The first university-wide in-person commencement ceremony in more than 16 months at the University of Florida recognized seven Ph.D. graduates from the College of Pharmacy. UF’s Doctoral Commencement Ceremony at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center kicked off graduation weekend on April 29. All five of the College of Pharmacy’s departments were represented in the spring 2021 graduating class. This year’s Ph.D. graduates and their faculty advisors included:
- Hebaalla Agha (Advisor: Chris McCurdy, Ph.D.)
- Ariana Brice-Tutt (Advisor: Jay McLaughlin, Ph.D.)
- Cheng Chen (Advisor: Yu-Jung “Jenny” Wei, Ph.D., M.S.)
- Mahek Garg (Advisor: Haesuk Park, Ph.D.)
- Karthik Lingineni (Advisor: Stephan Schmidt, Ph.D.)
- Nasser Nassiri Koopaei (Advisor: Thomas Schmittgen, Ph.D.)
- Yuli Qian (Advisor: John Markowitz, Pharm.D.)