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Announcing the Winners of the 2022 UT Pharmacy Alumni Awards
The Texas Pharmacy Alumni Association has selected Emmanuel Enwere, Pharm.D., M.S., CPHIMS, Jamie C. Barner, Ph.D., FAACP, FAPhA and M. Lynn Crismon, Pharm.D., FCCP, DABCP, BCPP as the 2022 Alumni Award recipients. This year's winners will be honored on November 12, 2022 at the Texas Pharmacy Homecoming Tailgate, generously sponsored by H-E-B.
Vasquez Writes in Nature Reviews Genetics on Alternative DNA Structures
Division Head and Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology Karen Vasquez, Ph.D. published in the latest issues of Nature Reviews Genetics regarding repetitive elements in the human genome. Once considered "junk DNA," they are now known to adopt more than a dozen alternative DNA structures. These dynamic conformations can act as functional genomic elements involved in DNA replication and transcription, chromatin organization and genome stability.
Faculty Earn State Grants for Cancer Research
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has released its grant research funding awards for the upcoming year. All three awarded research projects at The University of Texas at Austin involve College of Pharmacy faculty.
Summer Programs of Innovation and Diversity
This summer, the office of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI), hosted two intensive summer research programs: Project Engage Pharmacy Program (PEPP) Camp and the Leadership Through Engagement For the Advancement of Diverse Educational Research (LEADER) Program.
Vasquez Appears on BBC World Service to Discuss Z-DNA
Division Head and Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Karen Vasquez, Ph.D. appeared on BBC World Service's Science in Action to talk about Z-DNA. Dr. Vasquez's research focuses on DNA damage and repair, genomic instability, gene targeting, DNA structure and cancer therapeutics.
Ridings-Myhra Earns TSHP Distinguished Service Award
Assistant Dean for Experiential and Professional Affairs Jennifer L. Ridings-Myhra, M.Ed., R.Ph. is 2021's recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP). It is the highest honor TSHP can bestow on an individual.