Announcements

Sharyn Baker, PharmD, PhD, the Gertrude Parker Heer Chair in Cancer Research, has been awarded a President's Research Excellence (PRE) Catalyst Award for her proposal titled, "Transport mechanisms of chemotherapy-induced myelotoxicity."

The International Society of RNA and Nanomedicine launched its first issue of RNA NanoMed in December 2024.

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning

Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, PharmD, PhD '84, of Minneapolis, MN, was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Remington Honor Medal. Schondelmeyer’s impact and expertise from over 50 years of research include improving prescription drug access and affordability, encouraging drug price competition, shaping drug benefit plan management and prescription drug reimbursement, documenting pharmacists’ compensation and workforce trends, and establishing policy to reduce drug shortages and improve drug supply resilience.

ScienceDirect

Nature Biotechnology

On Dec. 4, Ohio State recognized faculty and staff who have served the institution for 25, 30 or 35+ years.

A. Douglas Kinghorn, PhD, DSc, and four leading professors from India, Austria and the U.K. created a preferred reading list for individuals interested in entering the field of natural products at the graduate level.

A. Douglas Kinghorn was invited by the publisher MDPI (Basel, Switzerland) to serve as chair of the selection committee for a 100,000 Swiss Franc prize for the 2024 Tu Youyou Award in natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry.

This transformative initiative aims to elevate awareness of pharmacy careers among middle and high school students in medically underserved communities, increase enrollment in pharmacy training pathways and provide professional training focused on caring for underserved patients.