Announcements

Three mentees of H. Liva Rakotondraibe, PhD, associate professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy, won all of the poster prizes at the 7th Annual Plant Sciences Symposium Feb. 29-March 1 at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center.

Jessica Mercerhill, PhD, director of academic programs and student services, was awarded first place for her cross-stitch, “Papa’s Violets,” in the annual Medicine and the Arts art show.

Rajgopoal Govindarajan, DVM, PhD
SLC29A3 lysosomal transporter in hematopoietic homeostasis and disease
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
R01HL164443
$1,181,250

Nature Microbiology

The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences graduate program hosted a 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition on Jan. 18 in the Riffe Classroom.

Michael Ganio, PharmD, MS '15, BCPS, FASHP, was presented the 2023 Latiolais Leadership Award at the annual LLP Luncheon at Midyear in December.

Daniel Addison, MD; Sharyn Baker, PharmD, PhD; Alex Sparreboom, PhD (contact) MPIs
Therapeutic strategies to mitigate toxicities of anthracycline-based therapeutics
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, R01HL168045
$2,822,515

Milap C. Nahata, PharmD, MS, of Powell, OH, was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Remington Honor Medal. Nahata has served the pharmacy profession as an educator, researcher, practitioner, volunteer leader, and mentor for almost 50 years.

Associate dean of academic affairs Dr. Jim McAuley, chair and professor of pharmacy practice and science Dr. Bella Mehta and senior career counselor Angela Henderson 30 (Dr. McAuley) and 25 years (Dr. Mehta and Ms. Henderson) years at Ohio State.

Dan Michel, PhD, and Bella Blankenship, PharmD, from the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Science received a $10,000 grant from the Office of Undergraduate Education to establish a pharmacy undergraduate research program at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI).