March 2022 Updates

FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP

Publications

Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Professor Sayed Daoud and four co-authors published, “Perturbation of Wnt/b-catenin signaling and sexual dimorphism in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,” in Hepatol Research, a peer-reviewed journal from the Public Library of Sciences.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Assistant Professor Anil Singh, Mahamudul Haque (PhD ’20), Pharmaceutical Sciences Assistant Professor Abdul Basit, Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Professor and Director of Industry Engagement Bhagwat Prasad, Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor and Executive Director of Graduate Programs Salahuddin Ahmed and six co-authors published, “Ets-2 propagates IL-6 trans-signaling mediated osteoclast-like changes in human rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblast,” in Frontiers in immunology in December 2021.

Presentations

Allen I. White Distinguished Professor of Pharmacotherapy Joshua Neumiller presented “Non-insulin therapy updates,” at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2022 Clinical Update Course on February 6, 2022.

Service

Pharmacotherapy Assistant Professor Cheyenne Frazier was quoted in the article “Transgender care is patient care,” by Kate Traynor in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy in March 2022.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT          

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Molecular Medicine students

Peter Obi (Natesan lab) presented “Cell membrane lipids are integral components of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor’s transmembrane allosteric site,” at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, February 19-23, 2022, in San Francisco, California.

Peter Obi received College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Travel Award through the James and Diann Robbers Student Research Fund to present his research titled, “Cell membrane lipids are integral components of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor’s transmembrane allosteric site,” at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting.

Deepak Ahire (Prasad lab) has been selected as the Drug Metabolism and Disposition Highlighted Trainee Author for March 2022.

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students

Kayla Leland, class of 2022, was selected for the 2022 Pharmacists Mutual Community Scholarship from the APhA Foundation.