Opening Doors:<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"The](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/MENDENHALLS-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nDoug and Yvonne Mendenhall on Research, Mentorship and the Gift of Possibility. Doug and Yvonne Mendenhall say mentorship, exposure and confidence can help students discover what is possible. For Doug and Yvonne Mendenhall, supporting the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 11, 2026<\/div>\nThe Long Game<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Ryan](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/RYAN-PHOTO-500X400-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nFor UW School of Pharmacy alumnus Ryan Oftebro, independent pharmacy is personal \u2014 a practice of community, humility and learning when to get out of the way. Ask Ryan Oftebro about his success, and he…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 10, 2026<\/div>\nThe Art of Listening<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Patient](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/PATIENT-INTERVIEW-DAY-Mobile-150x150.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nAt the UW School of Pharmacy, older adults from University House Wallingford and Era Living help students build confidence, strengthen communication skills and better understand what matters most in caring for older adults. The room…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 8, 2026<\/div>\nSOP Has Strong Showing at Northwest Pharmacy Convention<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"2026](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/NWPC26_Poster-Winners-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe UW School of Pharmacy had a strong presence at the recent Northwest Pharmacy Convention in Coeur d\u2019Alene, ID, with 8 students, 7 faculty, and many alumni in attendance. Highlights: Dakota Fletcher (Class of 2027)…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 2, 2026<\/div>\nDr. Kyu Lee Awarded NIH\/NIAID K01 Career Development Award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Kyu](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyu-Eun-Lee-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nUniversity of Washington Assistant Professor of Health Decision\u00a0Science,\u00a0Dr. Kyu Lee, PhD,\u00a0has been awarded a 5-year K01 career development award from the\u00a0National Institute of Health (NIH),\u00a0National\u00a0Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for research on the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 26, 2026<\/div>\nNew Study Offers First Drug-Level Analysis of Medicare Savings from IRA Price Negotiation, Accounting for Market Dynamics<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCHOICE PhD candidate Yunjoo Karris Jeon leads research providing a more nuanced picture of what federal drug price negotiation is projected to save. A new study published in Value in Health offers the first drug-level…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 27, 2026<\/div>\nUW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Sean Sullivan receives ISPOR lifetime achievement award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Sean](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/SEAN-SULLIVAN-500X400-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nHonor recognizes decades of leadership in health economics and outcomes research through scholarship, policy impact and mentorship. Sean D. Sullivan, Professor and former Dean in the University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy, and longtime…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 1, 2026<\/div>\nPharmacy Offers Second-Highest ROI Among Graduate Degrees<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nNew research highlighted by The Washington Post found that pharmacy offers the second-highest return on investment among the graduate degrees studied\u2014underscoring the profession\u2019s distinctive blend of purpose, stability and opportunity.\u00a0 Choosing a career in healthcare…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 1, 2026<\/div>\nCheryl Wright-Wilson and Raymond Wilson bequest supports UW\u2019s School of Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nGift will provide additional support for medicinal chemistry research and undergraduate summer training at the School of Pharmacy. In the fall of 1965, during Cheryl Wright\u2019s first week at the University of Washington, she went…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: March 18, 2026<\/div>\nWelcoming our 2026-2028 Cohort of HEOR Fellows<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe CHOICE Institute is pleased to announce the 2026-2028 cohort\u00a0of HEOR Fellows who will start their programs on July 1, 2026. Our HEOR fellows work closely with faculty in the CHOICE Institute on projects where…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: March 6, 2026<\/div>\nUW School of Pharmacy Expands Strategic Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson to Advance AI-Enabled Drug Design<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe University of Washington School of Pharmacy has expanded its longstanding collaboration with Johnson & Johnson* through a focused collaboration within the School\u2019s Institute for Innovations in Drug Disposition and Delivery (I2D3). The initiative reflects…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: February 24, 2026<\/div>\nGrowing Older in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAging is one of the few experiences that is both deeply personal and entirely universal. If we are fortunate, we grow older. We notice small changes first \u2014 a little more effort getting out of…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: February 11, 2026<\/div>\nThe IRA\u2019s Impact on Long Term Care Pharmacy: Key Challenges and Policy Solutions<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nA new viewpoint article published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy examines how key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 may unintentionally destabilize long\u2011term care (LTC) pharmacies\u2014providers that serve…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: January 30, 2026<\/div>\nSOP Students Turn Out in Force for Legislative Day<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Pharmacy](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/LEGISLATIVE_DAY_Mobile-150x150.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThis week’s Legislative Day in Olympia, Washington, was a strong example of what’s possible when students, faculty, alumni, and professional partners come together in shared purpose. In partnership with the Washington State Pharmacy Association, the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: January 29, 2026<\/div>\nNina Isoherranen Named 2025 ASPET Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Nina](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nina_Isoherranen-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nProfessor and Milo Gibaldi Endowed Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutics Nina Isoherranen\u00a0was recently named a 2025 Fellow by The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Council. Selection as a Fellow of the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: January 13, 2026<\/div>\nThe Costs of Dementia Begin Long Before the Diagnosis<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jing](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jing_Li_Headshot-150x150.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nBy the time dementia becomes visible in daily life, the financial consequences may already be well underway. Years before a diagnosis, subtle changes in memory and judgment can begin to interfere with how people manage…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: December 3, 2025<\/div>\nUW\u2013Mt. Sinai Team Advances \u201cKidney-on-a-Chip\u201d Toward FDA Qualification, Opening a New Era for Safer, Faster Drug Development<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nA University of Washington\u2013Mount Sinai School of Medicine research team has reached a major milestone in its effort to modernize how new medicines are evaluated for safety. The collaborative Translational Centers for Microphysiological Systems (TraCE)-MPS…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: November 19, 2025<\/div>\nThree Decades of CHOICE: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThirty years ago, a quietly ambitious idea began to take shape at the University of Washington\u2014one that would go on to redefine how we measure value in healthcare, train generations of leaders, and build a…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: October 23, 2025<\/div>\nPharmaceutics Award Winners at ISSX Conference<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"ISSX](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/ISSX_STUDENTS_mobile-150x150.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe 2025 International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX) International Meeting got underway last month, and Department of Pharmaceutics students Tim Tsang, Aurora Authement\u00a0and Arzoo Thakkur\u00a0took home awards in the poster competition. In the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: October 23, 2025<\/div>\nISSX Names Jash Unadkat 2026 President-Elect<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jash](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/JASH_UNADKAT-150x150.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics\u00a0this week named Department of Pharmaceutics Professor Jash Unadkat\u00a0as 2026 President-Elect of ISSX. “My election as President Elect of ISSX could not have been possible without the support…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: October 22, 2025<\/div>\nSOP students shine at NCPA competition<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nIn honor of National Pharmacy Week, let\u2019s take a moment to celebrate some of our fantastic future pharmacists, including our PY3 and PY2 students, who recently placed 3rd nationally in the NCPA Business Plan Competition….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: October 20, 2025<\/div>\nProfessor Anirban Basu Receives 2025 HEOR Excellence\u2013Application Award<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Anirban](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/ANIRBAN_HOMEPAGE-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nAnirban Basu, Stergachis Family Endowed Director and Professor of Health Economics, has received the 2025 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Excellence\u2013Application Award from ISPOR \u2013 The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 15, 2025<\/div>\nLarissa Robinson-Cooper Named to Washington Fellows Program<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Larissa](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/LARISSA-500X400-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nLarissa Robinson-Cooper, a PhD candidate in\u00a0Melissa Barker-Haliski\u2019s\u00a0lab in the #SoP Department of Pharmaceutics, was recently named by #ASPET among 13 awardees to participate in the 2025-2026 Washington Fellows Program. The program offers developing and early-career…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 15, 2025<\/div>\nWelcome Department of Pharmacy Assistant Professor, Jessica Beers<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jessica](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/JESSICA-500X400-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nA very special welcome to new Department of Pharmacy Assistant Professor, Dr.\u00a0Jessica Beers, who officially joined the School September 2. Dr. Beers earned her PharmD in 2018 from Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy and completed…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 5, 2025<\/div>\nEveryday Cleaners, Everyday Exposure: Disinfectants\u2019 Impact on Human Health<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Libin](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Libin-Xu-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nDisinfecting wipes. Antibacterial sprays. The cleaners we reach for without a second thought are part of our daily routines at home, at school, and at work. But new research is showing that these familiar products…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: September 2, 2025<\/div>\nPhD Candidate Emma Cousin Co-Authors Health Affairs Article on Medicare Drug Pricing<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nA Health Affairs Forefront article, \u201cBlockbusters and Loopholes: Expanding Exemptions in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations,\u201d examines how certain high-cost \u201cblockbuster\u201d drugs may avoid Medicare\u2019s Drug Price Negotiation Program (DPNP) as a result of a small…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 8, 2025<\/div>\nFive CHOICE Students Awarded Plein Center for Aging Scholarships<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe Plein Center for Aging is a global leader in transformative pharmacy research, education, and outreach. Committed to optimizing medication outcomes for older adults and promoting healthy aging, the Center supports innovative work at the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: August 8, 2025<\/div>\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Effects of Cancer Treatment Advancements on Health Disparities<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAre new cancer treatments benefiting everyone equally? A new study published in JCO Advances, led by CHOICE alumni Dr. Sara Khor (’24) and CHOICE faculty Dr. Josh Carlson, Dr. Aasthaa Bansal, and Dr. Anirban Basu,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: July 22, 2025<\/div>\nPharmaceutics Professor Jash Unadkat Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jash](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jash_Unadkat-1-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\n We are proud to share that\u00a0Dr. Jash Unadkat, Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at the UW School of Pharmacy, has been elected as a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS)….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: July 22, 2025<\/div>\nNCPA Foundation Names Matt Binder 2025 National Preceptor of the Year<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nA special congratulations to UWSoP alum and owner of Ostroms Drug & Gift,\u00a0Matt Binder, who has been named the 2025 National Preceptor of the Year by the Board of Trustees of the NCPA Foundation. This…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: July 10, 2025<\/div>\nShelly Gray Named 2025 Fulbright Scholar<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nCongratulations to Plein Center for Aging Director Shelly Gray for being named a 2025 Fulbright Scholar. Fulbright Scholars are college and university faculty, administrators and researchers, as well as artists and professionals, who build their…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: July 1, 2025<\/div>\nCelebrating the Excellence and Impact of Our 2025 Student Award Honorees<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Celebrating](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/STUDENT-STORY-HERO-GRAPHIC-feature-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nAt the UW School of Pharmacy, excellence takes many forms. We celebrate not only academic success and groundbreaking research, but also the passion, initiative, and innovation our students bring to every challenge. This month, we\u2019re…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 26, 2025<\/div>\nSoP Researchers Awarded $200K Population Health Grant<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nThe University of Washington School of Pharmacy is proud to announce that a team of SoP faculty researchers has been awarded a $200,000 Tier 3 pilot research grant from the UW Population Health Initiative. The…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 24, 2025<\/div>\nHui-Hsuan Named 2025 Magnuson Scholars Award Recipient<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Hui-Hsuan](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/HUI-HSUAN-CHAN-500X400-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe UWSoP is proud to announce that CHOICE PhD student Hui-Hsuan Chan was selected last month as a 2025 Magnuson Award recipient. With a keen interest in improving healthcare sustainability through robust health economics research,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: June 12, 2025<\/div>\nManpreet Dhankhar Named 2025 Bonderman Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Manpreet](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/MANPREET-DHANKAR-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nWe\u2019re excited to share that Manpreet Dhankhar, a PhD student from The CHOICE Institute, has been selected as a 2025 Bonderman Fellow. Manpreet is one of just two students from the UW School of Pharmacy…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: May 7, 2025<\/div>\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Oncologist-Patient Concordance and Treatment Adherence in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Figure.](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/CML-150x150.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nIn their new JAMA Network Open study, PhD candidate Felipe Montano-Campos, Associate Professor Aasthaa Bansal, and co-authors tracked 5 years of monthly tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) adherence in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. “After adjusting…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 22, 2025<\/div>\nUW Pharmacy Students Place in Top Five of AMCP National P&T Competition Finals<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"UW](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AMCP-PT-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nCongratulations to Michiko Hunter, Chloe Miranda, Howard Nguyen and Kathryn Versteeg for placing among the top five teams in the AMCP Foundation\u2019s 25th Annual National Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Competition \u2013\u00a0a major achievement! Hosted by…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 22, 2025<\/div>\nFirst-Year Student Pharmacist Fellow of the UW Latino Center for Health<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Malik](\"https:\/\/staff.washington.edu\/twentzel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Malik-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\nFirst-year PharmD candidate Malik Williams has been selected for the UW Latino Center for Health (LCH) Graduate Student Fellowship, a noteworthy program supporting future healthcare leaders dedicated to serving Latinx communities. As part of an…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 22, 2025<\/div>\nThe Future of Community Pharmacy Depends on Advocacy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\nAccording to Dr. Jennifer Bacci, community pharmacies are at a crossroads and advocacy is the key to ensure their survival. In a recent interview with Drug Topics, Bacci \u2013 endowed associate professor of Innovative Pharmacy…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Posted: April 11, 2025<\/div>\nMelissa Barker-Haliski Leads Grant-Winning Epilepsy Research<\/a><\/h4>\n\n
\t\t\t\t\t Doug and Yvonne Mendenhall on Research, Mentorship and the Gift of Possibility. Doug and Yvonne Mendenhall say mentorship, exposure and confidence can help students discover what is possible. For Doug and Yvonne Mendenhall, supporting the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t For UW School of Pharmacy alumnus Ryan Oftebro, independent pharmacy is personal \u2014 a practice of community, humility and learning when to get out of the way. Ask Ryan Oftebro about his success, and he…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t At the UW School of Pharmacy, older adults from University House Wallingford and Era Living help students build confidence, strengthen communication skills and better understand what matters most in caring for older adults. The room…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t The UW School of Pharmacy had a strong presence at the recent Northwest Pharmacy Convention in Coeur d\u2019Alene, ID, with 8 students, 7 faculty, and many alumni in attendance. Highlights: Dakota Fletcher (Class of 2027)…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t University of Washington Assistant Professor of Health Decision\u00a0Science,\u00a0Dr. Kyu Lee, PhD,\u00a0has been awarded a 5-year K01 career development award from the\u00a0National Institute of Health (NIH),\u00a0National\u00a0Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for research on the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n CHOICE PhD candidate Yunjoo Karris Jeon leads research providing a more nuanced picture of what federal drug price negotiation is projected to save. A new study published in Value in Health offers the first drug-level…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Honor recognizes decades of leadership in health economics and outcomes research through scholarship, policy impact and mentorship. Sean D. Sullivan, Professor and former Dean in the University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy, and longtime…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n New research highlighted by The Washington Post found that pharmacy offers the second-highest return on investment among the graduate degrees studied\u2014underscoring the profession\u2019s distinctive blend of purpose, stability and opportunity.\u00a0 Choosing a career in healthcare…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Gift will provide additional support for medicinal chemistry research and undergraduate summer training at the School of Pharmacy. In the fall of 1965, during Cheryl Wright\u2019s first week at the University of Washington, she went…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n The CHOICE Institute is pleased to announce the 2026-2028 cohort\u00a0of HEOR Fellows who will start their programs on July 1, 2026. Our HEOR fellows work closely with faculty in the CHOICE Institute on projects where…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n The University of Washington School of Pharmacy has expanded its longstanding collaboration with Johnson & Johnson* through a focused collaboration within the School\u2019s Institute for Innovations in Drug Disposition and Delivery (I2D3). The initiative reflects…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Aging is one of the few experiences that is both deeply personal and entirely universal. If we are fortunate, we grow older. We notice small changes first \u2014 a little more effort getting out of…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n A new viewpoint article published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy examines how key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 may unintentionally destabilize long\u2011term care (LTC) pharmacies\u2014providers that serve…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t This week’s Legislative Day in Olympia, Washington, was a strong example of what’s possible when students, faculty, alumni, and professional partners come together in shared purpose. In partnership with the Washington State Pharmacy Association, the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Professor and Milo Gibaldi Endowed Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutics Nina Isoherranen\u00a0was recently named a 2025 Fellow by The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Council. Selection as a Fellow of the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t By the time dementia becomes visible in daily life, the financial consequences may already be well underway. Years before a diagnosis, subtle changes in memory and judgment can begin to interfere with how people manage…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n A University of Washington\u2013Mount Sinai School of Medicine research team has reached a major milestone in its effort to modernize how new medicines are evaluated for safety. The collaborative Translational Centers for Microphysiological Systems (TraCE)-MPS…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Thirty years ago, a quietly ambitious idea began to take shape at the University of Washington\u2014one that would go on to redefine how we measure value in healthcare, train generations of leaders, and build a…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t The 2025 International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX) International Meeting got underway last month, and Department of Pharmaceutics students Tim Tsang, Aurora Authement\u00a0and Arzoo Thakkur\u00a0took home awards in the poster competition. In the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t The International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics\u00a0this week named Department of Pharmaceutics Professor Jash Unadkat\u00a0as 2026 President-Elect of ISSX. “My election as President Elect of ISSX could not have been possible without the support…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n In honor of National Pharmacy Week, let\u2019s take a moment to celebrate some of our fantastic future pharmacists, including our PY3 and PY2 students, who recently placed 3rd nationally in the NCPA Business Plan Competition….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Anirban Basu, Stergachis Family Endowed Director and Professor of Health Economics, has received the 2025 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Excellence\u2013Application Award from ISPOR \u2013 The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Larissa Robinson-Cooper, a PhD candidate in\u00a0Melissa Barker-Haliski\u2019s\u00a0lab in the #SoP Department of Pharmaceutics, was recently named by #ASPET among 13 awardees to participate in the 2025-2026 Washington Fellows Program. The program offers developing and early-career…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t A very special welcome to new Department of Pharmacy Assistant Professor, Dr.\u00a0Jessica Beers, who officially joined the School September 2. Dr. Beers earned her PharmD in 2018 from Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy and completed…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Disinfecting wipes. Antibacterial sprays. The cleaners we reach for without a second thought are part of our daily routines at home, at school, and at work. But new research is showing that these familiar products…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n A Health Affairs Forefront article, \u201cBlockbusters and Loopholes: Expanding Exemptions in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations,\u201d examines how certain high-cost \u201cblockbuster\u201d drugs may avoid Medicare\u2019s Drug Price Negotiation Program (DPNP) as a result of a small…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n The Plein Center for Aging is a global leader in transformative pharmacy research, education, and outreach. Committed to optimizing medication outcomes for older adults and promoting healthy aging, the Center supports innovative work at the…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Are new cancer treatments benefiting everyone equally? A new study published in JCO Advances, led by CHOICE alumni Dr. Sara Khor (’24) and CHOICE faculty Dr. Josh Carlson, Dr. Aasthaa Bansal, and Dr. Anirban Basu,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t We are proud to share that\u00a0Dr. Jash Unadkat, Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at the UW School of Pharmacy, has been elected as a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS)….<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n A special congratulations to UWSoP alum and owner of Ostroms Drug & Gift,\u00a0Matt Binder, who has been named the 2025 National Preceptor of the Year by the Board of Trustees of the NCPA Foundation. This…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Congratulations to Plein Center for Aging Director Shelly Gray for being named a 2025 Fulbright Scholar. Fulbright Scholars are college and university faculty, administrators and researchers, as well as artists and professionals, who build their…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t At the UW School of Pharmacy, excellence takes many forms. We celebrate not only academic success and groundbreaking research, but also the passion, initiative, and innovation our students bring to every challenge. This month, we\u2019re…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n The University of Washington School of Pharmacy is proud to announce that a team of SoP faculty researchers has been awarded a $200,000 Tier 3 pilot research grant from the UW Population Health Initiative. The…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t The UWSoP is proud to announce that CHOICE PhD student Hui-Hsuan Chan was selected last month as a 2025 Magnuson Award recipient. With a keen interest in improving healthcare sustainability through robust health economics research,…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t We\u2019re excited to share that Manpreet Dhankhar, a PhD student from The CHOICE Institute, has been selected as a 2025 Bonderman Fellow. Manpreet is one of just two students from the UW School of Pharmacy…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t In their new JAMA Network Open study, PhD candidate Felipe Montano-Campos, Associate Professor Aasthaa Bansal, and co-authors tracked 5 years of monthly tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) adherence in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. “After adjusting…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t Congratulations to Michiko Hunter, Chloe Miranda, Howard Nguyen and Kathryn Versteeg for placing among the top five teams in the AMCP Foundation\u2019s 25th Annual National Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Competition \u2013\u00a0a major achievement! Hosted by…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t First-year PharmD candidate Malik Williams has been selected for the UW Latino Center for Health (LCH) Graduate Student Fellowship, a noteworthy program supporting future healthcare leaders dedicated to serving Latinx communities. As part of an…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n According to Dr. Jennifer Bacci, community pharmacies are at a crossroads and advocacy is the key to ensure their survival. In a recent interview with Drug Topics, Bacci \u2013 endowed associate professor of Innovative Pharmacy…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nSOP Has Strong Showing at Northwest Pharmacy Convention<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nDr. Kyu Lee Awarded NIH\/NIAID K01 Career Development Award<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nNew Study Offers First Drug-Level Analysis of Medicare Savings from IRA Price Negotiation, Accounting for Market Dynamics<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nUW School of Pharmacy\u2019s Sean Sullivan receives ISPOR lifetime achievement award<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nPharmacy Offers Second-Highest ROI Among Graduate Degrees<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nCheryl Wright-Wilson and Raymond Wilson bequest supports UW\u2019s School of Pharmacy<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nWelcoming our 2026-2028 Cohort of HEOR Fellows<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nUW School of Pharmacy Expands Strategic Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson to Advance AI-Enabled Drug Design<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nGrowing Older in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nThe IRA\u2019s Impact on Long Term Care Pharmacy: Key Challenges and Policy Solutions<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nSOP Students Turn Out in Force for Legislative Day<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nNina Isoherranen Named 2025 ASPET Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nThe Costs of Dementia Begin Long Before the Diagnosis<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nUW\u2013Mt. Sinai Team Advances \u201cKidney-on-a-Chip\u201d Toward FDA Qualification, Opening a New Era for Safer, Faster Drug Development<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nThree Decades of CHOICE: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nPharmaceutics Award Winners at ISSX Conference<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nISSX Names Jash Unadkat 2026 President-Elect<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nSOP students shine at NCPA competition<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nProfessor Anirban Basu Receives 2025 HEOR Excellence\u2013Application Award<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nLarissa Robinson-Cooper Named to Washington Fellows Program<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nWelcome Department of Pharmacy Assistant Professor, Jessica Beers<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nEveryday Cleaners, Everyday Exposure: Disinfectants\u2019 Impact on Human Health<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nPhD Candidate Emma Cousin Co-Authors Health Affairs Article on Medicare Drug Pricing<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nFive CHOICE Students Awarded Plein Center for Aging Scholarships<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Effects of Cancer Treatment Advancements on Health Disparities<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nPharmaceutics Professor Jash Unadkat Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nNCPA Foundation Names Matt Binder 2025 National Preceptor of the Year<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nShelly Gray Named 2025 Fulbright Scholar<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nCelebrating the Excellence and Impact of Our 2025 Student Award Honorees<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nSoP Researchers Awarded $200K Population Health Grant<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nHui-Hsuan Named 2025 Magnuson Scholars Award Recipient<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nManpreet Dhankhar Named 2025 Bonderman Fellow<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nCHOICE Researchers Examine Oncologist-Patient Concordance and Treatment Adherence in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nUW Pharmacy Students Place in Top Five of AMCP National P&T Competition Finals<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nFirst-Year Student Pharmacist Fellow of the UW Latino Center for Health<\/a><\/h4>\n
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\nThe Future of Community Pharmacy Depends on Advocacy<\/a><\/h4>\n
\nMelissa Barker-Haliski Leads Grant-Winning Epilepsy Research<\/a><\/h4>\n
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