OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy professor has been awarded a $333,878 grant from the Department of Defense to study a cancer gene called kRAS. “This gene is important in the progression of pancreatic, lung, colorectal and other cancers,” said Tracy Brooks, assistant professor of pharmacology and the grant’s primary investigator.Read the story …
Professor Receives DOD Grant for Cancer Research
Pharmacologist Tracy Brooks dedicates life's work to combatting the disease
September 23, 2014 by
Incoming Pharmacy Students Honored at White Coat Ceremony
Students recite Pledge of Professionalism at event
August 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s Class of 2018 participated in the school’s White Coat Ceremony Aug. 15 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The annual ceremony marks the students’ completion of their pre-pharmacy curriculum and entry into the professional program. The school has 120 first-professional-year students enrolled thisRead the story …
Pharmacy Practice Professors Named ASHP Fellows
Designation recognizes excellence in pharmacy practice
August 9, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two Mississippi pharmacists were named fellows of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists this summer. Kristopher Harrell, director of experiential affairs at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, and Wesley Pitts, clinical pharmacy manager at North Mississippi Medical Center and clinical assistant professor at the pharmacy school, were presented with theRead the story …
Pharmacy Residency Program Graduates Fifth Class
Program emphasizes patient care, teaching and research skills
August 1, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Elizabeth Cannon, Lauren Freeman and Erin Latendresse are the most recent graduates of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s Community Pharmacy Residency program. The graduates completed their year of postgraduate residency training in June and received certificates of program completion. Created six years ago, the Community Pharmacy Residency program provides DoctorRead the story …
Natural Products Center Hosts Joint Pharmacognosy, Botanicals Events
Event to bring largest crowd in Oxford Conference Center history
July 31, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly 500 scientists from around the world will travel to Oxford this weekend to attend the joint American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Meeting and International Conference on the Science of Botanicals. “The 55th annual ASP meeting will showcase a number of disciplines relating to natural medicines, including the discovery, characterization, synthesis, biosynthesis andRead the story …
Valentines Provide Unrestricted Gift to Pharmacy School
Funds designated for skills laboratory renovation
July 29, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jimmie and Carrie Valentine of Ocean Springs have pledged $25,000 in unrestricted funds to the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. “My wife and I are at a position in life where we wanted to share our financial blessings with the school that gave me an opportunity to acquire the necessary skillsRead the story …
Ross Garners Third Medal for Scientific Collaboration
Award presented by Kazakhstan's top medical university
July 21, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Samir Ross, professor of pharmacognosy and research professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a Bronze Medal from Kazakh National Medical University in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The honor was presented to Ross for scientific collaboration with the university’s pharmacy school, which includes giving seminarsRead the story …
Research Program Has Staying Power
UM search for antifungal antibiotics marks 30th year
July 10, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – What began in 1984 as a contract to screen compounds for activity against opportunistic infections that threaten the lives of people with suppressed immune systems has become one of the longest continually funded antifungal research programs in the history of the National Institutes of Health. The program’s principal investigator is the UniversityRead the story …
Raising the Bar
UM's chief research officer champions excellence, competitiveness
July 7, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Before becoming the University of Mississippi’s vice chancellor for research and sponsored programs, Alice Clark spent 22 years working in the university’s School of Pharmacy, where she helped establish one of the longest continually funded antifungal research programs in the history of the National Institutes of Health. She also achieved several professorial,Read the story …
Pierron Gift Establishes Scholarship for Pharmacy Students
Endowment created in conjunction with alumnus’ 60-year reunion
June 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Walter J. Pierron Jr. has a longtime appreciation for the School of Pharmacy at the University of Mississippi. “I have many fond memories from the pharmacy school,” said Pierron (BSPh 54), a native of Monroe, Louisiana. “I made a lot of friends with the faculty and students. The university has an atmosphereRead the story …