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School of Pharmacy
Annual Report 2011 - 2012
Contents
Faculty & Staff
1
Dean’s Message
2
Pre-Pharmacy Learning Community 3
New Faculty & Staff
4
New Faculty & Staff
5
Milepost Exams
5
Honor Roll of Donors
6
Scholarship Recipients
8
Graduate Student Spotlight
9
Commencement
9
Graduates
10
Student News
12
More Student News
14
More Student News
16
Residents & Fellows
17
More Scholarship Recipients
17
Focus on Faculty
Mental Health
18
Faculty Publications
Pharmacy Practice
18
Faculty Publications
Pharmaceutical Sciences
20
Focus on Faculty
Personalized Medicine
21
Focus on Faculty
Geriatrics
22
Faculty Publications
Pharmaceutical Sciences
23
Postdoctoral Fellows
23
Alumni Awardees
24
Alumni Board
25
On the Cover:
The UConn School of Pharmacy, along
with the Connecticut Department of
Social Services and the Connecticut
Pharmacists Association, received
the APhA Pinnacle Award in the
Government Agency–Nonprofit
Organization–Association category for
their MTM Pilot Study.
On the Back:
The Pharmacy Research Symposium,
organized by Rho Chi, highlights
the research of faculty, graduate
students, and Pharm.D. students;
Dr. Diane Burgess presents Mamta
Kapoor with the Richardson-Vicks/A.
Francis Summa Award at Scholarship
Convocation; Gathering at the James
Malaney Pharmacy Fun Run; Anita
Ford Saunders, and her husband Les,
presenting the Alfred D. Ford Diversity
Award to Ermir Xhimitiku.
Advisory Board
Darlene Able ‘80
Owner, Able Care Pharmacy
Jennifer Osowiecki ‘85, J.D. ‘94
Partner, Cox and Osowiecki, LLC
Suresh Babu, Ph.D. ‘87
Vice President, Drug Product Development
Synta Pharmaceuticals
Erica Peitler ‘88
CEO, Erica Peitler & Associates, Inc.
James Baxter, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Senior Vice President of Development
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Robert Bepko, Jr. ‘77
Director of Professional Services
Norwalk Hospital
Mark Brackett ‘78
President, Kinney Drugs Foundation
CEO & President, NeuroRedox, Inc.
Robert Dana ‘63
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
& Training and Research Institute,
Parenteral Drug Association
Angelo DeFazio ‘85
President, Arrow Pharmacy
Barbara Deptula ‘78
Executive Vice President, Global Business
Development, Shire Pharmaceuticals
Marion Ehrich, Ph.D. ‘75
Professor of Pharmacology/Toxicology
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of
Veterinary Medicine
Glen Potvin ‘88, MBA
Principal, Splash Consulting
David Rosen ‘78, J.D.
Partner, Foley & Lardner
Mark Rubino ‘73, MHA
Senior Director, Field Health Outcomes
and PharmacoEconomics, Endo
Pharmaceuticals
José Manautou, Ph.D.
Professor
Student Members
Kelly Forney-Stevens
Michael Stamatis
Roger Stoll, Ph.D. ‘70
Chairman, President and CEO
Cortex Pharmaceuticals
Lisa Stump ‘91
Vice President, Epic Project Director
Yale - New Haven Hospital
Papatya Tankut, B.S.
Vice President of Professional Services
CVS Caremark
Rachelle Goto ‘76
Pharmacist, CVS
Gregory Gousse ‘71, M.S. ‘77
Implementation Manager
Visiting Hospital Association
Matthew Wallace ‘80, M.S.
Director of Pharmacy Services,
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
William Hait ‘65
Retired, Past CEO, Schraft’s
Margaret Weaver ‘80, Ph.D. ‘90
Safety Profiling & Assessment
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical
Research, Inc.
Sarah Kelly, Ph.D.
Vice President of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Research Science & Technology, Pfizer
Khanh “Devra” Dang, Pharm.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
David Sencabaugh, R.Ph.
Director of Pharmacy Professional
Services, Ahold USA, Inc./Stop & Shop
Elliott D. Tertes ‘62
Emeritus Chairman, Board of Trustees
American Society Consultant
Pharmacists, Research and Education
Foundation
Leslie Higgins, B.S.
Market Pharmacy Director, Walgreens
Faculty Members
UConn’s School of Pharmacy is accredited by the
Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.
The University of Connecticut is accredited by the New
England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Special thanks to all of those who contributed their time
and talents to the publication of this annual report:
Elizabeth Anderson, Mark Armati, Kim Bova, Dan Buttrey,
Mary Ann Dolan, Mohammed Faisel, Elmira Fifo, Leslie LeBel,
Jacqueline Lomp, Robert McCarthy, Nicole McCue, Ryan
McLean, Deborah Milvae, Amy Mulhall, Barbara Murawski, Kayla
Ramsay, and UConn First Year Programs Office.
Jeannette Wick ‘79
Captain, U.S. Public Health Service
Ex-Officio Members
Jerry Koblin ‘60
President, Koblins Pharmacy, Inc.
Lisa Brown, MBA
University of Connecticut Foundation
Janet Kozakiewicz ‘79
Pharmacy Director,
Hospital of St. Raphael
Robert L. McCarthy
Dean, School of Pharmacy
University of Connecticut
School of Pharmacy
69 North Eagleville Road ~ Unit 3092
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3092
Telephone: (860) 486-2129 Facsimile: (860) 486-1553
Faculty & Staff
Dean’s Office &
Administration
Robert L. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
Andrea K. Hubbard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
John B. Morris, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Research and Professor
Marie A. Smith, Pharm.D.
Assistant Dean for Practice and Public
Policy Partnerships and Professor
Pharmacy Practice
Debra A. Kendall, Ph.D.
Department Head and Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Amy C. Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate Head and Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
C. Michael White, Pharm.D.
Department Head and Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Kevin Chamberlin, Pharm.D.
Assistant Head and Assistant Clinical
Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice
Francis “Skip” Copeland, B.A.
Building Manager
Meg Tartsinis, B.S.
Assistant to the Dean
Associate Dean’s Office
Andrea K. Hubbard, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
Philhemina Boone, M.S.
Administrative Services Specialist
Jenna Henderson, B.S.
Program Assistant
Alumni Relations
Mary Ann Dolan, R.Ph.
Director and Executive Secretary
UConn Pharmacy Alumni Association
Pharmacy Professional
Development
Assessment & Accreditation
Lauren S. Schlesselman, Pharm.D.
Director
Business &
Technology Services
Deborah Milvae, B.S.
Director
Mark Armati, B.A.
Assistant Business Manager
Kathleen Koji
Storekeeper
Development
Lisa Brown, MBA
Associate Director of Development
Experiential Education
Philip Hritcko, Pharm.D.
Director
Mary Ann Phaneuf
Assistant Director
Jill M. Fitzgerald, Pharm.D.
Director
Joanne Nault, B.S.
Administrative Services Specialist
C. Michael White, Pharm.D.
Department Head and Professor
Stefanie C. Nigro, Pharm.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Kevin W. Chamberlin, Pharm.D.
Assistant Department Head
Assistant Clinical Professor
Trinh P. Pham, Pharm.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Barbara E. Murawski, B.S.
Department Administrative Assistant
Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor
William L. Baker, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor
Michelle Breland, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Thomas E. Buckley, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor
Charles F. Caley, Pharm.D.
Clinical Professor
Mary H. Morytko, M.S.
Field Coordinator
Khanh (Devra) Dang, Pharm.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Mary A. Petruzzi, R.Ph., B.S.
Field Coordinator
Megan Jo Ehret, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor
Peter J. Tyczkowski, MBA
Educational Outreach Coordinator
Rachel Eyler, Pharm.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Marketing &
Communications
Elizabeth E. Anderson, MBA
Director
Robert L. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Professor
Michael D. Nailor, Pharm.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Craig I. Coleman, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor
Sharon Giovenale, MLS
Librarian
Sean M. Jeffery, Pharm.D.
Clinical Professor
Pharmacy Practice
Lisa Bragaw, Pharm.D.
Field Coordinator
Pharmacy Library
Philip M. Hritcko, Pharm.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Jill M. Fitzgerald, Pharm.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael C. Gerald, Ph.D.
Professor
Jennifer E. Girotto, Pharm.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Lisa M. Holle, Pharm.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Marissa C. Salvo, Pharm.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Lauren S. Schlesselman, Pharm.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Marie A. Smith, Pharm.D.
Professor
Diana J. Soberaij
Assistant Professor
Fei Wang, Pharm.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Kathryn Wheeler, Pharm.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. C. Michael White and Mary
Morytko at the annual Faculty Retreat
Robin H. Bogner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Diane J. Burgess, Ph.D.
Professor
Bodhisattwa Chaudhuri, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Gerald Gianutsos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
David F. Grant, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
M. Kyle Hadden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Andrea K. Hubbard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Debra A. Kendall, Ph.D.
Department Head and Professor
Devendra S. Kalonia, Ph.D.
Professor
Amy C. Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate Department Head and Professor
Xiuling Lu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Leslie LeBel, B.A.
Administrative Services Specialist
and Graduate Program Coordinator
José E. Manautou, Ph.D.
Professor
Laura A. Burnett, M.S.
Administrative Services Specialist
Brian J. Aneskievich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Marcy J. Balunas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Urs A. Boelsterli, Ph.D.
Professor
John B. Morris, Ph.D.
Professor
Michael J. Pikal, Ph.D.
Professor
Theodore P. Rasmussen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Olga Y. Vinogradova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dennis L. Wright, Ph.D.
Professor
1
A Message from the Dean
Robert L. McCarthy, Ph.D.
I am pleased to submit my tenth report as Dean
of the School of Pharmacy. Over this decade,
I have been privileged to see the school excel
in professional & graduate education, research,
service, and public engagement.
Earlier this year, the school was
ranked 26th in the nation by
U.S. News & World Report,
continuing a rising trend over
the last several evaluation
cycles. Our professional and
graduate students remain in
high demand for the most
competitive post-graduate
programs and employment
opportunities. Our world-class
faculty are among the most
respected educators, scholars,
and clinicians in their respective
fields. In sum, our students,
faculty, staff, and alumni, as we
say on our school web page,
are leaders in pharmacy and the
pharmaceutical sciences.
The school continued its efforts
to effectively communicate with
its many external constituencies.
The development of a new
School of Pharmacy website
was completed that contains
access to the school’s Facebook
Page, Pharmacy Channel on
UConn’s YouTube Channel, and
LinkedIn Group. The Offices of
Marketing & Communication,
Pharmacy Professional
Development, and Pharmacy
Alumni Association collaborated
on the Constant Contact
communications system, creating
a consistent school template.
The school’s diversity efforts
continue to be led by the
Diversity Committee. The
committee’s work over the
years to reach out to urban
high school programs has
led to new student pipeline
partnerships. We continue to
receive significant funding from
our long standing corporate
partner Walgreens, which was
equaled by a new grant this
year from CVS in support of
diversity related activities.
These funds have been used
to help support events such as
Unity Week, Student National
Pharmaceutical Association
(SNPhA) convention attendance,
the Urban Service Track
program, high school visits,
and a variety of other diversity
related activities. Leadership
within SNPhA has been
instrumental in engaging their
membership in scheduling visits
made to and by our school for
a number of urban high school
programs including Bridgeport,
New Britain, and Stratford.
School of Pharmacy faculty
continued to demonstrate
success in research and other
scholarly activities this year.
Approximately $7.4 million
in extramural funding was
attracted; an increase of
approximately $400,000 over
last year’s total and impressive
in an increasingly challenging
funding environment. The
Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences attracted approximately
$5.3 million in extramural
research funding, approximately
a 6% increase over the previous
year—continuing an upward
trend over the last several years.
As highlighted on the cover,
the Connecticut Department of
Social Services, the Connecticut
Pharmacists Association, and
the UConn School of Pharmacy
received the 2012 American
Pharmacists Association
Foundation's Pinnacle Award for
Government Agency–Nonprofit
Organization–Associations. The
award recognizes organizations
that have demonstrated
approaches to assist patients
and their caregivers in achieving
better outcomes from their
medications. This collaboration
recognizes their work on the
CMS Medicaid Transformation
Grant "Medicaid MTM Project"
that involved several UConn
School of Pharmacy faculty
and staff. The project was
also cited as one of Pharmacy's
Top Ten News Items for 2011
by the American Pharmacists
Association.
We continued our active
involvement as a founding
member of NIPTE. In addition
to NIPTE’s partnership with the
FDA, we have made substantial
progress in our discussions
with both the NIH and the
White House Office of Science
& Technology Policy. As the
academic year ended, I completed
my three-year term as chair of
the NIPTE Board of Directors.
The Office of Educational
Outreach continued its
activities in a variety of projects
and initiatives designed to
complement the educational
needs and interests of our
students, while contributing
towards UConn’s role as
Connecticut’s public, research,
land and sea-grant university.
These activities include health
fairs/events, local community
programs and initiatives,
innovative engagement projects,
and pipeline/career presentations.
Our Office of Pharmacy
Professional Development
continued its focus on practicebased educational programming
and successfully finalized an
agreement naming our school
as the new continuing education
provider for Drug Topics.
The American Pharmacists
Association partnered with
NBC Universal to highlight
best practices in pharmacy
and selected several schools of
pharmacy, including our school,
to memorialize these practices
on film; we selected our
Urban Service Track Program
to highlight. This one-of-akind program brings together
students in the UConn Schools
of Dental Medicine, Medicine,
Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social
Work who are committed to
working with underserved
patients after graduation. This
video can be viewed on our
YouTube channel.
As always, our faculty and
students have garnered
many local, state, national,
and international awards and
continue to take on professional
leadership roles that are too
numerous to mention.
The continued support of our
faculty, staff, students, alumni,
and friends is the reason that
we continue to be one of the
nation’s premier school of
pharmacy.
Respectfully,
Robert L. McCarthy
Dean & Professor
Pre-Pharmacy Learning Community
Living on campus at the
University of Connecticut is
usually a difficult adjustment
for any incoming freshman. It
can be even more difficult for
students entering as a prepharmacy major, as they have to
apply again in their sophomore
year in order to gain acceptance
into the School of Pharmacy.
To help ease these anxieties,
the First Year Programs and
Residential Life offices offer the
Learning Community housing
option for on-campus students
to live in a specific area with
other students who share similar
interests or majors. These
communities provide a place
where students have resources
available such as roommates,
resident assistants, and student
mentors, who have the same
interests.
Sharon Giovenale, pharmacy
librarian and coordinator of
the First-Year Experience prepharmacy courses, insists on its
advantage to students applying
to the school. “Statistically, a
higher percentage of people who
are in the community actually get
into the program than those who
are not in the community,” said
Giovenale. She also mentioned
a reason for this statistic comes
from the student’s ability to meet
faculty prior to the application
process. Dean Robert McCarthy,
one of the many active faculty
and staff members involved with
the community, commented,
“Not only do we see these
students in class, but we also
gather for events outside the
classroom, such as planning a
dinner at Towers Dining Hall
involving faculty and students.”
Meeting faculty prior to
applying is advantageous because
a student is given information
about the program from faculty
they may otherwise have missed.
The resident assistants, or RAs,
are current pharmacy students
who are available to incoming
students in their dorms. RAs
are available to help guide
students with academic or
social struggles. Aimee Dietle,
Pharm.D. ‘12, a former resident
assistant in the Pre-Pharmacy
Learning Community was named
the 2010-2011 UConn RA of
the Year. She spoke about the
challenges RAs face. “Around
exam time and studying for the
PCATs, students can get very
stressed about their studies, and
we tried to create programs that
allowed them to take a break.”
The PCAT is a standard exam
each pre-pharmacy student must
take in order to be considered
for entrance into the School of
Pharmacy. Dr. Dietle mentioned
that the exam is held very early,
around 8:00 or 9:00 in the
morning. The problem is that
dining halls do not open that
early on a Saturday. To ensure
the students can have something
to eat before the exam, the
resident assistants provide
breakfast for the students at
6:45 a.m. This allows students
to just focus on the exam
and not have to worry about
breakfast in the morning. Since
resident assistants are already in
the School of Pharmacy, they
can advise new students about
the exam and reassure them
that getting into the program is
possible.
Another available resource is
the student mentor. Students
are required to take a FirstYear Experience (FYE) course
during their first semester living
in the learning community.
Mentors are current pharmacy
students who volunteer to
mentor the students enrolled in
this class. There are five to six
students assigned to a mentor.
The group is small enough
where the environment is more
casual, allowing students to
be more comfortable in their
surroundings. Sam Strong, a
former Learning Community
resident who became a student
mentor, commented, “There
may be a stigma attached to
resident assistants because they
have an authoritative presence
even if it is not intended. That
doesn’t exist for mentors
and students may feel more
inclined to come to us for
more personal problems or
concerns.”
The pre-pharmacy FYE class
is specifically designed for
introducing
students to
the school
and faculty.
“This is the
only class in
the school for
pre-pharmacy
majors where
they can meet
faculty, other
students, and
mentors,”
mentioned
Giovenale. She
describes the
environment
of the class as being “more
of a facilitations class than a
lecture.” Dan Baxter, Pharm.D.
‘12, who lived in the learning
community both his freshman
and sophomore years,
mentioned one of the advantages
of the FYE class. “Speaking
with instructors such as Dean
McCarthy, I was already well
known by faculty even before I
applied to the program.”
An improvement within the
learning community Giovenale
has seen over the years is the
continuing commitment to
involve honor students who are
pre-pharmacy majors in the PrePharmacy Learning Community.
Freshman honors students are
required to enroll in an honors
designated FYE class offered
in the fall semester. By adding
another pre-pharmacy FYE class
in the spring semester, these
students are allowed the same
opportunity to increase their
knowledge about pharmacy while
still adhering to the regulations
of being an honors student.
Ms. Giovenale said, “We have
not really been able to involve
honors students [in the past].
This allows honors pre-pharmacy
students who cannot take the
pre-pharmacy FYE class their
first semester to fully benefit
from being part of the prepharmacy community their
second semester.”
Students are going to face new
obstacles with the transition
into a college atmosphere and
pre-pharmacy students are no
exception. There is an outlet for
students with the Pre-Pharmacy
Learning Community. With the
multiple resources available in
the learning community and the
statistics supporting the success
of the program, it is undeniable
that students are more prepared
for the application process as
well as what they can expect
after acceptance into the School
of Pharmacy.
3
New Faculty & Staff
Pharmacy Practice
Pharmacy Practice
Michelle Breland, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Michelle Breland joined the
School of Pharmacy as an assistant
professor of pharmacy practice,
in social and administrative
sciences. She earned her Master
of Education in community
counseling and her Doctor
of Philosophy in social and
administrative pharmacy from
Auburn University. Throughout
her education, she has been
honored for her achievements,
including an American Foundation
for Pharmaceutical Education
Pre-doctoral Fellowship in
Pharmaceutical Sciences, and
induction into the Rho Chi
pharmacy honor society.
Co-author of seven journal
articles, including two publications
in the Journal of the American
Pharmacists Association (JAPhA),
Dr. Breland describes her research
interests as “motivated by the
desire to increase understanding
of the factors that impact
pharmacists’ roles in patient care
services including the pharmacistpatient relationship.” Throughout
her collegiate career she has
been involved in research that
reflected those ends, from
examining the concept of
resilience in her undergraduate
years, to delving into P1 student
perceptions of future counseling
practices in her graduate years.
At UConn, she intends to focus
her research on pharmacy-based
patient care services, medication
adherence, and improving
collaboration among pharmacists,
mental health professionals, and
other health care providers for
“vulnerable patient populations.”
One of her research goals is
to help combat poor patient
outcomes that could result from
medication non-adherence or
suboptimal care; another goal
is to assist patients in securing
a better understanding of their
illnesses and expectations of their
medications.
Dr. Breland looks forward to
time at UConn. “This is a very
exciting time to be a member of
the UConn family. I am really
excited to be joining such an
outstanding university, and I
look forward to beginning my
career with the UConn School of
Pharmacy.”
Rachel Eyler, Pharm.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Rachel Eyler joined the School
of Pharmacy as an assistant
clinical professor of pharmacy
practice. She received her
Doctor of Pharmacy from the
University of Michigan.
Dr. Eyler’s main focus is in
nephrology. Her research is
centered on pharmacokinetics
of medication in patients with
acute and chronic kidney
disease. In 2008-2009 she was
a pharmacy practice resident
at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
There she worked with patients
suffering from different stages
of kidney disease. She continued
to gain valuable experience and
interest in the geriatrics field
and the implications of kidney
disease in the elderly.
From 2009-2011 Dr. Eyler
pursued a fellowship in critical
care and nephrology research at
the University of Michigan.
The prospect of moving to
Connecticut excited me a great
deal,” Eyler explained. “I am
thrilled to have a position
where the school does such
amazing work.” The courses
for which she is responsible
focus on nephrology didactic
coursework. In her classes, she
enjoys bringing her expertise
and interest in nephrology to
the students.
Most recently, her research
interests include a specific focus
on nephrology and geriatrics.
Dr. Eyler explains, “this research
on pharmacokinetics in elderly
patients with kidney disease
interests me because I can
optimize drug dosing in this
often understudied population.”
She adds that she is extremely
excited to have moved to
Connecticut for this position
and she “hopes to be teaching
at UConn for a long time.”
Xiuling Lu joined the School
of Pharmacy as an assistant
professor in the Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr.
Lu received her Bachelor of
Science degree in biochemical
engineering and Masters Degree
in fermentation engineering at
Tianjin University of Science &
Technology. She completed her
Ph.D. in biochemical engineering
at the Chinese Academy of
Sciences and obtained her
postdoctoral training at the
University of Kentucky.
Prior to arriving at the
University of Connecticut,
Dr. Lu was a research assistant
professor at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill from 2008 to 2011 and
conducted research on dualimaging therapeutic nanovectors.
There she obtained three
internal grants and led research
teams.
Milepost Exams
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Experiential Education
Xiuling Lu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Currently, Dr. Lu is working
on bioresponsive theranostic
nanovectors for improving drug
therapeutic ratios and neutronactivatable nanoparticles for
targeted radionuclide therapy
of tumors. Here at UConn, she
hopes to pursue her long-term
goal of making carrier-based
diagnostic and therapeutic
agents applied in the clinical
management of patients. While
working on her research, she
intends to collaborate with
professors in the UConn
Health Center and School of
Engineering as well as professors
from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and Yale University.
Dr. Lu has published over
30 peer-reviewed scientific
manuscripts and has made many
presentations at national and
international meetings.
Mary Morytko
Field Coordinator
The School of Pharmacy
welcomed alumna, Mary
Morytko, to the staff as a field
coordinator in the Office of
Experiential Education. While at
UConn, her primary role will
be supervising and monitoring
students who are enrolled in the
experiential programs.
The Office of Experiential
Education manages the
pharmacy practice experience
components of the professional
pharmacy curriculum. This
program is designed to provide
students opportunities to
apply information gained from
instructive learning in many
different pharmacy practice
settings. Morytko will help
the office obtain its main
mission by assisting students
in developing the knowledge,
skills and attitudes required of a
competent and caring pharmacy
professional.
Morytko holds two degrees
from UConn. She earned a
Bachelor of Science in pharmacy
in 1984 and a Master of Science
in health administration in 1996.
She has extensive experience in
institutional pharmacy practice
as both a staff pharmacist and
former director of pharmacy at
Windham Community Memorial
Hospital in Willimantic, CT. She
also practiced as a pharmacist
in a community practice setting
and at UConn’s Student Health
Services.
Morytko is excited to be
“involved with the pharmacy
students and visiting the widerange of practice sites.” She
is looking forward to sharing
her experience with students
as they develop into pharmacy
practitioners.
Testing and applying knowledge
is crucial for Pharm.D. students.
Dr. Lauren Schlesselman,
director of assessment and
accreditation, coordinates
the school’s institutional and
curricular assessment and
accreditation activities. She is in
charge of curricular assessment,
or milepost examinations, which
are governed for P3 students
and which will be mandatory for
both P2 and P3 students in the
spring of 2013.
Students must receive a grade
of at least 75% to pass the test
and they have the opportunity
to take the exam three times
throughout the semester. The
first attempt was given within
the first couple weeks of the
semester, the second attempt
took place in the middle of
the semester and the final
attempt was at the end of April.
Beginning in 2013, P3 students
must pass the exam in order to
advance to experiential rotations.
This test was first administered
to the P3 students at the
beginning of the 2012 spring
semester. “It’s going to take
some tweaking and we know
it’s not perfect but it gives us
a strong idea of the students’
progress,” says Dr. Schlesselman.
It is a case-based exam, giving
details about a fictional patient,
history of illness, medical history
and medications, which the
students have to assess. They
then answer a series of questions
based on the background
information ranging from how
to treat the patient to which
medications may work best for
an illness.
The purpose of this exam is to
aid P3 students as they transition
into the clinical rotations. It
helps keep information fresh
and allows students to engage
their memory on critical disease
states. It can be seen as a
preparation for the NAPLEX,
or North American Pharmacist
Licensure Examination. The
exam also informs faculty how
the curriculum is working.
It highlights strengths and
weaknesses of the information
that is being retained in the
classroom. “There is always
room for improvement,” Dr.
Schlesselman states, “as the years
go on, it will only develop and
get stronger.”
Serving as 30% of the
Correlated Pharmacy Problem
Solving (CPPS) class, the test is
graded as a pass/fail. The test is
incorporated into one semester
of the five semester class.
The system would be able to
categorize questions and create
statistics where students seemed
to struggle or excel. With the
first round of exams already
completed, many students
ranked in the 90th percentile.
5
Honor Roll of Donors
We gratefully acknowledge the alumni, corporations,
foundations, friends, and parents who made gifts to the
school between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Your
continued commitment provides very important resources
to our students and faculty.
$50,000+
Joseph C. ‘78 and Nancy K. Papa
The V Foundation
$25,000 - $49,999
American Heart Association
Boehringer Ingelheim
aceuticals, Inc.
$10,000 - $24,999
CVS Corporation
William M. ‘65 and Sharon G. Hait
The Pharmaceutical Research &
Manufacturers of America
Pharmacia Corporation
Abraham Zubrow ‘40
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous
John A. Capuano ‘73, ‘02
Angelo DeFazio ‘85
V. Michael Guertin ‘66
Robert L. and Maureen McCarthy
The University of Connecticut
$1,000 - $4,999
Anonymous
Albert A. ‘73 and Barbara Belmonte
David W. Blois ‘67, ‘71 and
Nancy S. Blois ‘67
Richard T. Carbray, Jr. ‘75 and
Patricia A. Carbray
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Connecticut Pharmacists Association
Anita P. Denly ‘66
Barbara H. Deptula ‘78
Foley & Lardner LLP
Jay L. Gershman ‘82, ‘87 and
Nancy E. Gershman ‘81
Aaron L. Gersten ‘48, ‘54 and
Sandra P. Gersten ‘60
Barbara Haber ‘59
Joyce F. Jackson
The Jewish Community
Foundation of Greater Hartford
John A. ‘75 and Linda M. Kiszkiel
Gerald N. ‘60 and Petrina Koblin
Daniel C. Leone ‘53 and
Maryanne V. Leone ‘59
Garry Levitsky ‘73
José E. Manautou, PhD
Rachel B. Meyers ‘03, ‘05 and
Jonathan F. Meyers
Stuart D. ‘70 and Sharon Neiss
Nicholas A. Olimpio ‘67 and
Elizabeth S. Olimpio
Jennifer L. Cox ‘90, ‘93 and
Jennifer A. Osowiecki ‘85, ‘94
Joseph D. Palo ‘73, ‘81 and
Lorraine R. Palo
Michael J. and Janice L. Pikal
Robert G. ‘66 and Joyce ‘66 Pinco
David L. Rosen ‘78
Edward N. ‘49 and Evelyn* Silver
Robert E. ‘59 and Glenda S. Singiser
Ralph M. ‘72 and Diana C. Stanzione
Elliott D. Tertes ‘62 and
Carolyn Q. Tertes ‘60
Jayme C. Trott ‘78
Virginia M. Tyler
Allan P. ‘59 and Susan ‘61 Viner
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bryan F. Zembrowski ‘05, ‘07
$500 - $999
Sandra M. Alfano ‘78
Allan D. ‘62 and Brenda J. Anderson
Anonymous
Thomas E. Buckley ‘82, ‘94 and
Cynthia J. Kozak ‘82, ‘90
Thomas E. ‘72 and Susan J. ‘87 Burke
Kathleen A. Cameron ‘87 and
Anthony J. Young
Jennifer S. Chase ‘91
Shari Chetcuti
Kathryn M. Colucci ‘86
Joseph T. DiPiro ‘78 and
Cecily R. DiPiro ‘78
Sandra K. Hague ‘77
Cynthia E. Huge ‘75
Irving C. ‘66 and Ellen T. Hughes
Justgive
James T. ‘78 and Karen L. Malaney
Barbara J. McDonald ‘58
Network for Good
Leon R. Pacifici ‘58, ‘62
Lois A. Reynolds ‘74
Roberta M. Schwarting
David B. ‘59 and Merle S. Silver
Anthony P. Simonelli ‘55 and
Joan A. Simonelli ‘56
David R. Taft, PhD ‘93
Deborah J. Tapley ‘78
Two River Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Peter J. Tyczkowski ‘78, ‘85 and
Barbara Tyczkowski ‘79, ‘81
$250 - $499
Anonymous
Shirley M. Bouchard ‘49
Steven D. and Elaine S. Cohen
Kenneth A. Connors ‘54 and
Patricia R. Connors
Julian H. Fincher ‘64
Karl M. Gelotte ‘90 and
Cathy K. Gelotte ‘81, ‘87
Gregory C. Gousse ‘71, 77 and
Elaine R. Gousse ‘71
Jeffrey F. Hodkinson ‘83 and
Shirley M. Hodkinson
Walter G. ‘75 and Christine F. Jump
Robert F. Kaiko ‘70 and Lucy T. Li
George F. Kirkpatrick, Jr. ‘71
Joseph D. ‘61 and Susan D. ‘63 Klish
Edward Silver [left] and David Silver [right] present the William H. Silver
Scholarship to Gina Guinta at the School of Pharmacy Scholarship
Convocation.
Jeffrey M. Konspore ‘79, ‘05 and
Ellen H. Konspore ‘79, ‘83
Pinhann D. and Bihsia Liu
Glenn A. Meyer, PhD ‘89
James W. Munden, PhD ‘72
Mylan Inc.
Vinay Radhakrishnan ‘00 and
Manju V. Radhakrishnan ‘99
Milton H. Russell ‘60
Douglass W. Sevon ‘90 and
Mary C. Sevon ‘85 ‘87
Edward J. ‘74 and Susan D. Sklanka
Marc R. ‘74 and Anna L. Summerfield
$100 - $249
Elinor A. Adelstein ‘51
Stephen C. and Elizabeth E. Anderson
Edward J. Antal ‘81
Constantine G. Antipas ‘84 and
Amy L. Antipas ‘89
Anthony M. Bartholomeo ‘75 and
Linda M. Bartholomeo ‘76
Mary H. Beaulac
Austin A. Bebyn ‘86
Robert D. Blauvelt ‘93 and
Jane W. Blauvelt ‘89
Frank J. Bonelli ‘50
Roberta M. Brush ‘60
Rutherford C. Burgess ‘51 and
Barbara T. Burgess
Robert H. Carpenter, Jr. ‘76
Philip J. Carrigan ‘74
Dennis J. Chapron ‘71 and
Linda L. Chapron ‘70
Douglas R. Chung ‘82
George H. Cocolas, PhD ‘52
Kelvin W. Cole ‘73
John R. Collins ‘75 and
Catherine E. Collins ‘74
Stephen Joel Coons, PhD ‘79
Robert ‘75 and Claudia Coughlin
Gregory Cybul ‘75
Robert L. ‘63 and Claire M. ‘63 Dana
Paul F. ‘72 ‘82 and Linda Davern
Hongf D. ‘00 and Guangjian Cui
William L. Dewey, PhD ‘67
Paul C. ‘85 and Mary Ann ‘86 Dolan
Terry E. Edgell ‘58
Marion F. ‘76 and Roger W. Ehrich
Edward A. English, Jr. ‘63 and
Margaret W. English ‘64
Louis A. ‘77 and Tracie G. ‘77 Ezzio
Fidelity Investments
Thomas E. Fraser ‘79 and
Sheryl R. Fraser ‘78
Walter A. Galazka, Jr. ‘58 and
Florence Galazka
Richard H. Gannon ‘77 and
Judy W. Gannon ‘78
Arnold L. Garson ‘59 and
Susan R. Garson ‘60
Edward M. Gherardi ‘63
Sidney A. Gitlitz ‘52
Dorothy Gondek
Merece L. Goodwin ‘58
John C. ‘78 and Janet D. Gregor
Gerald J. Grossman ‘56 and
Shirley L. Grossman ‘56
Kenneth G. Hermann ‘60
Paul J. Hermes ‘81 and
Kathleen A. Hermes ‘81
Michael A. Hibbard ‘75 and
Lauren S. Hibbard ‘75
Charles E. ‘62 and Barbara E. Inturrisi
Ellen S. Jennings ‘88
Ernest A. Judson, Jr. ‘55 and
Helen M. Judson
Joel S. ‘65 and Rebecca Kahn
George K. Karanian ‘55
Hyungchul Kim ‘02
Kinney Drugs Incorporated
Michael E. and Deborah C. Krawczyk
Joseph J. Krzanowski ‘62 and
Patricia E. Krzanowski ‘62
Kenneth R. Lalime ‘79 and
Kathleen M. Lalime ‘80
Michael P. Lane ‘63
Nancy B. Lindsay ‘80
Sherry Liu ‘11
William T. Lonergan, Jr. ‘62 and
Jean B. Lonergan ‘68 ‘79
John R. ‘65 and Carol A. ‘65 Low
Keith D. ‘92 and Suzanne M. ‘89 Lyke
Christine E. ‘94 and David Major
Alexandra M. Maldonado ‘89
Brooks J. McGinnis ‘98
Dorothy C. McLaughlin ‘66
Robert A. Mead ‘77 and
Susan W. Hamlin ‘79
Alan J. Milbauer ‘65 ‘68 and
Nancy K. Milbauer ‘67 ‘77
Leonard Miller ‘56
Raymond M. and Deborah B. Milvae
Ernest M. Mrazik, Jr. ‘69 and
Cheryl H. Mrazik
Shirley Ng, PhD ‘75
Hugo J. Nickse ‘55
The North Branford Women’s Club
Karen S. Oles ‘75 ‘76
Robin M. ‘81 and James R. Page
Robert S. and Joan E. Parsons
Nancy Partridge
James Perugini III ‘81 and
Teresa Perugini
James E. Peters ‘78 and
Diane W. Peters ‘74
Richard F. Philipp ‘51 and
Barbara Z. Philipp ‘58
Edward Pickett ‘51
Dennis N. Popadic ‘69
Sandra E. ‘88 and William D. Popp
Lawrence J. Rasero, Jr. ‘60 ‘66 and
Judith K. Rasero
Daniel E. Richard ‘74 ‘84 and
Leslie N. Richard
Glen Richardson ‘83 and
Debra A. Richardson ‘75
Dominick F. Roto II ‘83 and
Linda H. Roto
Edmund J. Rotty ‘69 and
Rosemary W. Rotty
Jerry S. Rubin ‘56
Barry ‘84 and Karen B. ‘87 Rubinfeld
Christopher M. Rubino ‘94 and
Andrea M. Rubino
Kathleen A. ‘78 and John J. Rup, Jr.
Teresa F. Sachs ‘80
Mark ‘86 and Anna ‘86 Sampieri
Robert L. Santone ‘58
Yeong and Phoebe Shieh
Elizabeth M. Simonetti ‘83 ‘83
Paul A. ‘77 and Sandra S. ‘77 Sojka
David L. Spadaccini ‘77
Stephen J. Strumello ‘75
Denise Svoboda ‘90
Edward Sypniewski, Jr. ‘80
Margaret Tartsinis
Alexander L. Thomson ‘77, ‘78 and
Janet L. Thomson ‘83
Wayne L. Tomsky ‘67
Sergio F. Toni, Jr. ‘80 and
Christine Toni
M. Denise Tremalgia ‘79
Jason R. Virelli ‘92
Zachary A. Potter ‘03 and
Ashlee M. Vose ‘05 ‘07
Priscilla S. Waymouth ‘80
Timothy J. Whitney ‘89 and
Laureen L. Whitney ‘90
Frank Wynn, Jr. ‘80
William R. Wyskiel ‘83
Wesley N. Young ‘65 and
Dianne T. Young
Under $100
Ronald F. and Judith A. Aeschlimann
Paul M. Albro ‘72
Joan P. ‘55 and John C. Alvord
American Petroleum Institute
Anonymous
Joyce B. Arnold ‘57
Frederick C. ‘63 and Cheryl B. Arzt
John R. ‘77 and Ellen T. ‘78 Audett
Ellis N. Bean ‘59
Samuel Bellin ‘52
Dexter P. Blois ‘65, ‘66
Alvin D. Bodell ‘58
Donald R. and Barbara A. Booker
Susan B. Boronese ‘00, ‘02
Theresa J. ‘98 and Earl Bueno
Allan M. Burkman, PhD ‘54
Michelle L. Byram ‘90
James J. ‘65 and Catherine L. Carley
Rose Carotenuto ‘52
Charlene M. Carvalho ‘78
Jeffrey J. Casberg ‘86
Leo A. Castracane, Jr. ‘69 and
Mary L. Castracane
Garrett J. Cavanaugh ‘93
Roy J. Ciarlo ‘81, ‘89
Deirdre M. Clark ‘87
Richard D. Clayman ‘68, ‘72
Jerome T. and Maureen K. Combs
David J. Cooper ‘75
Donald E. and Carol A. Costello
Joseph W. Cranston, Jr., PhD ‘67
Helen C. Crispino ‘48
Daniel D. Crosby ‘88
Brian J. Crowley
Mark A. D’Ambrosi ‘85
Thomas A. Davies ‘67
Reid M. Davis ‘62
Raymond E. Downey ‘51
Saul Eli Dunn ‘70
Eileen C. Durkin
Rosemary A. Eckard
James F. Erba ‘78
Shari D. Fine ‘82
Patricia Fiore-Strilbyckij ‘80
Suzanne Fitzgerald ‘61
Kathryn M. Foley ‘04, ‘06, ‘09
Phillip S. Fontana ‘70
Susan C. Fratoni ‘89
Friends of the North Branford
Libraries, Inc.
Peter F. and Lana C. Garrell
Philip Ginsburg ‘50
Sharon Giovenale
“I absolutely believe in the power
of tithing and giving back. My own
experience about all the blessings I’ve
had in my life is that the more I give
away, the more that comes back. That
is the way life works, and that is the
way energy works.”
~ Ken Blanchard
Lawrence H. Day ‘59 and
Deborah D. Day ‘61
Margaret D. Delaney
Mary A. DelDebbio ‘79
Frederick DeMella, Jr. ‘81 and
Colleen C. DeMella ‘82, ‘88
Gregory and Valerie A. Desjardins
Patricia A. Destefano
Marie E. Diamond
Joseph ‘58 and Sharlee M. Dimenno
David M. Dipersio ‘76
Jennifer S. Dizney ‘00, ‘02 and
Jonathan Dizney
Peter A. Dollard and
Merle H. Westbrook
Barry E. ‘65 and Marsha Goldstein
Gloria A. Gombar
Elaine C. ‘88 and Michael J. Graef
David F. and Terry Grant
Mary S. Gregory ‘58
David Grillo, Jr. ‘59
Santo J. Grillo ‘61
Brian J. Halleran ‘89 ‘91
Deborah Ham
Ronna L. Haynes ‘92
Pamela M. ‘83 and Patrick Healey
Gertrude S. Hintz ‘50 and
William E. Hintz
Continued on Page 8
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Scholarship Recipients
Honor Roll of Donors ~ Continued
Karen Hoang ‘02, ‘04
Mary N. Howansky ‘70
Kathryn M. Hynes ‘86 and
John J. Hynes, Jr.
Jackson Marketing Group
Jeffrey V. Judson ‘71
Ronald E. Kaminski ‘62
Mark W. Kaplan ‘68 ‘75 and
Regina Holdstock ‘74
Nancy C. ‘79 and Robert J. Kastner
David J. Kazierad ‘82
Randolph S. Kim ‘82
Judith S. Kinner ‘66
Rita ‘59 and John Krumins
Adam L. Kuzmeskus ‘00, ‘02 and
Erin R. Kuzmeskus ‘02
Jennifer K. Lagerbom ‘96
Theodore J. Lapuc, Jr. ‘59 and
Theresa S. Lapuc
William S. Leach, Jr. ‘86 and
Patricia A. Leach
Minna Lee
Ghali Lemtiri-Chlieh
Russell J. ‘57 and Jeanne M. Leonard
David A. ‘76 and Ruth C. ‘80 Lerro
David J. and Theresa A. Levis
Frank J. ‘59 and Ina G. London
Fred R. ‘60 and Rhoda G. London
Paul Lukomski ‘02, ‘04
Alfred S. Lundgren
Thomas R. MacGregor ‘85 and
Linda J. MacGregor ‘70
Stephen M. Mackowiak ‘07, ‘09
Henry and Ann C. Mandato
Timothy V. Marcham ‘66
Walter E. Martucci ‘83
James V. Mastriani ‘54
Ernest L. Meerbach ‘52
Thomas L. Mehmet ‘78
Lori A. ‘92 and John Minard
Lydia Mis ‘82
Patricia ‘78 and Gordon Mochel
Barbara E. Murawski
Mary R. ‘81 and Mark E. Noon
Preston J. Noon ‘11
Kenneth J. ‘78 and Ellen J. ‘78 Nosal
John A. Ohlund ‘76 and
Marsha H. Ohlund ‘76
Matthew P. and Julia Oprica
Janet T. Owens ‘66 and
E. William Owens, Jr.
Frank E. Page ‘78
Nancy K. Parker
Peter J. ‘57 and Cynthia M. Patrick
Richard R. Paulhus ‘58
Eleanor P. Petke ‘54
Gail M. Pezzullo-Burgs ‘76
Theodore J. Busky ‘83, ‘98 and
Jeannette Picard ‘81, ‘85, ‘87
Gregory M. Pitaniello ‘78 and
Marcia H. Pitaniello
James M. Potrepka ‘70
Mark R. and Victoria J. Pugliese
Tep M. Kang ‘93 and
Marian C. Quan ‘93
Valarie J. Raymond ‘76
Alicia Ribas ‘78
Ralph J. and Donna L. Riello
Lynne D. Robinson ‘81, ‘86 and
Edgar F. Robinson
Helen M. Rochefort ‘46
Daniel V. Rocki ‘11
Hanna Rocki
Brian J. Rodowicz ‘08 ‘10
Robert J. ‘55 and Joan H. Rogers
Philip and Sybil E. Rosenberg
Daniel L. ‘82 and Carmela M. Ross
Ann C. Ryan ‘83
Marissa C. Salvo
Elizabeth B. Sammarco ‘85 and
Domenic A. Sammarco
Pamela M. Sardo ‘81
David A. Sartini ‘91
Harold ‘62 and Lynne E. Schoen
Harvey E. ‘53 and Arline E. Seltzer
Leon L. Shaw and Hong Wang
Barry M. Silverstein ‘70
Theodore W. Skolnick ‘62
Anthony Spasiano III ‘67 and
Janet Spasiano
Ezio and Kathleen M. Staffieri
Edward T. Stango, Sr. ‘71
Sheldon Steinhaus ‘50
Tat C. Ng and Lai-Yin Suen
Patricia A. Targos-Corrigan ‘96
Thaddeus J. Tercyak ‘55 and
Ann M. Tercyak ‘55
Canan Turan ‘05, ‘07 and
Habil Elevulu
Andrew J. and Pamela Tynik
Jeanette E. Vail ‘44
Frederick C. Vegliante ‘52 and
Elizabeth Vegliante
Louis N. and Marlene C. Veno
Clifford C. Walker ‘51
Li-Chun Wang, PhD ‘84
Jay and Nancy L. Wehry
Stephen H. Weisenberg ‘61 and
Ruth R. Weisenberg
Barbara G. Weisenfeld ‘61
Sheila S. ‘73, ‘87 and Stephen H. Wells
Ashley M. West
Elizabeth S. Wheaton ‘88
Jeffrey M. and Debra M. White
Kathleen D. White ‘80
David M. Williams ‘88 and
Angela S. Williams ‘88
Carl R. Woodstock, Jr. ‘54, ‘57
Ronald E. Wrubel ‘63
Judith M. Zachar
William ‘51 and Muriel W. Zeldis
Paul S. ‘83 and Elaine S. ‘85 Zielinski
* Deceased
We have prepared the 2011-2012
Honor Roll of Donors with great
care. If, however, we have omitted,
misprinted or listed your name
incorrectly, please notify the UConn
Foundation at (860) 486-1927. In
some cases, the school may not yet
have been notified of matching gifts.
Graduate Student Recognition
GERALD JACKSON AWARD IN PHARMACEUTICS
Nitin Dixit
RICHARDSON-VICKS/A. FRANCIS SUMMA
AWARD IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE
Mamta Kapoor
Doctor of Pharmacy
Professional Program
ARROW PHARMACY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Nhi Tran
HAROLD M. BEAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jonathan Caranfa
FELIX BLANC MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Quang Truong
THE CAPUANO FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Elizabeth Flately and Amanda Szeligowski
CARDINAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP
Kelly Cabral and Rosana Oliveira
CHASE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Lindsay Smyth
CLASS OF 1971 SCHOLARSHIP
Quang Truong
ABRAHAM D. COHEN & SANDRA COHEN
FAGAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Kelly Hagstrom
AMELIA ARDIZZONE COMER MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Hannah O’Neill
CVS PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIP
Natalia Banaszczyk-Wicik, Alicia Caccavelli, Jessica
Courtois, Agata Dabek, Daniel Fox, Erica Lepkowski,
Emily Ludvigson, Eva Manjani, Marian Merced,
Daniel Michalak, Robert Pawlik, Michelle Pheng, Tara
Raymaakers, Katherine Richardson, Anna Tuminska,
Chelsey Varghese, and Monika Zmarlicka
SISTER MARIA LUCIA GERTY MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Rukshana Chowdhury
EDMUND E. GOODMASTER, SR. MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Vanessa Bys
GREATER BRIDGEPORT PHARMACEUTICAL
ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT, INC.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Heather Jahn and Ruta Shinkevich
GRIEBELL FAMILY FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Eunice Antwi-Mensah, Nathaniel Johnson, Justin
Klein, Jillian Koczela, Lisa LaValley, Chien Lo, Ilona
Lourie, Richelle Manalang, and John Stiles
WILLIAM & ADAM HAIT SCHOLARSHIP
Kimberly Widmann
THE WILLIAM M. HAIT FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Laura Jobin, Courtney McCauley, and Katelyn O’Brien
NATHAN HAMERMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Rebecca Dube
WILLIAM E. HARRIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Quy Vinh
H.G. HEWITT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Kirandeep Kaur
EMILY ANN JORDAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Francis Manuel and Barbara Milo
WILLIAM S. KATZ
ALPHA ZETA OMEGA SCHOLARSHIP
Jennifer Crowley
SARKIS JACK KAZARIAN MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Joseph Wambolt
KINNEY DRUG EMPLOYEE OWNERS SCHOLARSHIP
Kristen Diamandis, Lee Jonathan, and Kristen Kirchoff
PAUL J. KUNKEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Robyn Pisacane
ANGELO DEFAZIO SCHOLARSHIP
Patrick Brooks, Jason Casazola, and Olayinka Lawal
NORMAN LACINA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Nicole Murphy
RAYMOND L. DUNN SCHOLARSHIP
Cynthia Gagliardi
DANIEL C. LEONE, JR. SCHOLARSHIP
Lauren Bendel
JOHN T. & MARGARET DZIUBINSKI MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Mobolaji Adio, Jon Blazawski, and Charles Jones
DANIEL C. LEONE, SR. & MARY C. LEONE
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Lisa Semancik
JAMES FAUCETTE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Liv Erhard and Lanting Fuh
ABRAHAM N. LEVY & KATHRYN D. LEVY
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Sadie Nazer, Muamer Ramic, and Gabrielle
Richterman
NICHOLAS W. FENNEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Mi Hye Kim
ABRAHAM FREEMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Amina Ramic
SHERMAN R. GERSHMAN ‘51 PHARMACY
SCHOLARSHIP
Courtney Desjardins and Dien Nguyen
JAMES T. MALANEY RHO CHI SCHOLARSHIP
Amanda Szeligowski
DEAN ROBERT L. & MAUREEN A. MCCARTHY
SCHOLARSHIP
Ashley Gale and Hang Wang
Graduate Student Spotlight
GORDON AND RITA MCGUIRE ’52 FAMILY
AND FRIENDS SCHOLARSHIP
Alyssa Meier
RAYMOND T. MCMULLEN MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Rhandin DeSantis
RAYMOND T. & JOSEPHINE D. MCMULLEN
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Melanie Allen
NACDS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIP
Rebecca Smith and Paul Staffieri
NEW HAVEN PHARMACEUTICAL
ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Ju-Sung Song
KARL A. NIEFORTH PHARMACY STUDENT
RESEARCH AWARD
Mohamed Ammar, Lauren Bendel, Daniel DeCarlo,
Karolina Griswold, Michael Ha, Steven Lemieux, Ju
Sung Song, and Michael Stamatis
KARL A. AND JOAN C. NIEFORTH
PHARMACY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
Audrey Corman and Bradley Sprecher
JOHN L. O’BRIEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Gwen Egloff and Celeste Karpow
WILLIAM M. AND OLGA OLIVER MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Meghan Fletcher, Roopa Raju, and Lisa Ruohoniemi
JOSEPH C. PAPA, SR. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Elizabeth Casserly, Elizabeth Choi, and Lynsey Genauer
DONNA FARROW PELKEY ~ PADA SCHOLARSHIP
Randy Tang
HERMAN & MARY PERILLO MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Sarita Britto and Nancy Jaser
PHARMACY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN TRIBUTE TO
JOSEPH D’ALESSIO (CLASS OF 1985)
Anna Chmielewska
PHARMACY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
SCHOLARSHIP
Evan Bois, Sally Doan, Emily Lau, Manas Prasad,
Daniel Rocki, Samuel Strong, Kevin Tse, Daniel
Ventricelli, Matthew Wang, Brian Calamari, Eric
Halpern, Go Albert Saito, and Sweta Vachhani
ROBERT & JOYCE PINCO SCHOLARSHIP
Christina Kazazian and Andrew Lin
MELVIN A. PRAWDZIK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Ushma Patel
RITE AID CORPORATION SCHOLARSHIP
Ashley Greene, Ramonita Maldonado, Mehak
Talwar, Tayla Thompson, and Katarzyna Zlotnik
KAREN & BARRY RUBINFELD SCHOLARSHIP
Andrea Idusuyi and Mark O’Brien
Continued on Page 17
Shermeen Abbas completed
her Ph.D. in pharmaceutics at
the University of Connecticut
School of Pharmacy in 2011.
She accepted a position as
a bioproduct research and
development scientist in Indiana
at Eli Lilly and Company, the
tenth largest pharmaceutical
company in the world
While earning her Ph.D. in
pharmaceutics at UConn, Dr.
Abbas’ research focused on
investigating various aspects
that can affect the stability
and shelf-life of a protein drug
molecule. One way to increase
the stability of aqueous protein
formulation is to add sugars to
it. Her dissertation focused on
investigating the mechanism in
which various sugars affect the
stability of proteins.
Completing her Ph.D. under
the direction of Dr. Devendra
Kalonia, Dr. Abbas describes her
time at UConn as “a pleasant
and memorable experience.”
The School of Pharmacy has
prepared her to step into the
industry with confidence. “The
school has an amazing faculty
and staff that consistently
supported me. The program is
designed in such a manner that
besides instilling a strong science
background through the courses
administered by the faculty,
we are also trained to work
in a challenging environment
through internship, seminars and
presenting at conferences.”
While at UConn,
Dr. Abbas was
awarded the Serge
N. Timasheff
award for best
poster presentation at the
Protein Stability Conference
in Breckenridge, CO. The
competition is held every other
year in honor of Professor Serge
N. Timasheff for his research in
understanding and addressing
the fundamental issues in Biology
and Biophysical Chemistry. Dr.
Abbas’s accomplishment marked
the first time this award was
granted to a UConn graduate
student.
At Eli Lilly and Company, Dr.
Abbas joined the Bioproduct
Formulations Group with core
responsibility in formulation
development of proteins. “I
expect to utilize the knowledge
gained at UConn and my Ph.D.
towards my job at Eli Lilly,” Dr.
Abbas describes. “Not only [my]
scientific knowledge but also
how to approach and handle
problems.”
Dr. Kalonia expresses the
future success of his former
student by describing her as “a
very independent and curious
scientist.” In addition to being
a mentor to graduate students,
she “was really dedicated to
her work. She was always there
and always working,” said Dr.
Kalonia.
Commencement 2012
Commencement Speakers & Honorees
Gerald Gianutsos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Keynote Speaker
School of Pharmacy Awards Banquet
School of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year 2012
Brian J. Aneskievich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty Service Award 2012
Lauren S. Schlesselman, ‘94, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Faculty Service Award 2012
Richard T. Carbray, Jr. ‘75
Owner, Apex Pharmacy and Home Care Center
and Annex Pharmacy; Member, University of
Connecticut Board of Trustees
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies
Commencement Ceremony
Joseph C. Papa, Jr. ‘78, MBA, D.Sc. ‘12
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Perrigo Company
Keynote Speaker
Doctor of Pharmacy Commencement Ceremony
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Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies Class of 2012
Melanie Allen
Mohamed Ammar
Kwasi Anyinam
Joshua Baldino
Daniella Benea
Patrick Brooks
John Brow
Vincent Bucchieri
Elizabeth Cai
Gus Campos
Jimmy Cao
Timothy Cavanagh
Clarissa Chan
Rukshana Chowdhury
Mirella Cole
Jennifer Crowley
Daniel De Carlo
Emilio Delgado
Agnya Desai
Rhandin DeSantis
Courtney DesJardins
Eliza Dollard
Brienne Dufresne
Muhammad Durrani
Jenny Easow
Gwen Egloff
Mario Ferreira
Meghan Fletcher
Christopher Flores
Denis Gannon
Ryan Garrell
Robert Gaudette
Viraj Godsay
Benjamin Gramlich
Michael Guerra
Michael Ha
Jessica Hawthorne
Judy Huang
Robert Hughes
Paul Hwang
Nancy Jaser
Laura Jobin
Celeste Karpow
Christina Kazazian
Shane Kelly
Jennifer Keohane
Larysa Khrystenko
Kleona Kolludra
Jennifer Krawetzky
Joelle LaBossiere
Kristen Lamb
Olayinka Lawal
Keunhyung Lee
Steven Lemieux
Joyce Levis
Audrey Littlefield
Evaline Liu
Karl Lussier
Melanie Masse
Shannon McNeill
Kristin Medeiros
Lisa Meijer
Joy Meng
Michele Miller
Barbara Milo
Katelyn O’Brien
Hatali Patel
Jay Patel
Milan Patel
Montanna Paulhus
Duy Pham
Christina Pornprasert
Joshua Pruitt
Alison Quinn
Ralph Riello
Lisa Ruohoniemi
Daiki Saito
Laura Sample
Harold Scheidel
Janki Shah
Rebecca Smith
Ju-Sung Song
Ju-Young Song
Bradley Sprecher
Paul Staffieri
Michael Stamatis
Nhi Tran
Kimberly Tynik
Marianne Veitch
Tyler Veno
Indira Vugdalic
Shikha Vyas
Joseph Wambolt
Amanda White
David Wu
Li Mei Zhang
Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2012
Mobolaji Adio - Walmart
Shamsul Arif - Walgreens
Natalia Banaszczyk-Wicik Middlesex Hospital
Bijan Bandani - Rutgers Fellowship
Vishal Barochia - Walgreens
Daniel Baxter - Target
Jon Blazawski - Resident, Tripler
Ian Booker - Walgreens
Megan Bourne - Rite Aid
Melanie Brunner - CVS
Alicia Caccavelli - CVS
Brian Calamari - Boehringer
Ingelheim
Jonathan Caranfa - Target
Christopher Carnaroli - Natural
Standard
Elizabeth Choi - Resident, VA
Michael Chupka - Rite Aid
Agata Dabek - CVS
Danielle D’Alfonso - Rite Aid
Aimee Dietle - Resident, Holyoke
Medical Center
Jennifer Dolecki - Walgreens
Alex Dozier - McQuades Pharmacy
Jeffrey Endicott - Resident,
Fletcher Allen
Diana Farino - Resident, Long
Island Jewish
James Finlayson - Walmart
Daniel Fox - CVS
Daniel Garofoli - UMass Medical
Eric Gloede - Rite Aid
Ashley Greene - Resident,
Children’s Hospital, Colorado
Karolina Griswold - Target
Gina Guinta - Resident, VA
Eric Halpern - Walgreens
Jamie Harris
Casey Hayden - Rite Aid
Kelly Hughes - Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center
Nadine Jaber - Resident, YNHH
Charles Jones - Resident,
Hospital of St. Raphael
Sarah Khalil ‘11 - Walgreens
Hyejin Kim - Backus Hospital
Mi Hye Kim - Resident,
Hospital of St. Raphael
Matthew King - Resident,
Waterbury Hospital
Christine Kohn - Hartford
Hospital Fellowship
Steven Krasnowski - Rite Aid
Melissa Kuhn - Rutgers
Fellowship
Peter Kwon - CVS
SangWoo Lee
SungHee Lee - UCHC
Erica Lepkowski - CVS
Sarah Livings - Resident Baystate
Jacquelyn Lloyd - Rite Aid
Ramonita Maldonado - Rite Aid
Christina Matsis - Resident, St.
Vincent’s
Marian Merced - CVS
Emily Merrick - Stop & Shop
Gina Mozzicato
Rachel Mullin - Resident,
Brigham & Women’s
Michelle Nadeau - Resident, YNNH
Sadie Nazer - Concord Hospital
Dien Nguyen
Jennifer Nguyen - Resident, VA
Minh-Tue Nguyen - Sam’s Club
Christopher Olender - CVS
Rosana Oliveira - Resident, VA
Matthew Papa - BMS
Master of Science & Doctor of Philosophy Class of 2012
Joseph C. Papa, Jr.
Doctor of Science, honoris causa
Monique Paquette - Walgreens
Han-Sol Park - Rite Aid
Katelyn Parsons - Resident, VA
Ushma Patel - Resident,
Ochsner Medical Center
Robert Pawlik - Target
Andrew Perugini - Target
Benjamin Pratt - CVS
Jason Quint - Stop & Shop
Stephen Rainey - Rite Aid
Muamer Ramic - Resident,
St. Francis
Tara Raymaakers - CVS
G. Julz Richterman - Walgreens
Albert Saito - Rite Aid
Lisa Semancik - Resident,
Hartford Hospital
Rayhan Shaikh - Hospital for
Special Care
Linda Shaw - St. Helena Hospital
Pamela Shieh - CVS
Ruta Shinkevich - KMart
Vadim Shinkevich - KMart
Aylin Sivri - CVS
Matthew St. Onge - CVS
Justine Surh - Watkins Memorial
Mehak Talwar - Rite Aid
Rachel Tatulis - Walgreens
Cristina Tavormina - Partners
Sandy Teng - CVS
Sweta Vachhani - Resident,
Univ. of South Carolina
Quy Vinh - Rite Aid
Danielle Wojtaszek - Resident,
Hospital of St. Raphael
Ermir Xhimitiku - Walgreens
Christina Zaccheo - CVS
Katarzyna Zlotnik - Resident,
Hartford Hospital
Shermeen Abbas ‘11
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Pharmaceutics
Doctoral Dissertation: Investigation of the Effect of
Polyols on the Conformational and Solution Phase
Stability of Aqueous Antibody Formulations
Major Advisor: Dr. Devendra S. Kalonia
Jennifer Beierlein ‘11
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry
Doctoral Dissertation: Structural and Synthetic
Studies into Novel Antifolates Targeting Bacillus
anthracis Dihydrofolate Reductase
Major Advisor: Dr. Amy C. Anderson
Priscilla Encarnacao
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Doctoral Dissertation: Identification and
Characterization of Transcriptional Control Elements
Regulating a Novel Post-Receptor Signaling Mediator,
TNIP1
Major Advisor: Dr. Brian J. Aneskievich
Kathleen Frey ‘11
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry
Doctoral Dissertation: Towards the Understanding of
Resistance Mutations in Dihydrofolate Reductase from
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Major Advisor: Dr. Amy C. Anderson
Amanda LoGuidice ‘11
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Doctoral Dissertation: The Role of Cyclophilin D in
Mitochondrial Mediated Drug Toxicity
Major Advisor: Dr. Urs A. Boelsterli
Edward Oblak ‘11
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry
Doctoral Dissertation: Oxabicyclic Building Blocks
as Key Intermediates in the Synthesis of Natural
Products
Major Advisor: Dr. Dennis L. Wright
Ken Qian ‘11
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Pharmaceutics
Doctoral Dissertation: Spontaneous Crystalline-toAmorphous Phase Transformation of Organic or
Medicinal Compounds in the Presence of Porous
Media
Major Advisor: Dr. Robin H. Bogner
Daniel Willis ‘11
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Doctoral Dissertation: Upper Respiratory Tract
Trigeminal Nerve Responsiveness to Irritants is
Highly Dynamic
Major Advisor: Dr. John B. Morris
Xiaoming Xu
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Pharmaceutics
Doctoral Dissertation: Liposomal Drug Products: A
Quality by Design Approach
Major Advisor: Dr. Diane J. Burgess
Congratulations Class of 2012
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Student News
PSG
AAPS
Pharmacy Student
Government
John Stiles
President
Throughout the past year
PSG has run many successful
programs. The highlight
of our programming this
year was the James Malaney
Pharmacy Fun Run. This
year we had over 350 people
donate to the event, 200 of
which braved the snow to
run, helping us raise more
than $5,000 completing the
$25,000 needed to fully
endow the James Malaney
Scholarship Fund.
We continued our fundraising efforts this year by
again hosting the popular
Trivia Night where we bring
together the students, faculty,
and staff for an evening
of fun filled trivia games
designed by our very own
pharmacy students. Teams
representing all of the various
organizations generously
donated to the event and
helped PSG raise over $500
dollars for charity.
PSG continues to be a
strong advocate for Autism
awareness and again invited an
enthusiastic group of young
men and women to the School
of Pharmacy to participate in
a compounding experiment
designed by our own Dr.
Robin Bogner. Additionally,
we had speakers from the
University of Connecticut
Health Center address the
students on how we, as
future pharmacists, can have a
positive impact on this unique
patient population.
Looking forward for PSG,
I would like to see us form
bonds with other public
research institutions like
UConn and reach beyond our
local university community to
get involved with the national
pharmacy community on a
scholastic and professional
level.
American Association of
Pharmaceutical Scientists
Sumit Kumar
President
The AAPS student chapter at
the University of Connecticut
was established in 1996 and
is one of the oldest student
chapters. The chapter is
comprised of PharmD, postdoctorates and graduate
students from different
departments in pharmaceutical
sciences such as medicinal
chemistry, pharmaceutics and
pharmacology. Our chapter’s
primary goal is to promote
professional advancement
and leadership development
among students by providing
opportunities to participate in
various educational/scientific
events and social activities.
It serves as a platform to
increase awareness of career
opportunities among students,
both in industry and academia.
During the 2011-2012 academic
year, the student body was
lead by highly motivated
students Sumit Kumar, chair;
Mary Kleppe, vice chair; Pooja
Sane, secretary and Mariya
Pindrus, treasurer. Chapter
Advisor Dr. Devendra Kalonia
heads the group and guides
us in achieving our goals and
objectives.
At the beginning of every
school year, new students are
welcomed to our department
and AAPS chapter during a
Welcome Lunch, hosted by
our chapter, and generously
sponsored by Robert
McCarthy, the dean of
UConn’s School of Pharmacy.
The annual seminar series is a
key element in the chapter’s
educational activities. We
invite our guest speakers both
from academia and industry
to give scientific seminars and
interact with students and
faculty. This year we hope to
have a total of seven speakers
at our school.
Students that are a part of
the AAPS chapter at UConn,
go by the motto, “Work
hard, play hard.” Apart from
educational seminars we also
coordinate social activities
where students can continue
to get to know their fellow
students and faculty members
outside of the professional
setting. This year we designed
our chapter’s first ever
customized T-shirts and held a
Holiday Pot-Luck party at Dr.
Kalonia’s house.
We are sure that the new
committee will continue to take
our chapter’s objectives to a
new paradigm.
The 2011-2012 academic year was
a success for the UConn APhAASP chapter. Our members and
our executive board strove to
make an impact in our school,
in our community, and on
the national level. As a direct
result of our collective effort
and enthusiasm, we were able
to promote all of APhA-ASP’s
patient care project initiatives:
Operation Heart, Heartburn
Awareness, Operation Diabetes,
Operation Immunization and
GenerationRx. Furthermore, we
participated in the International
Pharmaceutical Students’
Federation and engaged in local
heath-care and pharmacy policy
discussions.
Within the School of Pharmacy,
we provided professionalism
lectures to P1 and pre-pharmacy
students, hosted a device and
screening tools workshop,
invited a pharmacist to speak
about addiction, and provided
education on immunizations and
heart health. In the community,
our members screened for
APhA-ASP
ASCP
American Pharmacists
Association - Academy of
Student Pharmacists
Kelly Cabral
President
American Society of
Consultant Pharmacists
Heather Jahn
President
hypertension at Gampel Pavilion,
took hemoglobin A1Cs at a local
pharmacy, spoke to high school
students regarding the dangers
of smoking, educated middle
school students on prescription
drug abuse, volunteered at
university flu clinics, provided
heartburn tips at a community
center, and represented our
school in Hartford for Pharmacy
Day at the Capitol.
On a national level, our school
was honored at the APhA
Annual Meeting in New
Orleans, LA as the winners
of the Region One Operation
Immunization award, and our
public service “PharmFlix” video
placed in the top 15 submissions
from all schools and colleges of
pharmacy.
From this sampling of the
achievements and contributions
of our chapter, we hope to
demonstrate our passion for
promoting UConn and the
profession of pharmacy.
The American Society of
Consultant Pharmacists is an
organization geared towards
empowering pharmacists to
improve the quality of care
for all older persons. This
past year, the UConn ASCP
student chapter has been
involved in many community
as well as nationwide projects
that promote healthy aging.
Students attended weekly
sessions at the Alzheimer’s
Resource Center of
Connecticut to work on
cognitive strengthening
exercises with patients
who reside there. This
opportunity allowed students
to give presentations to
the day program residents
about concerns with aging,
necessary vaccinations and
OTC medications. It not
only exposes students to
direct patient care, but more
importantly has been an
amazing outreach experience
that has touched the lives of
the residents as well as the
students who attend.
In addition, the students have
been involved in shadowing/
volunteer projects with Dr.
Jeffery at the West Haven VA.
This has allowed the students
to paint a picture of what a
“day in the life” looks like for
those who dedicate their life
to caring for older persons.
Opportunities like these have
shown the students how vital
the role of the pharmacist can
be in the overall care of the
patient.
ASCP students are also
involved at the national level.
This past November, eight
members of the student
chapter attended the ASCP
Annual Convention in Phoenix,
AZ, where we took part in
programs geared towards
expanding our knowledge of
pharmacy practice as well as
student programming geared
directly towards preparing us
for residency programs or job
interviews. It was an extremely
beneficial trip, and the students
left the trip feeling enthusiastic
about the future of pharmacy.
The Connecticut chapter of
ASCP also holds the annual
Senior Symposium event at
Foxwoods each year, in which
experts in geriatric medicine
meet to discuss current issues,
advances and debates in
health care. Students help run
the two day event, assisting
with registration and speaker
introductions, as well as
attending the sessions. It is one
of the students’ favorite events,
as it brings together the experts
in the fields of pharmacy and
medicine who discuss topics
that directly affect a population
that we are all passionate about.
With the great successes of
our current programs, we are
looking forward to expanding
our outreach and further
promoting the importance of
pharmacist involvement in all
aspects of care for our aging
population.
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AZO
CSHP
Connecticut Society of
Health-Systems Pharmacists
Chien Lo
President
Alpha Zeta Omega
Nu Chapter
Darren Luon
President
The Alpha Zeta Omega Nu
Chapter at the University
of Connecticut had a very
successful academic year. We
have grown in membership,
inducting 20 new brothers
in the fall. We had some
successful fund-raisers, raising
money for charities such as the
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a
summer camp for children with
serious illnesses, as well as the
Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer
Foundation. Our members
also raised $2256 towards
HuskyTHON, whose proceeds
all go towards the Connecticut
Children’s Medical Center.
Alpha Zeta Omega helped
organize a way for our
fellow students in the School
of Pharmacy to travel to
senior centers throughout
Connecticut in order to
present a number of important
healthcare topics. In addition
to these local events, many
of our members spent time
traveling to various other
schools of pharmacy in New
Jersey, Massachusetts, and
Ohio to meet with fellow
members of AZO. Finally, we
have had a number of dinners
and meetings with our alumni
chapter over the course of the
year in order to keep in touch
with our roots.
Connecticut Society of
Health-System Pharmacists
(CSHP) is an affiliate of
the national professional
association American Society
of Health-System Pharmacists
(ASHP) that represents
pharmacists who practice in
hospitals, health maintenance
organizations, long-term
care facilities, ambulatory
care, home care, and other
components of health care
systems. We diligently and
passionately work to provide
service to the profession
of pharmacy, to students
of pharmacy, and to the
community. CSHP provides
opportunities for professional
growth and we actively
promote for the future of
health system pharmacy.
During the past year, CSHP
students participated in the
following events: the Liver
Walk, Catch the Wave,
clinical skills competition,
breast and testicular week,
the Connecticut Children’s
Medical Center holiday toy
drive, poison prevention to
local elementary schools, and
Operation Donate Life. We also
attended site visits at various
rotation locations.
Pharmacy residents from
Hartford Hospital were invited
to speak about residencies,
their experience at midyear,
and their practice site. Gigi
Shafai, Pharm.D. was invited to
a Lunch & Learn to present
about a pharmaceutical career
in industry. Dr. Jill Fitzgerald
presented a curriculum vitae
seminar and critique.
Any student enrolled in the
University of Connecticut
School of Pharmacy is eligible
for membership in the chapter.
The 2011-2012 academic year
has truly been a huge success
for Kappa Psi. The fraternity
has grown dramatically both
in size and in spirit. In the
fall semester, the fraternity
was able to pledge its largest
pledge class in years, including
a total of 18 new members.
These new brothers were a
welcome addition to the group
and have already proven
their quality in the numerous
service and philanthropy
activities that were planned
for the spring semester. New
brothers Greg Greenier and
Jared Mangano even came out
to meet some alumni members
at the Graduate Chapter
meeting.
After acclimating the new
brothers of Kappa Psi, it was
straight to work with planning
the regional meeting of Kappa
Psi’s Province I. This was an
especially important event for
the brothers in the region
as the current Provinces for
Kappa Psi will be re-aligning
Kappa Psi
LKS
Nu Chapter
Jonathan Lee
Regent
Lambda Kappa Sigma
Alpha Beta Chapter
Montanna Paulhus
President
this summer, effectively making
this regional meeting at the
University of Connecticut the
last Province I meeting in Kappa
Psi history. Food was supplied
by UConn Catering and was a
wild success. After enjoying a
night in Connecticut, brothers
from D’Youville, MCPHS, URI,
and UNE returned to their
separate homes.
Soon after the meeting, the
brothers at UConn planned
several philanthropy events
including selling Krispy Kremes
doughnuts in the School of
Pharmacy and auctioning off
yard work, raising a total
of $1,000 for the Elizabeth
Glaiser Fund for Pediatric Aids.
Additionally, Kappa Psi was
able to finally register as a Tier
II organization under UConn’s
SOLID system, allowing us to
become recognized as an official
UConn organization.
LKS began the school year
with our professional focus on
the health initiative of Ovarian
Cancer Awareness. Our chapter
invited a gynecologic oncology
pharmacist from Yale - New
Haven Hospital, Dr. Wendelin
Nelson, to give a presentation
to pharmacy students about
the disease in general as well
as her experience working in
this specialized area. Additional
health initiatives we recognized
included, mental illness,
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Disease (GERD), heart health
and hand washing awareness.
Our chapter attempted to
expand our service projects
during the spring to reach
out to new organizations. A
new project we participated in
was “Blessing in a Backpack.”
This organization provides
food to approximately 300
students in backpacks per
week in Willimantic, CT that
are not able to afford or
have accessibility to food. We
also attended the “Teal Dress
Gala” at the University of
Rhode Island to raise money to
support the National Ovarian
Cancer Coalition (NOCC).
LKS continues to maintain
relationships with our alumni
members and P4 sisters on
rotations. Professional programs
with alumni members this year
included a “Time Management”
discussion with our fraternity
advisor and faculty member,
Dr. Jill Fitzgerald, and a
presentation on ambulatory
care with our own Alumni
Chapter treasurer and faculty
member, Dr. Marissa Salvo. Two
of our P4 sisters, Rachel Tatulis
and Danielle Wojtaszek, joined
us to share their experiences
on medication safety and
the process of applying for
residencies. Finally, our chapter
attended the annual convention
in San Diego, CA.
Phi Lambda Sigma
Alpha Gamma Chapter
Gabrielle Pugliese
President
Phi Lambda Sigma started
the fall semester by
organizing the UConn
School of Pharmacy Second
Annual Student Pharmacist
Compounding Competition,
a preliminary competition
sponsored by Medisca
Pharmaceuticals. Students
competing in teams of
three, were judged by local
compounding pharmacists
Mike Roberge and Gene
Gresh. The winning team
traveled to Gainesville,
Florida with Dr. Bogner
to compete against other
pharmacy schools across
the nation. UConn’s
winning team, Jon Blazawski,
Nadine Jaber, and Rukshana
Chowdhury, earned an
award for quality control at
the national competition.
PLS also participated in the
UConn School of Pharmacy
charity Trivia Night this fall.
During the spring semester,
PLS coordinated the Future
Pharmacy Leaders course for
the third consecutive year in
collaboration with the Office
of Undergraduate Leadership
Programs. Seven first year
professional pharmacy students
participated in this course, each
having a PLS member as their
personal mentor. PLS inducted
nine new student members
and two new faculty members
in the spring semester at a
dinner reception hosting guest
speaker, Angelo Defazio, owner
of Arrow Pharmacy.
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During the 2011-2012 year, the
Alpha Lambda chapter of Phi
Delta Chi participated in many
charitable and community
service events. Our major
philanthropy is St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital,
a non-profit organization
committed to research and
treatment of childhood cancer
and other severe diseases. To
raise money for St. Jude, we
participated in a letter writing
campaign and held a bar night.
Phi Dex also took part in Relay
for Life. Our team ranked third
in fund-raising throughout the
entire university. In April,
Phi Dex held a bake sale and
awareness event for testicular
cancer. We provided handouts
on signs and symptoms of
testicular cancer and taught selfscreenings techniques. Proceeds
were donated to Relay. Finally,
we participated in the James
Malaney Pharmacy Fun Run, an
event held in memory of one of
our brothers who lost his battle
with cancer.
Phi Delta Chi
Rho Chi
Alpha Lambda Chapter
Tayla Thompson
President
Alpha Gamma Chapter
Cynthia Gagliardi
President
Phi Delta Chi is dedicated to
improving our campus and our
community. We created a display
in the Student Union to educate
fellow students on proper sleep
hygiene. Brothers went to two
local high schools and gave
presentations on both sleep
hygiene and pursuing a career in
pharmacy. Phi Dex participated
in Guard Dogs, a student-run
volunteer organization to provide
safe rides home on weekends.
We collaborated with Alpha
Zeta Omega to host Rotations
Night, an event where current
P4s talk about their experience
on rotations so far and provide
advice to younger students.
Finally, Phi Dex took part in
several activities to strengthen
our bond of brotherhood. We
attended the Phi Delta Chi
Regional Meeting, and visited
other chapters in Boston and
Albany. We had an intramural
volleyball team and competed
in Oozeball. Alpha Lambda
rewrote our chapter constitution
and bylaws to better reflect our
current values and goals, and
launched a new and improved
chapter website.
At the start of the 2011-2012
academic year, Rho Chi held a
Research Symposium PosterExhibition displaying over 50
posters from UConn School
of Pharmacy's undergraduate,
graduate, resident, fellow, and
faculty researchers.
Throughout the entire
academic year Rho Chi
members were actively
involved in one-on-one
tutoring sessions for
pharmacy students. Tutoring
sessions were personalized
and tailored to fit the varying
learning techniques of
students.
Rho Chi members also
developed Jeopardy-style
Exam Review Sessions for the
two most notoriously difficult
5-credit modules, Psychiatry
and Autonomic Nervous
System. Rho Chi members
ran these review sessions for
the whole class around one
and a half weeks before exams
to provide pharmacy students
the opportunity to have their
questions answered and topics
clarified.
SNPhA had another successful
year! The fall semester began
with new member recruitment
at the annual School of
Pharmacy ice cream social. In
October SNPhA collaborated
with APhA to raise money
for the American Diabetes
Association. Together we
raised over $1000 for the Step
Out Diabetes Walk in Bristol,
CT. We also took part in the
on-campus flu clinics along
with APhA members as part
of our National Operation
Immunization Initiative.
New this year, members began
to volunteer at the Covenant
Soup Kitchen in Willimantic.
It was such a rewarding
experience and we always
had fun preparing meals! We
held monthly Blood Pressure
Screenings at both CVS and
Walgreens as a part of our
National Power to End Stroke
Initiative. Another new event
held during meetings was
“Pharmacy in the News” which
kept members up to date with
current events effecting the
pharmacy profession.
Department of Pharmacy Practice Residents and Fellows
Academic Year 2011 - 2012
SNPhA
Student National
Pharmaceutical Association
Katelyn O’Brien
President
SNPhA began “SNPhA
Ambassador” a new program
for pre-pharmacy members to
shadow a pharmacy student for
one class to see how professional
classes differ from pre-pharmacy
courses. We had a speaker visit
the school for Black History
month. We held the annual
Mock Interviews for members
that applied to pharmacy
school. We gave them tips,
showed how to dress, answered
their questions, and practiced
interviews with them. We hosted
our annual Gear Up Program
and Unity Week which happened
to land on the same week this
year. Our Unity Week theme
was “Oh, the Places You’ll Go:
A Unique Take on Pharmacy”.
There were four speakers,
each with a unique career as a
pharmacist; their presentations
involved the path taken to
their current position. Another
new program our chapter did
this year was “Beat the Pack”
a smoking cessation project
that we held at the Mansfield
Community Center for four
weeks. We ended the year with a
member recognition banquet.
MAXWELL E. RULNICK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Vishal Barochia
Jiehyun Lee
Primary Care Resident
Burgdorf Primary Care Clinic
Preceptor: Devra Dang
Matthew Beaulac
PGY-1 Resident
Hospital of St. Raphael
Preceptor: Teresa Seo
Brittany Larsen
PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident
Waterbury Hospital
Preceptor: Bahar Matusik
Rajbir Kaur
Outcomes Research Fellow
Hartford Hospital
Preceptor: Craig Coleman
Justine Dickson
PGY-1 Resident
Hospital of St. Raphael
Preceptor: Teresa Seo
Shawn MacVane
PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident
Waterbury Hospital
Preceptor: Bahar Matusik
Carmen Nobre
Pharmacy Practice Resident
Hartford Hospital
Preceptor: Laura Hobbs
Brian Kopcza
PGY-1 Resident
Hospital of St. Raphael
Preceptor: Teresa Seo
Samuel Aitken
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Preceptor: Nigjar Memeti
Michelle Krawczynski
PGY-1 Resident
Hartford Hospital
Preceptor: Laura Hobbs
Anita Nayar
PGY-1 Resident
Hospital of St. Raphael
Preceptor: Teresa Seo
Salia Farrokh
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Preceptor: Nigjar Memeti
Sneha Kumar
PGY-1 Primary Care Resident
Hartford Hospital
Preceptor: Laura Hobbs & Fei Wang
Tae Eun
PGY-1 Resident
Hospital of St. Raphael
Preceptor: Teresa Seo
Lisa Kurczewski
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Preceptor: Nigjar Memeti
Kirthana Raman
PGY-2 Infectious Disease Resident
Hartford Hospital
Preceptor: Laura Hobbs & Michael
Nailor
Sister Michaela Serpa
PGY-1 Resident
Hospital of St. Raphael
Preceptor: Teresa Seo
Rupangi Datta
Pharmacy Practice Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Preceptor: Nigjar Memeti
Tawfikul Alam
Outcomes Fellow
Hartford Hospital
Preceptor: C. Michael White
Brendan Limone
Outcomes Fellow
Hartford Hospital
Preceptor: C. Michael White
Soyon Lee
Outcomes Fellow
Hartford Hospital
Preceptor: C. Michael White
Scholarship Recipients
Continued from Page 9
Michael Lombardo
Pharmacy Resident
St. Francis Hospital
Preceptor: Lisa Degennaro
Priscilla Rana
Pharmacy Resident
St. Francis Hospital
Preceptor: Lisa Degennaro
Sara Winkler
Pharmacy Resident
St. Francis Hospital
Preceptor: Lisa Degennaro
Niyati Vakie
Pharmacy Practice Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Preceptor: Nigjar Memeti
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY FACULTY AND STAFF
SCHOLARSHIP
Alyssa Perkins
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY RECOGNITION
SCHOLARSHIP
Jonathan Angus, Lyndsi Branon, John Brow, Melanie
Brunner, Clarissa Chan, Agnya Desai, Ijeoma Ezeoke,
Cristina Fantino, Christine Fisher, Eric Gloede,
Grace Kim, Amit Lal, Rosanna Li, Sarah Livings,
Gabriella Pugliese, Ilona Salamucha, Amanda Sihabout,
Matthew Smith, Randy Tang, Sandra Tokic, Amanda
White, Daniel Young, and Christina Zaccheo
JOSEPH L. SEWALL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Christina Matsis
WILLIAM H. SILVER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Gina Guinta
MILTON SMIRNOFF & BEATRICE SMIRNOFF
SCHOLARSHIP
Diana Farino
LESLIE & ETHEL SPANER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Nadine Jaber and Christine Kohn
RALPH ‘72 AND DIANA STANZIONE ANNUAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Darrell Fuller and Corey Robinson
STOP & SHOP COMPANIES, INC. SCHOLARSHIP
Aimee Dietle and Karl Lussier
SELMA & HARRY SWATSBURG SCHOLARSHIP
Ruchita Bhagat and Ashley Warning
TARGET CORPORATION SCHOLARSHIP
Dan Baxter, Karolina Griswold, and Andrew Perugini
ALLAN P. VINER SCHOLARSHIP
Allan Costa and Emma Hardy
WALGREEN’S DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Shamsul Arif
WAL-MART STORES SCHOLARSHIP
James Finlayson, Darren Luon, and Danielle Wojtaszek
JERRY AND BABS WEITZMAN MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Jeffrey Endicott, Joyce Levis, Emily Merrick, Michelle
Nadeau, and Katelyn Parsons
WALTER R. WILLIAMS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Sarah Kwon
BRYAN F. ZEMBROWSKI PHARMACEUTICAL
INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP
Preston Noon
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Focus on Faculty - Clinical Professors
Mental Health
Charles F. Caley, Pharm.D.
Clinical Professor
of Pharmacy Practice
In professional schools, such as
medical and pharmacy schools,
clinical faculty members are
essential to the training and
education of students. These
active practitioners may devote
a larger percentage of their time
providing direct patient care than
their tenure track counterparts
who may be more heavily
focused on scholarly research
and its publication. Clinical
faculty choose to forego the
certainty of academic tenure in
return for more time devoted to
patients and professional service.
It is the love of both service and
teaching that mark the careers
of Drs. Charles Caley and Sean
Jeffery, clinical faculty members
in the Department of Pharmacy
Practice who were recently
promoted to the rank of clinical
professor. Dr. Caley, a faculty
member at the school since 1997,
received his Doctor of Pharmacy
degree from the University of
Rhode Island, and completed his
residency in psychiatric pharmacy
at Washington State University.
He previously worked in the
State of Massachusetts mental
health system and as a managed
care pharmacist. Dr. Caley,
a board certified psychiatric
pharmacist, is a founding
member and past president of
the College of Psychiatric and
Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP).
He is currently serving as
president of the organization’s
Foundation Board of Directors.
The group’s mission is to
promote excellence in pharmacy
practice, education and
research to optimize treatment
outcomes of individuals
affected by psychiatric and
neurologic disorders. Recently,
in collaboration with leaders
from the National Alliance
on Mental Illness (NAMI),
Dr. Caley and Professor Glen
Stimmel of the University of
Southern California, conducted
the survey, “Characterizing the
Relationship Between Individuals
with Mental Health Conditions
and Community Pharmacists.”
While earlier studies surveyed
pharmacists’ perceptions of their
attitudes toward and the services
for patients with mental health
conditions, “This groundbreaking
survey reports the observations
of those receiving services
related to their mental health
medications from community
pharmacists. The findings identify
important opportunities to
expand the commitment of the
pharmacy community to greater
numbers of individuals living with
mental illness,” said Dr. Caley.
Dr. Caley is also a well-regarded
preceptor, mentoring research
fellows and students on rotation
at the Institute for Living in
Hartford, Connecticut. He
focuses on making connections
with students by bringing
discussions about patients and
real world scenarios to the
classroom. “Out in the real
world is where the real learning
happens,” he explained. He
strives to give students the
opportunities to work with
patients with psychiatric
illnesses that they are sure to
encounter during their career.
It is important for students to
realize the complexities that go
along with such diseases and the
careful monitoring that these
medications require so they are
prepared to treat those “..who
are faced with serious and
persistent mental illnesses.”
Continued On Page 22
Faculty
Publications
WILLIAM L. BAKER, JR.
Chen WT, White CM, Phung OJ, Kluger J, Ashaye
A, Sobieraj D, Makanji S, Tongbram V, Baker
WL, Coleman CI. Are the Risk Factors Listed in
Warfarin Prescribing Information Associated with
Anticoagulation-Related Bleeding? A Systematic
Literature Review. International Journal of Clinical
Practice 2011;65(7):749-763
Colby JA, Chen WT, Baker WL, Coleman CI,
Reinhart KM, Kluger J, White CM. Effect of
Ascorbic Acid on Inflammatory Markers After
Cardiothoracic Surgery. American Journal of HealthSystem Pharmacists 2011;68(17):1632-1639
Campbell P, Baker WL, Bendel SD, White WB.
Intravenous Hydralazine for Blood Pressure
Management in the Hospitalized Patient. Journal of
the American Society of Hypertension 2011;5(6):473-7
Ching GG, Li D, Baker WL, Hohl PK, Mather JF,
McKay RG, Lundbye JB. Major Adverse Cardiac
Events Among Post Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention Patients on Clopidogrel and
Proton Pump Inhibitors. Connecticut Medicine
2012;76(4):205-211
Talati R, Scholle JM, Phung OJ, Baker EL, Baker
WL, Ashaye A, Kluger J, Coleman CI, White CM.
Innovator versus Generic Medications in Patients
with Epilepsy: A Systematic Review. Pharmacotherapy
2012;32(4):314-22
Phung OJ, Baker WL, Tongram V, Bhardwaj
A, Coleman CI. Oral Antidiabetic Drugs and
Regression from Prediabetes to Normoglycemia:
A Meta-Analysis. Annals of Pharmacotherapy
2012;46(4):469-76
Rathier MO, Baker WL. A Review of Recent
Clinical Trials and Guidelines on the Prevention
and Management of Delirium in Hospitalized Older
Patients. Hospital Practice 2011;39(4):96-106
Baker WL, White WB. Azilsartan Medoxomil:
“A New Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist
for Treatment of Hypertension.” Annals of
Pharmacotherapy 2011;45(12):1506-15
Baker WL, White WB. Azilsartan for Treating
Hypertension: Clinical Implications of Recent Trials.
U.S. Cardiology 2012;9(1):16-21
Baker WL, White WB. “Azilsartan Medoxomil for
Treatment of Hypertension.” International Journal of
Clinical Reviews 2012;03:02
Baker WL. Chapter 13: Adrenergic Antagonists:
Receptor Blockade Drug Therapy. In: D’AmatoKubient L, Sherry D, Henyan N (Eds). Pharmacology
of Nursing. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2012.
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Marfatia RS, Baker WL, White WB. Treating Pain
and Inflammation in Hypertension. In: Berbari AE,
Mancia G (Eds). Special Issues in Hypertension.
Springer Publishing Company (2012)
THOMAS E. BUCKLEY
Sobieraj DM, Buckley TE, Scarpa JL. MTM Services
Within Community Health Centers. The Mental
Health Clinician. August 2011. http://cpnp.org/
resource/mhc/2011/08/mtm-services-withincommunity-health-centers
Otto C, Buckley T. Health Care Reform Chapter.
Introduction to Health Care Delivery. A Primer for
Pharmacists., 5th edition. Jones and Bartlett, 2012.
Buckley T. Appendix: Effects of Medications on
Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Electrocardiogram, and
Exercise Capacity. Guidelines for Exercise Testing
and Prescription, 9th edition. American College of
Sports Medicine, 2012.
KEVIN W. CHAMBERLIN
Chamberlin KW. Problems related to the patient’s
response to therapy.”Geriatric Pharmacy Review.
com 4.04;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Problems related to the
administration of therapy. Geriatric Pharmacy
Review.com 4.03;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Problems based on choice of
therapy. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 4.02;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Medication therapy problems.
Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 4.01;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Documenting the pharmaceutical
health plan. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 3.04;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Devising a therapeutic monitoring
plan. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 3.03;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Designing a therapeutic regimen.
Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 3.02;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Therapeutic care planning. Geriatric
Pharmacy Review.com 3.01;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Laboratory tests and their
interpretation. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com
2.04;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Functional, cognitive, and affective
assessment of the elderly. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.
com 2.03;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Physical examination of the elderly.
Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 2.02;2012.
Chamberlin KW. The geriatric health history.
Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 2.01;2012.
Chamberlin KW. End-of-life issues. Geriatric
Pharmacy Review.com 1.09;2012.
Baker WL. Pharmacology & Therapeutic
Hypothermia. In: Lundbye J (Ed). Therapeutic
Chamberlin KW. Pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic interactions. Geriatric Pharmacy
Review.com 1.08;2012.
Company. 2012.
Chamberlin KW. Physiological aspects of aging.
Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 1.07;2012.
Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest: Clinical
Application and Management. Springer Publishing
- Faculty Publications for Academic Year 2011 - 2012
Chamberlin KW. Social and psychological issues in
geriatrics. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 1.06;2012.
in patients with multiple sclerosis. Current Medical
Research & Opinion. 2011 Nov 23.
Chamberlin KW. Ethical issues in geriatrics. Geriatric
Pharmacy Review.com 1.05;2012.
Coleman CI*, Sobieraj DM, Winkler S, Cutting
P, Mediouni M, Alikhanov S, Kluger J. Effect of
pharmacological therapies for stroke prevention on
major gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with atrial
fibrillation. International Journal of Clinical Practice.
2012;66(1):53-63.
Chamberlin KW. Communicating with the elderly.
Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com 1.04;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Continuum of care. Geriatric
Pharmacy Review.com 1.03;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Wellness and geriatric health
promotion. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com.
1.02;2012.
Chamberlin KW. Basic concepts in geriatric
pharmacy. Geriatric Pharmacy Review.com. 1.01;2012.
Farino DE, Chamberlin KW. Pharmacotherapy
Clinical Pearls. University of Connecticut Health
Center, Department of Medicine, November 2011.
Chamberlin KW, LaCasse R, Bunick P, et al. Pocket
Reference for Pain Management, v2.0. UCHCJDH Department of Pharmacy & UConn School of
Pharmacy, September 2011.
CRAIG I. COLEMAN
Phung OJ, Baker WL, Baker EL, Coleman CI*. Intent
to Update Systematic Reviews: Results of an Internet
Survey. Journal Investigative Medicine. 2011;59:811-815.
Phung OJ, Sood NA, Sill BE, Coleman CI*. Oral antidiabetic drugs for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetic Medicine. 2011 ;28(8):948-64
Chen WT, White CM, Phung OJ, Kluger J, Ashaye
AO, Sobieraj DM, Makanji S, Tongbram V, Baker
WL, Coleman CI*. Association between CHADS2
risk factors and anticoagulation-related bleeding: a
systematic literature review. Mayo Clinic Procedure.
2011;86(6):509-21.
Chen WT, White CM, Phung OJ, Kluger J, Ashaye
A, Sobieraj D, Makanji S, Tongbram V, Baker
WL, Coleman CI*. Are the risk factors listed in
warfarin prescribing information associated with
anticoagulation-related bleeding? A systematic
literature review. International Journal of Clinical
Practice. 2011;65(7):749-63.
Feringa HH, Laskey DA, Dickson JE, Coleman CI*.
The effect of grape seed extract on cardiovascular
risk markers: a meta-analysis of randomized
controlled trials. Journal of American Diet
Association. 2011;111(8):1173-81.
Colby JA, Chen WT, Baker WL, Coleman CI,
Reinhart K, Kluger J, White CM. Effect of ascorbic
acid on inflammatory markers after cardiothoracic
surgery. American Journal of Health System
Pharmacists. 2011;68(17):1632-9.
Kim A, Chiu A, Barone MK, Avino D, Wang F,
Coleman CI, Phung OJ. Green tea catechins decrease
total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: a
systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of
American Diet Association. 2011;111(11):1720-9.
Coleman CI, Sobieraj DM, Marinucci LN. Minimally
important clinical difference of the Timed 25-Foot
Walk Test: results from a randomized controlled trial
Sobieraj DM, White CM, Kluger J, Tongbram V,
Colby J, Chen WT, Makanji SS, Lee S, Ashaye
A, Coleman CI*. Systematic review: comparative
effectiveness of adjunctive devices in patients
with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
of native vessels. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders.
2011;11(1):74.
Sobieraj DM, Coleman SM, Coleman CI*. US
prevalence of upper gastrointestinal symptoms: a
systematic literature review. American Journal of
Managed Care. 2011; 17(11):e449-58.
Sood NA, Krishnan GM, Coleman CI, et al.
Intravenous corticosteroid use is associated with
reduced early recurrence of atrial fibrillation
immediately following radiofrequency catheter
ablation. Journal of Atrial Fibrillation 2011;7(2):1-7.
Mahmoudi M, Coleman CI, Sobieraj DM. Systematic
review of the cost-effectiveness of varenicline vs.
bupropion for smoking cessation. International
Journal of Clinical Practrice. 2012;66(2):171-82.
Coleman CI*, Straznitskas AD, Sobieraj DM, Kluger
J, Anglade MW. Cost-Effectiveness of Clopidogrel
Plus Aspirin for Stroke Prevention in Patients With
Atrial Fibrillation in Whom Warfarin Is Unsuitable.
American Journal of Cardiology. 2012;109(7):1020-5.
* = Corresponding Author
Baczek VL, Chen WT, Kluger JK, Coleman CI*.
Predictors of warfarin use in atrial fibrillation in the
United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC Family Practice. 2012;13:5.
Sobieraj DM, Lee S, Coleman CI, Tongbram V, Chen
W, Colby J, Kluger J, Makanji S, Ashaye AO, White
CM. Prolonged Versus Standard Duration Venous
Thromboprophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery:
A Systematic Review. Annals of Internal Medicine.
2012 Mar 12.
Coleman CI, Roberts MS, Sobieraj DM, Lee S, Alam
T, Kaur R. Effect of Dosing Frequency on Chronic
Cardiovascular Disease Medication Adherence.
Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2012 Mar 19.
Coleman CI, Baker WL, Kluger J, Reinhart K,
Talati R, Quercia R, Mather J, Giovenale S, White
CM. Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin
Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin II
Receptor Blockers Added to Standard Medical
Therapy for Treating Stable Ischemic Heart Disease.
(Prepared by the University of Connecticut/
Hartford Hospital Evidence-based Practice Center
under Contract No. 290-2007-10067-I.) Rockville,
MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
October 2009. Available at: www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm
Phung OJ, Coleman CI, Baker EL, Scholle JM,
Girotto JE, Makanji SS, Chen WT, Talati R, Kluger
J, Quercia R, Mather J, Giovenale S, White CM.
Effectiveness of Recombinant Human Growth
Hormone (rhGH) in the Treatment of Patients
With Cystic Fibrosis. Comparative Effectiveness
Review No. 23. (Prepared by the University of
Connecticut/Hartford Evidence-based Practice
Center under Contract No. 290-2007-10067-I)
AHRQ Publication No. 11-EHC003. Rockville,
MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
October 2010. Available at: www.effectivehealthcare.
ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm
Baker WL, Colby JA, Tongbram V, Talati RA,
Silverman IE, White CM, Kluger JK, Coleman
CI. Neurothrombectomy Devices for Treatment
of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Technical Brief No.
4. (Prepared by the University of Connecticut/
Hartford Hospital Evidence-based Practice
Center under Contract No. 290-2007-10067-I.)
AHRQ Publication No. 11- EHC020-EF. Rockville,
MD; Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. January 2011. Available at: http://www.
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm
Talati R, Scholle JM, Phung OJ, Baker WL, Baker
EL, Ashaye A, Kluger J, Quercia R, Mather J,
Giovanale S, Coleman CI, White CM. Effectiveness
and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients
with Epilepsy. Comparative Effectiveness Review No.
40. (Prepared by the University of Connecticut/
Hartford Hospital Evidence-based Practice Center
under Contract No. 20-2007-10067-I.) AHRQ
Publication No. 11(12)-EHC082-EF. Rockville, MD:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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reports/final.cfm
Tsertsvadze A, Maglione M, Chou, R, Garritty
C, Coleman C, Lux L, Bass E, Balshem H, Moher
D. Updating Comparative Effectiveness Reviews:
Current Efforts in AHRQ’s Effective Health
Care Program. Methods Guide for Comparative
Effectiveness Reviews. (Prepared by the University
of Ottawa EPC, RAND Corporation–Southern
California EPC, Oregon EPC, University of
Connecticut EPC, RTI–University of North
Carolina EPC, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health EPC under Contract No. 290-020021 EPC2). AHRQ Publication No. 11-EHC057-EF.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm.
Sobieraj DM, White CM, Kluger J, Tongbram V,
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effectiveness of adjunctive devices in patients
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Publication No. 11-EHC003. Rockville, MD: Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2012.
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Nappi J, Pasko MT, Ross LA, Sorofman B, Rodrigues
HA, Vaillancourt AM. Multi-institutional Study of
Women and Underrepresented Minority Faculty
in Academic Pharmacy: 20 Years of Successes,
Challenges, and Opportunities. AJPE 2012; 76(1)
Article 7.
Schlesselman LS, Nobre C, English CD. Alcohol
attitudes and behaviors in pharmacy faculty.
Pharmacy Practice 2011 Oct-Dec; 9(4):236-241.
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Faculty
Publications
AMY C. ANDERSON
Frey, K., Viswanathan, K., Wright, D. and Anderson,
A. (2012) Prospectively screening novel antibacterial
inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase for mutational
resistance, Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy.
56, 3556-3562.
Ononye, S., van Heyst, M., Falcone, E., Anderson,
A. and Wright, D. (2012) Toward isozyme-selective
inhibitors of histone deacetylase as therapeutic
agents for the treatment of cancer, Pharmaceutical
Patent Analyst 1, 207-221.
Viswanathan, K., Frey, K., Scocchera, E., Martin,
B., Swain, P., Alverson, J., Priestley, N., Anderson,
A. and Wright, D. (2012) Toward new Therapeutics
for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Propargyl-linked
Antifolates Are Potent Inhibitors of MRSA and
Streptococcus pyogenes, PLoS ONE 7(2), e29434.
Paulsen, J., Bendel, S. and Anderson, A. (2011)
Crystal structures of Candida albicans dihydrofolate
reductase bound to propargyl-linked antifolates
reveal the flexibility of active site residues critical for
ligand potency and selectivity, Chemical Biology &
Drug Design 78, 505-512.
Anderson, A., Pollastri, M., Schiffer, C. and Peet,
N. (2011) “The challenge of developing robust drugs
to overcome resistance” Drug Discovery Today 16:
755-761.
Anderson, A. and Wright, D. (2011) “Antifolate
Agents: A Patent Review (2006-2011)” Expert
Opinion on Therapeutic Patents 21: 1293-1308.
Algul, O., Paulsen, J. and Anderson, A. (2011)
“2,4-diamino-5-(2’-arylpropargyl)pyrimidine
derivatives as new nonclassical antifolates for human
dihydrofolate reductase inhibition” Journal of
Molecular Graphics. 29:608-613.
BRIAN J. ANESKIEVICH
Ramirez, V.P., Gurevich, I. and Aneskievich, B.J.
(2012) Emerging roles for TNIP1 in regulating
post-receptor signaling, Cytokine & Growth Factor
Reviews 23, 109–118.
Zhang, C., Gurevich, I., Aneskievich, B.J. (2012)
Organotypic modeling of human keratinocyte
response to peroxisome proliferators, Cells, Tissues,
Organs, in press.
Gurevich, I., Zhang, C., Encarnacao, P.C., Struzynski,
C.P., Livings, S.E. and Aneskievich, B.J. (2012) PPARk
and NF-kB regulate the gene promoter activity
of their shared repressor, TNIP1, Biochimica et
Biophysica Acta: Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
1819, 1-15.
Flores, A.M., I. Gurevich, C. Zhang, V.P. Ramirez,
T.R. Devens, and B.J. Aneskievich. 2011.TNIP1 is a
corepressor of agonist-bound PPARs. Archives of
Biochemistry & Biophysics. 516: 58-66.
Gurevich, I., C. Zhang. N. Francis, and B.J. Aneskievich.
2011. TNIP1, a retinoic acid receptorcorepressor
and A20-binding inhibitor of NF-kB, distributes to
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Faculty Publications for Academic Year 2011 - 2012
both nuclear and cytoplasmic locations. Journal of
Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 59: 1101 - 1112.
MARCY J. BALUNAS
Balunas, M.J., Grosso, M.F., Villa, F.A. Engene, N.,
McPhail, K.L., Tidgewell, K., Pineda, L.M., Gerwick,
L., Spadafora, C., Kyle, D.E., Gerwick, W.H. (2012)
Coibacins A-D antileishmanial marine cyanobacterial
polyketides with intriguing biosynthetic origins.
Organic Letters. 14, 3878-3881.
Gerwick, L., Boudreau, P., Choi, H., Mascuch, S.,
Villa, F.A., Balunas, M.J., Malloy, K., Teasdale, M.E.,
Rowley, D.C., Gerwick, W.H. (2012) Interkingdom
signaling by structurally related cyanobacterial
and algal secondary metabolites. Phytochemistry
Reviews., in press, online first DOI 10.1007/s11101012-9237-5.
URS A. BOELSTERLI
LoGuidice, A., Wallace, B.D., Bendel, L., Redinbo,
M.R., and Boelsterli, U.A. (2012) Pharmacologic
targeting of bacterial ß-glucuronidase alleviates
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced
enteropathy in mice, Journal of Pharmacology and
Experimental Therapeutics. 341, 447-454.
LoGuidice, A. and Boelsterli, U.A. Acetaminophen
overdose-induced liver injury in mice is mediated
by peroxynitrite independently of the cyclophilin
D-regulated permeability transition. Hepatology 54:
969-978 (2011).
Boelsterli, U.A. and Ramirez-Alcantara, V. NSAID
acyl glucuronides and enteropathy. Current Drug
Metabolism. 12: 245-252 (2011).
ROBIN H. BOGNER
Greco, K. and Bogner, R.H. (2012) Solutionmediated Phase Transformation: Significance during
Dissolution and Implications for Bioavailability,
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 101(9), 2996-3018.
Qian, K.K., Wurster, D.E., Bogner, R.H. (2012)
Spontaneous Crystalline-to-Amorphous Phase
Transformation of Organic or Medicinal
Compounds in the Presence of Porous Media, Part
3: Effect of Moisture, Pharmaceutical Research
29(10), 2698-2709.
Qian, K. and Bogner, R.H. (2012) Application of
mesoporous silicon dioxide and silicate in oral
amorphous drug delivery systems. Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences 101, 444-463.
S. B. Murdande, M.J. Pikal, R.M. Shanker, R.H.
Bogner, Solubility Advantage of Amorphous
Pharmaceuticals: III. Is Maximum Solubility
Advantage Experimentally Attainable and
Sustainable?, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
DOI: 10.1002/jps.22643(2011).
K. Qian and R.H. Bogner, Spontaneous Crystallineto-Amorphous Phase Transformation of Organic
or Medicinal Compounds in the Presence of Porous
Media. 2. Mechanisms of Interaction, Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences 100(11):4674-4686 DOI
10.1002/jps.22657 (2011).
K. Greco, D.P. McNamara, R. Bogner, SolutionMediated Phase Transformation of Salts During
Dissolution: Investigation Using Haloperidol as a
Model Drug (DOI 10.1002/jps.22507), Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences 100(7):2755-2768 (2011).
K. Qian, R.H. Bogner, Differential heat of adsorption
of water vapor on silicified microcrystalline cellulose
(SMCC): An investigation using isothermal
microcalorimetry, Pharmaceutical Development and
Technology DOI: 10.3109/10837450.2010.508073
(2011).
K.K. Qian and R.H. Bogner, Spontaneous crystallineto-amorphous phase transormation of organic or
medicinal compounds in the presence of porous
media, Part 1: Thermodynamics of Spontaneous
Amorphization, (DOI 10.1002/jps.22519), Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences 100(7):2081-2815 (2011).
S. Hailu, R. Bogner, Complex Effects of Drug:Silicate
Ratio, Solid-State pHeq and Moisture on Chemical
Stability of Amorphous Quinapril Hydrochloride
Coground with Silicates, (DOI 10.1002/jps.22387),
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100(4): 1503
1515 (2011).
S.B. Murdande, M.J. Pikal, R.M. Shanker, R.H.
Bogner, Aqueous solubility of crystalline and
amorphous drugs: Challenges in measurement (doi/
pdf/10.3109/10837451003774377), Pharmaceutical
Development and Technology, 16(3):187-200 (2011).
BODHISATTWA CHAUDHURI
Sarkar, S., Cho, J., Chaudhuri, B. (2012) Mechanisms
of Electrostatic Charge Reduction of Granular Media
with Additives on Different Surfaces, Chemical
Engineering and Processing, 62, 168-175.
Sahni, E., Chaudhuri, B. (2012) Contact drying: A
review of experimental and mechanistic modeling
approaches, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
434(1-2), 334-348.
Cho, J., Zhu, Y., Lewkowicz, K., Lee, S., Bergman, T.,
Chaudhuri, B. (2012) Solving granular segregation
problems using a biaxial rotary mixer, Chemical
Engineering and Processing 57-58, 42-50.
E. Sahni, R. Yau, B. Chaudhuri, Understanding
granular mixing to enhance coating performance in a
pan coater, Powder Technology, 205, 1-3, 231-241, 2011
E. Sahni, B. Chaudhuri, Estimation of Coating
variability under Optimal Coating conditions in a Pan
coater, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, doi:
10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.05.041,2011.
E.Sahni, J. Hallisey, J. Strong, B. Chaudhuri,
Quantifying drying performance of Filter Dryer:
Experiments and Simulations, Advanced Powder
Technology, doi: 10.1016/j.apt.2011.03.002, 2011.
K. Greco, T.L. Bergman, R.H. Bogner. Design and
characterization of a laminar flow through dissolution
apparatus: Comparison of hydrodynamic conditions
to those of common dissolution techniques. doi/
pdf/10.3109/10837450903499341) Pharmaceutical
Development and Technology, 16(1):75-87 (2011).
S. Naik, B. Chaudhuri, Investigating granular milling
in a Hammer Mill: Experiments and Simulations,
A.M. Padilla, I. Ivanisevic, Y. Yang, D. Engers, R.H.
Bogner, M.J. Pikal, The Study of Phase Separation
in Amorphous Freeze-Dried Systems. Part 1: Raman
Mapping and Computational Analysis of XRPD Data
in Model Polymer Systems (DOI 10.1002/jps.22269),
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100(1):206-222
(2011).
Hill, D.W., Baveghems, C.L., Albaugh, D.R.,
Kormos, T.M., Lai, S., Ng, H.K. and Grant, D.F.
(2012) Correlation of Ecom50 values between mass
spectrometers: effect of collision cell RF voltage on
calculated survival yield, Rapid Communications in
Mass Spectrometry, in press.
DIANE J. BURGESS
Xu, X., Khan, M.A. and Burgess, D.J. (2012) Predicting
hydrophilic drug encapsulation in unilamellar liposomes.
International Journal of Pharmaceutics 423(2), 410-418.
Shen, J., Burgess, D.J. (2012) Accelerated in vitro
release testing of implantable PLGA microsphere/
PVA hydrogel composite coatings. International
Journal of Pharmaceutics. 422(1-2), 341-348.
Rawat, A., Stippler, E., Shah, V.P. and Burgess, D.J.
(2011) Validation of USP apparatus 4 method for
performance testing of microspheres. International
Journal of Pharmaceutics. 420 (2), 198-205.
Verma, S., Kumar, S., Gokhale, R. and Burgess,
D.J. (2011) Physical stability of nanosuspensions:
Investigation of the role of stabilizers on Ostwald
ripening. International Journal of Pharmaceutics.
406(1-20), 145-152.
Vaddiraju, S., Legassey, A., Wang, Y., Qiang, L.,
Burgess, D.J., Jain, F.C., Papadimitrakopoulos, F.
(2011) Design and Fabrication of a High-Performance
Electrochemical Glucose Sensor. Journal of Diabetes
Science & Technology 5(5), 1044-1051.
Computational Methods and Experimental
Measurements, 15, 121-132, 2011.
DAVID F. GRANT
Menikarachchi, L., Cawley, S., Hill, D., Hall, L.M.,
Hall, L., Lai, S., Wilder, J., Grant, D.F. (2012) MolFind:
A Software Package Enabling HPLC/MS Based
Identification of Unknown Chemical Structures,
Analytical Chemistry, in press.
Hall, L.M., Hall, L.H., Kertesz, T.M., Hill, D.W.,
Sharp, T.R., Oblak, E.Z., Dong, Y.W., Wishart, D.S.,
Chen, M.H. and Grant, D.F. (2012) Development of
Ecom50 and retention index models for nontargeted
metabolomics: identification of 1,3-dicyclohexylurea in
human serum by HPLC/mass spectrometry, Journal of
Chemical Information and Modeling 52(5), 1222-1237.
M. KYLE HADDEN
Corman, A., DeBerardinis, A., Hadden, M.K.
Structure-activity relationships for side chain
oxysterol agonists of hedgehog signaling, ACS
Medicinal Chemistry Letters, in press.
Sail, V., Hadden, M.K. (2012) Notch pathway
modulators as anticancer chemotherapeutics. Annual
Reports in Medicinal Chemistry. Manoj Desai., Ed.,
Vol. 47, ARMC, UK: Academic Press, 267-280.
DeCarlo, D., Hadden, M.K. (2012) Oncoepigenomics:
Making histone-lysine methylation count, European
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 56, 179-194.
DeBerardinis, A., Banerjee, U., Miller, M.,
Lemieux, S., Hadden, M.K. (2012) Probing
the structural requirements for vitamin D3
inhibition of hedgehog signaling, Bioorganic &
Medicinal Chemistry Letters 22, 4859-4863.
Banerjee, U., Ghosh, M., Hadden, M.K. (2012)
Evaluation of Vitamin D3 A-Ring Analogues
as Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors, Bioorganic &
Medicinal Chemistry Letters 22, 1330-1334.
DEVENDRA S. KALONIA
Yadav, S., Laue, T.M., Kalonia, D.S., Singh,
S.N., Shire, S.J. (2012) The influence of charge
distribution on self-association and viscosity
behavior of monoclonal antibody solutions,
Molecular Pharmaceutics 9(4), 791-802.
Chari, R., Singh, S.N., Yadav, S., Brems, D.N.,
Kalonia, D.S. (2012) Determination of the dipole
moments of RNAse SA wild type and a basic
mutant, Proteins 80(4), 1041-52.
Yadav, S., Shire, S.J., Kalonia, D.S. (2012)
Viscosity behavior of high-concentration
monoclonal antibody solutions: correlation
with interaction parameter and electroviscous
effects, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
101(3), 998-1011.
Abbas, S.A., Sharma, V.K., Patapoff, T.W.,
Kalonia, D.S. (2012) Opposite effects of polyols
on antibody aggregation: thermal versus
mechanical stresses, Pharmaceutical Research
29(3), 683-94.
Printz, M., Kalonia, D.S., Friess, W.
(2012) Individual second virial coefficient
determination of monomer and oligomers
in heat-stressed protein samples using sizeexclusion chromatography-light scattering,
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 101(1),
363-72.
Yadav, S., Sreedhara, A., Kanai, S., Liu, J.,
Lien, S., Lowman, H., Kalonia, D.S., Shire, S.J.
(2011) Establishing a link between amino acid
sequences and self-associating and viscoelastic
behavior of two closely related monoclonal
antibodies, Pharmaceutical Research 28(7),
1750-64.
Kumar V, Singh SN, Kalonia DS. Mechanism
of Stabilization of Proteins by Poly-hydroxy
Co-solvents: Concepts and Implications
in Formulation Development. American
Pharmaceutical Review, 2012, April: 99-107.
Dixit N, Maloney KM, Kalonia DS, The
effect of Tween-20 on silicone oil-fusion
protein interactions, International Journal of
Pharmaceutics, 2012, March 13 [Epub].
Kumar V, Dixit N, Singh SN, Kalonia DS,
Phase separation of Proteins by Poly-ethylene
Glycols: Implication in Preformulation and early
Stage Formulation Development, American
Pharmaceutical Review, 2011, Nov-Dec:26-33.
Abbas S, Sharma V, Patapoff T, Kalonia D,
Solubilities and Transfer Free Energies of
Hydrophobic Amino Acids in Polyol Solutions:
Importance of the Hydrophobicity of Polyols,
Focus on Faculty
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011, 100(8),
3096-3104.
Kumar V, Chari R, Sharma VK, Kalonia DS,
Modulation of Thermodynamic Stability of Proteins
by Polyols: Significance of Polyol Hydrophobicity
and Impact on the Chemical Potential of Water,
International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2011, 413, 19-28.
Yadav S, Shire SJ, Kalonia DS, Viscosity Analysis of
High Concentration Bovine Serum Albumin Aqueous
Solutions, Pharmaceutical Research, 2011, 28, 1973-83.
Dixit N, Maloney KM, Kalonia DS, Application of
quartz crystal microbalance to study the impact of
pH and ionic strength on the protein-silicone oil
interactions, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2011, 412(1-2), 20-27.
Kanai S, Liu J, Lien S, Lowman H, Kalonia DS, Shire
SJ, Pharmaceutical Research, 2011, 28(7), 1750-64.
Yadav, S., Scherer, TM, Shire SJ, Kalonia DS, Use
of dynamic light scattering to determine second
virial coefficient in semidilute concentration regime,
Analytical Biochemistry 411(2), 292-6, 2011
DEBRA A. KENDALL
Shim, J.-Y., Bertalovitz, A. and Kendall, D.A. (2012)
Probing the Interaction of SR141716A with the CB1
Receptor, Journal of Biological Chemistry 287,
38741-38754.
De Bona, P., Deshmukh, L., Vinogradova, O.
and Kendall, D.A. (2012) Structural Studies of a
Signal Peptide in Complex with Signal Peptidase
I Cytoplasmic Domain: the Stabilizing Effect of
Membrane-Mimetics on the Acquired Fold. Proteins:
Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 80, 807-817.
Scott, C.E., Abrol, R., Ahn, K.H., Kendall, D.A.
and Goddard III, W.A. (2012) Molecular Basis for
the Dramatic Changes in Cannabinoid CB1 GPCR
Activation upon Single Point Mutations, submitted.
Ahn, K.H., Mahmoud, M.M. and Kendall, D.A. (2012)
Allosteric Modulator ORG27569 Induces a CB1
Cannabinoid Receptor High Affinity Agonist Binding
State, Receptor Internalization and Gi-independent
ERK1/2 Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry
287, 12070-12082.
Shim J.-Y., Bertalovitz A.C., Kendall D.A. (2012)
Probing the Interaction of SR141716A with the CB1
Receptor, Journal of Biological Chemistry, in press.
Ahn, K. H., Scott, C. E., Abrol, R., Goddard III,
W. A., and Kendall, D. A. (2012) Computationallypredicted CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor Mutants Adopt
a Continuum of Constitutive Activity Reflected in G
protein Coupling Levels, Thermal Stability and Ligand
Binding, submitted.
JOSE E. MANAUTOU
De Bona, P., Deshmukh, L., Vinogradova, O.
and Kendall, D.A. (2012) Structural Studies of a
Signal Peptide in Complex with Signal Peptidase
I Cytoplasmic Domain: the Stabilizing Effect of
Membrane-Mimetics on the Acquired Fold, Proteins:
Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 80, 807-817.
Gu, X. and Manautou, J.E. (2012) Molecular
mechanisms underlying chemical liver injury: An
introduction, Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine,
Feb 3,14:e4.
Bhanu, M.K., and Kendall, D.A. (2011) Membrane
Protein Biogenesis and Assembly at the Endoplasmic
Reticulum Membrane. In: Yeagle P.L., ed. The
Structure of Biological Membranes, Third Edition.
CRC Press.
Stadel, R., Ahn, K.H. and Kendall, D. A. (2011) The
Cannabinoid Type-1 Receptor Carbobxyl-Terminus;
More than a Tail, J. Neurochemistry 117, 1-18.
Wowor, A., Yu, D., Kendall, D.A. and Cole, J.
(2011) Energetics of SecA Dimerization, Journal of
Molecular Biology 408, 87-98. NIHMS: 272757
Shim, J.-Y., Bertalovitz, A. and Kendall, D.A. (2011)
Identification of Essential Cannabinoid-Binding
Domains: Structural Insights into Early Dynamic
Events in Receptor Activation. Journal of Biological
Chemistry, 286, 33422-33435.
Dr. Theodore Rasmussen
Associate Professor of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Auclair, S.M., Bhanu, M.K. and Kendall, D.A. (2012)
Signal Peptidase I: Cleaving the Way to Mature
Proteins, Protein Science 21, 13-25.
Ahn, K.H., Mahmoud, M. and Kendall, D.A. (2012)
Allosteric Modulator ORG27569 Induces a CB1
Cannabinoid Receptor High Affinity Agonist Binding
State, Receptor Internalization and Gi-independent
ERK1/2 Activation, Journal of Biological Chemistry
287, 12070-12082.
Croke, R.L., Patil, S.M., Quevreaux, J., Kendall, D.A.,
and Alexandrescu, A.T. (2011) NMR Determination
of pK(a) Values in alpha-Synuclein, Protein Science
20, 256-269.
Personalized Medicine
Bataille, A.M. and Manautou, J.E. (2012) Nrf2: A
Target for new Therapeutics in Liver Disease, invited
review submitted to Clinical Pharmacology &
Therapeutics, 92, 340-348.
Cheng, Q., Taguchi, K., Aleksunes, L.M., Manautou,
J.E., Cherrington, N.J., Yamamoto, M., and Slitt, A.L.
(2011) Constitutive activation of nuclear factor-E2related factor 2 induces biotransformation enzyme
and transporter expression in livers of mice with
hepatocyte-specific deletion of Kelch-like ECHassociated protein 1, Journal of Biochemical and
Molecular Toxicology, 25, 320-329.
Chung, M.Y., Park, H.J., Manautou, J.E., Koo, S.I.
and Bruno, R.S. (2011) Green tea extract protects
against nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in ob/ob mice
by decreasing oxidative and nitrative stress responses
induced by proinflammatory enzymes, Journal of
Nutritional Biochemistry, 23, 361-367.
Park, H.J., Dinatale, D.A., Chung, M.Y., Park, Y.K.,
Lee, J.Y., Koo, S.I., O’Connor, M., Manautou, J.E.,
and Bruno, R.S. (2011) Green tea extract attenuates
hepatic steatosis by decreasing adipose lipogenesis
and enhancing hepatic antioxidant defenses in ob/
ob mice, Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 22,
393-400.
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Throughout the history of
pharmaceutical medicine patients
and doctors have worked to find
medicine and pharmaceutical
agents that reveal the least
amount of side effects on a
specific patient. Traditionally
speaking, a doctor would often
prescribe a patient medicine
and wait for a side effect to
present itself before changing
to a different version of the
drug. This method of trial and
error proved itself negatively on
a patient’s body; the alternative
option, however, involved
intrusive biopsies of a patient’s
organs to test for probability of
side effects.
This intrusiveness is exactly
what Dr. Rasmussen, associate
professor in the Department of
Pharmaceutical Science, seeks to
avoid with the development of
personalized medicine, focusing
particularly on the side effects
of pharmaceutical medicine on
a patient’s liver. Rather than
taking an intrusive organ sample,
Rasmussen works instead on
seeking a simple blood or skin
sample from a patient. Using a
process called reprogramming,
Rasmussen is able to manipulate
skin and blood cells into liver
cells, which are in turn easily
tested for side effects that a
physician can use to determine
which medicine is right for a
specific patient.
This manipulation of cells falls
under a procedure called IPS
(induced pluripotent stem cell)
reprogramming. The way this
works is first by obtaining
a differentiated somatic cell,
such as a skin or blood cell,
and introducing the cell to
reprogramming factors called
OCT4 and SOX2. These
two transcription factors are
ordinarily expressed in stem
cells and can, therefore, be
reprogrammed into an IPS cell
very similar to an embryotic
cell. Embryotic cells have an
interesting characteristic trait of
being able to be reprogrammed
into other cells in the body, so
the researcher is able to turn this
IPS cell into a liver cell in the lab.
Once the skin or blood
sample has successfully been
reprogrammed into a liver cell,
Rasmussen and his researchers
are able to treat the liver cells
with pharmaceutical agents of
interest to see if there is any
reaction or toxicological side
effect to the drug. Testing a
sample of the liver instead of just
allowing the patient to try the
drug directly can help a physician
understand the possible side
effects of the drug on a case by
case basis, ultimately allowing the
physician to discover the most
effective drug for each patient.
Dr. Rasmussen is specifically
focusing on the effects of
statins on the liver. Statins are
cholesterol lowering agents, and
there are a variety of different
statins that have different side
effects on a specific patient.
“The goal here is to match
each person with personalized
treatment and ultimately find the
very best statin for everyone,”
says Dr. Rasmussen describing his
research objectives. This process
will all fall under the concept of
personalized medicine, which will
work on a much more accurate
and personal level with patients
by testing first to find side effects
rather than using the current day
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Faculty Publications
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English CD, Schlesselman LS. Prevalence of hazardous
alcohol use among pharmacy students at 8 US
schools of pharmacy. Pharmacy Practice 2011 Jul-Sep;
9(3):162-8.
MARIE A. SMITH
Smith MA and Nigro S. PSAP VII - Book 8: Science
and Practice of Pharmacotherapy, Chapter 2: Patientcentered Medical Home. Kansas City: American
College of Clinical Pharmacy; 2011:87-101.
Spiro S (editor) and Smith MA (co-author).
The Roadmap for Pharmacy Health Information
Technology Integration in US Health Care. Wash
DC: Pharmacy E-Health Information Technology
Collaborative; 2011.
Focus on Faculty - Clinical Professors
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Geriatrics
Sean M. Jeffery, Pharm.D.
Clinical Professor
of Pharmacy Practice
Smith M. Innovation in Health Care: Call to Action.
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 45:1157-1159. (September 2011).
FEI WANG
Wang F., Surh J., Kaur M. Insulin degludec as
an ultra-long-acting basal insulin once a day: A
systematic review. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and
Obesity. 5:191-204.
Colby JA, Wang F, Chhabra J, Pérez-Escamilla R.
Predictors of medication adherence in an urban
Latino community with healthcare disparities. Journal
of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2012; 14(4):589595 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9545-7.
Kim A, Chiu A, Barone M, Avino D, Wang F,
Coleman CI, Phung OJ. Green tea catechins decrease
total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: a
systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the
American Dietetic Association. 2011;111:1720-1729.
C. MICHAEL WHITE
Colby J, Chen W, Baker WL, Coleman CI, Reinhart
K, Kluger J, White CM.* Effect of Ascorbic Acid on
Inflammatiory Markers After Cardiothoracic Surgery.
American Journal of Health System Pharmacists
2011;68:1632-9.
Parker BA, Capizzi JA, Augeri AL, Grimaldi AS,
White CM and Thompson PD (2011). Atorvastatin
Increases Exercise Leg Blood Flow in Healthy Adults.
Atherosclerosis 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.09.049.
Sobieraj D, White CM, Kluger J, Tongbram V,
Colby J, Chen W, Makanji S, Ashaye A, Coleman
CI. Comparative Effectiveness of Adjunctive
Devices in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation
Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous
Coronary Intervention of Native Vessels. BMC –
Cardiovascular Disorders 2011;11:74-82.
Sobieraj D, Lee S, Tongbram V, Colby J, Chen W,
Coleman CI, White CM.* Impact of Shorter Versus
Longer Duration Thromboprophylaxix in Orthopedic
Surgery. Annals of Internal Medicine 2012;PMID
22412039.
Talati R, Scholle JM, Phung OJ, Baker EL, Baker
WL, Ashaye A, Kluger J, Coleman CI, White CM.*
Efficacy and Safety of Innovator versus Generic
Drugs in Patients with Epilepsy: A Systematic Review.
Pharmacotherapy 2012 32:314-22.
* = Corresponding Author
Dr. Sean Jeffery, an alumnus of
UConn '95, earned his Doctor
of Pharmacy degree from
The Ohio State University in
1997. He completed a specialty
residency in geriatric pharmacy
at the Durham VA Medical
Center & Duke Center for the
Study of Aging in 1998 after
which he joined the UConn
faculty. Much like Dr. Caley,
Dr. Jeffery incorporates real
world experience into his
lectures in hopes of making
an emotional connection with
his students. Dr. Jeffery draws
from his clinical experiences as
a geriatric pharmacy specialist at
the VA Connecticut Healthcare
System. When lecturing, Dr.
Jeffery weaves foundational
information with patient stories
and anecdotes collected over
the past 14 years. Whether
funny situations or poignant
cases, many of these stories are
about patients that were cared
for by students he precepts
on his geriatric rotation at the
VA. His students are integral
members of the geriatric
interdisciplinary team and work
alongside Dr. Jeffery ensuring
appropriate medication use for
elderly patients. He stresses to
his students the importance
of geriatric pharmacy in the
upcoming decades. "Eighty
million baby boomers will
be retiring which means a
lot of medications in an atrisk population," explains
Jeffery. "Older patients are at
increased risk for inappropriate
prescribing, and pharmacists
can play a significant role in
reducing adverse medicationrelated events." His students
are responsible for monitoring
and identifying correct dosages
and medications for the patients
under their care. "We try to
understand each individual’s
medication preferences when
seeking to improve adherence,
or make changes." As Jeffery
points out, "patients
frequently don't want to take
medications, and that creates
challenges with aligning
patient goals with evidencebased medicine." Jeffery has
many examples of home-visits
that uncovered stockpiles
of medications that patients
have just stopped taking.
His students comment that
participating in home visits is
one of the most eye-opening
and rewarding experiences
they obtain. Dr. Jeffery
hopes that it is experiences
like these that will leave the
biggest impressions on his
students.
Dr. Jeffery also has a longstanding relationship with
the American Society of
Consultant Pharmacists.
He has served as president
of the Connecticut ASCP
chapter, had two terms
on the national board of
directors and is now serving
as national president. During
his presidential year Dr.
Jeffery will travel extensively
on behalf of ASCP to promote
the society’s mission and vision
while seeking out UConn alumni
along the way. In addition to
his active practice and service
to ASCP, Dr. Jeffery was the
site principal investigator for a
recently completed four-year,
multi-site study that explored
the impact of clinical pharmacists
on group-interventions that
improve glycemic, lipid and
blood pressure control in
high-risk cardiovascular patients
with diabetes. This had led
to participation in a second
study exploring enhanced
group-interventions utilizing
peer-to-peer strategies. Dr.
Jeffery also serves at the
residency program director for
a PGY2 Geriatric Pharmacy
Residency sponsored by the
VA Connecticut Healthcare
System. He is honored to be
promoted stating he has been
blessed with terrific mentors
a supportive administration
and wonderful clinicians and
pharmacy colleagues at the VA
Connecticut Healthcare system.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellows
Academic Year 2011-2012
Faculty Publications ~ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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JOHN B. MORRIS
Morris, J.B. (2012) Biologically based model insights
in inhaled vapor absorption and dosimetry,
Pharmacology & Therapeutics, in press.
Willis, D.N. and Morris, J.B. (2012) Modulation of
sensory irritation responsiveness by adenosine and
malodorants, Chemical Senses, in press.
Gloede, E., Cichocki, J.A., Baldino, J.B., Morris,
J.B. (2011). A validated hybrid computational fluid
dynamics-physiologically based pharmacokinetic
model for respiratory tract vapor absorption in
the human and rat and its application to inhalation
dosimetry of diacetyl. Journal of Toxicological
Sciences, 123: 231-246.
Willis, N.D., Liu, B., Ha, M.A., Jordt, S-E., Morris,
J.B. (2011). Menthol attenuates respiratory irritation
responses to multiple cigarette smoke irritants.
FASEB J, 25: 4434-4444. Morris, J.B. (2012).
MICHAEL J. PIKAL
Luthra, S.A., Shalaev, E.Y., Medec, A., Hong, J., Pikal,
M.J. (2012) Chemical stability of amorphous materials:
Specific and general media effects in the role of water
in the degradation of freeze-dried zoniporide, Journal
of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 101(9), 3110-3123.
Padilla AM, Ivanisevic I, Yang Y, Engers D, Bogner
RH, Pikal MJ. The study of phase separation in
amorphous freeze-dried systems. Part I: Raman
mapping and computational analysis of XRPD data in
model polymer systems. Journal of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, 100(1), 206-222 (2011).
Padilla AM, Chou SG, Luthra S, Pikal MJ. The study
of amorphous phase separation in a model polymer
phase-separating system using Raman microscopy and
a low-temperature stage: Effect of cooling rate and
nucleation temperature. Journal of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, 100(4), 1362-1376 (2011).
Padilla AM, Pikal MJ. The study of phase separation
in amorphous freeze-dried systems, Part 2:
Investigation of Raman mapping as a tool for
studying amorphous phase separation in freeze-dried
protein formulations. Journal of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, 100(4), 1467-1474 (2011).
Murdande SB, Pikal MJ, Shanker RM, Bogner RH.
Aqueous solubility of crystalline and amorphous
drugs: Challenges in measurement. Pharmaceutical
Development & Technology, 16(3), 187-200 (2011).
Kikuchi T, Wang B, Pikal MJ. High-precision absolute
(true) density measurements on hygroscopicpowders
by gas pycnometry: Application to determining
effects of formulation and process on free volume
of lyophilized products. Journal of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, 100(7), 2945-2951 (2011).
Patel SM, Pikal MJ.. Emerging freeze-drying process
development and scale-up issues. AAPS PharmSciTech
12(1), 372-378 (2011).
Schneid SC, Gieseler H, Kessler WJ, Luthra S, Pikal
MJ. Optimization of the secondary drying step
in freeze drying using TDLAS technology. AAPS
PharmSciTech, 12(1), 379-387 (2011).
Mockus, LN, Paul, TW, Pease, NA, Harper, NJ, Basu,
PK, Oslos, EA, Sacha, GA, Kuu, WY., Hardwick,
LM, Karty, JJ, Pikal, MJ, Hee, E, Khan, MA, Nail,
SL Quality by design in formulation and process
development for a freeze-dried, small molecule
parenteral product: a case study. Pharmaceutical
Development and Technology 16(6), 549-576 (2011) .
Murdande, SB, Pikal, MJ, Shanker, RM, Bogner, RH
Solubility advantage of amorphous
pharmaceuticals, part 3: Is maximum solubility
advantage experimentally attainable and
sustainable? Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
100(10), 4349-4356 (2011) .
Luthra, SA, Utz, M, Gorman, EM, Pikal, M J,
Munson, EJ, Lubach, JW. Carbon-deuterium
rotational-echo double-resonance NMR spectroscopy
of lyophilized aspartame formulations. Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences 101(1), 283-290 (2012).
Yoshioka, S, Forney, KM, Aso, Y, Pikal, MJ. Effect
of Sugars on the Molecular Motion of Freeze-Dried
Protein Formulations Reflected by NMR Relaxation
Times. Pharmaceutical Research 28(11), 3237-3247 (2011).
Tanasijevic, B. and Rasmussen, T.P. (2011) X
Chromosome Inactivation and Differentiation Occur
Readily in ES Cells Doubly-Deficient for MacroH2A1
and MacroH2A2. PLoS ONE 6(6): e21512. doi:10.1371/
journal.pone.0021512.
Dai, B., Dahmani, F., Cichocki, J.A., Swanson, L.C.,
Rasmussen, T.P. (2011). Detection of Post-translational
Modifications on Native Intact Nucleosomes by
ELISA. Journal of Visualized Experiments 26;(50). pii:
2593. doi: 10.3791/2593
Krueger, W., Swanson, L., Tanasijevic, B., Rasmussen,
T.P. (2011) Natural and Artificial Routes to
Pluripotency. International Journal of Developmental
Biology 54:1545-1564.
OLGA Y. VINOGRADOVA
L. Deshmukh, N. Meller, N. Alder, T. Byzova,
O. Vinogradova, “Tyrosine Phosphorylation as a
Conformational Switch: A Case Study of Integrin
_3 Cytoplasmic Tail”, JBC in press (published on
September 28, 2011 as Manuscript M111.231951).
De Bona, P., Deshmukh, L., Vinogradova, O.
and Kendall, D.A. (2012) Structural Studies of
Signal Peptide in Complex with Signal Peptidase
I Cytoplasmic Domain: the Stabilizing Effect of
Membrane-Mimetics on the Acquired Fold, Proteins:
Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 80, 807-817.
Koganti, V, Luthra, Sumit, Pikal, MJ. The freezedrying process: the use of mathematical modeling
in process design, understanding, and scale-up.
West, X.Z., Meller, N., Malinin, N.L., Deshmukh, L.,
Meller, J., Mahabeleshwar, G.H., Weber, M.E., Kerr,
B.A., Vinogradova, O., Byzova, T.V. (2012) Integrin
β3 crosstalk with VEGFR accommodating tyrosine
phosphorylation as a regulatory switch, PLoS One
7(2), e31071.
801-817 (2011).
DENNIS L. WRIGHT
Luthra, SA, Shalaev, EY, Medec, A, Hong, J, Pikal,
MJ. Chemical stability of amorphous materials:
Specific and general media effects in the role of water
in the degradation of freeze-dried zoniporide. Journal
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, March 27, 2012.
Oblak, E.Z.; Wright, D.L. (2011) “Highly Substituted
Oxabicyclic Derivatives from Furan: Synthesis of
(±)-Platensimycin” Organic Letters, 13:2263-5.
Chemical Engineering in the Pharmaceutical Industry
THEODORE RASMUSSEN
Krueger, W.H, Tanacivjic, B.T., Norris, C., Tian,
X.C. and Rasmussen, T.P. (2012) Oct 4. Promoter
activity in stem cells obtained through somatic
reprogramming. (submitted).
Shengjuan Wei, S., Du, M., Jiang, Z., Zan, L.,
Hausman, G.J., Rasmussen, T.P. and Dodson, M.V.
(2012) Research progress on the dedifferentiation of
mature adipocytes and potential benefits to stem cell
research. (submitted).
Winfried H. Krueger, W.H., Tanasijevic, B., Barber
V., Xinsheng Gu, X., Manautou, J. and Rasmussen,
T.P. (2012) Cholesterol-secreting and statin-responsive
hepatocytes from human ES and iPS cells to model
hepatic involvement in cardiovascular health.
Stem Cells and Development (in revision).
Dai,B., Giardina, C. and Rasmussen, T.P. (2012)
Quantitation of Nucleosome Acetylation and other
Histone Post-Translational Modifications Using
Microscale NU ELISA. Methods in Molecular
Biology (in press).
Oblak, E.Z.; G-Dayanandan, N., Wright, D.L. (2011)
“Tandem Metathesis Reactions of Oxabicyclo[2.2.1]
heptenes:Studies on the Spirocyclic Core of
Cyclopamine,” Organic Letters, 13:2433-5.
Sumskaya, Y.; Swain, P.W.; Bergmeier, S.C.; McMills,
M.C.; Priestley, N.D.; Wright, D.L. (2011) “Natural
feedstocks for diversity-oriented synthesis: macrolidelike scaffolds from nonactate,” Arkivoc 144-66.
Anderson, A. and Wright, D.L. (2011) “Antifolate
Agents: A Patent Review (2006-2011)” Expert
Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 21, 1293-1308.
Medicinal Chemistry
Kwang Hyun Ahn
Advisor - Debra Kendall
Sarah Auclair
Advisor - Debra Kendall
Albert DeBerardinis
Advisor - Kyle Hadden
Paolo De Bona
Advisor - Debra Kendall
Kristen Lamb
Advisor - Amy Anderson
Rebecca Stadel
Advisor - Debra Kendall
Andy Wowor
Advisor - Debra Kendall
Dongmei Yu
Advisor - Debra Kendall
Pharmaceutics
Loren Schieber
Advisor - Michael Pikal
Puneet Sharma
Advisor - Michael Pikal
Jie Shen
Advisor - Diane Burgess
Shubhadra Singh
Advisor - Devendra Kalonia
Rajni Singh
Advisor - Devendra Kalonia
Meena Thakur
Advisor - Michael Pikal
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Amy Bataille
Advisor - José Manautou
Igor Gurevich
Advisor - Brian Aneskievich
Xinsheng Gu
Advisor - José Manautou
Chin-ju Hsiao
Advisor - Urs Boelsterli
Borko Tanasijevic
Advisor - Theodore Rasmussen
Focus on Faculty
Continued From Page 21
trial and error. Fully personalized
medicine is Dr. Rasmussen’s long
term goal, eliminating trial and
error and instead creating a more
rational approach. Rasmussen
hopes to uncover the genetic
basis for liver injury as well as
perfect a process that can be
used to detect multiple genetic
disorders and side effects.
What Dr. Rasmussen enjoys
most about his research is that
it is so medically relevant. The
process of trial and error when
prescribing medicine has been
around for nearly as long as
medicine itself. Personalized
medicine, however, appears to
be the wave of the future. This
process of recreating liver cells
to test for side effects can be
applied to a number of other
relevant topics relating to genetic
disposition. Since Rasmussen’s
process can turn skin and blood
cells into any type of cell, the
opportunities stemming from the
current research are vast.
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Alumni Association Awardees 2012
The Pharmacy Alumni
Association honored three
alumni in academia, industry
and pharmacy practice who
have distinguished themselves
in our profession. The awards
were presented at the 42nd
Annual Pharmacy Alumni
Awards and Reunion Banquet.
Ronald J.
Abrahams,
awardee in
the field of
pharmacy
practice, received his B.S.
in pharmacy from the
University of Connecticut
School of Pharmacy in
1963, and was a member
of the Mortar & Pestle
Pharmaceutical Honor
Society and president of
the Phi Delta Chi student
chapter. He then earned
a certificate in hospital
pharmacy administration
from his residency at
Jefferson Medical College
Hospital in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Following a
few years at Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore,
Maryland, Mr. Abrahams
retuned to Connecticut,
and has practiced in both
the hospital and community
pharmacy settings.
In 1990, Mr. Abrahams
moved to Hartford
Hospital and within
a few years he became a
dialysis pharmacist. In that
position he was instrumental
in the implementation of
the first pharmacy-managed
collaborative program within
the state of Connecticut and at
Hartford Hospital to optimally
manage patients with end-stage
renal disease receiving dialysis
treatment.
This unique program has now
been operational for the past
18 years and Mr. Abrahams
has demonstrated the value
and role of a pharmacist in the
dialysis unit through numerous
national presentations and
publications.
Pharmacist Abrahams has
served as a preceptor for
countless pharmacy students
from the University of
Connecticut School of
Pharmacy.
He has been an adjunct
instructor since 2008, and past
students have enthusiastically
commented on his unique
clinical practice and excellent
teaching style.
Mr. Abrahams has also
extended his teaching to the
classroom setting, developing
didactic lectures that stimulate
interest and discussion in
the classroom. He currently
participates in teaching up
to 12 students for an elective
course, and 100 students in the
large classroom setting for
a mandatory Renal Module
2-hour lecture on nephrology
and dialysis.
Pharmacy student evaluations
of his teaching reflect his
dedication to helping them
understand this difficult subject
matter.
In his retirement, Mr.
Abrahams continues to
inform others of the role of a
pharmacist on the dialysis unit
through continuing education
for CSHP members, and recent
interviews on his unique
clinical role published in Drug
Topics and other professional
journals. He is a member of the
CT Society of Health-System
Pharmacists and received the
Paul G. Pierpaoli Award in 2011.
In addition, last year he was
also inducted as a Fellow of the
American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists.
Dr. Robert F.
Kaiko, awardee
in the field of
industry, is a
member of the
University of Connecticut
School of Pharmacy Class
of 1970, and received the
Pharmacology Prize from
the School. Following his
graduation, he attended Cornell
University Graduate School of
Medical Sciences in New York
City, where he obtained his Ph.D.
in pharmacology in 1974. He
then became a research associate
at Sloan-Kettering Institute for
Cancer Research in the Analgesic
Studies Section.
Dr. Kaiko was also a postdoctoral
research fellow, instructor and
adjunct assistant professor at
Cornell University Graduate
School of Medical Sciences in the
Department of Pharmacology.
In 1985, Dr. Kaiko joined The
Purdue Frederick Company
in Norwalk, Connecticut as
associate medical director. In his
27 years with the company he
has held a number of positions
and is currently vice president,
R&D portfolio development with
Purdue Pharma L.P., located in
Stamford, Connecticut.
Pain treatment, specifically,
sustained analgesia, has been
a focus during his career, and
Dr. Kaiko holds 18 patents in
this area. He has published 100
reviewed articles and almost
200 abstracts. A number of his
publications were co-authored
with Dr. Charles E. Inturrisi, a
1962 alumnus of the University
of Connecticut School of
Pharmacy, who served as Ph.D.
advisor to Dr. Kaiko at Cornell
University.
Dr. Kaiko currently serves
as a board member for the
Eastern Pain Association and
is a former president of the
association. In addition, he
has enjoyed membership in the
American College of Clinical
Pharmacology, the American
Pain Society, and a number of
other scientific and medical
societies, both national and
international.
In addition to his work
with various pharmaceutical
companies, Dr. Kaiko has
consulted for the Food and
Drug Administration, the Drug
Abuse Advisory Board, the
Federal Trade Commission, and
the World Health Organization.
He was also a grant reviewer
and site visitor for the National
Cancer Institute and the
Veteran’s Administration.
Dr. Kaiko has chaired
the Cornell Fund for
Underprivileged Children
Task Force and served as a
trustee for Central Presbyterian
Church and a council member
for Norfield Congregational
Church.
Dr. Joseph J.
Krzanowski,
awardee in the
field of academia,
is a Connecticut
native, who lived in Newington
and Collinsville, and graduated
from Canton High School in
1958. He then attended the
University of Connecticut
School of Pharmacy, graduating
Alumni Association
in 1962 with a B.S. in Pharmacy.
While at UConn he was
president of the Student APhA,
a member of Rho Chi Honor
Society and the Mortar and
Pestle Society, a member of Rho
Pi Phi Pharmacy Professional
Fraternity and he lettered in
swimming as a member of the
intercollegiate swim team.
In 1963, after obtaining
pharmacy licenses in the states
of Connecticut and Maine,
Dr. Krzanowski entered the
medical units of the University
of Tennessee in Memphis
where he earned his M.S. in
1965 and his Ph.D. in 1968. His
postdoctoral work (1968-71) was
at Washington University
College of Medicine, St.
Louis, Missouri, in the area of
neurochemistry.
In 1971, Dr. Krzanowski was
among the 14 founding faculty
members of the University of
South Florida (USF) College of
Medicine. He rose to the level
of full professor and served
in many capacities, including
15 years as associate dean for
research & graduate affairs.
While at USF, Dr. Krzanowski
conducted research in the
areas of asthma, red tide toxin
and cardiovascular disease. He
established USF COM research
day, published 14 books & book
chapters, 62 articles in refereed
publications and 106 published
abstracts. Dr. Krzanowski
retired in 2006 after 35 years
on the faculty and is currently
professor emeritus of Molecular
Pharmacology and Physiology.
In 1963, Dr. Krzanowski married
his UConn classmate, Patricia
Teper, and they will celebrate
50 years of marriage this year.
The couple met in a chemistry
lab and often say “it was good
chemistry”. They have two
daughters (one is an oncology
pharmacist and the other a
speech pathologist) and two
grandchildren.
Dr. Krzanowski earned a M.A.
in religious studies from Barry
University in 1987. He is
an ordained deacon for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of St.
Petersburg, where he serves
assigned to Incarnation Catholic
Church. He also serves on the
Bishop’s committee on Liturgy
as well as at Tampa International
Airport as a chaplain.
Allan P.
Viner was
presented with
the Exceptional
Service Award.
He received his B.S. in pharmacy
from the University of
Connecticut in 1959. While a
student, he was president of
Alpha Zeta Omega Pharmacy
Fraternity and after graduation
he was president of the
Western Massachusetts alumni
chapter of Alpha Zeta Omega.
During his career, he worked
as a community pharmacist
and partner in ownership of
two pharmacies in Connecticut.
He also spent many years as
a consultant pharmacist for
long term care facilities and for
Riverview Children’s Hospital and
Whiting Forensic Institute, both
state-run institutions.
Mr. Viner had an interest in and
respect for pharmacy history and
the tools and equipment used
by apothecaries and pharmacists
through the centuries globally.
He and his wife, Susan, traveled
the world to visit pharmacy
museums, meet the curators
and collect a large number
of apothecary antiques and
pharmacy-related literature. This
led to associations with other
collectors who learned from him
and from whom he learned.
Pharmacist Viner also respected
the fact that certain plants were
the basis of pharmacy, and 40
years ago he began a personal
herb garden with a large number
of medicinal plants. This led to a
30-year membership in the Herb
Society of America. He is also
a member of the American
Institute of the History of
Pharmacy.
Mr. Viner has served the
University of Connecticut School
of Pharmacy as an adjunct
instructor of pharmacy practice
for over ten years. He is a
member of the Admissions
Committee of the School of
Pharmacy, a member of the
committee that will restore the
School of Pharmacy’s medicinal
herb garden, and he is proud to
sponsor scholarships to upper
class students in the Pharm.D.
program. Most importantly,
he is using his knowledge of
apothecary antiques and their
history to help properly date
and label the many School of
Pharmacy’s antiques so they
may be appropriately displayed
in the building.
OFFICERS 2011-2013
President
Donald K. Zettervall ‘79
Vice-President
Karen B. Rubinfeld ‘87
Secretary
Martha Asarisi ‘81
Treasurer
Austin Bebyn ‘86
Executive Secretary
Mary Ann Dolan ‘86
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TERM EXPIRES MAY 2014
Kenneth Amann ‘88
John Capuano ‘73
David J. Cooper ‘75
Laura Giannini ‘92
Cynthia Huge ‘75
William P. Ward ‘66
Bryan Zembrowski ‘07
TERM EXPIRES MAY 2013
Kevin Chamberlin ‘03
Margherita Giuliano ‘75
Jennifer Judd ‘04
Marielle Nyser ‘92
Jill Loser St. Germain ‘07
David St. Germain ‘98, ‘03
Thomas J. Thompson ‘78
TERM EXPIRES MAY 2012
Robert J. Bepko, Jr. ‘77
Robert Dana ‘63
Sandra Grillo ‘84
Keith Lyke ‘92
Edward Sklanka ‘74
Peter Tyczkowski ‘78
Elliott Tertes ‘62
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
Marian Merced ‘12
John T. Stiles ‘ 13
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