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of California, San Francisco for “Dissemination of the Rx for Change in Psychiatry Curriculum.” • Douglas J. LaCount received $25,546 from University of Notre Dame for “Yeast Two-Hybrid Analysis of Plasmodium Falciparum VTS and HSP40 Binding Partners.” • Douglas J. LaCount received $75,000 from Showalter Trust for “Functional Analysis of InterferonStimulated Genes.” • Markus A. Lill received $148,714 from PHS-NIH National Institute of General Medical Science for “Dynamic Scoring: A Novel Method for Quantitative Modeling of Guest-Host Association.”
tional Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for “Protein Stability and Antiviral Activity in Human Rhinovirus.” • David J. Riese received $72,415 from Massachusetts General Hospital for “Gefitnib-Sensitive EGFR Mutations in Lung Cancer.” • Jean-Christophe Rochet received $22,156 from PHS-NIH National Institute Neuro Disorders, Strokes for “Membrane Binding and Aggregation of a-Synuclein.” • Amy H. Sheehan received $1,000 from Ortho-McNeil Janssen Science Affairs LLC for “Amendment 1 to Grant 203594.”
• David E. Nichols and Val J. Watts received $363,458 from PHS-NIH National Institute of Mental Health for “Development of Potentially Selective Dopamine Agonists.”
• Lynne S. Taylor received $150,000 from Abbott Laboratories for “Design of Optimally Performing Amorphous Solid Dispersion Systems through Rational Polymer Selection.”
• Laurie L. Parker and Jean-Christophe Rochet received $75,000 from Showalter Trust for “Impact of Neuronal Microenvironmental and Kinase Inhibitors on Apoptosis-Related Neurodengeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease.”
• Ross V. Weatherman received $262,891 from PHSNIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for “Novel Bioconjugates as Probes of Estrogen Receptors.”
• Rodolfo Pinal received $65,000 from Cima Labs, Inc. for “Feasibility Proposal for Evaluating Purdue University Patent Application Using Three Model Compounds.” • Kimberly S. Plake received $20,000 from Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturing of America Foundation, Inc. for “Effect of Body Image Satisfaction on Readiness to Change for Diet, Exercise, and Medication Adherence in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.”
• Val J. Watts and David E. Nichols received $225,059 from PHS-NIH National Institute of Mental Health for “Development of Allosteric Modulators for D1 Dopamine Receptors.” • Val J. Watts received $24,946 from PHS-NIH National Institute of Mental Health for “D2 ReceptorInduced Sensitization of Adenylate Cyclase.” • Alan J. Zillich received $121,811 from Indiana Family and Social Services Administration for “Effect of a Pharmacy Case Program (DailyMed) on Clinical and Economic Outcomes.”
• Carol B. Post received $22,441 from PHS-NIH Na-
Samford University Appointments/Elections • Ashlee M. Best, clinical instructor • Peter J. Hughes, drug information specialist/assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice
• Maryam Iranikhah, assistant professor of pharmacy practice • C. Whitney White, assistant professor of pharmacy practice
academic Pharmacy now Oct/Nov/Dec 2009
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