Preceptor Spotlight: Jessica Lin, PharmD ’13, BCPS, APh
Jessica Lin, PharmD ’13, BCPS, APh, an oncology pharmacist at Los Angeles General Medical Center, explains why she volunteers as a preceptor to mentor USC Mann School students and introduce them to “real world” experiences.
Alumni Spotlight: Robert Popovian, PharmD ’93, MS ’96
Robert Popivian, PharmD ’93, MS ’96, will receive the Dean’s Medallion Award at the 2024 USC Mann Alumni Awards Gala.
Preceptor Spotlight: Linda Guo
Linda Quan Guo, PharmD, APh, a clinical pharmacist practitioner at the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLA), explains why she volunteers as a preceptor to mentor USC Mann School students and introduce them to “real world” experiences.
Alumni Spotlight: Mary Ellen Cosenza, PhD, MS ’08
Mary Ellen Cosenza, PhD, MS ’08 will receive the Regulatory Science Award at the 2024 USC Mann School’s Alumni Awards Gala on February 25.
Alumni Spotlight: Steve Dohi, PharmD ’84
Steve Dohi, PharmD ’84, will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award at the 2024 USC Mann School’s Alumni Awards Gala on February 25.
Alumni Awards Spotlight: Ramesh Upadhyayula, BPharm, RPh, APh
Ramesh Upadhyayula, BPharm, RPh, APh, will receive the Honorary Alumni Award at the 2024 USC Mann Alumni Awards Gala.
Alumni Spotlight: Eric Forssen, PharmD ’77, PhD ’81
Eric Forssen, PharmD ’77, PhD ’81, will receive the Research Achievement Award at the 2024 USC Mann School’s Alumni Awards Gala on February 25.
Alumni Spotlight: Raffi Svadjian, PharmD ’03, MBA
Svadjian will receive the Community Service Award at the 2024 USC Mann School Alumni Awards Gala.
Alumni Spotlight: Michael Pazirandeh, PharmD ’11
Pazirandeh will receive the Young Alumni Award at the 2024 USC Mann School’s Alumni Awards Gala on February 25.
Student Spotlight: Merry Ann Sta Maria
Meet fourth-year PharmD student Merry Ann Sta Maria, an aspiring pediatric clinical pharmacist from Oxnard, Calif.
Student Spotlight: Jasmine Gomez Lopez
Meet PharmD student Jasmine Gomez Lopez, president of Associated Student Pharmacists (ASP) and Latinx Advancing in Pharmacy-National Hispanic Pharmacist Association (LAP-NHPA).
Faculty Spotlight: Darius Lakdawalla
Meet Darius Lakdawalla, the Quintiles Chair in Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation at USC Mann and director of research for the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.
Commencement Spotlight: Emily Hou
Hou was awarded the Order of Arête for her community service and student leadership, including positions in such organizations as the Associated Students of the School of Pharmacy.
Commencement Spotlight: Syed Zaidi
With experience that includes creating databases and administering COVID-19 vaccines, Zaidi confidently heads into his first pharmacy residency.
Commencement Spotlight: Jacqueline Matian
Matian’s passion for volunteering led her to deliver medications at a hospital and later, at the Mann School, to aid in USC’s COVID-19 vaccination outreach.