December 2020 Updates

FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP

Publications

Allen I. White Distinguished Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy Joshua Neumiller and co-authors published, “Incretin drugs in diabetic kidney disease: biological mechanisms and clinical evidence,” in the Nature Reviews November 2020 edition of the Nephrology Journal.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Associate (Z. Wang lab) Jin Gao, Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Professor Zhenjia Wang and four co-authors published , “Co-delivery of resolving D1and antibiotics with nanovesicles to lungs resolves inflammation and clears bacteria in mice,” in the Communications Biology, a peer-reviewed open-access resource from the SpringerNature.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Professor Bhagwat Prasad and two co-authors published, “Utility of Quantitative Proteomics for Enhancing the Predictive Ability of PBPK Models Across Disease States,” in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology in November 2020.

J. Roberts and Marcia Fosberg Distinguished Professor of Pharmacotherapy Danial Baker published, “Drug evaluation – viltolarsen (Viltepso),” in Wolters Kluwer Health’s The Formulary Monograph Service (FMS) in December 2020. Wolters Kluwer Health is a drug and health information publisher, the FMS is a resource used in the formulary decision making process for hospitals and managed care systems on recently released and investigational drugs.

Danial Baker published, “Drug evaluation – nifurtimox (Lampit),” in the FMS in December 2020.

Drug Information Center Resident Brittany Craft and Danial Baker published, “Drug evaluation – risdiplam (Evrysdi),” in the FMS in December 2020.

Pharmacotherapy Clinical Professor Terri Levien and Danial Baker published, “Drug evaluation – inebilizumab (Uplizna),” in the FMS in December 2020.

Terri Levien and Danial Baker published, “Drug evaluation – satralizumab (Enspryng),” in the FMS in December 2020.

Danial Baker published, “Drug utilization evaluation – metoclopramide nasal spray (Gimoti),” in the FMS in December 2020.

Presentations

Pharmacotherapy Assistant Professor Cheyenne Newsome presented, “PrEParing Pharmacists to Prevent HIV” at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition (ASHP Midyear) on December 6, 2020.

Cheyenne Newsome and one co-author presented the poster, “Pharmacotherapy curriculum: prevalence comparison of people who are transgender to other conditions and population not strongly recommended for inclusion,” at ASHP Midyear on December 10, 2020.

Cheyenne Newsome and one co-author presented the poster, “Student Pharmacist simulation to improve understanding of diabetes self-management,” at ASHP Midyear on December 10, 2020.

Josh Neumiller presented the CME program: “Diabetes update: new treatment recommendations and approaches for 2020” to the medical staff at Gritman Medical Center on November 17, 2020.

Josh Neumiller presented the POWER-PAK CE, “Frequently asked questions on use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: a panel discussion,” on November 12 and 18, 2020.

Service

Josh Neumiller served as a faculty member for the ASHP Diabetes Management Certificate program. This continuing pharmacy education activity is intended for pharmacists seeking to expand their knowledge and skills in all aspects of diabetes management.
Learn more about the certificate

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT          

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) students

Sihan Wang (pharmaceutical sciences class of 2020, Z. Wang lab) and Xinyue Dong (pharmaceutical sciences class of 2020, Z. Wang lab) with faculty co-authors Jin Gao and Zhenjia Wang and two other co-authors published , “Co-delivery of resolving D1and antibiotics with nanovesicles to lungs resolves inflammation and clears bacteria in mice,” in the Communications Biology, a peer-reviewed open-access resource from the SpringerNature.

Sheena Sharma (pharmaceutical sciences, Prasad Lab) and Deepak Ahire (pharmaceutical sciences, Prasad Lab), with faculty co-author Bhagwat Prasad published, “Utility of Quantitative Proteomics for Enhancing the Predictive Ability of PBPK Models Across Disease States,” in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology in November 2020.

Nandini Katti (pharmaceutical sciences, Prasad lab) received $5,000 from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Foundation Futures Grants Program for a research project titled, “Association of steroidal urinary metabolites in adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome.”

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) students

Wonsok Lee (class of 2022) with faculty co-author Josh Neumiller published, “Hypoglycemia prevention and treatment in the ambulatory care setting,” in U.S. Pharmacist in November 2020.

Jennifer Tu (class of 2021) with faculty co-author Cheyenne Newsome presented the poster, “Pharmacotherapy curriculum: prevalence comparison of people who are transgender to other conditions and population not strongly recommended for inclusion,” at ASHP Midyear on December 10, 2020.

Laura (Elizabeth) Satterwhite (class of 2022) with faculty co-author Cheyenne Newsome presented the poster, “Student Pharmacist simulation to improve understanding of diabetes self-management,” at ASHP Midyear on December 10, 2020.