E-NEWSLETTER OF THE

NATIONALLY RANKED

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

Planning the 2013 Graduate Research Forum

The Council of Biomedical

Graduate Students (CBGS)

organized the Graduate Research

Forum for graduate students all

around the university. Our

college, a recently added member

of this council, showed active participation at

the event. As a representative of our college, I

had a great time organizing an event of such

magnitude. We began planning this event in

October 2012 to ensure smooth progression.

Requests for keynote speakers were sent out,

and we had many a nail-biting moments

before confirming our keynote speaker for this

year, Dr. Robert Copeland. Dr. Copeland is

the Executive Vice President and Chief

Scientific Officer at Epizyme, Inc., a company

focused on personalized therapeutics for

cancer and rare diseases.

The GRF has always featured poster

presentations by graduate students belonging

to the biomedical sciences program. This

year, we decided to incorporate oral

presentations as well. Though this might seem

a minor addition, handling both a job that

required meticulous planning. We began by

sending out surveys to determine whether

students were interested in the new format,

and were taken aback by the nearly

unanimous positive response. However, since

this was our first year handling both formats,

we decided to limit the number of oral

presenters. What followed was a flurry of

requests for registration and abstract

submissions, which gave us an idea of the

volume we could expect. Next, we needed

judges for appraising the presentations. We

sent out college-wide emails to faculty

members and post-doctoral fellows

requesting for them to team up as judges for

the event. Here again, we couldn’t have

asked for a better response. Slowly but

steadily, the elements of the event fell into

place.

The day before the event was spent setting

up poster boards and banners, printing

judging sheets and, yes, taking care of food

arrangements. By the end of the day, with all

contingency plans in place, things were

proceeding as predicted except for one

surprise: the huge response from students

and faculty members at 8 a.m. on first the

morning of the conference. We were

shocked at the nearly 100 attendees who

were neither presenters nor judges. Of the

36 poster presenters, 8 were from the

College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical

Sciences. Our debut with the oral sessions

was well-received and appreciated by many

faculty members.

The second day of the event was even more

exciting, with the final round of the poster

this issue

2013 Valedictorians P.2

Meet Dr. Julie Murphy P.3

Student research presentations P.4

Dr. Early discusses health disparities P.4

Upcoming events P.4

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06 x ReFILL

The Class of 2013

The Spring

Commencement

Exercises for the College

of Pharmacy and

Pharmaceutical

Sciences were held on

Saturday, May 4, 2013

at the John F. Savage

Arena.

This event allowed the

college to celebrate the

graduation of a new

class of pharmacists and

pharmaceutical

scientists. The college

awarded 104 Doctor of

Pharmacy degrees, 15

master’s degrees, and

164 baccalaureate

degrees.

Among the 164

baccalaureate degrees

recipients, a majority

graduated with honors.

Seventeen graduated

summa cum laude, 53

graduated magna cum

laude, and 51 graduated

cum laude.

Continued on page 3

By Aparna Raghavan, a Medicinal Chemistry PhD candidate

Hasan Alhaddad, a second-year master’s student in the lab of pharmacology assistant professor Dr. Youssef

Sari, was a semifinalist in the poster session at the 2013 Graduate Research Forum.

At the head of the class: 2013 Valedictorians

Christina J. Camick is the

valedictorian for the B.S. in

Pharmaceutical Sciences

graduating

class. She

earned a

Bachelor of

Science in

Medicinal and

Biological

Chemistry, with minors in

Chemistry and Biology. Ms.

Camick graduated with

college Honors and is also

a University of Toledo

Presidential Scholar who is

on the President’s List and

the Dean’s List. Her Honors

thesis is entitled

“Determining Calcium Flux

in T Cell Subsets.” Ms.

Camick participated in the

Honors College summer

experience in Italy in 2010

and presented at the

Immunology Conference in

2013. Ms. Camick’s

leadership and community

volunteer activities include

tutoring elementary school

students in math, serving as

a chemistry peer leader,

serving as a Pharmacy

Orientation peer leader.

She was a member of the

Presidential Scholarship

Committee, the American

Association of

Pharmaceutical Sciences,

and American Red Cross

Rockets Club.

Michelle M. Carey is one of

two valedictorians for the

Doctor of Pharmacy

graduating class. In 2011,

she earned a B.S. in

Pharmaceutical Sciences,

summa cum laude, with a

minor in Chemistry. Dr.

Carey was the college’s

Student of

the Month in

March 2013

and has been

the recipient

of several

scholarships,

including the Toledo

Academy of Pharmacy

Scholarship, the Walmart

Pharmacy Scholarship, the

Gilbert and Janiece Siegel

Scholarship, the Dean Bess

Emch Memorial

Scholarship, the Tower

Excellence Scholarship, the

Local 55 Ironworkers’

Scholarship, and the

Jeannine Biabak

Scholarship from St.

Vincent Mercy Medical

Center. Dr. Carey was also

selected as the American

Pharmacists Association-

Academy of Student

Pharmacists Chapter

Member of the Year in

2012. She has served as a

Pharmaceutics teaching

assistant, a math tutor and

a Pharmacy Orientation

teaching assistant. Dr.

Carey served as vice

president of the American

Pharmacists Association-

Academy of Student

Pharmacists following a

term as treasurer for the

organization. She was also

a member of The Rho Chi

Society, Pharmacy

Ambassadors, the

Interprofessional

Organization of Healthcare

Students, Rx Real Life, and

Phi Eta Sigma Honors

Fraternity.

After commencement, Dr.

Carey will complete a

residency W.W. Knight

Family Medicine Center in

Toledo, Ohio.

Julie K. Miller is one of two

valedictorians for the Doctor

of

Pharmacy

graduating

class. Dr.

Miller

graduated

summa cum laude from The

University of Toledo in 2011

with a Bachelor of Science

in Pharmaceutical Sciences

degree. She is the recipient

of the Medco Health

Solutions Pharmacy

Scholarship, the

Chamberlain Scholarship,

the Schlembach Alumni

Scholarship, the Larwood

Memorial Scholarship and

the Tower Excellence

Scholarship, in addition to

remaining on the Dean's

List and President's List.

Dr. Miller has served as

vice president of Rho Chi

Pharmacy Honor Society

and is a member of

American Pharmacists

Association and American

Society of Health-System

Pharmacists. She was also

a teaching assistant in the

Professional Practice

Development lab.

Following graduation, Dr.

Miller will complete a PGY1

Residency at Harper

University Hospital in

Detroit, Michigan.

Humanitarian Award for Dr. Diane Cappelletty

Diane Cappelletty, PharmD, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy

and Co-Director of The Infectious Disease Research Laboratory, was presented with the OSHP Humanitarian Award at the Ohio Society of Health-system Pharmacists’ Annual Meeting in May.

This award recognizes the health-system pharmacist who contributed most to society in general over the past year and who demonstrates humanitarian ideals. The awards includes a plaque, complimentary registrations to the OSHP Annual Meeting, and a contribution of $250 to the charity or cause of the recipient's choice.

Graduate

Research Forum (continued from page 1)

and oral presentations

judged by Dr. Copeland

and Dr. Doug Leaman

(Chair of the UT College

of Biological Sciences).

Graduate students also

participated in a candid

discussion with the

judges over lunch. Finally,

an eloquent keynote

speech by Dr.

Copeland to an audience

packed to the rafters,

followed by the prize-

distribution to the proud

winners, was a great end

to the biggest event of the

year for our council.

Overall, the forum

immersed us all in

science for two whole

days, surprisingly in a

way we don’t encounter in

our daily laboratory work.

It compelled us to open

up to different

perspectives on the

challenges we face as

fellow members of the

scientific community.

We are immensely

grateful to the faculty

members and post-

doctoral fellows for their

constant support and

feedback. We are also

thankful for the generous

support of our sponsors:

the College of Pharmacy

and Pharmaceutical

Sciences, the College of

Graduate Studies, and

the Graduate Student

Association. Lastly, this

event would not have

been possible without the

overwhelming response

from graduate students.

We hope for an even

more successful event

next year!

Dr. Julie Murphy is a

Clinical Associate Professor

in the Department of

Pharmacy Practice and a

Clinical Pharmacist at the

UT Medical Center. She

serves as a preceptor for

both student pharmacists

and PGY1 pharmacy

residents completing their

internal medicine rotations.

An alumnus (1998/2001) of

the College of Pharmacy

and Pharmaceutical

Sciences, Dr. Murphy

completed a clinical

pharmacy residency in

Internal Medicine with the

St. Louis College of

Pharmacy and Forest Park

Hospital in St. Louis, MO.

She then joined the faculty

at St. Louis College of

Pharmacy and served as a

faculty member there for

ten years.

Dr. Murphy has authored a

plethora of publications

relating to patient care and

pharmacy education. Her

expertise in these areas

has earned her several

awards, including the 2012

Mentor of the Year Award

from the American College

of Clinical Pharmacy Adult

Medicine Practice and

Research Network, 2011

Faculty Teacher of the Year

from the Mercy Family

Medicine Residency

Program, 2009 Pharmacist

of the Year bestowed by the

Missouri Society of Health-

System Pharmacists, and

the 2009 Best Practice

Award presented by the

Missouri Society of Health-

System Pharmacists

Research and Education

Foundation. Dr. Murphy is a

Fellow with the American

College of Clinical

Pharmacy and the

American Society of Health-

System Pharmacists. Her

certifications include the

ACCP Leadership and

Management Certificate,

the ACCP Teaching and

Learning Certificate, and

Pharmacotherapy Board

Certification.

“When I started my journey

at the University of Toledo

in 1993,” said Dr. Murphy,

“the College of Pharmacy

was located within

University Hall on the main

campus. When I was

earning my 2-year post-BS

PharmD degree, the college

was housed in Wolfe Hall.

Now as a faculty member, I

have the chance to work

within the Frederic and

Mary Wolfe Center. With

being located on the Health

Science Campus, the

opportunities for both

student pharmacists and

faculty to learn and discover

are truly limitless.”

Community education: Medication disposal

UT student pharmacists participated

in a medication disposal education

program at local Walgreens stores.

Students informed members of the

community on the proper disposal of

pharmaceutical products in order to

ensure personal and environmental

safety.

Meet Dr. Julie Murphy

Students present research at national conferences

Jehad Almaliti, a Medicinal Chemistry graduate student mentored by Dr. Tillekeratne, received a $1000 travel award from the American Chemical Society’s Division of Medicinal Chemistry. Jehad attended the 245th meeting of the ACS in New Orleans and made a podium presentation entitled "Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel Largazole analogs with modified surface recognition cap groups targeting histone deacetylases".

Viralkumar Upadhyay, a BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences student majoring in pharmacology/toxicology, participated in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in La Crosse, WI. Sponsored by UT's Office of Undergraduate Research, Viralkumar presented a poster on his research with Dr. Surya Nauli, associate professor of pharmacology. His poster was entitled, "Effects of Dopamine on Structure and

Function of Primary Cilia." Over 3,000 students from U.S. and international institutions presented their research at the conference. Viralkumar is pictured above with Mary Jo Borden, internship coordinator for the BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences program.

Seeking solutions for health disparities

At the recent Health Disparities

conference hosted by Xavier University of

Louisiana, Dean Early was invited to serve

in a special panel discussion entitled

Evidence-Based Clinical Care: Where Are

We Now? The panel focused on the self-

imposed reasons for substandard clinical

care among elderly African-Americans.

Dr. Early was joined by several prominent

health care professionals and members of

academia. Pictured with Dean Early

(second from right) Derek Lewis Jr.,MD,

owner and Principal Investigator of

Arkansas Primary Care Clinics; Cheryl

Taylor, RN, PhD, Interim Dean, Southern

University School of Nursing and A&M

College in Baton Rouge, LA; Arcelia M.

Johnson-Fannin, PharmD, RPh, Dean of

the School of Pharmacy at University of

the Incarnate Word, and Kathleen

Kennedy, PharmD, RPh, Dean of the

Xavier University School of Pharmacy.

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Upcoming Events

TOLEDO ACADEMY OF PHARMACY GOLF OUTING

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Bedford Hills Golf

Club

The event raises scholarship funds for UT pharmacy students.

$75 per person includes 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, and

dinner; Hole sponsorship starts at $300. Register online at

utoledo.edu/pharmacy/golf

PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT CEREMONY

Friday, August 16, 2013 at 4:30 PM in Nitschke Auditorium on

Main Campus

The college welcomes its 2013 P1 class to the professional

division in this annual ceremony, formerly known as the White

Coat Ceremony.

ROCKETS FOOTBALL 2013-2014

Join the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

during football season. See the Rockets’ game schedule.

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