faculty news
for a project titled, “Peek-and-Treat Approach to Diagnosis, Treatment and Monitoring of Alzheimer’s Disease.” • E. James Essien and the UHCOP Institute of Community Health have received a $324,968 grant from the University of Calabar (Nigeria) to assist with the development of a “Center for Excellence in Infectious Diseases.” • Suja Rajan has received an 18-month, $21,871 grant from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas as co-investigator on a project titled,” Texas Breast Cancer Screening, Early Detection and Treatment Program Outcomes Study.” • Ke-He Ruan has received a two-year, $140,000 grant from the American Heart Association-South Central Affiliate for his project titled, “Thromboxane A2 Receptor: Structure and Function Relationship.”
• Jeremy J. Johnson, assistant professor • Rohit B. Kolhatkar, assistant professor (Rockford campus) • Brian J. Murphy, assistant professor, pharmacy practice • Chessa Nyberg, clinical assistant professor • Zain Paroo, assistant professor and center affiliate, Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy • Guido F. Pauli was elected to U.S. Pharmacopeia’s Expert Committee on Dietary Supplements for the 2010-15 term. • Marieke D. Schoen, appointed visiting vice dean • Allison E. Schriever, clinical assistant professor and director of experiential education (Rockford campus) • Steven M. Swanson, acting dean
Promotions
Promotions
• Michael L. Johnson has been promoted to director of graduate programs (pharmacy administration).
• Jerry L. Bauman, acting provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs
• Barbara A. Lewis has been promoted to assistant dean for student & professional affairs.
• Sang Hyun Cho, research associate professor
• Nancy D. Ordonez has been promoted to assistant dean for experiential programs.
• Michael P. Gabay, clinical associate professor • Shelle Grim, clinical associate professor
• Andrea L. Smesny has been promoted to associate dean for academic affairs.
• JoAnn Stubbings, clinical associate professor with a secondary appointment in Pharmacy Administration Campus Administration
• Shara L. Zatopek has been promoted to associate dean for operations.
Awards
Retirements
• Alan H. Lau was named a 2010 Distinguished Practitioner in Pharmacy by the National Academies of Practice.
• Raymond W. Hammond, clinical associate professor and associate dean of practice programs • Carlos H. Pedemonte, professor of pharmacology
University of Illinois at Chicago
• Edith Nutescu was selected by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Section of Home, Ambulatory and Chronic Care Practitioners to receive the 2010 Distinguished Service Award. Earlier in the year, she was recognized by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy with its 2010 Therapeutic Frontiers Clinical Practice Award.
• Chun-Tao Che has been named the college’s first Norman R. Farnsworth professor of pharmacognosy.
• Glen T. Schumock is coordinator of a consortium of Chicago institutions designated by the Department of Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to support research on patient-centered outcomes of healthcare with a focus on comparing clinical effectiveness. Simon Pickard and David Meltzer will serve as deputy principal investigators.
• Sandy Cuellar Puri was elected secretary/treasurer of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Hematology Oncology PRN.
• Maria G. Tanzi-Samaan was presented the 2010 IMPRESA Award by the Women’s Division of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian-Americans.
• Leslyn A. Hanakahi, assistant professor (Rockford campus)
• Daniel R. Touchette was named a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Appointments/Elections • Melissa Badowski, clinical assistant professor
• Xiaolong He, assistant professor (Rockford campus) • Heather Ipema, clinical assistant professor
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