Researchers have discovered a way to make a blood thinner safer for about 40 percent of African-Americans taking the drug by linking a common gene variation to the dose. These findings, published June 4 EDT in The Lancet, are the latest results from ongoing collaborative work by…
The College of Pharmacy recently celebrated the achievements of 85 senior pharmacy students in the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program for their acceptances into post-graduate residencies across the Gainesville Residents United States. These seniors represent 30 percent of the graduating class, an increase in the…
University of Florida student pharmacists took top honors on April 5 at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s 25th annual meeting in San Diego. The AMCP Foundation presented awards for its National Student Pharmacist Pharmacy &Therapeutics (P&T) Competition and 2013 Best Poster Contest. Thirty-four teams nationally from AMCP Student Pharmacist…
The University of Florida College of Pharmacy is offering relevant pharmacy electives to student pharmacists at any institution who want to get ahead this summer. Accepted by many top pharmacy schools nationally, UF has six Pharm.D. electives for students to choose from. Taught entirely online, these UF College of Pharmacy…
AÂ distinguished professor emeritus of medicinal chemistry at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy has been named a Charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Raymond J. Bergeron, Ph.D., who was a Duckworth eminent scholar of drug development, was recognized in February along with four…
Michele Weizer 2013 Outstanding Pharmacy Alumnus Award Michele Weizer, Pharm.D., received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UF in 1990 and then completed an ASHP-accredited residency at UF Health Shands Hospital. Read More… Mark Haumschild 2013 Outstanding Pharmacy Alumnus Service Award Mark Haumschild began his pharmacy career in 1976 in a large…
Daniel E. Buffington This award is presented each year to a non-alumnus who has made significant contributions to the UF College of Pharmacy and to the pharmacy profession. A faculty at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Daniel Buffington, Pharm.D., MBA, studied biology and biochemistry…
Mark Haumschild This award is presented each year to an alumnus who has made significant contributions to the pharmacy profession. Mark Haumschild began his pharmacy career in 1976 in a large community acute care hospital after receiving his bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and pharmacy from the University of Florida. In 1978, he went to…
Michele Weizer This award recognizes an alumnus whose lifetime contributions have been truly extraordinary with lasting benefits to the profession. Michele Weizer, Pharm.D., received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UF in 1990 and then completed an ASHP-accredited residency at UF Health Shands Hospital. She is the pharmacy automation manager at JFK Medical Center…
Black men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer and die more often of the disease than any other group of American men, yet there are significant differences among black men in terms of quality of life and outcomes. Now, University of Florida researchers are exploring these differences among groups…
