Popovian to Speak at White Coat Ceremony for PharmD Class of 2027
Robert Popovian, PharmD ‘93, MS ‘97, founder of the strategic consulting firm Conquest Advisors, will speak at the USC Mann White Coat Ceremony for the PharmD Class of 2027.
Wang Receives 2023 Sustainability Research Award
Clay C.C. Wang of USC Mann and Travis Williams of USC Dornsife received a 2023 USC Sustainability Research Award for their project, “Converting Plastics into High Values Chemical Using Knowledge from Rules of Life.”
Kumar Joins Faculty
Radhika Venkatraman Kumar, PhD, has joined USC Mann as assistant professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (teaching track).
Study: Inflation Reduction Act’s Cap on Insulin Out-of-Pocket Costs Boosts Prescription Fills
The Inflation Reduction Act’s policy capping out-of-pocket costs for insulin to $35 for a month’s supply led to increases in the total number of insulin fills for Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Blame Capitalism? Why Hundreds of Decades-Old Yet Vital Drugs Are Nearly Impossible to Find
The shortages, which have been going on for years, have typically affected only low-cost generics rather than profitable brand-name drugs, Geoffrey Joyce writes.
USC Mann Faculty, Staff to Present at AACP Pharmacy Education 2023
At Pharmacy Education 2023, the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), to be held July 22 – 25, USC Mann faculty will lead numerous presentations and present research.
Cogan Joins Faculty
Dillon P. Cogan, PhD, has joined USC Mann as assistant professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences.
ACPE Renews Accreditation of PharmD Degree Program through 2031
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has granted renewed accreditation for the USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’s Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree program for eight years, through June 30, 2031.
Faculty Q&A with Tam Phan
Tam Phan, PharmD ’18, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at USC Mann, talks about his work as a clinical pharmacist at the Los Angeles LGBT Center and how the healthcare system can improve in providing inclusive and accessible health care for LGBTQ+ patients.
Lu Awarded $2.2 Million NIH Grant
Zhipeng Lu, assistant professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences, was awarded a four-year, $2.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant.
Camarero Awarded $375K Melanoma Research Grant
Funding from the Melanoma Research Alliance will support a study of the therapeutic targeting of a novel type of cyclotide-based inhibitor in melanoma.
USC Mann’s 116th Commencement Celebrates the Graduating Class of 2023
“Trust your instincts, and take a leap,’ keynote speaker Janet S. Wright, MD, advised the graduates of the newly-named USC Mann School.
Lakdawalla Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Biomedical Innovation and Patient Access
USC Schaeffer Center Director of Research Darius Lakdawalla shared findings demonstrating that “expanding prescription drug coverage is worth the cost because it simultaneously rewards innovators and makes innovation more accessible.”
New Open-Access Handbook Looks into Cost-Effective Vaccine Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The newly published, open-access Handbook of Applied Health Economics and Vaccines investigates vaccine decision-making in the 21st century.
USC Mann Students, Staff and Faculty Step Up at Western Pharmacy Exchange
USC Mann faculty, staff and students gathered honors at the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) Western Pharmacy Exchange in Las Vegas, April 28 to May 1.