OXFORD, Miss. – Four University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy faculty members have assumed new leadership roles within the Mississippi College of Clinical Pharmacy, the state chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Katie Barber, Sally Earl, Melissa Reilly and Seena Haines, who all have appointments in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, are MCCP’sRead the story …
Pharmacy Faculty Members Elected to Lead State Organization
UM professors hold all executive roles in Mississippi College of Clinical Pharmacy
February 3, 2019 by
Gift Honors Ole Miss Football Great, Restaurateur
Doug Cunningham's wife sets up scholarship in tribute to his life
February 2, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The late college and pro football player Doug Cunningham enjoyed a life defined by great affection for his family and friends, the University of Mississippi and his two restaurants. But there was something else – the great value he placed on education – and that has inspired a scholarship in his name.Read the story …
Pharmacy Faculty Honored with ASHP Distinguished Service Awards
Seena Haines and Joshua Fleming recognized for contributions to profession
January 29, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two faculty members in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy were honored for their service to the pharmacy profession at the recent American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, California. Seena Haines, chair and professor of pharmacy practice, received the Distinguished Service Award for her work in ASHP’sRead the story …
Pharmacology Professor Awarded NIA Grant for Research on Aging Brain
Nicole Ashpole focuses on a specific hormone's effects on learning and memory
January 27, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nicole Ashpole, an assistant professor of pharmacology in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been awarded a grant from the National Institute on Aging to research memory impairments in advanced age. With this award, Ashpole and her team will explore a specific hormone in the body that decreases with age,Read the story …
Professor Gets Grant to Produce Anticancer Natural Products
Pharmacognosist working with bacteria to produce compound
January 25, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cole Stevens, a faculty member in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has been awarded a grant from the National Cancer Institute for cancer prevention research using natural products. Stevens, an assistant professor of pharmacognosy in the Department of BioMolecular Sciences, is working to engineer bacteria to produce significant amounts of gephyronicRead the story …
Three Pharmacy Professors Win New Investigator Awards
School's faculty members win five NIA awards in two years
January 24, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three faculty members in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy have won competitive 2019 New Investigator Awards from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, giving the school five winners over the past two years. AACP honors a limited number of research projects from junior faculty across the country every year.Read the story …
Pharmacy School Gets a Boost from Former Arkansas Legislator
Malones' major gift to help pharmacy students attain degree
January 12, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new scholarship endowment at the University of Mississippi is poised to support students from impoverished areas who dream of becoming pharmacists. With a $100,000 gift to the UM School of Pharmacy, Arkansas state Sen. Percy Malone and his wife, Donna, of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, created the AllCare Pharmacy Scholarship Endowment. Recipients willRead the story …
BioMolecular Sciences Advocacy Council Enhances Student Experience
Graduate student-run group hosts journal club, networking events
January 9, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The graduate students and faculty of the Department of BioMolecular Sciences in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy have worked together to re-establish an organization that promises to benefit the many graduate students within the department. The BMS Graduate Student Advocacy Council formed during the fall of 2018 as the departmentRead the story …
Pharmacology Professor Works to Reverse Impact of Opioids on HIV
Jason Paris researches therapies for cognitive disorders caused by opioid use in patients
January 7, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The opioid epidemic has reached new heights across the United States, becoming one of the nation’s leading causes of death. Though opioid abuse can be dangerous for anyone, those diagnosed with HIV can see increased adverse effects on their brain and nervous system. Jason Paris, assistant professor of pharmacology at the UniversityRead the story …
Federally Funded Marijuana Turns 50
University researchers observe half-century of growing contract
December 5, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fifty years ago, the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy was awarded a competitive contract from the government to grow marijuana that could be standardized for research. Interest in marijuana research had grown throughout the late ’60s, and the government wanted to study the effectsRead the story …