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2014 ANNUAL REPORT EDITION

Dear Friends,

After a five-year moratorium on salary increases we were finally able to provide merit increases to our individual faculty members. Although the merit pool was a modest 4%, it signifies that we again can reward our most productive faculty and staff members and continue to attract and hire outstanding teachers and support staff. As we are continuing to expand and improve our offerings, the ability to reward our faculty and staff is of vital importance to assure continued success.

This year we started the build-up of our South East Georgia (SEGA) program in Savannah. An agreement has been made with St. Joseph/Candler to house our program at the Candler Hospital System Campus Heart and Lung Building.

We were also fortunate enough to hire Ray Maddox as our Assistant Dean for the SEGA campus. After a review of the proposed program, we submitted a request to ACPE for an accreditation visit to approve SEGA as one of our extended campus sites. Our plans are to enroll the first third-year students in the SEGA program in Fall 2015.

This was also a record year for recruiting. Together with Ray Maddox a total of nine faculty members were hired (see page 15). As part of our interest in preparing our graduates for playing a broader role on health care teams, we hired Dr. Lilian Sattler, who holds a degree in pharmacy and a doctorate in nutrition. Dr. Sattler holds a joint appointment in Pharmacy and in Family and Consumer Sciences.

Our faculty is continuing their strong presence at the national level. A total of six faculty members were recognized with various national awards and four took on national leadership roles during the year.

This year we also passed our strategic goal of having a residency program affiliated with the College that encompassed at least 20 residents. It has taken a decade to reach this goal, in part due to the severe recession we are finally leaving behind. We are very proud of and pleased to report that all of the affiliated programs are accredited by ASHP.

During the year our task force on curricular revision submitted their report to the faculty, and during the spring we will work on finalizing the proposed changes with anticipated initiation of the new curriculum in Fall 2015. Highlights include plans to move certain science courses to the pre-pharmacy curriculum which in turn opens up opportunities for more professional courses in the first year, practicing concepts learned in our didactic courses, and introducing new approaches to teaching.

Overall the progress during the year has been exciting. The only exception is the frustratingly slow progress on our goal of updating our physical facility in Augusta. We submitted several proposals and set aside additional funds for the building project, and although the university is supporting our proposal, our proposed solutions were not approved. However, we are continuing to work with our alumni, our faculty and the two universities to find an acceptable solution.

L E T T E R F R O M T H E D E A N

Svein Øie, Dean

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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PHARMACY . . . . . 4

PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES . . . 6

EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS and PRECEPTORS . . . . . . 7

NONTRADITIONAL EDUCATION and OUTREACH . . 10

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

STUDENTS and ACADEMICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

GRANTS and AWARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

PUBLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

PRESENTATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

DONOR RECOGNITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

State Allocation 26.8%

Regular Tuition 13.4%

Differential Tuition 19.8%

Research 21.4%

Development 15.2%

Income 2.6%

Other 0.9%

Sources of Income FY 14/15

As part of the University of Georgia Comprehensive Campaign the College of Pharmacy began the silent phase of the new campaign, “Building a Culture of Philanthropy through Partnerships,” in 2014. Members of the College’s 22-member comprehensive campaign board held its first meeting in November to discuss goals and strategies for achieving its multi-million dollar goal by 2020.

Goals for the new $17M campaign include increasing scholarships, endowed chairs and professorships; securing permanent space for the College’s programs in Augusta; further cultivating the pharmacy programs in Albany and Savannah; and advancing the post-graduate training programs.

The 22 members are: Hugh Chancy ’88, chair, of Hahira; Bruce Broadrick ‘76 of Dalton; Barry Bryant ’81 of Augusta; Gary Cunnigham’76 of Kathleen; Kenneth DeLay ’82 of Millen; Fred Sharpe ’74 of Albany; James Holley ’96 of Monroe; Earl Wright ’70, advisor, of Augusta; J.T. Leatherwood, Huntsville AL; Andre Mackey ‘88 of Avondale Estates; Steve Purvis ’98, vice chairman, of Ellijay; Jeff Jowdy ’83, advisor, of Franklin, TN; Pam Bramlett ’86 of Greenville, SC; Chris Peterson,M.D., ’93 of Greenville, SC; and Casey Bozeman M.D., ‘15 of Kissimee, FL.

Also Dean Svein Øie; Dana Strickland ’81, executive director of External Affairs; Kim Hamby, director of Alumni Affairs; Dexi Liu, Panoz Professor; Brad Phillips, Millikan-Reeves Professor; and Shelly Hooks, asssociate professor.

Supporting the work of the campaign board are members of the College’s Alumni Council: Eric Adams ‘90 of Duluth; Bill Brannen ’74 of Valdosta; Allison Swann Cass ’00 of Watkinsville; Linda Christian ’74 of Broxton; John Drew ‘93 of Fortson; Melissa Groover ’04 of Savannah; Jim Holley ’95, ‘96 of Monroe; Sam Hunt ‘82 of Ringgold;

Rhonda Jones ’83 of Gray; Jan Kimbro ‘72 of Sylvester; Patricia Knowles ’84 of Evans; Andre Mackey ’88 of Avondale Estates; Deborah Mangum ’77 of Augusta; Brooke Anderson May ’03 of Woodstock; Amy Whelchel Miller ‘91 of Gainesville; Chris Newman ‘04 of Thomasville; Judson Pierce ’03 of Watkinsville; and Danny Williamson ’95 of Trussville, AL.

College of Pharmacy Begins New Comprehensive Campaign

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Homecoming 2014 festivities included the naming of the Pharmacy South courtyard after the Rite Aid Corporation, based on the company’s generous donations to the College. Rite Aid Divisional Pharmacy Vice President Dennis Yoney was present at the naming ceremony.

Rite Aid has created three new endowments for the College: the Rite Aid Endowment for Alumni Affairs Fund; Rite Aid Endowment for Experiential Training, Wellness Initiatives, and Leadership Initiatives Fund; and the Rite Aid Endowment for Continuing Education and Outreach Fund. The company continues to fund the Rite Aid Endowed Student Scholarship, the Endowed Professorship and the Pinning Ceremony.

Naming of Courtyard at Pharmacy South

Dennis Yoney, Dean Svein Øie and Dana Strickland, executive director of external affairs.

New Assistant Dean Hired to Develop 2+2 Program in Savannah The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy recently named Ray Maddox as assistant dean to oversee the development of the College’s new Southeast Georgia campus in Savannah, as an expansion of the College’s 2+2 program.

Currently students take courses in Athens for the first two years of pharmacy school and finish their degree requirements with two years of training in one of three geographic areas—either by remaining in Athens, or going to satellite campuses in Augusta or Albany. Savannah would become the third satellite location for the College’s 2+2 program.

Students make their site selections at the time they are admitted to pharmacy school and are guaranteed placement in that area for their third and fourth years of pharmacy practice experiences.

An advantage for students is the ability to plan their housing needs in advance for the final two years of pharmacy school. In addition the 2+2 program decentralizes students in their third year giving them more and easier access to patients, more individual time with faculty, and more interactions with other health profession students.

“Since Dr. Maddox has been affiliated with other academic institutions, he is the perfect person to meld the didactic curriculum with the clinical training of our students in Savannah,” said George Francisco, the College’s associate dean for academic affairs.

Maddox, a 1972 graduate of UGA, holds the title of clinical professor in the college’s department of clinical and administrative

pharmacy. He had been the director of clinical pharmacy, research and pulmonary medicine at St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System in Savannah since 2002.

Maddox has directed several clinical pharmacy programs at St. Joseph’s and Candler hospitals since 1995, including Director of the Drug Information Clinical Pharmacy Services and Research from 1997 to 2002. In addition he was Chair and Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences at Idaho State University (1987-1993) and Director the Drug Information Services at Idaho State University from 1991-93. Prior to this he was the Director of Pharmaceutical Services at Emory University Hospital from 1984-87.

Maddox earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in conjunction with a clinical pharmacy residency at University of Kentucky in 1977, following a hospital pharmacy residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in 1973 and a B.S. in pharmacy at UGA in 1972.

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UGA PharmD Program by the numbers

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

Three Areas of Excellence

The Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy has three major components: Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics and Pharmacy Care Administration. Together they make up a diverse and thriving department with locations in Athens, Augusta, Albany and Savannah.

We offer doctor of pharmacy, residency and graduate programs in partnership with leading health care providers. Our goal is to be nationally and internationally recognized in the areas of public health, drug policy, pharmacoeconomics and outcomes related to drug therapy. We intend to be a leading program for therapeutics-related research that connects the basic science laboratory with clinical practice.

Clinical Pharmacy

Our Clinical Pharmacy group practices and teaches pharmaceutical care at the cutting edge of the profession throughout Georgia in a variety of community, inpatient and outpatient settings. Practice sites located in Athens, Augusta, Albany and Savannah enrich the health of Georgians while educating our students and contributing to the stature of the College.

Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics

Our Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics group, jointly based at the University of Georgia in Athens and Georgia Regents University in Augusta, conducts nationally and internationally recognized translational research from laboratory to patient bedside.

Pharmacy Care Administration

Our Pharmacy Care Administration group, located in Athens, conducts both research and practice focused on health economics and pharmacoeconomics, public health policy, and analysis of the outcomes of health care delivery with the aim of improving outcomes in health services and pharmaceutical care delivery.

Postgraduate Residency Training

The Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy offers several unique and challenging postgraduate residency training opportunities through the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and its practice partners, Kroger Pharmacy, Barney’s Pharmacy, Village Drug Shop, Georgia Regents Health System, St. Joseph’s/Candler, Veterans Health Administration (VA), and Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (PPMH).

All programs have attained (or are in the process of attaining) full American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accreditation. Most recently ASHP approved for accreditation the postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency in oncology at Georgia Regents Health System/University of Georgia College of Pharmacy for six years.

PGY1 and PGY2 Residencies and Practice Sites

• PGY1 Community Practice Residency: Athens• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Augusta• PGY1 Pharmacy Hospital Practice Residency: Albany• PGY1 Clinical Practice Residency: Savannah • PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency: Athens• PGY2 Critical Care Residency: Augusta• PGY2 Oncology Residency: Augusta• PGY2 Pediatric Residency: Augusta• PGY2 Critical Care Residency: Savannah• PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency: Savannah

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Clinical & Experimental Therapeutics Research

Cancer and Vascular Biology Lab

The long-term goal in the Cancer and Cardiovascular Biology laboratory is to enable the development of new and innovative therapeutics for prostate and bladder cancers, lung edema and pulmonary fibrosis through better understanding of the molecular mechanisms regulating tumor growth and metastasis, vascular permeability, angiogenesis and extracellular matrix remodeling. Primary focus of our research is on protein kinase B (Akt), a serine-threonine kinase, and its signaling partners on mediating these processes.

In the area of cancer, we focus on determining the molecular mechanisms regulating tumor growth, invasion and metastasis of prostate and bladder cancers with an emphasis on developing therapeutics employing studies using pre-clinical mouse models. In the area of pulmonary fibrosis, we are investigating the molecular mechanisms mediating the myofibroblast trans-differentiation mediated by a transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ)-fibroblast growth factor (FGF) interplay and identify novel targets for therapeutic interventions. In the area of vascular biology, our research is centered on identifying how different growth factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietins differentially regulate endothelial-barrier function in controlling vascular leakage, inflammation and edema during various physiological and pathological conditions.

Faculty: Somanath Shenoy

Diabetes and Vascular Function Lab

The overall goal of the Diabetes and Vascular Function laboratory is to better understand the regulation of vascular function and structure in diabetes in order to prevent, delay or reverse diabetes-associated complications including stroke and cognitive impairment. In collaboration with Dr. Susan Fagan, we have made the interesting observation that there is significant cerebral neovascularization in type 2 diabetic rats and when ischemia/reperfusion injury occurs, diabetic animals develop bleeding into the brain, a dreaded complication of stroke.

Our efforts are focused on how diabetes alters the expression and function of key mediators that are critical for vascular integrity and function. These studies are important to identify potential mechanisms contributing to cognitive decline in diabetes as well as identifying how an ischemic injury superimposed on this existing pathology affect functional outcomes and recovery following stroke. In addition, based on the clinical evidence which suggests that acute hyperglycemic patients suffer the worst outcomes of stroke we are investigating the mechanisms that mediate greater vascular and neuronal injury in hyperglycemic stroke.

Faculty: Susan Fagan

Retinopathy Lab

A long-term goal of the retinopathy lab is to better understand the molecular mechanisms of Diabetic Retinopathy in the hope of developing effective therapeutics for this blinding disease. Our research interest focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of retinopathy and vision impairment in response to trauma or metabolic insults (obesity and diabetes) in the hope of identifying new effective therapeutics to prevent blindness. In particular, we are interested in molecular events that couple oxidative stress and inflammation to retinal neuro-vascular dysfunction.

The emphasis is to ensure that trainees understand, appreciate, and enjoy science, while achieving concrete goals in terms of publications and extramural funding. It is important that laboratory personnel have full comprehension of the science and biology involved, in addition to the technical and ethical aspects of research. We strive to motivate trainees to get the most out of their experience by challenging them to expand their knowledge, develop into self-directed learners, and build upon their critical thinking skills.

Faculty: Azza El-Remessy

Stroke Lab

Emphasis in the Stroke Lab is on the identification of new treatment strategies for acute ischemic stroke patients. Dr. Susan Fagan has been searching for new molecular targets, activated after a patient experiences a stroke, which can be modified by novel treatments to improve patient outcome. Her research aims to develop vascular protection as a way to improve the safety of tPA (reducing brain bleeding) and improve recovery after ischemia and reperfusion in the brain.

Her landmark manuscript, published in Stroke, in 2004, identified likely targets and was followed by a series of federally-funded investigations (2 NIH RO1s and 2 VA Merit Review) to develop pharmacologic interventions that approach those targets. Many of the compounds are currently under investigation in human stroke patients (minocycline, atorvastatin, and candesartan) by Dr. Fagan’s research team at the Georgia Regents University.

The past two years have witnessed an explosion of productivity in the Fagan Stroke Laboratory. Following up on a novel finding of a proangiogenic state in the cerebrospinal fluid of animals treated with a vascular protective medication acutely after stroke (Kozak, 2009), the group reported a differential expression of growth factors in BOTH hemispheres of the brain after unilateral ischemia (Guan, 2011). This challenges the decades-long notion that the contralateral hemisphere is a good “control” for measuring changes in molecular mediators after stroke. The next five years will be focused on determining the mechanisms of accomplishing vascular protection after acute ischemic stroke and the impact of vascular protection on functional outcome.

Faculty: Susan Fagan

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Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

The 15 students registered in 2013 in the new Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences curriculum continue in their goal to graduate in 2015. The new degree program is among only 18 such programs in the country and only the second in the Southeast.

Graduate Programs and Research

The Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences is an interdisciplinary department with research emphasis in the basic science areas of molecular pharmacology, molecular pharmaceutics, drug discovery and medicinal chemistry, and molecular toxicology. Areas of expertise that cross normal discipline limits include but are not limited to drug formulation, design and delivery, and injury prevention.

Students gain experimental as well as theoretical expertise in an area of concentration and are expected to develop the competencies needed for leadership in academia, industry and government agencies. Graduate students perform their dissertation research under the guidance of PBS faculty engaged in diverse research spanning all major disciplines of pharmaceutical sciences. Most faculty members’ research programs are highly interdisciplinary and collaborative with extensive overlap among the areas.

Molecular Pharmacology

Pharmacology, the study of the effects of drugs on biologic systems and their therapeutic applications, is a multi-disciplinary field including biochemistry, structural biology, physiology, cell biology and pathology.

Our faculty members study the pharmacology of drugs at the molecular, cellular and whole animal levels, as well as the underlying mechanisms of action. The pharmacology of traditional small-molecule drugs and natural product-derived nutraceuticals are also actively investigated.

Faculty: Aaron Beedle, Brian Cummings, James Franklin, Philip Greenspan, Shelly Hooks, Mandi Murph and Han-Ron Weng

Molecular PharmaceuticsPharmaceutics is the study of relationships between physiochemical properties of drugs, their formulations and the effects on pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drugs) and pharmacodynamics (therapeutic responses of drugs). It is a highly interdisciplinary science that integrates chemistry, biochemistry, cellular/molecular biology, pathophysiology, engineering, mathematics and therapeutics.

The faculty is actively engaged in all areas of pharmaceutics using biochemical, cellular and whole-animal models, with a focus on cancer and infectious diseases. Specific strengths are in the understanding of the molecular and cellular determinants of drug transport; the development of polymeric and nanoparticulate drug-carriers; drug delivery approaches that improve drug disposition; and the computational modeling of the properties that govern pharmacological responses.

Faculty: Anthony Capomacchia, Deborah Elder, Rajgopal Govindarajan, Dexi Liu, Catherine White and Jason Zastre

Drug Discovery and Medicinal ChemistryMedicinal chemistry examines the chemical design of active pharmacological agents through an understanding of the molecular biology of pharmacological targets using quantitative structure activity relationships and computational methods. Compounds are synthesized by innovative medicinal chemistry methodologies.

Our faculty’s research emphasizes the discovery and synthesis of antiviral, anticancer, antiprotozoal and antibacterial agents. Investigators use x-ray crystallography to define the atomic-level architecture of potential drug targets and analytical chemistry to detect drugs and drug products in dosage forms through high-performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry.

Faculty: Michael Bartlett, Warren Beech, David Chu, Eileen Kennedy, Dexi Liu, Cory Momany , Scott Pagen, Arthur Roberts and George Zheng

Molecular ToxicologyToxicology, a major branch of pharmacology, is focused on the adverse effects of chemicals on humans and other living organisms. Such chemicals can include established pharmaceutics, experimental/developmental drugs and nanoparticles. Other chemicals of interest include environmental pollutants, such as volatile hydrocarbons and environmental oxidants.

Our faculty is actively engaged in research projects with a focus on the ability of these agents to include multiple pathologies including cancer, neurodegenerative disease, infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, and muscular dystrophies.

Faculty: James Bruckner, Brian Cummings and Arthur Roberts

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

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FREE SMOKING

CESSATION PROGRAM!

It’s time to BREAK THE HABIT!

Are you ready to break the habit

and Beat The Pack?

Then UGA College of Pharmacy is offering a FREE smoking cessation program called “Beat the Pack” for you! The class meets once weekly

for 6 weeks and offers support to help participants on their journey to quit smoking.

Trained pharmacy students provide group programming and individualized counseling

each week to help educate attendees, develop a personalized quit plan, and provide the tools

to help prepare you to quit smoking.

The clinic will begin on January 14, 2014. Classes will take place every Tuesday from

5:15PM until 6:30PM at the UGA Training and Development building (315 South Thomas

Street).

Interested?

Register today (3 ways): Call (706)542-5328 Complete online registration form at www.rx.uga.edu Email your name and number to beatthepack @rx.uga.edu

For more information, contact Dee Dee McEwen,

Kay Brooks, or Ashley Hannings: (706)542-5328

The primary function of the Division of Experience Programs is to provide innovative introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences for students enrolled in the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program. This is accomplished in collaboration with College of Pharmacy faculty, volunteer faculty, and community partners. Additionally, the Division is charged with providing preceptor training and education and conducting quality assurance procedures for all experiential programs provided to students.

Faculty Accolades

New FacultyDr. Andrew Darley was hired as a Public Service Assistant to serve as the 3rd year Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Coordinator. He began his position on August 1, 2014. Dr. Darley received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Georgia and completed a PGY1 residency at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia. He subsequently worked at Memorial Health in the area of internal medicine and oncology prior to taking his position at the UGA College of Pharmacy.

New PositionDr. Lindsey Welch was promoted to Director of the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Program in February 2014. Prior to her promotion, Dr. Welch had served as the 3rd year Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Coordinator since 2010.

Board CertificationDrs. Ashley Hannings and Linda Hughes were granted Board Certification in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP) in 2014.

Programs

Immunization ProgramsFor Fall 2014, the immunization Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience continued for students enrolled in the second and third professional year programs. Students administered approximately 3,000 influenza vaccinations on the three campuses through mobile clinics, community pharmacies, health systems, and contracted services. On the UGA campus, the College of Pharmacy expanded its partnership with the UGA University Health Center to provide flu shot clinics to UGA faculty, staff and students as well as employees of area businesses.

Smoking Cessation ProgramMs. Kay Brooks and Dr. Ashley Hannings continued to provide smoking cessation programs to interested individuals in Athens and surrounding counties. Using a modified “Beat the Pack” program, participants complete a six-week program. In 2014, the program was extended to include UGA students as well as employees from UGA, Athens Clarke County government, and Walton County Government. This introductory practice experience has provided students with opportunities to provide one-on-one and group counseling in smoking cessation.

Longitudinal Wellness Programs--“Healthy Dawgs” and “Healthy Fit”

The Division of Experience Programs faculty continued to provide longitudinal wellness clinics to 2nd- and 3rd-year students as part of the required Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences. In both instances, Health Psychology students participated in the clinics to provide an interdisciplinary element.

In the 2nd year, students participated in “Healthy Fit,” which is designed to provide and reinforce physical assessment skills (e.g. blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, body mass index and waist circumference measurements), introduce concepts and apply principles of evidence-based practice guidelines of common diseases, and apply principles of lifestyle management (diet and exercise) to actual patients in an effort to reduce cardiovascular risk. In 2014, “Healthy Fit” partners included: Athens Clarke County Unified Government, Walton County Government, Oconee County Government, Madison County Government, and UGA employees.

In the 3rd year, students participated in the “Healthy Dawgs Wellness Program” regardless of their campus location. Community partners for each location area were as follows: UGA faculty / staff (Athens), Talmage Terrace Retirement Community (Athens), Barney’s Pharmacy customers (Augusta), and Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (Albany). This program reinforces the principles of the 2nd- year “Healthy Fit” program and expands the emphasis to include more complex patient problems and a focus on effective medication therapy management issues. The 3rd-year longitudinal program also works with the primary care physicians in an effort to effect positive changes to better manage common diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, COPD, and hypercholesterolemia. Additional physical assessments incorporated in “Healthy Dawgs” include A1Cs and foot exams for diabetic participants. In 2014, approximately 100 patients participated in the various “Healthy Dawgs” wellness programs statewide.

DIVISION OF EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS

POINTS OF PRIDE

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Don BrownJames BrownKatie BrownRebecca BrownLeigh BrunerDarren BryanTommy BryanBrian BuckRichard BurrellLeigh-Anne Burton-JacksonCheryl ButtsScott CampJosh CanavanChris CarbaughTammy CarlossPaul CarpenterJohn CarrollWill CarrollAshlyn CarterBrett CarterCassandra CarterKelly CarterLori CarterKenneth ChaffinNicole ChambersJennifer ChangAmanda ChapmanAmeen ChaudhryMary CheeleyKatt ChesterJoshua ChestnuttEddie CheungMichelle ChewningBecca ChoiStephen ChromiCraig ClarkBonnie ClaytonJenna CleavelandTom ClementAmber ClemmonsMatthew CliftonMelissa CliftonHenry CobbJanna CobbCraig CockeTara CockerhamDale CokerWill ColeyKaren ColwellRic ConkleKristy ConnellRenee CookCarrie CooperKevin CorbinVicki CowartShonna CoxAnn Kathryn Craig

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Angelina DavisChelsea DavisMike DavisScott DavisBryan DeanDavid DeenRabun DekleStephanie DelcourtJulia DemonetMelanie DerdenChristina DeRemerDavid DeRemerKathy DesgainKelly DickJenny DickersonElizabeth Dickhaus

Nikki DiMondaAl DixonKatie DongesAmber DraperChristy DrescherJohn DrewBen DropplemanJennifer DuckettElizabeth DunnLauren DutyMariela DuvalLeah EagleSusie EidamHazem ElewaSamantha EnglishBlessing EtukDiane EvansJoe Evans

Susan FaganJames FarmerStan FinnertyJames FisherGin FlemingCarolyn FlorenceKevin FlorenceKemberley FloydTom FlyntBill FordKimberly FordBrandy FosterDana FoxMelissa FrankMatthew FrazierKimm FreemanMegan Freeman

Steve FreemanKim FurlowCristy GaddyDennis GaddyJake GaldoDeidra GarrettJeff GetzMondonna GhaziPatricia GibbonsGeneen GibsonMelissa GibsonMelinda GillespieTim GlascockJoyce GlissonGeorge GoddardBarbara GoldschmidtEric GoldsteinTad GomezBrian GonzalezCindy GoolsbyBeth GorseHeather GourleyClaire GreenSteve GreeneJosh GreesonMichelle GreggCaroline GreshamJoel GriffethAshby GrimmettKim GrubbsSharon GuritzMaureen HaasLaura HaganSherika HaireDerek HallMaura HallLaura HallmanBecky HamiltonTonya HamiltonJohnathan HamrickNydia HannaAmbra HannahKelly HapnerJennifer HarbinKenneth HarrellPaulette HaselhorstAlexis HatalaDione HaughtonMary Anne HawkinsStephen HeapeTreye HeimKeith HeristStacey HesserChad HethcoxGreg Hickman

Lilly HildingWhitney HillDeborah HobbsEliza HoernleJeff HoggLaura HolderEric HolgateMonica HoodBecky HorneJenna HorneMelony HosfordLeigh HowellMiranda HowlandGary HuckabyWhitney HuddlestonBecky HudginsAngie HughesLinda HughesEddie HuntCarolyn HunterAshley HutchinsLindsey JacksonRobert JacksonSusan JacksonLeslie JaggersCathy JanusekLori JettonBrian JohnsonHal JohnsonSandy JohnsonSusan JohnsonBruce JonesChris JonesDavid JonesJasmyn JonesLewis JonesRhonda JonesVanessa JonesAngie JoslinKenneth JozefczykMike KarstenKimble KellerCarla KellyJon KennedyKelly KennedyMatt KentDavid KeyMich KillingsworthDavid KilloughEllen KingBrandy KirkwoodAmy KnaussMichael KnaussPatricia KnowlesCimeon KoebelWarren KoehlerCharles Kovarik

Bruce Jones, PharmD., received the APPE Preceptor of the Year Award for 2013-14 from Assistant Dean Lori Duke; not pictured are Amy Knauss, Pharm.D. and Jennifer Sterner-Allison, Pharm.D.

2014 Preceptors

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Margrit SheldonSomanath ShenoyMansi ShethJames ShropshireAllan ShupeBeth SimpsonEbony SimsLisa SlaughterSara SlizewskiKatie SloopeKevin SmileyChris SmithJody SmithLisa SmithRhondolyn SmithScott SmithAdam SnyderChester SosebeeRobin SouthwoodSteven SpillersBill SpruillSteve SpruillShacresa StaleyAmanda StankowitzRene StarrettAllison SternenbergJennifer Sterner- AllisonKrista StoneCarol StoryShana SullivanDeanne Tabb

Edward KowalewskiWesley KrulicAshley KunkleWeng LamDerrick LancasterGinger LancasterAshley LaneJeff LangfordJustin LaPorteRodna LarsonGary LattaBlong LeeMerinda LeeRebecca LeeJason LinJames LingenfelterRochelle LivermanDurwin LoganDelane LongHeather LongbineLeon LongeDavid LoweryMimi LuceTracie LundeEddie MaddenJennifer MadduxKalen ManascoThomas MansfieldMary Beth Marandola- KenvinMichelle MarburyJohn MarsalisChris MartinBill MasonWalt MasseyAnu MathewPam MathisChristopher MayDianne MayRusty MayAmy MazloomManey MazloomShannon McAteeTroy McCorkleStacy McDanielJessica McDonaldCharles McDuffieMichelle McElhannonDee Dee McEwenHenry McGillLori McGinleyChris McGourkJennifer McJunkin-ElmerAndrea McKeeverHeather McLemoreDaniel McMillanMichael MelroyTodd Mendsen

Mary MeredithErica MerrittSherri MerrittAmanda MillerDrew MillerLaird MillerMichael MillerSheila MillerElizabeth MillsapsGale MiltonHerschel MizeMandy MockDean MonizLeticia MontegnaFred MooreCorinne MurphyRichard MurphySarah MurphyRobert MurryRishi NaikJamie NevilMichael NevilleCosima NiauEvan NixNancy NixAmy NoonkesterChristy NormanKelley NorrisMerrill NortonThomas NowlinTiffany O’DonnellMarie OrffDerek OsborneWill OstuwMatthew OwensBrac PanterDeidrea ParkerJennifer ParkerTodd ParkerBiral PatelChetana PatelDipti PatelJayna PatelKunal PatelManish PatelNeeta PatelPriya PatelReena PatelJohn PatkaElizabeth PattonBen PearsonJennafer PennellStephanie PhanBeth PhillipsMarjorie PhillipsJudson PierceLee PinnellDrew PlessAminah PollockDanny PostellKim PotterTeresa Pounds

Allison PowellHeather PowellLauren PowellTim PratorJeff PriceTyler PrieskornPam PrivetteMike PruettKristy PucylowskiJr. PughKyle PulliamSteven PurvisDrew PyrzKristi QuairoliSaira RabMarina RabinovichAli RahimiMike RentzJohn ReuterBryan RiceMarlena RiceHal RichardsJim RichardsJeff RichardsonJennifer RigsbyJoyce RimmerMelanie RinghamJonathan RiversWilliam RobertsEmilee RobertsonTim RobinsonHeather RochfordJody RockerLeslie RoebuckKim RolleCindy RosenhaftNancy RossAnnette RowlandMarc RutherfordBarbara RuttNeil RyanMeda SaiuRizwan SalehbhaiEssie SamuelJeff SanfordJan SatterfieldValerie ScarboroughShannon ScarbroughNiki SchleyJulie ScottJennifer SeagleBrian SeagravesLakshman SegarLori SegoHeather SeibertJung SeoAmita ShahNirav ShahLeighcraft ShakesMelody Sheffield

Jason VanlandinghamDonna VasilLucy Von KorffTrina VonWaldnerJason WadeLindsay WalkerRebecca WaltmanTed WaltonNancy WattsIzabela WelchMark WestLinda WiantWes WilkersonAnna WilliamsJolene WilliamsEli WilsonReagan WilsonNick WimpeyCarla WolfgangTanea WomackCarla WoodallTodd WoodardAshley WoodhouseKimberly WoumnmDon WrightAmir YavariHania ZakiSharon Zerillo

Fred Sharpe (‘74) Named Distinguished Alumnus for 2014

Fred Sharpe was named the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus at the College of Pharmacy. He began practicing pharmacy in Dublin after graduation and in 1979 purchased U-Save-It Pharmacy in Albany; he is now a multi-store owner with pharmacies in five states. Sharpe currently serves on the College of Pharmacy Comprehensive Campaign Board as well as the Pharmacy Advisory Board. The contributions of Sharpe and his wife, Bonnie, have placed them in the Apothecary Society on the Wall of Honor at the College.

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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

DIVISION OF NONTRADITIONAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

POINTS OF PRIDE

The function of the Division of Nontraditional Education and Outreach is to provide continuing education, certificates, and appropriate external degree programs for pharmacists, other health-care professionals and scientists. These programs help these providers maintain competency and enhance knowledge and skills in the pharmaceutical sciences and the practice of pharmacy. Additionally, the Division is charged with overseeing the College of Pharmacy’s outreach endeavors to the University and community by facilitating public service programs focused on health maintenance, the treatment of diseases, and appropriate medication use.

Postgraduate Education Conferences

The Office of Postgraduate Continuing Education and Outreach (OPCEO) accredited 250 continuing pharmacy education activities in 2014. OPCEO approved 155 live activities and 95 home study activities. Over 328 hours of live continuing education were offered to the 3566 state, national, and international participants. Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other health care professionals were awarded over 6181.75 hours of continuing education credit at these live programs. Of the 95 online (web-based) activities that were offered, OPCEO approved 265 hours of continuing education and awarded 2073.25 hours to 640 registrants.

A summary of offerings can be found in the table below:

Activity Activities Hours Registrations CE HoursType Offered Accredited Awarded

Live 155 328.75 3566 6181.75

Homestudy 95 265 640 2073.25

TOTAL 250 593.75 4206 8255

Jointly Provided Continuing Education Programs

OPCEO co-sponsored 138 live activities and 68 online (web-based) activities. Over 3,300 hours of continuing pharmacy education credit was awarded for the 45th Annual Southeastern Residency Conference held April 30-May 1 at The Classic Center in Athens. Additionally, OPCEO jointly provided continuing education programs with five health-system partners (Athens Regional Medical Center, Georgia Regents University and Health System, Norwood VA Hospital, St. Joseph’s Candler Health System, and Northeast Georgia Health System), four professional organizations (Society of Veterinary Health System Pharmacists, Georgia Medical Directors Association, Georgia Healthcare Association, and Kappa Psi Fraternity), and 10 other organizations (Area Health Education Centers, Georgia Department of Public Health, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs, The Food and Drug Administration, InSight, Berger Consulting, Hands On Spanish, McKesson, The Georgia Center for Continuing Education and RxSchool).

Of particular note this year, OPCEO worked with the Georgia Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative and Dr. Merrill Norton to develop and deliver 3 hours of online continuing education to provide updates to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on the scope of prescription drug abuse locally and nationwide and describe the role of pharmacy in curbing this epidemic. This program is funded through a grant from the Initiative and was offered free to all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

OPCEO also worked the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, as well as Drs. Bill Spruill and Bill Wade, to reformat the long-standing Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics program into a case-based learning course with fully automated formative and summative assessments. The new case-based approach, to be launched in 2015, will not require manual grading. The course will provide 30 hours of continuing pharmacy education and a practice-based certificate of achievement.

Enduring Continuing Education Programs

OPCEO provided 16 enduring continuing education programs in 2014, including a certificate program, a web-based Spanish program and a 3-hour program on prescription drug abuse. A total of 255 practice-based hours were awarded to 13 participants in certificate programs and 204 application-based hours were awarded to 17 participants for Pharmacy Spanish. Additionally 372 hours were awarded to 446 pharmacy preceptors and 60 hours to 20 participants for drug abuse prevention.

The Office continues to offer a variety of preceptor development education. The online Preceptor Development Series was completely revamped for 2014 and now offers 5 hours of continuing education through six knowledge based modules. Additionally, the Pharmacy Grand Rounds series provided 25 programs for faculty and preceptor development. Students, residents, faculty, and preceptors benefited from the weekly programs that were broadcast to five locations. During 2014, 212.5 hours were awarded to 45 pharmacy preceptors.

Pharmacy Technician Focus

OPCEO launched the UGA Rx Tech CE Initiative with special funding from the Dean’s Office in October 2013. The program offered seven activities designed expressly for technicians plus three others for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. A total of 40 activities were approved for pharmacy technicians and 363 hours of continuing pharmacy education were awarded to technicians.

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BioPharma Regulatory Affairs Programs

The BioPharma Regulatory Affairs program offers graduate certificate programs in Regulatory Affairs and in Clinical Trials Management. It also offers a M.S. degree in Regulatory Affairs with a thesis option or a project. All of these programs are available online and are perfectly suited to the schedules of working professionals. At the end of 2014, 40 students were enrolled in the programs, which are designed to meet the needs of the pharmaceutical, animal health, biotechnology and medical device industries. A total of 21 companies/institutions have had employees enrolled in the program with 15 of these from the State of Georgia. Since 2005, the programs have enrolled 231 students and graduated 131 Regulatory Affairs certificates, 46 Clinical Trials Management certificates and 36 MS degrees.

Robert J. Geiger joined the faculty of the BioPharma Regulatory Affairs program in August 2014. He had been employed at AmbioPharm, Inc. in North Augusta, SC, as co-founder and Global Vice-President of Quality and Regulatory since 2007. He previously worked at American Peptide Company and UCB, Inc. He earned his B.S. in chemistry at Ha mpden-Sydney College, his Ph.D. at Georgia Tech and an MBA from Kennesaw State University. Dr. Geiger adds his expertise in manufacturing, compliance and quality to the BioPharma Regulatory Affairs program.

The 39th International Good Manufacturing Practices Conference was held in March at the UGA Hotel and Conference Center. The conference drew 338 attendees from across the United States, Puerto Rico and Europe. Co-sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the event provided updates to and changes in regulations for manufacturing processes for drugs and medical devices.

The 2nd annual Medical Device Regulations Conference, co-sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and BioPharma Regulatory Affairs, was held in November at the UGA Hotel and Conference Center. The conference, which is designed to support the vibrant medical device industry in the State of Georgia, drew 70 participants. The theme for the conference was Practical Approaches to an Evolving Regulator Environment. The conference, included presentations from leading scientists from industry and U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Outreach

This year marked the sixth year that the College of Pharmacy participated in the Farm Worker Family Health Program in Moultrie. This interprofessional service learning program brings together Emory undergraduate nursing and nurse practitioner students; dental hygiene students for three schools; physical therapy students from Georgia State; and public health and pharmacy students from UGA to provide healthcare services to farm workers and their families in rural Georgia. Two faculty members, 16 2nd-year pharmacy students and one 4th-year pharmacy student participated in the program from June 7-19, 2014.

The 12th annual Dawgtoberfest Health Fair was held on October 15 at the College of Pharmacy. This student-led event provided influenza vaccines, health screenings and health information to more than 200 faculty, staff and students of the University. The event received funding from Walgreens.

Licensure

The Office of Continuing Education and Outreach coordinates the Board of Pharmacy State Licensure Exam each June. In 2014 366 candidates sat for the exam. The College of Pharmacy hosted the Georgia Board of Pharmacy for their June meeting and then collaborated with the Secretary of State Testing Division to facilitate space, technology, and supplies for board members and exam proctors, including meals and breaks. Additionally, the Office worked with faculty throughout the College to secure adequate office space for candidates to interview as well as lab space for the practical.

Trina von Waldner, center, and other College of Pharmacy faculty and students participated in the Farm Workers Program.

Second annual Medical Device Regulations Conference attendees.

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SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS

Aaron Beedle Invited participant, Lilly Teaching Fellows Program, University of Georgia, 2012 - 2014

Special Topic Session “Muscle Diseases: Recent Advances in Disease Mechanisms” selected by the Muscle Biology group of the American Physiological Society for programming at the Experimental Biology 2015 meeting in Boston, MA. Beedle, Chair; Selsby, Co-Chair

Mentee Award, Steven Foltz, Winner, Student Poster Presentation Travel Award, New Directions in Biology and Disease of Skeletal Muscle Conference, June 29-July2, 2014, Chicago, IL

Catherine Bourg Graduated from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Research and Scholarship Certificate Program

Catherine Bourg and Virginia Fleming Among 17 UGA faculty to receive $5000 Innovative Instruction Faculty Grants funded through the University of Georgia Office of the Vice President for Instruction for projects designed to improve teaching. Their project is entitled, “The Use of Turning Point Technology to Integrate Case-Based Instruction into Disease State Management, a Second-Year Course in the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Curriculum.”

James V. Bruckner Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, Level III, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC.

David Chu Received the John A. Montgomery Award at the XXI International Round Table of Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids in Poznan, Poland

Amber Clemmons Named the 2014 Outstanding Young Health System Pharmacist of the Year by the Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacists

Henry Cobb Received a certificate from the UGA Career Center noting his contributions to the career development of UGA students

Brian S. Cummings New invention Disclosures Identification of current and past cocaine use by lipidomic assessment of the blood. Filed: September 11, 2014

Determination of frequency of use and route of administration of cocaine based on lipidomic analysis of the blood. Filed: September 11, 2014

Patents Filed - Predicting sensitivity or propensity of patient to relapse after treatment for addiction by assaying biological sample for phospholipid level, comparing phospholipid levels to control values, and analyzing lipid profile , Patent Number: WO2014150329-A1, Patent Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA RES FOUND INC, Inventor(s): CUMMINGS B S; WAGNER J J

Nominated for 2015 American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Toxicology Young Investigator Award

Ray Maddox Best Paper Describing a New Pharmaceutical Service Award, presented by the Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacists, October 2014

David DeRemer Elected to the Board of Directors of the Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), as a Member-at-Large, for two years

Elected Chair-elect for the Hematology/Oncology Practice and Research Network (PRN) for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Best Paper Award for Abstract – DeRemer DL, Hartranft M, Mondal A, Meagher R, Kolhe R, Phillips B. Evaluation of the Effects of Obesity on the Epigenome in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients Correlation with Clinical Outcomes and Drug Response at the 2014 American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Annual meeting.

ACCP Hematology/Oncology PRN FIT Program Scholarship recipient

Ken Duke Received dedication of the 2014 Georgia Pharmacist Magazine

Lori Duke Appointed to the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Board of Directors (2014-2020)

Appointed as member of the Strategic Planning Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Experiential Education Section (2014-2015)

Appointed as member of the American Association College of Pharmacy – Council of Sections (2013-2014)

Appointed as member of the Abstract Review Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Council of Sections. (2013-2014)

Appointed as member of the New Investigator Awards Program Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Council of Sections. (2013-2014)

Appointed as Chair of the Quorum Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Council of Faculties. (2013-2014)

Appointed Chair, Nominations Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Experiential Education Section (2013-2014)

Served as Immediate Past Chair (6/13 – 6/14) for the Experiential Education Section of the American Association College of Pharmacy

Appointed UGA Faculty Liaison to the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists Board of Directors

Michael Fulford and Lindsey Welch Co-recipients of the 2014 American Association College of Pharmacy Excellence in Assessment Award

Rajgopal Govindarajan Elected as Member of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Transport Focus Group (2014-2017)

Ashley Hannings Accepted into the University of Georgia Teaching Academy Fellows Program (2014 – 2015)

Selected as Faculty of the Year – Phi Delta Chi Alpha Iota Chapter (2013-2014)

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

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Ashley Hannings and Linda Hughes Awarded Board Certification as Ambulatory Care Pharmacists (BCACP)

Linda Hughes Appointed as member of the Abstract Review Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Experiential Education Section (2014-2015)

Appointed as UGA Faculty Delegate for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (2014-2015)

Appointed as member of the Scholarship Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Leadership SIG (2014-2015)

Elected as Northeast Georgia District Director of the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Appointed to the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists Board of Directors

Eileen J. Kennedy International patent application: WO 2015/010048 A1US Patent application: PCT/US2014/047236

Chemically-stabilized A Kinase Anchoring Protein (AKAP) Peptide Disrupters Kennedy EJ, Wang Y and Taylor SS

Kalen Manasco Appointed to the very first American College of Clinical Pharmacy Updates in Therapeutics 2015: Pediatric Pharmacy Prep Review Course planning committee

Dianne May Served as Chair-Elect of the Drug Information Practice and Research Network (PRN) for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2014 to present)

Elected Secretary/Treasurer, Drug Information Practice and Research Network, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2012-2014

Served as Chair of the Programming Committee for the Drug Information Practice and Research Network (PRN) for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2014 – present)

Served as Co-Chair of the Education Committee for the Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacists. (2014 – present)

Elected Chair-elect for the Drug Information Practice and Research Network (PRN) for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and was appointed as Co-Chair of the Education Committee for the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists

J. Russell May Named 2014 Distinguished Drug Information Practitioner by the Drug Information PRN at the Annual American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) meeting in Austin, TX

Charles McDuffie Served as Chairman of the Foothills Area Health Education Center

Dee Dee McEwen Appointed as member of the Abstract Review Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Experiential Education Section (2013-2014, 2014-2015)

Appointed as member of the Health and Wellness Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Experiential Education Section (2014-2015)

Cory Momany Named University of Georgia Center for Teaching and Learning Fellow

Mandi M. Murph The Red & Black, “UGA researcher investigates the link between obesity and cancer.” By Allie Dean. November 18, 2014. http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/uga-researcher-investigates-link-between-obesity-and-cancer/article_cb7722d6-6ea6-11e4-9301-9b9944e6aa6c.html

University of Georgia website homepage “UGA researcher studies obesity’s role in breast, ovarian cancers,” By Sheila Roberson. November 3, 2014. http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/Murph-studies-obesitys-role-in-breast-ovarian-cancers-1014/SciGuru Science News website, http://www.sciguru.org/newsitem/17808/researcher-studies-obesity-s-role-breast-ovarian-cancers. Article featured Mandi Murph’s R15 award

LabTV “To Create a Drug that will Eliminate Cancer,” By April Bailey. August 22, 2014. Video clip (~3 min) featuring graduate student Ali Alshamrani and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. http://www.labtv.com/Profiles/Researcher?Id=512#/

Genomeweb. Gene Silencing News: Probing advances in RNAi and miRNA. “NIH Awards $1.6M in microRNA Research Grants in January.” January 23, 2014. Article featured Mandi Murph’s R15 award

Michael Neville Served as Co-Moderator for “Pharmacy Practice Section: Maintaining Faculty and Student Wellness in a Stressful Academic Environment” and for “Joint Session: Biological Sciences and Pharmacy Practice Sections: The Critical Interplay Between Basic and Clinical Sciences Integration” at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas. July 27, 2014

Named 2014 Teacher of the Year

Hal Richards Re-elected Vice Chair of the BPS Council for Critical Care

Jeffrey Sanford Received the Walter Barnard Hill Distinguished Public Service Fellow award, as UGA’s highest public service and outreach award

Melody Sheffield Appointed as member of the Awards Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Experiential Education Section (2012-2014)

Somanath Shenoy Co-chaired the Tumor Biology Session of the 19th World Congress on Advances in Oncology conference, Athens, Greece (October 2014)

Received the American Legion Award for 2014, which is awarded in a competition among researchers at the VA Medical Center in Augusta. American Legion was chartered and recognized by Congress and is the nation’s largest wartime

veterans service organization. Their funds are used to fund research at the VA and the award is given once per year.

Lindsey Welch Selected for Georgia Pharmacy Association’s Leadership Georgia Pharmacy Association inaugural class (2014-2015)

Appointed as member of the Membership and Professional Development Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Leadership SIG (2014-2015)

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Appointed as member of the Membership and Programming Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Leadership SIG (2014-2015).

Appointed as member of the Membership and Scholarship Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Experiential Education Section (2014-2015)

Appointed as member of the Membership and Scholarship Committee for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Experiential Education Section (2014-2015)

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS

Appointed to the Georgia Pharmacy Association Board of Directors

Georgia Pharmacists’ Association Committee on Student and Academic Affairs, Region 10 Representative

Catherine White Chair-elect, Pharmaceutics Section, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Jason Zastre Named American Cancer Society research Scholar by the American Cancer Society

Yujun George Zheng R.C. Wilson Pharmacy Fund, 2014 Received The University of Georgia Summer Research Award, 2014

STUDENT/GRADUATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS STAFF AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Sherif Hafez, a 5th year CET graduate student from Advye Ergul’s lab, and Sally Elshaer, a 3rd year MS CET graduate student from Azza El-Remessy’s lab shared first place for Best Graduate Student presentation during the 5th Annual meeting of the STaR conference

Wai Hung Best Thematic Poster Award: 2014 Annual Meeting of American Society for Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, San Diego, April 2014

Fazlur Rahman Won PBS Junior Student of the Year 2014

Raybun Spelts, a third-year student who is jointly enrolled with UGA’s Master of Health program through the College of Public Health, received the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Foundation MPH Scholarship as an exceptional MPH student.

Fourth-year students Stephanie Hoge and Katelyn Hood represented the College at the national Clinical Skills Competition, held in conjunction with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacy Midyear Clinical meeting.

Second-year student Avery Gardner was one of only five pharmacy students nationwide to be selected for the U.S. Navy’s Health Services Collegiate Program Medical Service Corps; last year two pharmacy students were accepted.

The local chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) has been selected to host the Region 1 & 2 regional meeting for 2015.

Ninety-four third-year students attended the annual Senor Legacy Committee 3rd Year Challenge, with the goal of having 50 students donate $50 each toward supporting an annual scholarship and College activities. By the end of April 53 students had donated $2675.

Vivia Hill-Silcott Named an Emerging Leader for Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) and an Emerging Scholar for the Association for Specialized in Group Work (ASGW); both are professional organizations that address social justice, advocacy, and education of counselor educators and practitioners

Joy Wilson Received Employee of the Year award from Dean Svein Øie

Received STAR award for 1st quarter 2014.

2014 recipients of the STAR award , recognizing service, teamwork, attitude and reliability, were: Joy Wilson, administrative manager I in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, for the first quarter; Erik Dennison, student affairs professional II, for the second quarter of 2014; Gloria Strait, administrative associate II, for the 3rd quarter STAR award; and Lynn Parham, program coordinator II, for the 4th quarter award.

Erik Dennison Gloria Strait Lynn Parham

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Nine new faculty joined the College of Pharmacy for the 2014-15 academic year – one as assistant dean, five in the Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy (CAP), one in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences (PBS), one in the Division of Experience Programs and one in the Division of Non-Traditional Education and Outreach (NTEO). New part-time faculty are Susan Elrod, a part-time instructor in CAP, and Russell Mumper, UGA Provost and part-time professor in PBS.

Ray Maddox (B.S. ’72) is a new assistant dean hired to develop the Southeast Georgia campus in Savannah. Maddox had been the director of clinical pharmacy, research and pulmonary medicine at St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System in Savannah since 2002. Maddox had directed several clinical pharmacy programs at St. Joseph’s and Candler hospitals since 1995, including Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services

and Research from 1997 to 2002. Maddox earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in conjunction with a clinical pharmacy residency at University of Kentucky in 1977, following a hospital pharmacy residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in 1973 and a B.S. in pharmacy at UGA in 1972.

New CAP faculty are: Trisha Branan (’06), clinical assistant professor, was formerly a critical care clinical pharmacy specialist at Georgia Regents Medical Center and a clinical assistant pharmacist without salary at the College’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics program in Augusta. She completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency at the Medical College of Georgia in 2007 and a PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency at the

University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, VA, in 2008.

Assistant Professor Ewan Cobran completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Cancer Health Disparities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2014. He earned his Ph.D. in pharmaceutical science at Howard University College of Pharmacy in 2012 and a B.S. in health science at the University of Florida College Health and Human Performance in 2006. He has experience as a management and program

analyst with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Health Affairs, Workforce Health Protection & Medical Support in Washington, D.C.

Anthony Hawkins (’12), a clinical assistant professor on the Albany campus, earned his Doctor of Pharmacy at UGA in 2012, followed by a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency and PGY2 critical care specialty residency at Emory University. He has worked as an adjunct clinical instructor at Mercer University College of Pharmacy and as a clinical/staff pharmacist at Emory University Hospital.

Elisabeth Lilian Pia Sattler is an assistant professor in the new interdisciplinary program with the colleges of Pharmacy and Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) that focuses on education and delivery of care that improves patient outcomes and wellness of Georgians. She has been an instructor and a research assistant in the FACS Department of Foods and Nutrition where she earned a Ph.D. in 2013

focusing on food insecurity, medication utilization, and medication adherence among low-income older adults. She received a B.S. degree in pharmacy at the University of Bonn in Germany in 2005.

Michael Thiman (’12) is a clinical assistant professor who completed a PGY1 residency in pharmacy at the Durham VA Medical Center and a PGY2 in ambulatory care pharmacy from UGA/Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center/Mercy Health Center. He has a UGA graduate certificate in clinical pharmacy and a teaching certificate from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy at Chapel Hill.

New to PBS is associate professor Scott Pegan, who earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in chemistry and biochemistry at University of California, San Diego, in 2006 and 2002, respectively, and a B.S. in biochemistry and molecular biology at University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2000. He was previously an assistant professor at the University of Denver, a research assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago

and a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Illinois at Chicago and at the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences.

Andrew Darley (’12), a new faculty in Experience Programs, is the new coordinator of the third-year Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) program. He was previously a clinical pharmacist at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah where he also completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency. He earned an associate’s degree at East Georgia College in Swainsboro in 2008 and a Doctor of

Pharmacy at UGA in 2012.

Robert Geiger is an academic professional in the NTEO Regulatory Affairs program. He had been employed at Ambiopharma, Inc., in North Augusta, South Carolina, as Co-founder and Global Vice President of Quality and Regulatory since 2007. He worked as a sales manager at American Peptide Company in Vista, CA, from 2005 to 2007 and at UCB, Inc., in Smyrna from 1998-2005. He earned a B.S. in chemistry at

Hampden-Sydney College in 1994, a Ph.D. at Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998, and an M.B.A. at Kennesaw State University in 2003.

NEW FACULTY

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STUDENTS AND ACADEMICS

DOCTOR OF PHARMACY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

UGA College of Pharmacy graduates 142 students and honors 15 at 2014 Awards Banquet

The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy graduated 142 Doctor of Pharmacy students in ceremonies held on May 3 at the Hugh Hodgson Hall. Of those students, 87 graduated with honors: 13 summa cum laude, 31 magna cum laude and 43 cum laude. Twenty-seven graduates were selected to attend postgraduate residency programs, 17 in Georgia and the remaining 10 in other states. The graduation weekend’s festivities began with the 66th annual Senior Awards banquet on Friday evening, where 15 exemplary students received 12 separate awards for special achievement, academic excellence and professionalism.

Earning top awards were: Tara Fogleman Hall of Snellville - the Robert C. Wilson Award for professional integrity, personality, positive attitude and intelligence; Michelle Mullis of Albany - the Kenneth L. Waters Award, which recognizes academic excellence, leadership qualities, professional attitude and service; Emily Whitney of Alpharetta - the Durward N. Entrekin Pharmacy Student Leadership Award. Sarah Smith of Albany received the Lilly Achievement Award for ethics, scholarship and leadership. Francisco Marrero of Columbus, Tate Mock of Atlanta, and Shweta Woodsmall of Flowery Branch were recipients of the Merck Award for academic excellence. The APhA-ASP Senior Recognition Certificate went to David Bray of Eatonton, recognizing professionalism, excellence in patient care, exceptional service and commitment to the profession. The Facts and Comparisons Award of Excellence in Clinical Communications went to Katelyn Hood of Chula for high academic achievement and outstanding clinical communication skills. The McKesson Award, based on exemplary performance during clinical rotation, was presented to Charles Durham of Athens. The Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. Excellence in Pharmacy Award for high academic achievement and professional motivation and proficiency in drug information services was awarded to Sarah Hinton of Savannah. The Pharmdawg Award for service to the profession, college and community was presented to Ami Patel of Lawrenceville and Spencer Scarvey of Savannah. Samantha Burke of Augusta received the Redfearn Award for professionalism and community service. Lauren Willis of Augusta received the TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA Outstanding Student Award for excellence in pharmacy study.

The College of Pharmacy welcomed 138 new students into the Class of 2018 with its annual White Coat ceremony. At that event all new students receive white lab coats to mark the beginning of their pharmacy careers. The white coats serve as a constant reminder of the responsibilities student pharmacists must embrace as critical members of the healthcare teams whose primary concerns are the health, comfort, and welfare of humanity. College of Pharmacy Alumni Council president James Holley (’95, ‘96) of Pharmacy Informatics Systems Consultant for HeathcareIS in Monroe, was keynote speaker. Kroger pharmacy coordinator Russell Segraves (‘99) of Braselton represented Kroger Pharmacy as sponsor of the event. Alumni Council members Pat Knowles (‘84) of Evans and

Melissa Groover (’04) of Savannah helped the incoming students receive their white coats. The grade point average of the Class of 2018 members was 3.52, with an average Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) score in the 81st percentile. Female students number 68.8 %, 36.2 % have a bachelor’s degree or higher and 4.3% are out-of-state.

White Coat Day 2014 Welcomes 138 New Students

Tara Fogleman Hall Michelle Mullis Emily Whitney

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The new scholarships and recipients were: Donald E. and Cecelia V. Cadwallader Endowed Scholarship: Rachel Schnorr of Carrollton;Senator Buddy Carter Distinguished Leadership Endowment: Lindsey Sellers of Midland and Shane Sneed of Lawrenceville;Joseph T. and Cecily R. DiPiro Pharmacy Care Scholarship: Andrea Clarke of Chickamauga;Hansford Specialty Pharmacy Endowment: Katherine Smith of Macon;Rob and Courtnee Russ Endowed Student Scholarship: Danette Sipper of Braselton;

Solomons Endowed Student Scholarship: James Spence of Kathleen;Rick and Robbin St. John Endowed Scholarship: Payal Kakadiya of Lilburn;John H. Taylor Jr. Student Scholarship: Sarah Clements of Rome;Robert I. and Angela M. Thompson Endowed Student Scholarship: Thuan Tran of Augusta; andGrace Waters Endowed Student Scholarship: Raybun Spelts of Leesburg.

Pharmacy Students’ Education Supported with Scholarships

Ten new scholarships were presented at the 2014 scholarship ceremony at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. All were funded by College of Pharmacy faculty, alumni and friends. A total of 145 students received 76 scholarships and awards for the 2014-15 academic year, totaling more than $241,600.

145 College of Pharmacy Students Received76 Scholarships Awarded AcademicYear 2014-2015, Totaling $241,600

Non-Endowed Company Fund

Endowed Funds

Non-Endowed Support Fund

Non-Endowed Individuals

Non-Endowed Pharmacy Associations

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76%

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GRANTS and AWARDS

DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PHARMACY

Twenty-six grants received research funds in the Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy in 2014 totalling $3,124,565. Those faculty receiving $100,000 or more as principal investigators were:

CHISHOLM-BURNS, MARIE MEDICATION ACCESS PROGRAM (MAP) FOR SOLID-ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS IN GEORGIA C&M Mason Trust $1,672,698EL-REMESSY, AZZA MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY National Institutes of Health $308,700FAGAN, SUSAN ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR AGONISM TO PROMOTE RECOVERY AFTER STROKE National Institutes of Health $325,500SEGAR, LAKSHMAN VASCULAR PHENOTYPIC REGULATION BY GROWTH FACTORS, INSULIN AND GLUCOSE National Institutes of Health $289,425SHENOY, SOMANATH PROTEIN KINASE B (AKT)-MEDIATED PATHWAY REGULATING ENDOTHELIAL-BARRIER FUNCTION National Institutes of Health $308,700

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Twenty-two grants received research funds in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences in 2014 totalling $6,235,880. Those faculty receiving $100,000 or more as principal investigators were:

BEEDLE, AARON ELUCIDATING MUSCLE REGENERATION DEFECTS IN FUKITIN KO MICE National Institutes of Health $389,910BRUCKNER, JAMES CHARACTERIZATION OF POTENTIAL AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF PYRETHROIDS IN VIVO, IN SITU AND IN VITRO STUDIES IN RATS AND HUMAN SYSTEMS Consumer Specialty Products Association $105,000BRUCKNER, JAMES CHARACTERIZATION OF POTENTIAL AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF PYRETHROIDS IN VIVO, IN SITU AND IN VITRO STUDIES IN RATS AND HUMAN SYSTEMS Consumer Specialty Products Association $105,000CAI, HOUJIAN TARGETING MYRISTOYLATION OF SRC FAMILY KINASES FOR INHIBITION OF PROSTATE TUMORING National Institutes of Health $299,900CUMMINGS, BRIAN SECRETORY PHOSPHOLIPASES SPLA2 AND THEIR RECEPTORS FOR DELIVERING NANOPARTICLES Auburn University $127,189 GOVINDARAJAN, RAJGOPAL NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORTER-CONNEXIN INTERPLAY IN PANCREATIC CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY National Institutes of Health $448,500GOVINDARAJAN, RAJGOPAL EPIGENETIC PRIMING IN PANCREATIC CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY National Institutes of Health $309, 521MURPH, MANDI ALTERED MICRORNA AS A BIOMARKER FOR THE ONSET OF OBESITY-RELATED WOMEN’S CANCERS National Institutes of Health $426,849PEGAN, SCOTT ORIGIN OF THE INNATE IMMUNITY SUPPRESSION CAUSED BY NAIROVIRUS’ PROTEASE ACTIVITY National Institutes of Health $308,454PEGAN, SCOTT ORIGIN OF THE INNATE IMMUNITY SUPPRESSION CAUSED BY NAIROVIRUS’ PROTEASE ACTIVITY National Institutes of Health $251,056ROBERTS, ARTHUR UNRAVELING CARDIOVASCULAR DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS WITH THE HUMAN MDR1 TRANSPORTER American Heart Association $165,000ROBERTS, ARTHUR THE STRUCTURAL BASIS OF AGONIST TRANSPORT BY THE MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANCE TRANSPORTER National Institutes of Health $341,367ZASTRE, JASON ROLE OF VITAMIN B1 IN HYPOXIA MEDIATED MALIGNANT PROGRESSION American Cancer Society $792,000ZASTRE, JASON ADAPTIVE REGULATION OF VITAMIN B1 TRANSPORT National Institutes of Health $171,630ZHENG, YUJUN CHEMICAL APPROACHES TO PROTEIN ARGININE METHYLATION National Institutes of Health $247,356

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PUBLICATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PHARMACY

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

DeRemer DL. Drug and Food Interactions with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors. In: Ustun C and Popat UR (eds): Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: From Daily Management to Complicated Issues. New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers; 2014 pp. 251-262.

Fagan SC, Hess DC. Stroke in Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. (9th edition), DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey LM, eds, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2014.

Fagan SC, Alhusban A, Nichols FT: Evaluation of Neurologic Function. in Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. (9th edition), DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey LM, eds, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2014.

May J, Smith PH. Allergic Rhinitis, In: DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey M. (eds) Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiological Approach. 9th Edition. New York, NY, McGraw Hill, 2014 pp. 1541-1553.

Dopp JM, Phillips BG. Sleep Disorders, In: DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey LM (eds): Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 9th Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. 2014 pp 1115-1129.

Switzer JA, Sikora A, Hess DC, Fagan SC: Minocycline for Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage in Rational Basis for Translation in Stroke Therapy. Frontiers in Neurotherapeutics, Micieli and Amantea, Editors; CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, August, 2014.

Fleming VH, Phillips, BG. Atrial Fibrillation Case. In: Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach. 9th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014.

May DW, Rao S. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. In: DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey M. (eds) Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiological Approach. 9th Edition. New York, NY, McGraw Hill, 2014:455-470.

Harper ML, May JR. Introduction to the Concept of Medication Information In Drug Information: A Guide for Pharmacists, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York. 2014 pp. 1 – 34.

Fravel M, Phillips BB. Constipation. In: Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM, eds. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2014.

Spangler M, Phillips BB. Chronic Anticoagulation. In: Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM, eds. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2014.

PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH PAPERS

Clemmons AB, Ensley B, Hoge S, Clark S. Fixed-dose rasburicase in overweight/obese versus normal weight patients. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice. 2014 April; 20 (Suppl 2): PP15.

Clemmons AB, Hartfranft ME, Kota V, Pantin J, Awan F, Salman H, Jillella A. Administration of anti-thymocyte globulin: Slowing infusion rate over a 4 day course with aggressive use of pre-medications to reduce infusion reactions. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplant. 2014 Feb;20(2 Suppl):S287-S288.

Clark SM, Schaack L, DeRemer D, Kota V, Clemmons AB. Fosaprepitant for the prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients receiving BEAM or high-dose melphalan conditioning regimens for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplant. 2014 Feb;20(2 Suppl):S287.

Cobran EK, Wutoh AK, Lee E, Odedina F, Ragin C, Aiken W, Godley P. (2014). Perceptions of prostate cancer fatalism and screening behavior between United States-born and Caribbean-born black males. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 16(3):394-400.

Pen D, Stitzenberg K, Cobran EK, Godley PA. (2014).Provider-based research network demonstrate greater hospice use for minority patients with lung cancer. Journal of Oncology Practice. 10(4):e182-90.

Mohamed IN, Hafez S, Ergul A, Imig JD, El-Remessy AB. HFD-induced TXNIP expression is required for endothelial inflammasome activation and retinal vascular degeneration. Diabetologia, Feb;57(2):413-23, 2014.

El-Azab MF, Baldowski BR, Shanab AY, Matragoon S, Saul A, El-Remessy AB. Neuroprotective effects of TXNIP deletion in a model of optic neuropathy. British Journal of Pharmacology, 171(5):1299-313, 2014.

Soliman SA, Ishrat T, Pillai, A, Somanath PR, Ergul A, El-Remessy AB, Fagan SC. Candesartan induces a prolonged proangiogenic effect and augments endothelium-mediated neuroprotection after oxygen and glucose deprivation: Role of vascular endothelial growth factors A and B. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 349(3):444-57, 2014.

Rozette N, Matragoon S, Goei S, Manasco K, El-Remessy AB. Systemic effects of ophthalmic cyclopentolate in a model of retinopathy of prematurity. Neonatology, 106(1):37-41, 2014.

Bland CM, Bookstaver PB, Lu ZK, Dunn BL, Rumley KF. Southeastern Research Group Endeavor (SERGE-45). Musculoskeletal safety outcomes of patients receiving daptomycin with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotheraphy. 2014 Oct;58(10):5726-31.

Ishrat T, Alhusban A, Pillai B, El-Remessy AB, Ergul A, Fagan SC. Role of matrix metalloproteinase activity in the neurovascular protective effects of angiotensin antagonism. Stroke Research and Treatment, 2014:560491, 2014.

Abdelsaid MA, Matragoon S, El-Remessy AB. Deletion of thioredoxin interacting protein augments hyperoxia-induced vaso-obliteration in a mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathy. PLoSOne, 9(10):e110388, 2014.

Fulzele S, El-sherbini A, Ahmad S, Sangani R, Matragoon S, El-Remessy AB, Liou. GI MicroRNA-146b-3p controls retinal inflammation by suppressing adenosine deaminase-2 in diabetes. BioMedical Research International, 2014.

Mysona BA, Matragoon S, Moahmed IN, Shanab AY, Farooq A, Stephens M, Fouda A, Bartasis M, Espinosa D, El-Remessy AB. Imbalance of proNGF/NGF as biomarker in diabetic retinopathy. BioMed Research International. 2014.

Shanab AY, El-Azab MF, Sabbineni H, Matragoon S, El-Remessy AB. Candesartan stimulates reparative angiogenesis in ischemic retinopathy model: role of hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1). Angiogenesis, (E-Pub) Nov 2014 .

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Hoda MN, Bhatia K, Hafez SS, Johnson MH, Siddiqui S, Ergul A, Zaidi SK, Fagan SC, Hess DC. Remote ischemic preconditioning is effective after embolic stroke in ovariectomized female mice. Translational Stroke Research 2014, epub Jan. 4.

Ergul A, Abdelsaid M, Fouda A, Fagan SC. Cerebral neovascularization in diabetes: Implications for stroke recovery and beyond. Invited Review, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism; 2014; 34(4):553-563; doi:10.1038/jcbfm.2014.18.

Hafez S, Coucha M, Bruno A, Fagan SC, Ergul A. Hyperglycemia, acute ischemic stroke and thrombolytic therapy. Translational Stroke Research 2014; March 13.

Ishrat T, El-Remessy AB, Mohamed IN, Pillai B, Soliman S, Ergul A, Fagan SC. Thioredoxin interacting protein: A novel target for neuroprotection in experimental thromboembolic stroke in mice. Molecular Neurobiology , epub ahead of print, Jun 18, 2014.

Coucha M. Li W, Johnson MH, Fagan SC, Ergul A. Reply to “Letter to the editor: Targeting cerebrovascular myogenic dysfunction in stroke”. American Journal of Heart, Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2014; 306(10): H1483.

Alhusban A, Al-Azayzih A, Goc A, Fagan SC, Somanath PR. Clinically relevant doses of candesartan inhibit growth of prostate tumor xenografts in vivo through modulation of tumor angiogenesis. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2014; 350(3): 635-645.

Quidley AM, Bland CM, Bookstaver PB, Kuper K. Perioperative management of bariatric surgery patients. American Journal of Health System Pharmacy. 2014;71:1253-64.

Bookstaver DA, Bland CM, Woodberry MW, Mansell KB. Correlation of cefpodoxime susceptibility with cephalothin and cefuroxime for urinary tract isolates. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2014;63(Pt 2):218-21.

Ishrat T, Pillai B, Soliman S, Fouda AY, Kozak A, Johnson MH, Ergul A, Fagan SC. Low-dose candesartan enhances molecular mediators of neuroplasticity and subsequent functional recovery after ischemic stroke in rats. Molecular Neurobiology, epub ahead of print, August 2, 2014.

Boudreau DM, Guzauskas GF, Chen E, Lalla D, Tayama D, Fagan SC, Veenstra DL. Cost-effectiveness of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator within 3 hours of acute ischemic stroke: Current evidence. Stroke ePub ahead of print, September 4, 2014.

Mohamed IN, Ishrat T, Fagan SC, El-Remessy AB. Role of inflammasome activation in the pathophysiology of vascular diseases of the neurovascular unit. Invited Review. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, ePub ahead of print; October 2, 2014.

PUBLICATIONS

Azza El-Remessy works in her lab

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Alhusban A, Fouda AY, Pillai B, Ishrat T, Soliman S, Fagan SC. C21 is proangiogenic in the brain and results in sustained recovery after ischemic stroke. Journal of Hypertension, epub ahead of print, October 8, 2014.

Khan M, Hoda MN, Vaibhav K, Giri S, Waller J, Ergul A, Dhandapani K, Fagan SC, Hess DC. Remote ischemic postconditioning: Harnessing endogenous protection in a murine model of vascular cognitive impairment. Translational Stroke Research, epub October 9, 2014.

Hoda MD, Fagan SC, Khan MB, Vaibhav K, Chaudhary A, Wang P, Dhandapani KM, Waller JL, Hess DC. A 2x2 factorial design of minocycline and remote ischemic preconditioning prior to thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke. Experimental and Translational Stroke Medicine, 2014-7378-6-10.

Shanab AY, El-Azab MF, Sabbineni H, Soliman S, Matragoon S, Fagan SC, El-Remessy AB. Candesartan preserves retinal vasculature in ischemic retinopathy: Role of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and Hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1). Angiogenesis, epub November 25, 2014.

Ahmed H, May, DW, Fagan SC, Segar L. Vascular protection with gliptins in diabetes: Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics. Accepted, Pharmacotherapy, September, 2014.

Abdelsaid M, Prakash R, Li W, Coucha W, Hafez S, Johnson MH, Fagan SC, Ergul A. Metformin treatment in post-stroke period prevents nitrative stress and restores angiogenic signaling in the brain after ischemia/reperfusion injury. Resubmitted to Diabetes, 12, 2014.

Soliman SA, Ishrat T, Fouda AY, Patel A, Pillai B, Fagan SC. Sequential therapy with minocycline and candesartan improves long term recovery after experimental stroke. Submitted to Translational Stroke Research, June, 2014.

Coucha M, Li W, Hafez S, Abdelsaid M, Johnson MH, Fagan SC, Ergul A. SOD1 overexpression prevents acute hyperglycemia-induced cerebral myogenic dysfunction: Relevance to contralateral hemisphere and stroke outcomes. Submitted to American Journal of Physiology, May, 2014.

Rollins B, Ramakrishnan S, Perri M. Direct to Consumer Advertising of Predictive Genetic Tests: A Health Belief Model Based Examination of Consumer Response. Health Marketing Quarterly. 2014; 31:263-278.

Sattler E L. P, Lee JS, Bhargava V. (2014). Food insecurity and medication adherence in low-income older Medicare beneficiaries with Type 2 diabetes. Journal of Nutrition Gerontology and Geriatrics 2014;33(4):401-17.

Pyla R, Osman I, Pichavaram P, Hansen P, Segar L. Metformin exaggerates phenylephrine-induced AMPK phosphorylation independent of CaMKK and attenuates contractile response in endothelium-denuded rat aorta. Biochemical Pharmacology. 92: 266-279; 2014.

Ma L, Kerr BA, Naga Prasad SV, Byzova TV, Somanath PR*. 2014. Differential effects of Akt1 signaling on short- versus long-term consequences of myocardial infarction and reperfusion injury. Lab Invest. Oct;94(10):1083-91. (Highligh