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PharmSci-Urban Sustainability PhD candidate Zoha Siddiqua turns to nature for answersA look inside Siddiqua's summer day spent collecting data on pollinator insects at Detroit's Chandler Park with her research advisor, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences David Pitts, T-RUST Program Director Darrin Hunt, and their junior lab assistants led by Chandler Park Program Director Yvette Bass-Pullom.
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WSU PharmSci research funded by NIH may lead to new treatment for diabetic wound healingWith the help of a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, the team — led by Zhengping Yi, Ph.D., professor of pharmaceutical sciences and Jiemei Wang, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences — will explore the molecular mechanisms of an FDA-approved oral formula of the small molecules trans-resveratrol (tRES) and hesperetin (HESP) to assess its effect on diabetic wound healing in cell culture and animal models.
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Scienmag: Prof. Paul Stemmer's NIH grant to bring proteomic research capabilities to Wayne State"The new ThermoFisher Scientific Orbitrap Eclipse mass spectrometer will aid researchers at Wayne State by giving them new knowledge about changes in protein abundance as well as an improved understanding of the status in signaling pathways underlying the development and progression of disease," said WSU Applebaum Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Paul Stemmer. In addition to advancing science and technology at WSU and in the surrounding vicinity, the instrument will aid in training students and postdocs, provide an opportunity for underserved K-12 students in Detroit to engage in hands-on educational activities, and enable product development at both startups and established local companies.
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Major NIH award to WSU to offer state-of-the-art proteomic research capabilities led by PharmSci Prof. Paul StemmerWayne State University has been awarded a $1.29 million high instrumentation grant from the National Institutes of Health to purchase a state-of-the-art mass spectrometer for identification and quantitation of proteins in biomedical research samples. According to Paul Stemmer, Ph.D., the principal investigator of the project and professor of pharmaceutical sciences in Wayne State’s Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and in the Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the system will bring new capabilities to the Proteomics Core Facility that will create research directions currently not possible at Wayne State.
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Dr. Richard Lucarotti aces 45-year Wayne State career with professor emeritus honorIn his role as WSU Applebaum's associate dean for pharmacy, Richard Lucarotti was instrumental in significantly revising the PharmD curriculum in 2016 to meet the evolving needs of the pharmacy profession.
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Today@Wayne podcast: Graduate School Dean and PharmSci Prof. Amanda Bryant-FriedrichDean Amanda Bryant-Friedrich, who leads the WSU Graduate School, talks about why master's degrees, why they are more important than ever and why it's imperative that we broaden access to graduate school for greater swaths of Detroit, our state and the nation.
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Join us for the Pharmacy Class of 2021 graduation on May 11 at 5:30 p.m.The event will be streamed starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, on YouTube. You'll be able to watch and chat in real time with your classmates, family and friends.
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Six WSU Applebaum faculty members achieve promotions and/or tenureNora Fritz and Jiemei Wang were promoted to associate professor with tenure. Melissa Lipari and Vicky Pardo were promoted to associate clinical professor. Moh Malek was promoted to full professor. Francine Salinitri was promoted to full clinical professor.
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Summer brings leadership changes to WSU ApplebaumThe Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will undergo several changes to its leadership team throughout the summer of 2021.
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Dr. Fei Chen receives Board of Governors Distinguished Faculty Fellowship“Dr. Chen is an inspiring international scientist,” said WSU Applebaum Interim Dean Cathy Lysack. “He is a researcher and scholar of the highest quality and integrity.”
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WHSO and Kappa Psi to host Part 2 of COVID-19 vaccine seminar with Dr. Paul KilgoreOn Monday, April 12, WHSO and Kappa Psi will present Part 2 of their vaccine updates seminar featuring WSU Applebaum Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Research Paul Kilgore.
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WATCH: PharmSci PhD candidate Tiara Hinton talks about avoiding burnout through art"In a world where I can be anything, I am a chemist by training and an artist by choice," says Tiara Hinton, a third-year PhD candidate in WSU Applebaum's Pharmaceutical Sciences program and a Wayne State University Graduate School ambassador.
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WJR: Drs. Kilgore and Zervos talk with Paul W. Smith about the lasting impact of their vaccine development effortsWJR’s Paul W. Smith hosted a discussion with Paul Kilgore, Wayne State associate professor of pharmacy practice, and Marcus Zervos, WSU assistant dean of global affairs and division head of infectious diseases at Henry Ford Health System, who served as co-principal investigators on the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine studies in Detroit.
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Drs. Kilgore, Zervos discuss their roles in Moderna, Johnson & Johnson vaccinesThe team spent most of 2020 racing to help develop the safe and effective Moderna vaccine, and then turned their attention to what became the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine. Their work has led to the development of two of the three readily available COVID-19 vaccines and has already begun to save lives.
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Jerry Schumacher, former WSU pharmacy faculty and distinguished alumnus, dies at 83Dr. Gerald “Jerry” E. Schumacher, 83, clinical pharmacist, researcher, educator, Wayne State University distinguished alumnus and former pharmacy faculty member, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease on February 20, 2021.
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WHSO and Kappa Psi to hold COVID-19 vaccine seminar with Dr. Paul KilgoreOn Monday, March 8, WHSO and Kappa Psi will present a vaccine updates seminar featuring WSU Applebaum Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Research Dr. Paul Kilgore.
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Grosse Pointe News: Paul Kilgore discusses FDA emergency use approval of J&J vaccine“This vaccine is not only highly effective against severe disease in the United States, but was also highly effective against the highly transmissible South African variant that is now showing up in the United States,” said WSU Applebaum Associate Professor and Director of Research Paul Kilgore, M.D., MPH, one of the co-principal investigators of the Johnson & Johnson trial at Henry Ford Health System that began in November. “It is 100 percent effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths and is also equally effective across all races, including whites, African Americans and Hispanics.”
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WDET: Paul Kilgore discusses the COVID-19 death toll and the ongoing vaccine rollout on Detroit Today with Stephen HendersonDuring the Feb. 24 episode of Detroit Today, WSU Applebaum Associate Professor and Director of Research Paul Kilgore said, “There’s no doubt about it, the vaccine will be an important tool but not the only one,” adding that it will continue to be crucial that people wear masks and practice distancing in the months ahead.
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Pandemic Warriors: How WSU Applebaum is helping during COVID-19From the earliest days of the pandemic through the vaccination rollout and beyond, WSU Applebaum faculty, students and alumni have rallied. Because much of our work takes place behind the scenes, here's a look at just a few of the ways every program in the college is involved with our community’s coronavirus response.
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Students, faculty assist Detroit's vaccination effort“These dedicated students show us what is possible when we come together as a community to help those in need,” said WSU Applebaum Associate Professor and Director of Research Paul Kilgore, who is among the faculty helping with logistics. “These efforts will be key to helping bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic and assist communities in returning to their best health.”
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AMCP to hold seminar series about managed care pharmacyThe first seminar on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. will feature Dr. Christopher Bigness, a clinical pharmacist from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and PGY1 preceptor for managed care pharmacy residents.
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Detroit News: Prof. Randall Commissaris’ research prompts call to drop Michigan’s drunken driving limit to 0.05%"The biggest thing," Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Randall Commissaris said, "is that between .05 and .08, there are deaths that could be avoided."
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WDET: Paul Kilgore discusses new coronavirus variants on Detroit Today with Stephen HendersonDuring the Jan. 27 episode of Detroit Today, WSU Applebaum Associate Professor and Director of Research Paul Kilgore said there is some research indicating that mutations could create more complicated cases of the virus: ”The virus is actually changing its genetic code. It’s changing over time. All viruses do that, and we expected it from the beginning.” He also offered suggestions on how listeners can continue to protect themselves from COVID-19 and its variants.
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Faculty spotlight: Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Zhengping YiThis interview with Dr. Yi was conducted by Wayne State PharmD student Victoria Tufegdzich and originally published in the January 2021 edition of The Student Pharmacist.
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Detroit News: M. Roy Wilson joins URC presidents in op-ed calling vaccines a game-changer that can stop the pandemic"As presidents of the three major public research universities that make up Michigan’s University Research Corridor — Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University — we’ve been on the front lines of battling the COVID-19 pandemic. URC researchers have worked to develop tests, treat the virus and create vaccines. We’re training thousands of physicians, nurses and other health care workers in dealing with the virus. We’re helping educators, business owners and government officials deal with the challenges of COVID-19."