EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine and OXFORD, Miss. – Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the University of Mississippi have entered into a Strategic Inter-Institutional Partnership Agreement that creates a range of collaborative research and innovation commercialization initiatives, including marine biotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences, single cell genomics technology, aquatic optical flow cytometry and bioinformatics, among other emerging researchRead the story …
Bigelow Laboratory and University of Mississippi Form Strategic Partnership
Agreement creates collaborative initiative for marine natural products research
January 9, 2013 by
UM Pharmacy Dean Wins AACP Election
David D. Allen becomes chair-elect of the AACP Council of Deans
January 2, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – David D. Allen, dean of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been selected by his peers as chair-elect of the Council of Deans for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. “I’ve been involved with AACP for years, and being elected to chair the Council of Deans is a tremendousRead the story …
Three UM Scientists Develop Innovative Method to Deliver THC
Transmucosal patch increases drug's absorption
December 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An innovative delivery method for tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive constituent of Cannabis, is being developed at the University of Mississippi. School of Pharmacy faculty members Michael A. Repka, Soumyajit Majumdar and Mahmoud A. ElSohly have developed a transmucosal THC patch to overcome problems related to taking the drug in pill form. TheRead the story …
Three UM Scientists Develop Innovative Method to Deliver THC
Transmucosal patch increases drug's absorption
December 14, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An innovative delivery method for tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive constituent of Cannabis, is being developed at the University of Mississippi. School of Pharmacy faculty members Michael A. Repka, Soumyajit Majumdar and Mahmoud A. ElSohly have developed a transmucosal THC patch to overcome problems related to taking the drug in pill form.Read the story …
Inside The Diabetic Shoppe
UM alumnus turns his Charleston pharmacy into a multimillion-dollar business
December 14, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Robert Salmon opened a drugstore, Southern Discount Drugs, across the street from a clinic in Charleston in 1980. Fifteen years later, he and his pharmacy technician began packaging diabetic testing supplies in a back room of the drugstore and mailing them to patients. Since then, the University of Mississippi alumnus hasRead the story …
Professor Receives $1.6 Million to Study Potential Hepatitis C Drugs
UM graduate students contribute to pharmaceutical research
December 14, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi pharmacognosy professor has been awarded a $1.6 million Research Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct studies on potential drugs for hepatitis C. “There is a significant need for new drugs to treat hepatitis C,” said Mark T. Hamann, principal investigator on the project. “BasedRead the story …
Pharmacy Students to Compete In National Clinical Skills Competition
Duo represents Ole Miss at ASHP midyear clinical meeting in Las Vegas
November 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two students from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy are scheduled to compete in a national clinical skills competition. “This is a great opportunity to use all the theoretical knowledge we gained from years of pharmacy education and apply it to patient cases,” said Eugene Lukienko, who is enrolled in theRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Professor Impacts Mississippi Health Care
Allison Bell appointed to serve on Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board
November 19, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi pharmacy professor is working to shape health care in Mississippi by serving on the Mississippi Division of Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board. “It is our job to make sure that the Medicaid population is utilizing their drugs in the most effective way possible so they receive theRead the story …
School of Pharmacy Hosts Largest Research Poster Session in History
Session encourages discussion, collaboration in scientific community
November 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The School of Pharmacy and its National Center for Natural Products Research hosted a campus-wide research poster session Nov. 8 to encourage discussion and collaboration in the university’s scientific community. “Since completing our Research Visioning process, which served to identify our research strengths and target areas, highlighting our scientific enterprise has beenRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Professor Gives Presentation at American Diabetes Association Forum
Poster presentation demonstrates how pharmacists are integral to diabetes care
November 9, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Courtney Davis, who is working to demonstrate how pharmacists play an important role in diabetes care, was invited to discuss the topic at the American Diabetes Association’s recent fifth annual Disparities Partnership Forum in Washington, D.C. At the Oct. 22-23 forum, the University of Mississippi clinical assistant professor of pharmacy presented aRead the story …