold, Michael Ha, Steven Lemieux, Ju Sung Song, and Michael Stamatis

KARL A. AND JOAN C. NIEFORTH PHARMACY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPAudrey Corman and Bradley Sprecher

JOHN L. O’BRIEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPGwen Egloff and Celeste Karpow

WILLIAM M. AND OLGA OLIVER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPMeghan Fletcher, Roopa Raju, and Lisa Ruohoniemi

JOSEPH C. PAPA, SR. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPElizabeth Casserly, Elizabeth Choi, and Lynsey Genauer DONNA FARROW PELKEY ~ PADA SCHOLARSHIPRandy Tang

HERMAN & MARY PERILLO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPSarita Britto and Nancy Jaser

PHARMACY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH D’ALESSIO (CLASS OF 1985)Anna Chmielewska

PHARMACY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPEvan Bois, Sally Doan, Emily Lau, Manas Prasad, Daniel Rocki, Samuel Strong, Kevin Tse, Daniel Ventricelli, Matthew Wang, Brian Calamari, Eric Halpern, Go Albert Saito, and Sweta Vachhani

ROBERT & JOYCE PINCO SCHOLARSHIPChristina Kazazian and Andrew Lin

MELVIN A. PRAWDZIK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPUshma Patel

RITE AID CORPORATION SCHOLARSHIPAshley Greene, Ramonita Maldonado, Mehak Talwar, Tayla Thompson, and Katarzyna Zlotnik

KAREN & BARRY RUBINFELD SCHOLARSHIPAndrea Idusuyi and Mark O’Brien

Gerald Gianutsos, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical SciencesKeynote Speaker School of Pharmacy Awards BanquetSchool of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year 2012

Brian J. Aneskievich, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical SciencesFaculty Service Award 2012

Lauren S. Schlesselman, ‘94, Pharm.D.Assistant Professor of Pharmacy PracticeFaculty Service Award 2012

Richard T. Carbray, Jr. ‘75Owner, Apex Pharmacy and Home Care Center and Annex Pharmacy; Member, University of Connecticut Board of TrusteesBachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies Commencement Ceremony

Joseph C. Papa, Jr. ‘78, MBA, D.Sc. ‘12Chairman, President, and Chief Executive OfficerPerrigo CompanyKeynote SpeakerDoctor of Pharmacy Commencement Ceremony

Commencement Speakers & Honorees

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Shermeen Abbas completed her Ph.D. in pharmaceutics at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in 2011. She accepted a position as a bioproduct research and development scientist in Indiana at Eli Lilly and Company, the tenth largest pharmaceutical company in the world

While earning her Ph.D. in pharmaceutics at UConn, Dr. Abbas’ research focused on investigating various aspects that can affect the stability and shelf-life of a protein drug molecule. One way to increase the stability of aqueous protein formulation is to add sugars to it. Her dissertation focused on investigating the mechanism in which various sugars affect the stability of proteins.

Completing her Ph.D. under the direction of Dr. Devendra Kalonia, Dr. Abbas describes her time at UConn as “a pleasant and memorable experience.” The School of Pharmacy has prepared her to step into the industry with confidence. “The school has an amazing faculty and staff that consistently supported me. The program is designed in such a manner that besides instilling a strong science background through the courses administered by the faculty, we are also trained to work in a challenging environment through internship, seminars and presenting at conferences.”

While at UConn, Dr. Abbas was awarded the Serge N. Timasheff award for best poster presentation at the Protein Stability Conference in Breckenridge, CO. The competition is held every other year in honor of Professor Serge N. Timasheff for his research in understanding and addressing the fundamental issues in Biology and Biophysical Chemistry. Dr. Abbas’s accomplishment marked the first time this award was granted to a UConn graduate student.

At Eli Lilly and Company, Dr. Abbas joined the Bioproduct Formulations Group with core responsibility in formulation development of proteins. “I expect to utilize the knowledge gained at UConn and my Ph.D. towards my job at Eli Lilly,” Dr. Abbas describes. “Not only [my] scientific knowledge but also how to approach and handle problems.”

Dr. Kalonia expresses the future success of his former student by describing her as “a very independent and curious scientist.” In addition to being a mentor to graduate students, she “was really dedicated to her work. She was always there and always working,” said Dr. Kalonia.

Commencement 2012

Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2012

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies Class of 2012

Melanie AllenMohamed AmmarKwasi AnyinamJoshua BaldinoDaniella BeneaPatrick BrooksJohn BrowVincent BucchieriElizabeth CaiGus CamposJimmy CaoTimothy CavanaghClarissa ChanRukshana ChowdhuryMirella ColeJennifer CrowleyDaniel De CarloEmilio DelgadoAgnya DesaiRhandin DeSantisCourtney DesJardinsEliza DollardBrienne DufresneMuhammad DurraniJenny EasowGwen EgloffMario FerreiraMeghan FletcherChristopher FloresDenis GannonRyan GarrellRobert Gaudette

Mobolaji Adio - WalmartShamsul Arif - WalgreensNatalia Banaszczyk-Wicik - Middlesex HospitalBijan Bandani - Rutgers FellowshipVishal Barochia - WalgreensDaniel Baxter - TargetJon Blazawski - Resident, TriplerIan Booker - WalgreensMegan Bourne - Rite AidMelanie Brunner - CVSAlicia Caccavelli - CVSBrian Calamari - Boehringer IngelheimJonathan Caranfa - TargetChristopher Carnaroli - Natural StandardElizabeth Choi - Resident, VAMichael Chupka - Rite AidAgata Dabek - CVSDanielle D’Alfonso - Rite AidAimee Dietle - Resident, Holyoke Medical CenterJennifer Dolecki - WalgreensAlex Dozier - McQuades PharmacyJeffrey Endicott - Resident, Fletcher AllenDiana Farino - Resident, Long Island JewishJames Finlayson - WalmartDaniel Fox - CVSDaniel Garofoli - UMass MedicalEric Gloede - Rite AidAshley Greene - Resident, Children’s Hospital, ColoradoKarolina Griswold - TargetGina Guinta - Resident, VAEric Halpern - WalgreensJamie Harris

Casey Hayden - Rite AidKelly Hughes - Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical CenterNadine Jaber - Resident, YNHHCharles Jones - Resident, Hospital of St. RaphaelSarah Khalil ‘11 - WalgreensHyejin Kim - Backus HospitalMi Hye Kim - Resident, Hospital of St. RaphaelMatthew King - Resident, Waterbury HospitalChristine Kohn - Hartford Hospital FellowshipSteven Krasnowski - Rite AidMelissa Kuhn - Rutgers FellowshipPeter Kwon - CVSSangWoo LeeSungHee Lee - UCHCErica Lepkowski - CVSSarah Livings - Resident BaystateJacquelyn Lloyd - Rite AidRamonita Maldonado - Rite AidChristina Matsis - Resident, St. Vincent’sMarian Merced - CVSEmily Merrick - Stop & ShopGina MozzicatoRachel Mullin - Resident, Brigham & Women’sMichelle Nadeau - Resident, YNNHSadie Nazer - Concord HospitalDien NguyenJennifer Nguyen - Resident, VAMinh-Tue Nguyen - Sam’s ClubChristopher Olender - CVSRosana Oliveira - Resident, VAMatthew Papa - BMS

Viraj GodsayBenjamin GramlichMichael GuerraMichael HaJessica HawthorneJudy HuangRobert HughesPaul HwangNancy JaserLaura JobinCeleste KarpowChristina KazazianShane KellyJennifer KeohaneLarysa KhrystenkoKleona KolludraJennifer KrawetzkyJoelle LaBossiereKristen LambOlayinka LawalKeunhyung LeeSteven LemieuxJoyce LevisAudrey LittlefieldEvaline LiuKarl LussierMelanie MasseShannon McNeillKristin MedeirosLisa MeijerJoy MengMichele Miller

Barbara MiloKatelyn O’BrienHatali PatelJay PatelMilan PatelMontanna PaulhusDuy PhamChristina PornprasertJoshua PruittAlison QuinnRalph RielloLisa RuohoniemiDaiki SaitoLaura SampleHarold ScheidelJanki ShahRebecca SmithJu-Sung SongJu-Young SongBradley SprecherPaul StaffieriMichael StamatisNhi TranKimberly TynikMarianne VeitchTyler VenoIndira VugdalicShikha VyasJoseph WamboltAmanda WhiteDavid WuLi Mei Zhang

Master of Science & Doctor of Philosophy Class of 2012

Joseph C. Papa, Jr.Doctor of Science, honoris causa

Shermeen Abbas ‘11Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences: PharmaceuticsDoctoral Dissertation: Investigation of the Effect of Polyols on the Conformational and Solution Phase Stability of Aqueous Antibody FormulationsMajor Advisor: Dr. Devendra S. Kalonia

Jennifer Beierlein ‘11Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences: Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry Doctoral Dissertation: Structural and Synthetic Studies into Novel Antifolates Targeting Bacillus anthracis Dihydrofolate ReductaseMajor Advisor: Dr. Amy C. Anderson

Priscilla EncarnacaoDoctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmacology & ToxicologyDoctoral Dissertation: Identification and Characterization of Transcriptional Control Elements Regulating a Novel Post-Receptor Signaling Mediator, TNIP1Major Advisor: Dr. Brian J. Aneskievich

Kathleen Frey ‘11Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences: Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry Doctoral Dissertation: Towards the Understanding of Resistance Mutations in Dihydrofolate Reductase from Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMajor Advisor: Dr. Amy C. Anderson

Amanda LoGuidice ‘11Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmacology & ToxicologyDoctoral Dissertation: The Role of Cyclophilin D in Mitochondrial Mediated Drug ToxicityMajor Advisor: Dr. Urs A. Boelsterli

Edward Oblak ‘11 Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences: Medicinal & Natural Products ChemistryDoctoral Dissertation: Oxabicyclic Building Blocks as Key Intermediates in the Synthesis of Natural ProductsMajor Advisor: Dr. Dennis L. Wright

Ken Qian ‘11Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences: PharmaceuticsDoctoral Dissertation: Spontaneous Crystalline-to-Amorphous Phase Transformation of Organic or Medicinal Compounds in the Presence of Porous MediaMajor Advisor: Dr. Robin H. Bogner

Daniel Willis ‘11Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmacology & ToxicologyDoctoral Dissertation: Upper Respiratory Tract Trigeminal Nerve Responsiveness to Irritants is Highly DynamicMajor Advisor: Dr. John B. Morris

Xiaoming XuDoctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences: PharmaceuticsDoctoral Dissertation: Liposomal Drug Products: A Quality by Design ApproachMajor Advisor: Dr. Diane J. Burgess

Monique Paquette - WalgreensHan-Sol Park - Rite AidKatelyn Parsons - Resident, VAUshma Patel - Resident, Ochsner Medical CenterRobert Pawlik - TargetAndrew Perugini - TargetBenjamin Pratt - CVSJason Quint - Stop & ShopStephen Rainey - Rite AidMuamer Ramic - Resident, St. FrancisTara Raymaakers - CVSG. Julz Richterman - WalgreensAlbert Saito - Rite AidLisa Semancik - Resident, Hartford HospitalRayhan Shaikh - Hospital for Special CareLinda Shaw - St. Helena HospitalPamela Shieh - CVSRuta Shinkevich - KMartVadim Shinkevich - KMartAylin Sivri - CVSMatthew St. Onge - CVSJustine Surh - Watkins MemorialMehak Talwar - Rite AidRachel Tatulis - WalgreensCristina Tavormina - PartnersSandy Teng - CVSSweta Vachhani - Resident, Univ. of South Carolina Quy Vinh - Rite AidDanielle Wojtaszek - Resident, Hospital of St. RaphaelErmir Xhimitiku - WalgreensChristina Zaccheo - CVSKatarzyna Zlotnik - Resident, Hartford Hospital

Congratulations Class of 201211

Student News

Pharmacy Student GovernmentJohn StilesPresident

PSGAmerican Association of Pharmaceutical ScientistsSumit KumarPresident

AAPS

Throughout the past year PSG has run many successful programs. The highlight of our programming this year was the James Malaney Pharmacy Fun Run. This year we had over 350 people donate to the event, 200 of which braved the snow to run, helping us raise more than $5,000 completing the $25,000 needed to fully endow the James Malaney Scholarship Fund.

We continued our fund-raising efforts this year by again hosting the popular Trivia Night where we bring together the students, faculty, and staff for an evening of fun filled trivia games designed by our very own pharmacy students. Teams representing all of the various organizations generously donated to the event and helped PSG raise over $500 dollars for charity.

The AAPS student chapter at the University of Connecticut was established in 1996 and is one of the oldest student chapters. The chapter is comprised of PharmD, post-doctorates and graduate students from different departments in pharmaceutical sciences such as medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics and pharmacology. Our chapter’s primary goal is to promote professional advancement and leadership development among students by providing opportunities to participate in various educational/scientific events and social activities. It serves as a platform to increase awareness of career opportunities among students, both in industry and academia.

During the 2011-2012 academic year, the student body was lead by highly motivated students Sumit Kumar, chair; Mary Kleppe, vice chair; Pooja Sane, secretary and Mariya Pindrus, treasurer. Chapter

PSG continues to be a strong advocate for Autism awareness and again invited an enthusiastic group of young men and women to the School of Pharmacy to participate in a compounding experiment designed by our own Dr. Robin Bogner. Additionally, we had speakers from the University of Connecticut Health Center address the students on how we, as future pharmacists, can have a positive impact on this unique patient population. Looking forward for PSG, I would like to see us form bonds with other public research institutions like UConn and reach beyond our local university community to get involved with the national pharmacy community on a scholastic and professional level.

Advisor Dr. Devendra Kalonia heads the group and guides us in achieving our goals and objectives.

At the beginning of every school year, new students are welcomed to our department and AAPS chapter during a Welcome Lunch, hosted by our chapter, and generously sponsored by Robert McCarthy, the dean of UConn’s School of Pharmacy. The annual seminar series is a key element in the chapter’s educational activities. We invite our guest speakers both from academia and industry to give scientific seminars and interact with students and faculty. This year we hope to have a total of seven speakers at our school.

Students that are a part of the AAPS chapter at UConn, go by the motto, “Work hard, play hard.” Apart from educational seminars we also coordinate social activities

where students can continue to get to know their fellow students and faculty members outside of the professional setting. This year we designed our chapter’s first ever customized T-shirts and held a Holiday Pot-Luck party at Dr. Kalonia’s house.

We are sure that the new committee will continue to take our chapter’s objectives to a new paradigm.

ASCPAmerican Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student PharmacistsKelly CabralPresident

APhA-ASPAmerican Society of Consultant PharmacistsHeather JahnPresident

The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists is an organization geared towards empowering pharmacists to improve the quality of care for all older persons. This past year, the UConn ASCP student chapter has been involved in many community as well as nationwide projects that promote healthy aging. Students attended weekly sessions at the Alzheimer’s Resource Center of Connecticut to work on cognitive strengthening exercises with patients who reside there. This opportunity allowed students to give presentations to the day program residents about concerns with aging, necessary vaccinations and OTC medications. It not only exposes students to direct patient care, but more importantly has been an amazing outreach experience that has touched the lives ofthe residents as well as the students who attend.

The 2011-2012 academic year was a success for the UConn APhA-ASP chapter. Our members and our executive board strove to make an impact in our school, in our community, and on the national level. As a direct result of our collective effort and enthusiasm, we were able to promote all of APhA-ASP’s patient care project initiatives: Operation Heart, Heartburn Awareness, Operation Diabetes, Operation Immunization and GenerationRx. Furthermore, we participated in the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation and engaged in local heath-care and pharmacy policy discussions. Within the School of Pharmacy, we provided professionalism lectures to P1 and pre-pharmacy students, hosted a device and screening tools workshop, invited a pharmacist to speak about addiction, and provided education on immunizations and heart health. In the community, our members screened for

hypertension at Gampel Pavilion, took hemoglobin A1Cs at a local pharmacy, spoke to high school students regarding the dangers of smoking, educated middle school students on prescription drug abuse, volunteered at university flu clinics, provided heartburn tips at a community center, and represented our school in Hartford for Pharmacy Day at the Capitol. On a national level, our school was honored at the APhA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA as the winners of the Region One Operation Immunization award, and our public service “PharmFlix” video placed in the top 15 submissions from all schools and colleges of pharmacy.

From this sampling of the achievements and contributions of our chapter, we hope to demonstrate our passion for promoting UConn and the profession of pharmacy.

In addition, the students have been involved in shadowing/volunteer projects with Dr.Jeffery at the West Haven VA. This has allowed the students to paint a picture of what a “day in the life” looks like for those who dedicate their life to caring for older persons. Opportunities like these have shown the students how vital the role of the pharmacist can be in the overall care of the patient.

ASCP students are also involved at the national level. This past November, eight members of the student chapter attended the ASCP Annual Convention in Phoenix, AZ, where we took part in programs geared towards expanding our knowledge of pharmacy practice as well as student programming geared directly towards preparing us for residency programs or job interviews. It was an extremely beneficial trip, and the students left the trip feeling enthusiastic about the future of pharmacy.

The Connecticut chapter of ASCP also holds the annual Senior Symposium event at Foxwoods each year, in which experts in geriatric medicine meet to discuss current issues, advances and debates in health care. Students help run the two day event, assisting with registration and speaker introductions, as well as attending the sessions. It is one of the students’ favorite events, as it brings together the experts in the fields of pharmacy and medicine who discuss topics that directly affect a population that we are all passionate about. With the great successes of our current programs, we are looking forward to expanding our outreach and further promoting the importance of pharmacist involvement in all aspects of care for our aging population.

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Connecticut Society of Health-Systems PharmacistsChien LoPresident

CSHPAlpha Zeta OmegaNu ChapterDarren LuonPresident

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Connecticut Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) is an affiliate of the national professional association American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) that represents pharmacists who practice in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, ambulatory care, home care, and other components of health care systems. We diligently and passionately work to provide service to the profession of pharmacy, to students of pharmacy, and to the community. CSHP provides opportunities for professional growth and we actively promote for the future of health system pharmacy.

During the past year, CSHP students participated in the following events: the Liver Walk, Catch the Wave, clinical skills competition, breast and testicular week, the Connecticut Children’s

The Alpha Zeta Omega Nu Chapter at the University of Connecticut had a very successful academic year. We have grown in membership, inducting 20 new brothers in the fall. We had some successful fund-raisers, raising money for charities such as the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a summer camp for children with serious illnesses, as well as the Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. Our members also raised $2256 towards HuskyTHON, whose proceeds all go towards the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

Alpha Zeta Omega helped organize a way for our fellow students in the School of Pharmacy to travel to senior centers throughout Connecticut in order to present a number of important healthcare topics. In addition to these local events, many of our members spent time traveling to various other schools of pharmacy in New

The 2011-2012 academic year has truly been a huge success for Kappa Psi. The fraternity has grown dramatically both in size and in spirit. In the fall semester, the fraternity was able to pledge its largest pledge class in years, including a total of 18 new members. These new brothers were a welcome addition to the group and have already proven their quality in the numerous service and philanthropy activities that were planned for the spring semester. New brothers Greg Greenier and Jared Mangano even came out to meet some alumni members at the Graduate Chapter meeting. After acclimating the new brothers of Kappa Psi, it was straight to work with planning the regional meeting of Kappa Psi’s Province I. This was an especially important event for the brothers in the region as the current Provinces for Kappa Psi will be re-aligning

Jersey, Massachusetts, and Ohio to meet with fellow members of AZO. Finally, we have had a number of dinners and meetings with our alumni chapter over the course of the year in order to keep in touch with our roots.

Medical Center holiday toy drive, poison prevention to local elementary schools, and Operation Donate Life. We also attended site visits at various rotation locations.

Pharmacy residents from Hartford Hospital were invited to speak about residencies, their experience at midyear, and their practice site. Gigi Shafai, Pharm.D. was invited to a Lunch & Learn to present about a pharmaceutical career in industry. Dr. Jill Fitzgerald presented a curriculum vitae seminar and critique.

Any student enrolled in the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy is eligible for membership in the chapter.

Lambda Kappa SigmaAlpha Beta ChapterMontanna PaulhusPresident

LKS

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Alpha Gamma ChapterGabrielle PugliesePresident

Phi Lambda Sigma

Phi Lambda Sigma started the fall semester by organizing the UConn School of Pharmacy Second Annual Student Pharmacist Compounding Competition, a preliminary competition sponsored by Medisca Pharmaceuticals. Students competing in teams of three, were judged by local compounding pharmacists Mike Roberge and Gene Gresh. The winning team traveled to Gainesville, Florida with Dr. Bogner to compete against other pharmacy schools across the nation. UConn’s winning team, Jon Blazawski, Nadine Jaber, and Rukshana Chowdhury, earned an award for quality control at the national competition.

LKS began the school year with our professional focus on the health initiative of Ovarian Cancer Awareness. Our chapter invited a gynecologic oncology pharmacist from Yale - New Haven Hospital, Dr. Wendelin Nelson, to give a presentation to pharmacy students about the disease in general as well as her experience working in this specialized area. Additional health initiatives we recognized included, mental illness, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), heart health and hand washing awareness.

Our chapter attempted to expand our service projects during the spring to reach out to new organizations. A new project we participated in was “Blessing in a Backpack.” This organization provides food to approximately 300 students in backpacks per week in Willimantic, CT that are not able to afford or

this summer, effectively making this regional meeting at the University of Connecticut the last Province I meeting in Kappa Psi history. Food was supplied by UConn Catering and was a wild success. After enjoying a night in Connecticut, brothers from D’Youville, MCPHS, URI, and UNE returned to their separate homes. Soon after the meeting, the brothers at UConn planned several philanthropy events including selling Krispy Kremes doughnuts in the School of Pharmacy and auctioning off yard work, raising a total of $1,000 for the Elizabeth Glaiser Fund for Pediatric Aids. Additionally, Kappa Psi was able to finally register as a Tier II organization under UConn’s SOLID system, allowing us to become recognized as an official UConn organization.

have accessibility to food. We also attended the “Teal Dress Gala” at the University of Rhode Island to raise money to support the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC).

LKS continues to maintain relationships with our alumni members and P4 sisters on rotations. Professional programs with alumni members this year included a “Time Management” discussion with our fraternity advisor and faculty member, Dr. Jill Fitzgerald, and a presentation on ambulatory care with our own Alumni Chapter treasurer and faculty member, Dr. Marissa Salvo. Two of our P4 sisters, Rachel Tatulis and Danielle Wojtaszek, joined us to share their experiences on medication safety and the process of applying for residencies. Finally, our chapter attended the annual convention in San Diego, CA.

PLS also participated in the UConn School of Pharmacy charity Trivia Night this fall. During the spring semester, PLS coordinated the Future Pharmacy Leaders course for the third consecutive year in collaboration with the Office of Undergraduate Leadership Programs. Seven first year professional pharmacy students participated in this course, each having a PLS member as their personal mentor. PLS inducted nine new student members and two new faculty members in the spring semester at a dinner reception hosting guest speaker, Angelo Defazio, owner of Arrow Pharmacy.

Nu ChapterJonathan LeeRegent

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Alpha Gamma ChapterCynthia GagliardiPresident

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Alpha Lambda ChapterTayla ThompsonPresident

Phi Delta Chi

At the start of the 2011-2012 academic year, Rho Chi held a Research Symposium Poster-Exhibition displaying over 50 posters from UConn School of Pharmacy's undergraduate, graduate, resident, fellow, and faculty researchers.

Throughout the entire academic year Rho Chi members were actively involved in one-on-one tutoring sessions for pharmacy students. Tutoring sessions were personalized and tailored to fit the varying learning techniques of students.

Rho Chi members also developed Jeopardy-style Exam Review Sessions for the two most notoriously difficult 5-credit modules, Psychiatry and Autonomic Nervous System. Rho Chi members ran these review sessions for the whole class around one and a half weeks before exams

SNPhA had another successful year! The fall semester began with new member recruitment at the annual School of Pharmacy ice cream social. In October SNPhA collaborated with APhA to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. Together we raised over $1000 for the Step Out Diabetes Walk in Bristol, CT. We also took part in the on-campus flu clinics along with APhA members as part of our National Operation Immunization Initiative.

New this year, members began to volunteer at the Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic. It was such a rewarding experience and we always had fun preparing meals! We held monthly Blood Pressure Screenings at both CVS and Walgreens as a part of our National Power to End Stroke Initiative. Another new event held during meetings was “Pharmacy in the News” which kept members up to date with current events effecting the pharmacy profession.

During the 2011-2012 year, the Alpha Lambda chapter of Phi Delta Chi participated in many charitable and community service events. Our major philanthropy is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a non-profit organization committed to research and treatment of childhood cancer and other severe diseases. To raise money for St. Jude, we participated in a letter writing campaign and held a bar night. Phi Dex also took part in Relay for Life. Our team ranked third in fund-raising throughout the entire university. In April, Phi Dex held a bake sale and awareness event for testicular cancer. We provided handouts on signs and symptoms of testicular cancer and taught self-screenings techniques. Proceeds were donated to Relay. Finally, we participated in the James Malaney Pharmacy Fun Run, an event held in memory of one of our brothers who lost his battle with cancer.

Phi Delta Chi is dedicated to improving our campus and our community. We created a display in the Student Union to educate fellow students on proper sleep hygiene. Brothers went to two local high schools and gave presentations on both sleep hygiene and pursuing a career in pharmacy. Phi Dex participated in Guard Dogs, a student-run volunteer organization to provide safe rides home on weekends. We collaborated with Alpha Zeta Omega to host Rotations Night, an event where current P4s talk about their experience on rotations so far and provide advice to younger students. Finally, Phi Dex took part in several activities to strengthen our bond of brotherhood. We attended the Phi Delta Chi Regional Meeting, and visited other chapters in Boston and Albany. We had an intramural volleyball team and competed in Oozeball. Alpha Lambda rewrote our chapter constitution and bylaws to better reflect our current values and goals, and launched a new and improved chapter website.

to provide pharmacy students the opportunity to have their questions answered and topics clarified.

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Student National Pharmaceutical AssociationKatelyn O’BrienPresident

Scholarship RecipientsContinued from Page 9

MAXWELL E. RULNICK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPVishal Barochia

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY FACULTY AND STAFF SCHOLARSHIPAlyssa Perkins

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY RECOGNITION SCHOLARSHIPJonathan Angus, Lyndsi Branon, John Brow, Melanie Brunner, Clarissa Chan, Agnya Desai, Ijeoma Ezeoke, Cristina Fantino, Christine Fisher, Eric Gloede, Grace Kim, Amit Lal, Rosanna Li, Sarah Livings, Gabriella Pugliese, Ilona Salamucha, Amanda Sihabout, Matthew Smith, Randy Tang, Sandra Tokic, Amanda White, Daniel Young, and Christina Zaccheo

JOSEPH L. SEWALL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPChristina Matsis

WILLIAM H. SILVER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPGina Guinta

MILTON SMIRNOFF & BEATRICE SMIRNOFF SCHOLARSHIPDiana Farino

LESLIE & ETHEL SPANER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPNadine Jaber and Christine Kohn

RALPH ‘72 AND DIANA STANZIONE ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPDarrell Fuller and Corey Robinson

STOP & SHOP COMPANIES, INC. SCHOLARSHIPAimee Dietle and Karl Lussier

SELMA & HARRY SWATSBURG SCHOLARSHIPRuchita Bhagat and Ashley Warning

TARGET CORPORATION SCHOLARSHIPDan Baxter, Karolina Griswold, and Andrew Perugini

ALLAN P. VINER SCHOLARSHIPAllan Costa and Emma Hardy

WALGREEN’S DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPShamsul Arif

WAL-MART STORES SCHOLARSHIPJames Finlayson, Darren Luon, and Danielle Wojtaszek

JERRY AND BABS WEITZMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPJeffrey Endicott, Joyce Levis, Emily Merrick, Michelle Nadeau, and Katelyn Parsons

WALTER R. WILLIAMS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPSarah Kwon

BRYAN F. ZEMBROWSKI PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIPPreston Noon

Department of Pharmacy Practice Residents and Fellows Academic Year 2011 - 2012

Jiehyun LeePrimary Care ResidentBurgdorf Primary Care ClinicPreceptor: Devra Dang

Rajbir KaurOutcomes Research FellowHartford HospitalPreceptor: Craig Coleman

Carmen NobrePharmacy Practice ResidentHartford HospitalPreceptor: Laura Hobbs

Michelle KrawczynskiPGY-1 ResidentHartford HospitalPreceptor: Laura Hobbs

Sneha KumarPGY-1 Primary Care ResidentHartford HospitalPreceptor: Laura Hobbs & Fei Wang

Kirthana RamanPGY-2 Infectious Disease ResidentHartford HospitalPreceptor: Laura Hobbs & Michael Nailor

Tawfikul AlamOutcomes FellowHartford HospitalPreceptor: C. Michael White

Brendan LimoneOutcomes FellowHartford HospitalPreceptor: C. Michael White

Soyon LeeOutcomes FellowHartford HospitalPreceptor: C. Michael White

Matthew BeaulacPGY-1 ResidentHospital of St. RaphaelPreceptor: Teresa Seo

Justine DicksonPGY-1 ResidentHospital of St. RaphaelPreceptor: Teresa Seo

Brian KopczaPGY-1 ResidentHospital of St. RaphaelPreceptor: Teresa Seo

Anita NayarPGY-1 ResidentHospital of St. RaphaelPreceptor: Teresa Seo

Tae EunPGY-1 ResidentHospital of St. RaphaelPreceptor: Teresa Seo

Sister Michaela SerpaPGY-1 ResidentHospital of St. RaphaelPreceptor: Teresa Seo

Michael LombardoPharmacy ResidentSt. Francis HospitalPreceptor: Lisa Degennaro

Priscilla RanaPharmacy ResidentSt. Francis HospitalPreceptor: Lisa Degennaro

Sara WinklerPharmacy ResidentSt. Francis HospitalPreceptor: Lisa Degennaro

Brittany LarsenPGY-1 Pharmacy ResidentWaterbury HospitalPreceptor: Bahar Matusik

Shawn MacVanePGY-1 Pharmacy ResidentWaterbury HospitalPreceptor: Bahar Matusik

Samuel AitkenPGY-1 Pharmacy Practice ResidentYale-New Haven HospitalPreceptor: Nigjar Memeti

Salia FarrokhPGY-1 Pharmacy Practice ResidentYale-New Haven HospitalPreceptor: Nigjar Memeti

Lisa KurczewskiPGY-1 Pharmacy Practice ResidentYale-New Haven HospitalPreceptor: Nigjar Memeti

Rupangi DattaPharmacy Practice ResidentYale-New Haven HospitalPreceptor: Nigjar Memeti

Niyati VakiePharmacy Practice ResidentYale-New Haven HospitalPreceptor: Nigjar Memeti

SNPhA began “SNPhA Ambassador” a new program for pre-pharmacy members to shadow a pharmacy student for one class to see how professional classes differ from pre-pharmacy courses. We had a speaker visit the school for Black History month. We held the annual Mock Interviews for members that applied to pharmacy school. We gave them tips, showed how to dress, answered their questions, and practiced interviews with them. We hosted our annual Gear Up Program and Unity Week which happened to land on the same week this year. Our Unity Week theme was “Oh, the Places You’ll Go: A Unique Take on Pharmacy”. There were four speakers, each with a unique career as a pharmacist; their presentations involved the path taken to their current position. Another new program our chapter did this year was “Beat the Pack” a smoking cessation project that we held at the Mansfield Community Center for four weeks. We ended the year with a member recognition banquet.

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Focus on Faculty - Clinical Professors

Charles F. Caley, Pharm.D.Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Mental Health

Marfatia RS, Baker WL, White WB. Treating Pain and Inflammation in Hypertension. In: Berbari AE, Mancia G (Eds). Special Issues in Hypertension. Springer Publishing Company (2012)

THOMAS E. BUCKLEY

Sobieraj DM, Buckley TE, Scarpa JL. MTM Services Within Community Health Centers. The Mental Health Clinician. August 2011. http://cpnp.org/resource/mhc/2011/08/mtm-services-within-community-health-centers

Otto C, Buckley T. Health Care Reform Chapter. Introduction to Health Care Delivery. A Primer for Pharmacists., 5th edition. Jones and Bartlett, 2012.

Buckley T. Appendix: Effects of Medications on Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Electrocardiogram, and Exercise Capacity. Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 9th edition. American College of Sports Medicine, 2012.

KEVIN W. CHAMBERLIN

Chamberlin KW. Problems related to the patient’s response to therapy.”Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 4.04;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Problems related to the administration of therapy. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 4.03;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Problems based on choice of therapy. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 4.02;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Medication therapy problems. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 4.01;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Documenting the pharmaceutical health plan. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 3.04;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Devising a therapeutic monitoring plan. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 3.03;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Designing a therapeutic regimen. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 3.02;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Therapeutic care planning. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 3.01;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Laboratory tests and their interpretation. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 2.04;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Functional, cognitive, and affective assessment of the elderly. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 2.03;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Physical examination of the elderly. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 2.02;2012.

Chamberlin KW. The geriatric health history. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 2.01;2012.

Chamberlin KW. End-of-life issues. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 1.09;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 1.08;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Physiological aspects of aging. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 1.07;2012.

WILLIAM L. BAKER, JR.

Chen WT, White CM, Phung OJ, Kluger J, Ashaye A, Sobieraj D, Makanji S, Tongbram V, Baker WL, Coleman CI. Are the Risk Factors Listed in Warfarin Prescribing Information Associated with Anticoagulation-Related Bleeding? A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Clinical Practice 2011;65(7):749-763

Colby JA, Chen WT, Baker WL, Coleman CI, Reinhart KM, Kluger J, White CM. Effect of Ascorbic Acid on Inflammatory Markers After Cardiothoracic Surgery. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacists 2011;68(17):1632-1639

Campbell P, Baker WL, Bendel SD, White WB. Intravenous Hydralazine for Blood Pressure Management in the Hospitalized Patient. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension 2011;5(6):473-7

Ching GG, Li D, Baker WL, Hohl PK, Mather JF, McKay RG, Lundbye JB. Major Adverse Cardiac Events Among Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients on Clopidogrel and Proton Pump Inhibitors. Connecticut Medicine 2012;76(4):205-211

Talati R, Scholle JM, Phung OJ, Baker EL, Baker WL, Ashaye A, Kluger J, Coleman CI, White CM. Innovator versus Generic Medications in Patients with Epilepsy: A Systematic Review. Pharmacotherapy 2012;32(4):314-22

Phung OJ, Baker WL, Tongram V, Bhardwaj A, Coleman CI. Oral Antidiabetic Drugs and Regression from Prediabetes to Normoglycemia: A Meta-Analysis. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2012;46(4):469-76

Rathier MO, Baker WL. A Review of Recent Clinical Trials and Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients. Hospital Practice 2011;39(4):96-106

Baker WL, White WB. Azilsartan Medoxomil: “A New Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist for Treatment of Hypertension.” Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2011;45(12):1506-15

Baker WL, White WB. Azilsartan for Treating Hypertension: Clinical Implications of Recent Trials.U.S. Cardiology 2012;9(1):16-21

Baker WL, White WB. “Azilsartan Medoxomil for Treatment of Hypertension.” International Journal of Clinical Reviews 2012;03:02

Baker WL. Chapter 13: Adrenergic Antagonists: Receptor Blockade Drug Therapy. In: D’Amato-Kubient L, Sherry D, Henyan N (Eds). Pharmacology of Nursing. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2012.

Baker WL. Pharmacology & Therapeutic Hypothermia. In: Lundbye J (Ed). Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest: Clinical Application and Management. Springer Publishing Company. 2012.

Department of Pharmacy Practice - Faculty Publications for Academic Year 2011 - 2012

Faculty Publications

In professional schools, such as medical and pharmacy schools, clinical faculty members are essential to the training and education of students. These active practitioners may devote a larger percentage of their time providing direct patient care than their tenure track counterparts who may be more heavily focused on scholarly research and its publication. Clinical faculty choose to forego the certainty of academic tenure in return for more time devoted to patients and professional service.

It is the love of both service and teaching that mark the careers of Drs. Charles Caley and Sean Jeffery, clinical faculty members in the Department of Pharmacy Practice who were recently promoted to the rank of clinical professor. Dr. Caley, a faculty member at the school since 1997, received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Rhode Island, and completed his residency in psychiatric pharmacy at Washington State University.

He previously worked in the State of Massachusetts mental health system and as a managed care pharmacist. Dr. Caley, a board certified psychiatric pharmacist, is a founding member and past president of the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP). He is currently serving as president of the organization’s Foundation Board of Directors. The group’s mission is to promote excellence in pharmacy practice, education and research to optimize treatment outcomes of individuals affected by psychiatric and neurologic disorders. Recently, in collaboration with leaders from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Dr. Caley and Professor Glen Stimmel of the University of Southern California, conducted the survey, “Characterizing the Relationship Between Individuals with Mental Health Conditions and Community Pharmacists.” While earlier studies surveyed pharmacists’ perceptions of their

attitudes toward and the services for patients with mental health conditions, “This groundbreaking survey reports the observations of those receiving services related to their mental health medications from community pharmacists. The findings identify important opportunities to expand the commitment of the pharmacy community to greater numbers of individuals living with mental illness,” said Dr. Caley.

Dr. Caley is also a well-regarded preceptor, mentoring research fellows and students on rotation at the Institute for Living in Hartford, Connecticut. He focuses on making connections with students by bringing discussions about patients and real world scenarios to the classroom. “Out in the real world is where the real learning happens,” he explained. He strives to give students the opportunities to work with patients with psychiatric illnesses that they are sure to encounter during their career. It is important for students to realize the complexities that go along with such diseases and the careful monitoring that these medications require so they are prepared to treat those “..who are faced with serious and persistent mental illnesses.”

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STEFANIE C. NIGRO

Nigro SC, Salvo, MC. Cardiometabolic disease: (part 2) The pharmacist’s role in managing weight loss and medication adherence. Drug Topics 2012: 156(2):42-51.

Salvo MC, Nigro SC. Cardiometabolic disease: (part 1) The pharmacist’s tools for managing dyslipidemia and hypertension. Drug Topics 2012:156(1):36-43.

Smith, MA, Nigro SC. The Patient-centered medical home. (Book 8: Science and Practice of Pharmacotherapy) In: McCollum M, ed. Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program, 7th ed. Kansas City, MO: ACCP, 2011.

TRINH P. PHAM

Pham T. The Latest FDA Drug Approvals: What You Need to Know. Drug Topics March 2012; 62-71

MARISSA C. SALVO

Salvo M, Dymon T. Fibromyalgia and the Pharmacist’s Role. U.S. Pharmacist. 2012:37(5).

Nigro S, Salvo M. Cardiometabolic disease: (part 2) The pharmacist’s role in managing weight loss and medication adherence. Drug Topics. 2012:156(2):42-51.

Salvo M, Nigro S. Cardiometabolic Disease (Part 1): The pharmacist’s tools for managing dyslipidemia and hypertension. Drug Topics. 2012:156(1):52-59.

Salvo M, Brooks A. Outcome of glycemic control and achievement of preventative care measures in indigent diabetes patients within a pharmacist-managed insulin titration program vs. standard of care. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2012:46(1):29-34.

Dymon T, Salvo M. Life after Your PGY1: PGY2 or a Job? Transitions. Winter 2012.

Salvo M, Holle L. Insulin Titration. In Remington Pharmacy Complete Cases. 2011;1(3):6-7.

LAUREN S. SCHLESSELMAN

Schlesselman LS. Superficial fungal infections. In: Chisholm-Burns MA, Wells BG, Schwinghammer TL, Malone PM, Kolesar JM, Rotschafer JC, DiPiro JT, eds. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice. 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2012

Gotkin V, Schlesselman LS. Employment law essentials. In: Chisholm-Burns MA, Vaillancourt AM, Shepherd M. Pharmacy Management, Leadership, Marketing, and Finance. 2nd ed. Boston: Jones and Bartlett; 2012

Chisholm-Burns MA, Spivey CA, Billheimer D, Schlesselman LS, Flowers SK, Hammer D, Engle JP, Nappi J, Pasko MT, Ross LA, Sorofman B, Rodrigues HA, Vaillancourt AM. Multi-institutional Study of Women and Underrepresented Minority Faculty in Academic Pharmacy: 20 Years of Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities. AJPE 2012; 76(1) Article 7.

Schlesselman LS, Nobre C, English CD. Alcohol attitudes and behaviors in pharmacy faculty. Pharmacy Practice 2011 Oct-Dec; 9(4):236-241.

KHANH [DEVRA] DANG

Dang DK, Arif S, Lee J. Helping patients with diabetes and visual or manual impairment (part 2): medication administration. Drug Topics 2012;156(5):47-49.

Dang DK, Arif S, Lee J. Helping patients with diabetes and visual or manual impairment (part 1): self-monitoring of blood glucose. Drug Topics 2012;156(4):36-38.

Dang DK. Diabetes: monitoring and counseling patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Drug Topics 2011;155(11):51-62.

MEGAN J. EHRET

Ehret MJ. The Basics of Pharmacogenomics. Mental Health Clinician. March 2012.

Ehret MJ. The Effect of Metformin on Anthropometrics and Insulin Resistance in Patients Receiving Atypical Antipsychotic Agents-Reprise. Mental Health Clinician. July 2011.

Ehret MJ. Rating Scales in Psychiatric Disorders. PSAP 7th edition, Book 10. April 2012.Ehret MJ. Alzheimer’s Disease. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice Study Guide. Ed. Katz, Matthias, Chisholm-Burns. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011.

JENNIFER E. GIROTTO

Cutting PE. Girotto JE. 2011 Immunization “CatchUp” Pharmacy Journal of New England. Spring 2011.

LISA M. HOLLE

Holle L, Griffith N, Johnson P. REMS in the Oncology Setting: Time for a Change? Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association Newsletter. 2011;8(4);3.

*Jung LL, Holle LM. Hypercalcemia of malignancy. In: Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM, eds. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. 58-1–58-6.

*Salvo M, Holle L. Insulin titration. In Remington PharmacyComplete Cases. 2011;1(3).

SEAN M. JEFFERY

Li L, Rozolsky D, Walke LM, Jeffery SM. Progressive tremor, truncal ataxia, and acute mental status changes after use of bupropion. Consultant Pharmacist 2011;26(9):665-71

MICHAEL D. NAILOR

Nailor MD and Sobel JD. Antibiotics for Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections: Vancomycin, teicoplanin, Quinupristin/Dalfopristin, Oxazolidinones, Daptomycin, Telavancin, and Ceftaroline. Medical Clinics of North America 95(4): 723-42, 2011.

Boyd N and Nailor MD. Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists: combination antibiotic therapy for treatment of serious Gram-negative infections. Pharmacotherapy, 31: 1073-84, 2011.

Phung OJ, Coleman CI, Baker EL, Scholle JM, Girotto JE, Makanji SS, Chen WT, Talati R, Kluger J, Quercia R, Mather J, Giovenale S, White CM. Effectiveness of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (rhGH) in the Treatment of Patients With Cystic Fibrosis. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 23. (Prepared by the University of Connecticut/Hartford Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2007-10067-I) AHRQ Publication No. 11-EHC003. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. October 2010. Available at: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm

Baker WL, Colby JA, Tongbram V, Talati RA, Silverman IE, White CM, Kluger JK, Coleman CI. Neurothrombectomy Devices for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Technical Brief No. 4. (Prepared by the University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2007-10067-I.) AHRQ Publication No. 11- EHC020-EF. Rockville, MD; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2011. Available at: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm

Talati R, Scholle JM, Phung OJ, Baker WL, Baker EL, Ashaye A, Kluger J, Quercia R, Mather J, Giovanale S, Coleman CI, White CM. Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients with Epilepsy. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 40. (Prepared by the University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 20-2007-10067-I.) AHRQ Publication No. 11(12)-EHC082-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. December 2011. www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm

Tsertsvadze A, Maglione M, Chou, R, Garritty C, Coleman C, Lux L, Bass E, Balshem H, Moher D. Updating Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: Current Efforts in AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. (Prepared by the University of Ottawa EPC, RAND Corporation–Southern California EPC, Oregon EPC, University of Connecticut EPC, RTI–University of North Carolina EPC, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health EPC under Contract No. 290-02-0021 EPC2). AHRQ Publication No. 11-EHC057-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2011. Available at: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm.

Sobieraj DM, White CM, Kluger J, Tongbram V, Colby J, Chen WT, Makanji SS, Lee S, Ashaye A, Coleman CI. Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of adjunctive devices in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention of native vessels. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 42. (Prepared by the University of Connecticut/Hartford Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2007-10067-I) AHRQ Publication No. 11-EHC003. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2012. Available at: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productid=908

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Chamberlin KW. Social and psychological issues in geriatrics. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 1.06;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Ethical issues in geriatrics. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 1.05;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Communicating with the elderly. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 1.04;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Continuum of care. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 1.03;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Wellness and geriatric health promotion. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com. 1.02;2012.

Chamberlin KW. Basic concepts in geriatric pharmacy. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com. 1.01;2012.

Farino DE, Chamberlin KW. Pharmacotherapy Clinical Pearls. University of Connecticut Health Center, Department of Medicine, November 2011.

Chamberlin KW, LaCasse R, Bunick P, et al. Pocket Reference for Pain Management, v2.0. UCHC-JDH Department of Pharmacy & UConn School of Pharmacy, September 2011.

CRAIG I. COLEMAN

Phung OJ, Baker WL, Baker EL, Coleman CI*. Intent to Update Systematic Reviews: Results of an Internet Survey. Journal Investigative Medicine. 2011;59:811-815.

Phung OJ, Sood NA, Sill BE, Coleman CI*. Oral anti-diabetic drugs for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine. 2011 ;28(8):948-64

Chen WT, White CM, Phung OJ, Kluger J, Ashaye AO, Sobieraj DM, Makanji S, Tongbram V, Baker WL, Coleman CI*. Association between CHADS2

risk factors and anticoagulation-related bleeding: a systematic literature review. Mayo Clinic Procedure. 2011;86(6):509-21.

Chen WT, White CM, Phung OJ, Kluger J, Ashaye A, Sobieraj D, Makanji S, Tongbram V, Baker WL, Coleman CI*. Are the risk factors listed in warfarin prescribing information associated with anticoagulation-related bleeding? A systematic literature review. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 2011;65(7):749-63.

Feringa HH, Laskey DA, Dickson JE, Coleman CI*. The effect of grape seed extract on cardiovascular risk markers: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of American Diet Association. 2011;111(8):1173-81.

Colby JA, Chen WT, Baker WL, Coleman CI, Reinhart K, Kluger J, White CM. Effect of ascorbic acid on inflammatory markers after cardiothoracic surgery. American Journal of Health System Pharmacists. 2011;68(17):1632-9.

Kim A, Chiu A, Barone MK, Avino D, Wang F, Coleman CI, Phung OJ. Green tea catechins decrease total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of American Diet Association. 2011;111(11):1720-9.

Coleman CI, Sobieraj DM, Marinucci LN. Minimally important clinical difference of the Timed 25-Foot Walk Test: results from a randomized controlled trial

in patients with multiple sclerosis. Current Medical Research & Opinion. 2011 Nov 23.

Coleman CI*, Sobieraj DM, Winkler S, Cutting P, Mediouni M, Alikhanov S, Kluger J. Effect of pharmacological therapies for stroke prevention on major gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 2012;66(1):53-63.

Sobieraj DM, White CM, Kluger J, Tongbram V, Colby J, Chen WT, Makanji SS, Lee S, Ashaye A, Coleman CI*. Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of adjunctive devices in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention of native vessels. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2011;11(1):74.

Sobieraj DM, Coleman SM, Coleman CI*. US prevalence of upper gastrointestinal symptoms: a systematic literature review. American Journal of Managed Care. 2011; 17(11):e449-58.

Sood NA, Krishnan GM, Coleman CI, et al. Intravenous corticosteroid use is associated with reduced early recurrence of atrial fibrillation immediately following radiofrequency catheter ablation. Journal of Atrial Fibrillation 2011;7(2):1-7.

Mahmoudi M, Coleman CI, Sobieraj DM. Systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of varenicline vs. bupropion for smoking cessation. International Journal of Clinical Practrice. 2012;66(2):171-82.

Coleman CI*, Straznitskas AD, Sobieraj DM, Kluger J, Anglade MW. Cost-Effectiveness of Clopidogrel Plus Aspirin for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Whom Warfarin Is Unsuitable. American Journal of Cardiology. 2012;109(7):1020-5. * = Corresponding Author

Baczek VL, Chen WT, Kluger JK, Coleman CI*. Predictors of warfarin use in atrial fibrillation in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Family Practice. 2012;13:5.

Sobieraj DM, Lee S, Coleman CI, Tongbram V, Chen W, Colby J, Kluger J, Makanji S, Ashaye AO, White CM. Prolonged Versus Standard Duration Venous Thromboprophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2012 Mar 12.

Coleman CI, Roberts MS, Sobieraj DM, Lee S, Alam T, Kaur R. Effect of Dosing Frequency on Chronic Cardiovascular Disease Medication Adherence. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2012 Mar 19.

Coleman CI, Baker WL, Kluger J, Reinhart K, Talati R, Quercia R, Mather J, Giovenale S, White CM. Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Added to Standard Medical Therapy for Treating Stable Ischemic Heart Disease. (Prepared by the University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2007-10067-I.) Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. October 2009. Available at: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm

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BODHISATTWA CHAUDHURI

Sarkar, S., Cho, J., Chaudhuri, B. (2012) Mechanisms of Electrostatic Charge Reduction of Granular Media with Additives on Different Surfaces, Chemical Engineering and Processing, 62, 168-175.

Sahni, E., Chaudhuri, B. (2012) Contact drying: A review of experimental and mechanistic modeling approaches, International Journal of Pharmaceutics 434(1-2), 334-348.

Cho, J., Zhu, Y., Lewkowicz, K., Lee, S., Bergman, T., Chaudhuri, B. (2012) Solving granular segregation problems using a biaxial rotary mixer, Chemical Engineering and Processing 57-58, 42-50.

E. Sahni, R. Yau, B. Chaudhuri, Understanding granular mixing to enhance coating performance in a pan coater, Powder Technology, 205, 1-3, 231-241, 2011

E. Sahni, B. Chaudhuri, Estimation of Coating variability under Optimal Coating conditions in a Pan coater, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.05.041,2011.

E.Sahni, J. Hallisey, J. Strong, B. Chaudhuri, Quantifying drying performance of Filter Dryer: Experiments and Simulations, Advanced Powder Technology, doi: 10.1016/j.apt.2011.03.002, 2011.

S. Naik, B. Chaudhuri, Investigating granular milling in a Hammer Mill: Experiments and Simulations, Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, 15, 121-132, 2011.

DAVID F. GRANT

Hill, D.W., Baveghems, C.L., Albaugh, D.R., Kormos, T.M., Lai, S., Ng, H.K. and Grant, D.F. (2012) Correlation of Ecom50 values between mass spectrometers: effect of collision cell RF voltage on calculated survival yield, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, in press.

Menikarachchi, L., Cawley, S., Hill, D., Hall, L.M., Hall, L., Lai, S., Wilder, J., Grant, D.F. (2012) MolFind: A Software Package Enabling HPLC/MS Based Identification of Unknown Chemical Structures, Analytical Chemistry, in press.

Hall, L.M., Hall, L.H., Kertesz, T.M., Hill, D.W., Sharp, T.R., Oblak, E.Z., Dong, Y.W., Wishart, D.S., Chen, M.H. and Grant, D.F. (2012) Development of Ecom50 and retention index models for nontargeted metabolomics: identification of 1,3-dicyclohexylurea in human serum by HPLC/mass spectrometry, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 52(5), 1222-1237.

M. KYLE HADDEN

Corman, A., DeBerardinis, A., Hadden, M.K. Structure-activity relationships for side chain oxysterol agonists of hedgehog signaling, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, in press.

Sail, V., Hadden, M.K. (2012) Notch pathway modulators as anticancer chemotherapeutics. Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry. Manoj Desai., Ed., Vol. 47, ARMC, UK: Academic Press, 267-280.

DeCarlo, D., Hadden, M.K. (2012) Oncoepigenomics: Making histone-lysine methylation count, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 56, 179-194.

Dissolution: Investigation Using Haloperidol as a Model Drug (DOI 10.1002/jps.22507), Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 100(7):2755-2768 (2011).

K. Qian, R.H. Bogner, Differential heat of adsorption of water vapor on silicified microcrystalline cellulose (SMCC): An investigation using isothermal microcalorimetry, Pharmaceutical Development and Technology DOI: 10.3109/10837450.2010.508073(2011).

K.K. Qian and R.H. Bogner, Spontaneous crystalline-to-amorphous phase transormation of organic or medicinal compounds in the presence of porous media, Part 1: Thermodynamics of Spontaneous Amorphization, (DOI 10.1002/jps.22519), Journal ofPharmaceutical Sciences 100(7):2081-2815 (2011).

S. Hailu, R. Bogner, Complex Effects of Drug:Silicate Ratio, Solid-State pHeq and Moisture on Chemical Stability of Amorphous Quinapril Hydrochloride Coground with Silicates, (DOI 10.1002/jps.22387), Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100(4): 15031515 (2011).

S.B. Murdande, M.J. Pikal, R.M. Shanker, R.H. Bogner, Aqueous solubility of crystalline and amorphous drugs: Challenges in measurement (doi/pdf/10.3109/10837451003774377), Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 16(3):187-200 (2011).

K. Greco, T.L. Bergman, R.H. Bogner. Design and characterization of a laminar flow through dissolution apparatus: Comparison of hydrodynamic conditions to those of common dissolution techniques. doi/pdf/10.3109/10837450903499341) PharmaceuticalDevelopment and Technology, 16(1):75-87 (2011).

A.M. Padilla, I. Ivanisevic, Y. Yang, D. Engers, R.H. Bogner, M.J. Pikal, The Study of Phase Separation in Amorphous Freeze-Dried Systems. Part 1: Raman Mapping and Computational Analysis of XRPD Data in Model Polymer Systems (DOI 10.1002/jps.22269), Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100(1):206-222 (2011).

DIANE J. BURGESS

Xu, X., Khan, M.A. and Burgess, D.J. (2012) Predicting hydrophilic drug encapsulation in unilamellar liposomes. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 423(2), 410-418.

Shen, J., Burgess, D.J. (2012) Accelerated in vitro release testing of implantable PLGA microsphere/PVA hydrogel composite coatings. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 422(1-2), 341-348.

Rawat, A., Stippler, E., Shah, V.P. and Burgess, D.J. (2011) Validation of USP apparatus 4 method for performance testing of microspheres. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 420 (2), 198-205.

Verma, S., Kumar, S., Gokhale, R. and Burgess, D.J. (2011) Physical stability of nanosuspensions: Investigation of the role of stabilizers on Ostwald ripening. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 406(1-20), 145-152.

Vaddiraju, S., Legassey, A., Wang, Y., Qiang, L., Burgess, D.J., Jain, F.C., Papadimitrakopoulos, F. (2011) Design and Fabrication of a High-Performance Electrochemical Glucose Sensor. Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology 5(5), 1044-1051.

AMY C. ANDERSON

Frey, K., Viswanathan, K., Wright, D. and Anderson, A. (2012) Prospectively screening novel antibacterial inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase for mutational resistance, Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy. 56, 3556-3562.

Ononye, S., van Heyst, M., Falcone, E., Anderson, A. and Wright, D. (2012) Toward isozyme-selective inhibitors of histone deacetylase as therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer, Pharmaceutical Patent Analyst 1, 207-221.

Viswanathan, K., Frey, K., Scocchera, E., Martin, B., Swain, P., Alverson, J., Priestley, N., Anderson, A. and Wright, D. (2012) Toward new Therapeutics for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Propargyl-linked Antifolates Are Potent Inhibitors of MRSA and Streptococcus pyogenes, PLoS ONE 7(2), e29434.

Paulsen, J., Bendel, S. and Anderson, A. (2011) Crystal structures of Candida albicans dihydrofolate reductase bound to propargyl-linked antifolates reveal the flexibility of active site residues critical for ligand potency and selectivity, Chemical Biology & Drug Design 78, 505-512.

Anderson, A., Pollastri, M., Schiffer, C. and Peet, N. (2011) “The challenge of developing robust drugs to overcome resistance” Drug Discovery Today 16: 755-761.

Anderson, A. and Wright, D. (2011) “Antifolate Agents: A Patent Review (2006-2011)” Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents 21: 1293-1308.

Algul, O., Paulsen, J. and Anderson, A. (2011) “2,4-diamino-5-(2’-arylpropargyl)pyrimidine derivatives as new nonclassical antifolates for human dihydrofolate reductase inhibition” Journal of Molecular Graphics. 29:608-613.

BRIAN J. ANESKIEVICH

Ramirez, V.P., Gurevich, I. and Aneskievich, B.J. (2012) Emerging roles for TNIP1 in regulating post-receptor signaling, Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews 23, 109–118.

Zhang, C., Gurevich, I., Aneskievich, B.J. (2012) Organotypic modeling of human keratinocyte response to peroxisome proliferators, Cells, Tissues, Organs, in press.

Gurevich, I., Zhang, C., Encarnacao, P.C., Struzynski, C.P., Livings, S.E. and Aneskievich, B.J. (2012) PPARk and NF-kB regulate the gene promoter activity of their shared repressor, TNIP1, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 1819, 1-15.

Flores, A.M., I. Gurevich, C. Zhang, V.P. Ramirez, T.R. Devens, and B.J. Aneskievich. 2011.TNIP1 is a corepressor of agonist-bound PPARs. Archives of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 516: 58-66.

Gurevich, I., C. Zhang. N. Francis, and B.J. Aneskievich. 2011. TNIP1, a retinoic acid receptorcorepressor and A20-binding inhibitor of NF-kB, distributes to

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both nuclear and cytoplasmic locations. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 59: 1101 - 1112.

MARCY J. BALUNAS

Balunas, M.J., Grosso, M.F., Villa, F.A. Engene, N., McPhail, K.L., Tidgewell, K., Pineda, L.M., Gerwick, L., Spadafora, C., Kyle, D.E., Gerwick, W.H. (2012) Coibacins A-D antileishmanial marine cyanobacterial polyketides with intriguing biosynthetic origins. Organic Letters. 14, 3878-3881.

Gerwick, L., Boudreau, P., Choi, H., Mascuch, S., Villa, F.A., Balunas, M.J., Malloy, K., Teasdale, M.E., Rowley, D.C., Gerwick, W.H. (2012) Interkingdom signaling by structurally related cyanobacterial and algal secondary metabolites. Phytochemistry Reviews., in press, online first DOI 10.1007/s11101-012-9237-5.

URS A. BOELSTERLI

LoGuidice, A., Wallace, B.D., Bendel, L., Redinbo, M.R., and Boelsterli, U.A. (2012) Pharmacologic targeting of bacterial ß-glucuronidase alleviates nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced enteropathy in mice, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 341, 447-454.

LoGuidice, A. and Boelsterli, U.A. Acetaminophen overdose-induced liver injury in mice is mediated by peroxynitrite independently of the cyclophilin D-regulated permeability transition. Hepatology 54: 969-978 (2011).

Boelsterli, U.A. and Ramirez-Alcantara, V. NSAID acyl glucuronides and enteropathy. Current Drug Metabolism. 12: 245-252 (2011).

ROBIN H. BOGNER

Greco, K. and Bogner, R.H. (2012) Solution-mediated Phase Transformation: Significance during Dissolution and Implications for Bioavailability, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 101(9), 2996-3018.

Qian, K.K., Wurster, D.E., Bogner, R.H. (2012) Spontaneous Crystalline-to-Amorphous Phase Transformation of Organic or Medicinal Compounds in the Presence of Porous Media, Part 3: Effect of Moisture, Pharmaceutical Research 29(10), 2698-2709.

Qian, K. and Bogner, R.H. (2012) Application of mesoporous silicon dioxide and silicate in oral amorphous drug delivery systems. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 101, 444-463.

S. B. Murdande, M.J. Pikal, R.M. Shanker, R.H. Bogner, Solubility Advantage of Amorphous Pharmaceuticals: III. Is Maximum Solubility Advantage Experimentally Attainable and Sustainable?, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences DOI: 10.1002/jps.22643(2011).

K. Qian and R.H. Bogner, Spontaneous Crystalline-to-Amorphous Phase Transformation of Organic or Medicinal Compounds in the Presence of Porous Media. 2. Mechanisms of Interaction, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 100(11):4674-4686 DOI 10.1002/jps.22657 (2011).

K. Greco, D.P. McNamara, R. Bogner, Solution-Mediated Phase Transformation of Salts During

DeBerardinis, A., Banerjee, U., Miller, M., Lemieux, S., Hadden, M.K. (2012) Probing the structural requirements for vitamin D3 inhibition of hedgehog signaling, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 22, 4859-4863.

Banerjee, U., Ghosh, M., Hadden, M.K. (2012) Evaluation of Vitamin D3 A-Ring Analogues as Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 22, 1330-1334.

DEVENDRA S. KALONIA

Yadav, S., Laue, T.M., Kalonia, D.S., Singh, S.N., Shire, S.J. (2012) The influence of charge distribution on self-association and viscosity behavior of monoclonal antibody solutions, Molecular Pharmaceutics 9(4), 791-802.

Chari, R., Singh, S.N., Yadav, S., Brems, D.N., Kalonia, D.S. (2012) Determination of the dipole moments of RNAse SA wild type and a basic mutant, Proteins 80(4), 1041-52.

Yadav, S., Shire, S.J., Kalonia, D.S. (2012) Viscosity behavior of high-concentration monoclonal antibody solutions: correlation with interaction parameter and electroviscous effects, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 101(3), 998-1011.

Abbas, S.A., Sharma, V.K., Patapoff, T.W., Kalonia, D.S. (2012) Opposite effects of polyols on antibody aggregation: thermal versus mechanical stresses, Pharmaceutical Research 29(3), 683-94.

Printz, M., Kalonia, D.S., Friess, W. (2012) Individual second virial coefficient determination of monomer and oligomers in heat-stressed protein samples using size-exclusion chromatography-light scattering, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 101(1), 363-72.

Yadav, S., Sreedhara, A., Kanai, S., Liu, J., Lien, S., Lowman, H., Kalonia, D.S., Shire, S.J. (2011) Establishing a link between amino acid sequences and self-associating and viscoelastic behavior of two closely related monoclonal antibodies, Pharmaceutical Research 28(7), 1750-64.

Kumar V, Singh SN, Kalonia DS. Mechanism of Stabilization of Proteins by Poly-hydroxy Co-solvents: Concepts and Implications in Formulation Development. American Pharmaceutical Review, 2012, April: 99-107.

Dixit N, Maloney KM, Kalonia DS, The effect of Tween-20 on silicone oil-fusion protein interactions, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2012, March 13 [Epub].

Kumar V, Dixit N, Singh SN, Kalonia DS, Phase separation of Proteins by Poly-ethylene Glycols: Implication in Preformulation and early Stage Formulation Development, American Pharmaceutical Review, 2011, Nov-Dec:26-33.

Abbas S, Sharma V, Patapoff T, Kalonia D, Solubilities and Transfer Free Energies of Hydrophobic Amino Acids in Polyol Solutions: Importance of the Hydrophobicity of Polyols,

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Dr. Theodore RasmussenAssociate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Personalized Medicine

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Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011, 100(8), 3096-3104.

Kumar V, Chari R, Sharma VK, Kalonia DS, Modulation of Thermodynamic Stability of Proteins by Polyols: Significance of Polyol Hydrophobicity and Impact on the Chemical Potential of Water, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2011, 413, 19-28.

Yadav S, Shire SJ, Kalonia DS, Viscosity Analysis of High Concentration Bovine Serum Albumin Aqueous Solutions, Pharmaceutical Research, 2011, 28, 1973-83.

Dixit N, Maloney KM, Kalonia DS, Application of quartz crystal microbalance to study the impact of pH and ionic strength on the protein-silicone oil interactions, International Journal of Pharmaceutics 2011, 412(1-2), 20-27. Kanai S, Liu J, Lien S, Lowman H, Kalonia DS, Shire SJ, Pharmaceutical Research, 2011, 28(7), 1750-64.

Yadav, S., Scherer, TM, Shire SJ, Kalonia DS, Use of dynamic light scattering to determine second virial coefficient in semidilute concentration regime, Analytical Biochemistry 411(2), 292-6, 2011

DEBRA A. KENDALL

Shim, J.-Y., Bertalovitz, A. and Kendall, D.A. (2012) Probing the Interaction of SR141716A with the CB1 Receptor, Journal of Biological Chemistry 287, 38741-38754.

Ahn, K.H., Mahmoud, M. and Kendall, D.A. (2012) Allosteric Modulator ORG27569 Induces a CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor High Affinity Agonist Binding State, Receptor Internalization and Gi-independent ERK1/2 Activation, Journal of Biological Chemistry 287, 12070-12082.

De Bona, P., Deshmukh, L., Vinogradova, O. and Kendall, D.A. (2012) Structural Studies of a Signal Peptide in Complex with Signal Peptidase I Cytoplasmic Domain: the Stabilizing Effect of Membrane-Mimetics on the Acquired Fold, Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 80, 807-817.

Croke, R.L., Patil, S.M., Quevreaux, J., Kendall, D.A., and Alexandrescu, A.T. (2011) NMR Determination of pK(a) Values in alpha-Synuclein, Protein Science 20, 256-269.

Bhanu, M.K., and Kendall, D.A. (2011) Membrane Protein Biogenesis and Assembly at the Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane. In: Yeagle P.L., ed. The Structure of Biological Membranes, Third Edition. CRC Press.

Stadel, R., Ahn, K.H. and Kendall, D. A. (2011) The Cannabinoid Type-1 Receptor Carbobxyl-Terminus; More than a Tail, J. Neurochemistry 117, 1-18.

Wowor, A., Yu, D., Kendall, D.A. and Cole, J. (2011) Energetics of SecA Dimerization, Journal of Molecular Biology 408, 87-98. NIHMS: 272757

Shim, J.-Y., Bertalovitz, A. and Kendall, D.A. (2011) Identification of Essential Cannabinoid-Binding Domains: Structural Insights into Early Dynamic Events in Receptor Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286, 33422-33435.

Throughout the history of pharmaceutical medicine patients and doctors have worked to find medicine and pharmaceutical agents that reveal the least amount of side effects on a specific patient. Traditionally speaking, a doctor would often prescribe a patient medicine and wait for a side effect to present itself before changing to a different version of the drug. This method of trial and error proved itself negatively on a patient’s body; the alternative option, however, involved intrusive biopsies of a patient’s organs to test for probability of side effects.

This intrusiveness is exactly what Dr. Rasmussen, associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Science, seeks to avoid with the development of personalized medicine, focusing particularly on the side effects of pharmaceutical medicine on a patient’s liver. Rather than taking an intrusive organ sample,

Rasmussen works instead on seeking a simple blood or skin sample from a patient. Using a process called reprogramming, Rasmussen is able to manipulate skin and blood cells into liver cells, which are in turn easily tested for side effects that a physician can use to determine which medicine is right for a specific patient. This manipulation of cells falls under a procedure called IPS (induced pluripotent stem cell) reprogramming. The way this works is first by obtaining a differentiated somatic cell, such as a skin or blood cell, and introducing the cell to reprogramming factors called OCT4 and SOX2. These two transcription factors are ordinarily expressed in stem cells and can, therefore, be reprogrammed into an IPS cell very similar to an embryotic cell. Embryotic cells have an interesting characteristic trait of being able to be reprogrammed

into other cells in the body, so the researcher is able to turn this IPS cell into a liver cell in the lab.

Once the skin or blood sample has successfully been reprogrammed into a liver cell, Rasmussen and his researchers are able to treat the liver cells with pharmaceutical agents of interest to see if there is any reaction or toxicological side effect to the drug. Testing a sample of the liver instead of just allowing the patient to try the drug directly can help a physician understand the possible side effects of the drug on a case by case basis, ultimately allowing the physician to discover the most effective drug for each patient.

Dr. Rasmussen is specifically focusing on the effects of statins on the liver. Statins are cholesterol lowering agents, and there are a variety of different statins that have different side effects on a specific patient. “The goal here is to match each person with personalized treatment and ultimately find the very best statin for everyone,” says Dr. Rasmussen describing his research objectives. This process will all fall under the concept of personalized medicine, which will work on a much more accurate and personal level with patients by testing first to find side effects rather than using the current day

De Bona, P., Deshmukh, L., Vinogradova, O. and Kendall, D.A. (2012) Structural Studies of a Signal Peptide in Complex with Signal Peptidase I Cytoplasmic Domain: the Stabilizing Effect of Membrane-Mimetics on the Acquired Fold. Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 80, 807-817.

Auclair, S.M., Bhanu, M.K. and Kendall, D.A. (2012) Signal Peptidase I: Cleaving the Way to Mature Proteins, Protein Science 21, 13-25.

Scott, C.E., Abrol, R., Ahn, K.H., Kendall, D.A. and Goddard III, W.A. (2012) Molecular Basis for the Dramatic Changes in Cannabinoid CB1 GPCR Activation upon Single Point Mutations, submitted.

Ahn, K.H., Mahmoud, M.M. and Kendall, D.A. (2012) Allosteric Modulator ORG27569 Induces a CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor High Affinity Agonist Binding State, Receptor Internalization and Gi-independent ERK1/2 Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry 287, 12070-12082.

Shim J.-Y., Bertalovitz A.C., Kendall D.A. (2012) Probing the Interaction of SR141716A with the CB1 Receptor, Journal of Biological Chemistry, in press.

Ahn, K. H., Scott, C. E., Abrol, R., Goddard III, W. A., and Kendall, D. A. (2012) Computationally-predicted CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor Mutants Adopt a Continuum of Constitutive Activity Reflected in G protein Coupling Levels, Thermal Stability and Ligand Binding, submitted.

JOSE E. MANAUTOU

Bataille, A.M. and Manautou, J.E. (2012) Nrf2: A Target for new Therapeutics in Liver Disease, invited review submitted to Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 92, 340-348.

Gu, X. and Manautou, J.E. (2012) Molecular mechanisms underlying chemical liver injury: An introduction, Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine, Feb 3,14:e4.

Cheng, Q., Taguchi, K., Aleksunes, L.M., Manautou, J.E., Cherrington, N.J., Yamamoto, M., and Slitt, A.L. (2011) Constitutive activation of nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 induces biotransformation enzyme and transporter expression in livers of mice with hepatocyte-specific deletion of Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1, Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, 25, 320-329.

Chung, M.Y., Park, H.J., Manautou, J.E., Koo, S.I. and Bruno, R.S. (2011) Green tea extract protects against nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in ob/ob mice by decreasing oxidative and nitrative stress responses induced by proinflammatory enzymes, Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 23, 361-367.

Park, H.J., Dinatale, D.A., Chung, M.Y., Park, Y.K., Lee, J.Y., Koo, S.I., O’Connor, M., Manautou, J.E., and Bruno, R.S. (2011) Green tea extract attenuates hepatic steatosis by decreasing adipose lipogenesis and enhancing hepatic antioxidant defenses in ob/ob mice, Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 22, 393-400.

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English CD, Schlesselman LS. Prevalence of hazardous alcohol use among pharmacy students at 8 US schools of pharmacy. Pharmacy Practice 2011 Jul-Sep; 9(3):162-8.

MARIE A. SMITH

Smith MA and Nigro S. PSAP VII - Book 8: Science and Practice of Pharmacotherapy, Chapter 2: Patient-centered Medical Home. Kansas City: American College of Clinical Pharmacy; 2011:87-101.

Spiro S (editor) and Smith MA (co-author). The Roadmap for Pharmacy Health Information Technology Integration in US Health Care. Wash DC: Pharmacy E-Health Information Technology Collaborative; 2011.

Smith M. Innovation in Health Care: Call to Action. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 45:1157-1159. (September 2011).

FEI WANG

Wang F., Surh J., Kaur M. Insulin degludec as an ultra-long-acting basal insulin once a day: A systematic review. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. 5:191-204. Colby JA, Wang F, Chhabra J, Pérez-Escamilla R. Predictors of medication adherence in an urban Latino community with healthcare disparities. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2012; 14(4):589-595 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9545-7.

Kim A, Chiu A, Barone M, Avino D, Wang F, Coleman CI, Phung OJ. Green tea catechins decrease total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2011;111:1720-1729.

C. MICHAEL WHITE

Colby J, Chen W, Baker WL, Coleman CI, Reinhart K, Kluger J, White CM.* Effect of Ascorbic Acid on Inflammatiory Markers After Cardiothoracic Surgery. American Journal of Health System Pharmacists 2011;68:1632-9. Parker BA, Capizzi JA, Augeri AL, Grimaldi AS, White CM and Thompson PD (2011). Atorvastatin Increases Exercise Leg Blood Flow in Healthy Adults. Atherosclerosis 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.09.049. Sobieraj D, White CM, Kluger J, Tongbram V, Colby J, Chen W, Makanji S, Ashaye A, Coleman CI. Comparative Effectiveness of Adjunctive Devices in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Native Vessels. BMC – Cardiovascular Disorders 2011;11:74-82. Sobieraj D, Lee S, Tongbram V, Colby J, Chen W, Coleman CI, White CM.* Impact of Shorter Versus Longer Duration Thromboprophylaxix in Orthopedic Surgery. Annals of Internal Medicine 2012;PMID 22412039. Talati R, Scholle JM, Phung OJ, Baker EL, Baker WL, Ashaye A, Kluger J, Coleman CI, White CM.* Efficacy and Safety of Innovator versus Generic Drugs in Patients with Epilepsy: A Systematic Review. Pharmacotherapy 2012 32:314-22.

* = Corresponding Author

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Dr. Sean Jeffery, an alumnus of UConn '95, earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The Ohio State University in 1997. He completed a specialty residency in geriatric pharmacy at the Durham VA Medical Center & Duke Center for the Study of Aging in 1998 after which he joined the UConn faculty. Much like Dr. Caley, Dr. Jeffery incorporates real world experience into his lectures in hopes of making an emotional connection with his students. Dr. Jeffery draws from his clinical experiences as a geriatric pharmacy specialist at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. When lecturing, Dr. Jeffery weaves foundational information with patient stories and anecdotes collected over the past 14 years. Whether funny situations or poignant cases, many of these stories are about patients that were cared for by students he precepts

on his geriatric rotation at the VA. His students are integral members of the geriatric interdisciplinary team and work alongside Dr. Jeffery ensuring appropriate medication use for elderly patients. He stresses to his students the importance of geriatric pharmacy in the upcoming decades. "Eighty million baby boomers will be retiring which means a lot of medications in an at-risk population," explains Jeffery. "Older patients are at increased risk for inappropriate prescribing, and pharmacists can play a significant role in reducing adverse medication-related events." His students are responsible for monitoring and identifying correct dosages and medications for the patients under their care. "We try to understand each individual’s medication preferences when seeking to improve adherence, or make changes." As Jeffery

points out, "patients frequently don't want to take medications, and that creates challenges with aligning patient goals with evidence-based medicine." Jeffery has many examples of home-visits that uncovered stockpiles of medications that patients have just stopped taking. His students comment that participating in home visits is one of the most eye-opening and rewarding experiences they obtain. Dr. Jeffery hopes that it is experiences like these that will leave the biggest impressions on his students. Dr. Jeffery also has a long-standing relationship with the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. He has served as president of the Connecticut ASCP chapter, had two terms on the national board of directors and is now serving as national president. During his presidential year Dr. Jeffery will travel extensively

on behalf of ASCP to promote the society’s mission and vision while seeking out UConn alumni along the way. In addition to his active practice and service to ASCP, Dr. Jeffery was the site principal investigator for a recently completed four-year, multi-site study that explored the impact of clinical pharmacists on group-interventions that improve glycemic, lipid and blood pressure control in high-risk cardiovascular patients with diabetes. This had led to participation in a second study exploring enhanced group-interventions utilizing peer-to-peer strategies. Dr. Jeffery also serves at the residency program director for a PGY2 Geriatric Pharmacy Residency sponsored by the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. He is honored to be promoted stating he has been blessed with terrific mentors a supportive administration and wonderful clinicians and pharmacy colleagues at the VA Connecticut Healthcare system.

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Focus on Faculty - Clinical Professors

Sean M. Jeffery, Pharm.D.Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Geriatrics

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Faculty Publications ~ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Continued From Page 19

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Postdoctoral FellowsAcademic Year 2011-2012

Medicinal Chemistry

Kwang Hyun AhnAdvisor - Debra Kendall

Sarah AuclairAdvisor - Debra Kendall

Albert DeBerardinisAdvisor - Kyle Hadden

Paolo De BonaAdvisor - Debra Kendall

Kristen LambAdvisor - Amy Anderson

Rebecca StadelAdvisor - Debra Kendall

Andy WoworAdvisor - Debra Kendall

Dongmei YuAdvisor - Debra Kendall

Pharmaceutics

Loren SchieberAdvisor - Michael Pikal

Puneet SharmaAdvisor - Michael Pikal

Jie ShenAdvisor - Diane Burgess

Shubhadra SinghAdvisor - Devendra Kalonia

Rajni SinghAdvisor - Devendra Kalonia

Meena ThakurAdvisor - Michael Pikal

Pharmacology/Toxicology

Amy BatailleAdvisor - José Manautou

JOHN B. MORRIS

Morris, J.B. (2012) Biologically based model insights in inhaled vapor absorption and dosimetry, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, in press.

Willis, D.N. and Morris, J.B. (2012) Modulation of sensory irritation responsiveness by adenosine and malodorants, Chemical Senses, in press.

Gloede, E., Cichocki, J.A., Baldino, J.B., Morris, J.B. (2011). A validated hybrid computational fluid dynamics-physiologically based pharmacokinetic model for respiratory tract vapor absorption in the human and rat and its application to inhalation dosimetry of diacetyl. Journal of Toxicological Sciences, 123: 231-246.

Willis, N.D., Liu, B., Ha, M.A., Jordt, S-E., Morris, J.B. (2011). Menthol attenuates respiratory irritation responses to multiple cigarette smoke irritants. FASEB J, 25: 4434-4444. Morris, J.B. (2012).

MICHAEL J. PIKAL

Luthra, S.A., Shalaev, E.Y., Medec, A., Hong, J., Pikal, M.J. (2012) Chemical stability of amorphous materials: Specific and general media effects in the role of water in the degradation of freeze-dried zoniporide, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 101(9), 3110-3123.

Padilla AM, Ivanisevic I, Yang Y, Engers D, Bogner RH, Pikal MJ. The study of phase separation in amorphous freeze-dried systems. Part I: Raman mapping and computational analysis of XRPD data in model polymer systems. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100(1), 206-222 (2011).

Padilla AM, Chou SG, Luthra S, Pikal MJ. The study of amorphous phase separation in a model polymer phase-separating system using Raman microscopy and a low-temperature stage: Effect of cooling rate and nucleation temperature. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100(4), 1362-1376 (2011).

Padilla AM, Pikal MJ. The study of phase separation in amorphous freeze-dried systems, Part 2: Investigation of Raman mapping as a tool for studying amorphous phase separation in freeze-dried protein formulations. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100(4), 1467-1474 (2011).

Murdande SB, Pikal MJ, Shanker RM, Bogner RH. Aqueous solubility of crystalline and amorphous drugs: Challenges in measurement. Pharmaceutical Development & Technology, 16(3), 187-200 (2011).

Kikuchi T, Wang B, Pikal MJ. High-precision absolute (true) density measurements on hygroscopicpowders by gas pycnometry: Application to determining effects of formulation and process on free volume of lyophilized products. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100(7), 2945-2951 (2011).

Patel SM, Pikal MJ.. Emerging freeze-drying process development and scale-up issues. AAPS PharmSciTech 12(1), 372-378 (2011).

Schneid SC, Gieseler H, Kessler WJ, Luthra S, Pikal MJ. Optimization of the secondary drying step in freeze drying using TDLAS technology. AAPS PharmSciTech, 12(1), 379-387 (2011).

Mockus, LN, Paul, TW, Pease, NA, Harper, NJ, Basu, PK, Oslos, EA, Sacha, GA, Kuu, WY., Hardwick, LM, Karty, JJ, Pikal, MJ, Hee, E, Khan, MA, Nail, SL Quality by design in formulation and process development for a freeze-dried, small molecule parenteral product: a case study. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology 16(6), 549-576 (2011) .

Murdande, SB, Pikal, MJ, Shanker, RM, Bogner, RH Solubility advantage of amorphouspharmaceuticals, part 3: Is maximum solubility advantage experimentally attainable andsustainable? Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 100(10), 4349-4356 (2011) .

Luthra, SA, Utz, M, Gorman, EM, Pikal, M J, Munson, EJ, Lubach, JW. Carbon-deuterium rotational-echo double-resonance NMR spectroscopy of lyophilized aspartame formulations. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 101(1), 283-290 (2012).

Yoshioka, S, Forney, KM, Aso, Y, Pikal, MJ. Effect of Sugars on the Molecular Motion of Freeze-Dried Protein Formulations Reflected by NMR Relaxation Times. Pharmaceutical Research 28(11), 3237-3247 (2011).

Koganti, V, Luthra, Sumit, Pikal, MJ. The freeze-drying process: the use of mathematical modeling in process design, understanding, and scale-up. Chemical Engineering in the Pharmaceutical Industry 801-817 (2011).

Luthra, SA, Shalaev, EY, Medec, A, Hong, J, Pikal, MJ. Chemical stability of amorphous materials: Specific and general media effects in the role of water in the degradation of freeze-dried zoniporide. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, March 27, 2012.

THEODORE RASMUSSEN

Krueger, W.H, Tanacivjic, B.T., Norris, C., Tian, X.C. and Rasmussen, T.P. (2012) Oct 4. Promoter activity in stem cells obtained through somatic reprogramming. (submitted).

Shengjuan Wei, S., Du, M., Jiang, Z., Zan, L., Hausman, G.J., Rasmussen, T.P. and Dodson, M.V. (2012) Research progress on the dedifferentiation of mature adipocytes and potential benefits to stem cell research. (submitted).

Winfried H. Krueger, W.H., Tanasijevic, B., Barber V., Xinsheng Gu, X., Manautou, J. and Rasmussen, T.P. (2012) Cholesterol-secreting and statin-responsive hepatocytes from human ES and iPS cells to model hepatic involvement in cardiovascular health. Stem Cells and Development (in revision).

Dai,B., Giardina, C. and Rasmussen, T.P. (2012) Quantitation of Nucleosome Acetylation and other Histone Post-Translational Modifications Using Microscale NU ELISA. Methods in Molecular Biology (in press).

Igor GurevichAdvisor - Brian Aneskievich

Xinsheng GuAdvisor - José Manautou

Chin-ju HsiaoAdvisor - Urs Boelsterli

Borko TanasijevicAdvisor - Theodore Rasmussen

Tanasijevic, B. and Rasmussen, T.P. (2011) X Chromosome Inactivation and Differentiation Occur Readily in ES Cells Doubly-Deficient for MacroH2A1 and MacroH2A2. PLoS ONE 6(6): e21512. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021512.

Dai, B., Dahmani, F., Cichocki, J.A., Swanson, L.C., Rasmussen, T.P. (2011). Detection of Post-translational Modifications on Native Intact Nucleosomes by ELISA. Journal of Visualized Experiments 26;(50). pii: 2593. doi: 10.3791/2593

Krueger, W., Swanson, L., Tanasijevic, B., Rasmussen, T.P. (2011) Natural and Artificial Routes to Pluripotency. International Journal of Developmental Biology 54:1545-1564.

OLGA Y. VINOGRADOVA

L. Deshmukh, N. Meller, N. Alder, T. Byzova, O. Vinogradova, “Tyrosine Phosphorylation as a Conformational Switch: A Case Study of Integrin _3 Cytoplasmic Tail”, JBC in press (published on September 28, 2011 as Manuscript M111.231951).

De Bona, P., Deshmukh, L., Vinogradova, O. and Kendall, D.A. (2012) Structural Studies of Signal Peptide in Complex with Signal Peptidase I Cytoplasmic Domain: the Stabilizing Effect of Membrane-Mimetics on the Acquired Fold, Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 80, 807-817.

West, X.Z., Meller, N., Malinin, N.L., Deshmukh, L., Meller, J., Mahabeleshwar, G.H., Weber, M.E., Kerr, B.A., Vinogradova, O., Byzova, T.V. (2012) Integrin β3 crosstalk with VEGFR accommodating tyrosine phosphorylation as a regulatory switch, PLoS One 7(2), e31071.

DENNIS L. WRIGHT

Oblak, E.Z.; Wright, D.L. (2011) “Highly Substituted Oxabicyclic Derivatives from Furan: Synthesis of (±)-Platensimycin” Organic Letters, 13:2263-5.

Oblak, E.Z.; G-Dayanandan, N., Wright, D.L. (2011) “Tandem Metathesis Reactions of Oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptenes:Studies on the Spirocyclic Core of Cyclopamine,” Organic Letters, 13:2433-5.

Sumskaya, Y.; Swain, P.W.; Bergmeier, S.C.; McMills, M.C.; Priestley, N.D.; Wright, D.L. (2011) “Natural feedstocks for diversity-oriented synthesis: macrolide-like scaffolds from nonactate,” Arkivoc 144-66.

Anderson, A. and Wright, D.L. (2011) “Antifolate Agents: A Patent Review (2006-2011)” Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 21, 1293-1308.

trial and error. Fully personalized medicine is Dr. Rasmussen’s long term goal, eliminating trial and error and instead creating a more rational approach. Rasmussen hopes to uncover the genetic basis for liver injury as well as perfect a process that can be used to detect multiple genetic disorders and side effects.

What Dr. Rasmussen enjoys most about his research is that it is so medically relevant. The process of trial and error when prescribing medicine has been around for nearly as long as medicine itself. Personalized medicine, however, appears to be the wave of the future. This process of recreating liver cells to test for side effects can be applied to a number of other relevant topics relating to genetic disposition. Since Rasmussen’s process can turn skin and blood cells into any type of cell, the opportunities stemming from the current research are vast.

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Alumni Association Awardees 2012The Pharmacy Alumni Association honored three alumni in academia, industry and pharmacy practice who have distinguished themselves in our profession. The awards were presented at the 42nd Annual Pharmacy Alumni Awards and Reunion Banquet.

Ronald J. Abrahams, awardee in the field of pharmacy

practice, received his B.S. in pharmacy from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in 1963, and was a member of the Mortar & Pestle Pharmaceutical Honor Society and president of the Phi Delta Chi student chapter. He then earned a certificate in hospital pharmacy administration from his residency at Jefferson Medical College Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Following a few years at Johns HopkinsHospital in Baltimore, Maryland, Mr. Abrahams retuned to Connecticut, and has practiced in both the hospital and community pharmacy settings.

In 1990, Mr. Abrahams moved to Hartford Hospital and within

a few years he became a dialysis pharmacist. In that position he was instrumental in the implementation of the first pharmacy-managed collaborative program within the state of Connecticut and at Hartford Hospital to optimally manage patients with end-stage renal disease receiving dialysis treatment.

This unique program has now been operational for the past 18 years and Mr. Abrahams has demonstrated the value and role of a pharmacist in the dialysis unit through numerous national presentations and publications.

Pharmacist Abrahams has served as a preceptor for countless pharmacy students from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy.He has been an adjunct instructor since 2008, and past students have enthusiastically commented on his unique clinical practice and excellent teaching style.

Mr. Abrahams has also extended his teaching to the classroom setting, developing didactic lectures that stimulate interest and discussion in the classroom. He currently participates in teaching up to 12 students for an elective

course, and 100 students in the large classroom setting fora mandatory Renal Module 2-hour lecture on nephrology and dialysis.Pharmacy student evaluations of his teaching reflect his dedication to helping them understand this difficult subject matter.

In his retirement, Mr. Abrahams continues to inform others of the role of a pharmacist on the dialysis unit through continuing education for CSHP members, and recent interviews on his unique clinical role published in Drug Topics and other professional journals. He is a member of the CT Society of Health-System Pharmacists and received the Paul G. Pierpaoli Award in 2011. In addition, last year he was also inducted as a Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Dr. Robert F. Kaiko, awardee in the field of industry, is a member of the

University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy Class of 1970, and received the Pharmacology Prize from the School. Following his graduation, he attended Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences in New York

City, where he obtained his Ph.D. in pharmacology in 1974. He then became a research associate at Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research in the Analgesic Studies Section.Dr. Kaiko was also a postdoctoral research fellow, instructor and adjunct assistant professor at Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences in the Department of Pharmacology.

In 1985, Dr. Kaiko joined The Purdue Frederick Company in Norwalk, Connecticut as associate medical director. In his 27 years with the company he has held a number of positions and is currently vice president, R&D portfolio development with Purdue Pharma L.P., located in Stamford, Connecticut.

Pain treatment, specifically, sustained analgesia, has been a focus during his career, and Dr. Kaiko holds 18 patents in this area. He has published 100 reviewed articles and almost 200 abstracts. A number of his publications were co-authored with Dr. Charles E. Inturrisi, a 1962 alumnus of the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, who served as Ph.D. advisor to Dr. Kaiko at Cornell University.

Dr. Kaiko currently serves as a board member for the Eastern Pain Association and is a former president of the

association. In addition, he has enjoyed membership in the American College of Clinical Pharmacology, the American Pain Society, and a number of other scientific and medical societies, both national and international.

In addition to his work with various pharmaceutical companies, Dr. Kaiko has consulted for the Food and Drug Administration, the Drug Abuse Advisory Board, the Federal Trade Commission, and the World Health Organization. He was also a grant reviewer and site visitor for the National Cancer Institute and the Veteran’s Administration.

Dr. Kaiko has chaired the Cornell Fund for Underprivileged Children Task Force and served as a trustee for Central Presbyterian Church and a council member for Norfield Congregational Church.

Dr. Joseph J. Krzanowski, awardee in the field of academia, is a Connecticut

native, who lived in Newington and Collinsville, and graduated from Canton High School in 1958. He then attended the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, graduating

in 1962 with a B.S. in Pharmacy. While at UConn he was president of the Student APhA, a member of Rho Chi Honor Society and the Mortar and Pestle Society, a member of Rho Pi Phi Pharmacy Professional Fraternity and he lettered in swimming as a member of the intercollegiate swim team.

In 1963, after obtaining pharmacy licenses in the states of Connecticut and Maine, Dr. Krzanowski entered the medical units of the University of Tennessee in Memphis where he earned his M.S. in 1965 and his Ph.D. in 1968. His postdoctoral work (1968-71) was at Washington UniversityCollege of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, in the area of neurochemistry.

In 1971, Dr. Krzanowski was among the 14 founding faculty members of the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine. He rose to the level of full professor and served in many capacities, including 15 years as associate dean for research & graduate affairs. While at USF, Dr. Krzanowski conducted research in the areas of asthma, red tide toxin and cardiovascular disease. He established USF COM research day, published 14 books & book chapters, 62 articles in refereed publications and 106 published abstracts. Dr. Krzanowski

retired in 2006 after 35 years on the faculty and is currently professor emeritus of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology.

In 1963, Dr. Krzanowski married his UConn classmate, Patricia Teper, and they will celebrate 50 years of marriage this year. The couple met in a chemistry lab and often say “it was good chemistry”. They have two daughters (one is an oncology pharmacist and the other a speech pathologist) and two grandchildren.

Dr. Krzanowski earned a M.A. in religious studies from Barry University in 1987. He is an ordained deacon for the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg, where he serves assigned to Incarnation Catholic Church. He also serves on the Bishop’s committee on Liturgy as well as at Tampa International Airport as a chaplain.

Allan P. Viner was presented with the Exceptional Service Award.

He received his B.S. in pharmacy from the University of Connecticut in 1959. While a student, he was president of Alpha Zeta Omega Pharmacy Fraternity and after graduation he was president of the Western Massachusetts alumni

chapter of Alpha Zeta Omega. During his career, he worked as a community pharmacist and partner in ownership of two pharmacies in Connecticut. He also spent many years as a consultant pharmacist for long term care facilities and for Riverview Children’s Hospital and Whiting Forensic Institute, both state-run institutions.

Mr. Viner had an interest in and respect for pharmacy history and the tools and equipment used by apothecaries and pharmacists through the centuries globally. He and his wife, Susan, traveled the world to visit pharmacy museums, meet the curators and collect a large number of apothecary antiques and pharmacy-related literature. This led to associations with other collectors who learned from him and from whom he learned.

Pharmacist Viner also respected the fact that certain plants were the basis of pharmacy, and 40 years ago he began a personal herb garden with a large number of medicinal plants. This led to a 30-year membership in the HerbSociety of America. He is also a member of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy.

Mr. Viner has served the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy as an adjunct instructor of pharmacy practice

for over ten years. He is a member of the Admissions Committee of the School of Pharmacy, a member of the committee that will restore the School of Pharmacy’s medicinal herb garden, and he is proud to sponsor scholarships to upper class students in the Pharm.D. program. Most importantly, he is using his knowledge of apothecary antiques and their history to help properly date and label the many School of Pharmacy’s antiques so they may be appropriately displayed in the building.

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Kevin Chamberlin ‘03Margherita Giuliano ‘75Jennifer Judd ‘04Marielle Nyser ‘92Jill Loser St. Germain ‘07David St. Germain ‘98, ‘03Thomas J. Thompson ‘78

TERM EXPIRES MAY 2012

Robert J. Bepko, Jr. ‘77Robert Dana ‘63Sandra Grillo ‘84Keith Lyke ‘92Edward Sklanka ‘74Peter Tyczkowski ‘78Elliott Tertes ‘62

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