Annual Report Message from the Dean Alumni Colleagues and

2005 Annual Report Message from the Dean Alumni, Colleagues and Friends, It is with pleasure and honor that I invite you to join me in reviewing the many successes realized by the University of Houston College of Pharmacy – and by each of you – from September 2004 to December 2005. As you read the accomplishments of our faculty, staff and students in this Annual Report, I believe that you will share in my pride and enthusiasm at what the future holds for our college. Over the past two years, the university and college have begun laying the foundation for what undoubtedly will be a new era of academic and research excellence. In 2004, the college and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) revised and expanded our existing partnership to facilitate an exchange of Community: The college celebrated 25 years at the Texas Medical Center campus with The Honorable Leroy Hermes, chair of the UH System and clinical research between the two institutions. UHS and TMH will share not only physical resources, but the real fuel of innovative drug discovery, application and delivery: the talents of faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and interns/residents. How appropriate that the Methodist agreement and year in which the College of Pharmacy celebrated its 25th year as a member of the Texas Medical to the world’s most prestigious medical complex, so too will our future. Building on discussions begun in 2005, the college continues to explore collaborations with academic institutions around the globe. We are very excited about the potential opportunities for developing new in such nations as Belize and Jamaica. In addition, several foreign institutions sought the college’s advice on enhancing their academic programs, which is a great testament to the college’s growing international reputation for quality education and research. Over the past 15 months, we have had 10 new faculty join our college in such diverse disciplines immediately realized, as UH hosted one of three annual conferences of the U.S. Department of Health Protections (OHRP) in April 2005. In February 2005, the University of Houston System nationally renowned leader in research and health Sunny E. Ohia, Ph.D. Dean health science and medical education as well as 2 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Table of Contents 4 8 14 Leadership Team & Strategic Plan Research Department of Clinical Sciences & Administration Department of Pharmacological & Pharmaceutical Sciences Practice Programs & Continuing Education Academic & Student Affairs Development & Donor Roll Call Pharmacy Alumni Association Financial Report College Contacts Research: Professor Dame Julia on regenerative medicine research. The PPS Department and the UH Chapter of Sigma Xi. Teaching: UH President Jay Gogue, Dean Dennis Golden were among attendees at the College of Pharmacy’s 2005 Commencement. Service: Northeast Medical Center Hospital’s Tom L. Broad at the 2005 Humble Health Fair. 19 24 28 as medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics and pharmacy administration. Noteworthy among our new colleagues Moores Professorship awarded to the incoming chair of the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical 36 While the many awards provide anecdotal evidence of the 42 and research opportunities for faculty and students, the ultimate proof came with the full accreditation of our Doctor of Pharmacy program by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education through June 2011. 46 47 continue to expand educational opportunities at the college. continued success in securing research funds from the esteemed National Institutes of Health (NIH). The UH College of Pharmacy in 2005 moved up six places among all the Texas pharmacy colleges in terms of NIH holding Ph.D. degrees. We are honored by the NIH’s of our programs, faculty, research staff and students. Once again, our students performed phenomenally in 2005. For the second consecutive year, UH pharmacy students Association Patient Counseling and the Texas Pharmacy Association Innovative Pharmacy Project competitions. continue to impress me with their generosity in ensuring that our faculty, staff and students have the resources necessary to achieve our core mission of research, friends, faculty and staff contributed more than $393,884 of our students and programs is one of the main reasons we are the college of choice for the best and brightest researchers, educators and future pharmacy professionals. About the cover: Associate Professor Russell Lewis, Pharm.D., displays a culture of the yeast Candida albicans streaked on agar. The UH College of Pharmacy is a leader in antibacterial/ antifungal pharmacology research and approaches to improve drug activity against resistant microorganisms. About the back cover: A graduate student working in a research laboratory enters experiment data into a logbook. Editor: Chip Lambert Designer/Art Director: Angie Shortt Lindsay Lewis, Janis Parsley, Renee Prescott, Tom Shea students for a job well done. Respectfully, Except where noted, the information contained in this publication covers Calendar Year 2005. Although every effort has been made to verify the contents of this report, the publication team sincerely regrets any errors or omissions contained herein. Corrections may be sent to dlambert@uh.edu for inclusion in a future issue of the college’s Interactions newsletter. institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Produced by the UH College of Pharmacy, 05/06. Not printed at state expense. Sunny E. Ohia, Ph.D. Dean, College of Pharmacy 2005 Annual Report | 3 Leadership Team Sunny E. Ohia, Ph.D. Dean , M.A. Charles Henry College Business Administrator Raymond Hammond, Pharm.D. Associate Dean for Practice Programs, TxPHARM Program Director, CE Program Andrea Smesny, Pharm.D. Assistant Dean for Academic & Student Affairs , Ph.D. Associate Dean for Administration Executive Vice Dean for Research Remi Ademola, B.S. Director of Information Technology Director of Development Chip Lambert, B.S. Director of Communications , Ph.D. Louis Williams, Ph.D. & Minority Affairs , Ph.D. Russell Lewis, Pharm.D. Interim Chair, Department of Clinical Sciences & Administration Barbara Lewis, M.A. Director of Counseling & Advising , Ph.D. Director of Assessment Chair, Department of Pharmacological & Pharmaceutical Sciences Director, Institute for Drug Education & Research David Wallace, Pharm.D. Associate Director Julianna Szilagyi, Ph.D. Associate Director Kelly Standifer, Ph.D. Vice Chair Lynn Simpson, Pharm.D. Vice Chair Paige Pitman, M.B.A. Director of Admissions & Recruitment Bhagavan Jandhyala, Ph.D. Director, Heart & Kidney Institute College Vision research, education and clinical services through scholarly collaboration. The college will be a regional leader in educating pharmacy students for the career changes ongoing within the profession. New technological methods College Mission The College of Pharmacy intends to distinguish itself as an outstanding college within a great university and to be recognized in Texas and nationally for student excellence. Consistent with this vision, here is its mission: • To provide a comprehensive pharmacy education to a diverse student population that prepares them to improve patient outcomes. • To provide comprehensive graduate, post-graduate, residency and fellowship programs that prepare individuals to assume leadership positions in basic and clinical research and practice. • To create, disseminate and preserve knowledge by conducting basic and applied research and scholarly activities. • To disseminate information about medication use and misuse to the community. The college will be recognized as a program which embraces diversity with a student body, faculty and staff representative of the cultural diversity of our society. 4 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Strategic Plan II. Build Role & Relationship with the Texas Medical Center • Two new clinical pharmacists/faculty positions at The Methodist Hospital • 44 new adjunct appointments • 31 collaborative papers • Seven collaborative grants • Quarterly Research Seminar Program 2005 Initiatives & Status Goals and Objectives. The college’s Strategic Planning Committee members include the college deans, department chairs and chairs of the Staff Council, Student Pharmacy Council and Faculty Council. The committee met three times in 2005 to monitor and update progress on all areas of the plan. The Dean’s Advisory Council also had the by faculty members at their annual retreat, the revised Plan was redistributed to all faculty and staff members. III. Expand Research I. Enhance Education Excellence A. Professional Education • First time pass rate on NAPLEX & MPJE continues to exceed national average • 10 new elective courses offered (examples: Medical Spanish and Public Health) • Expansion of Student Portfolio Components IV. Ensure Faculty Recruitment, Development & Retention • John & Rebecca Moores Professorship awarded to new department chair • One faculty member promoted to full professor • Two faculty members promoted to associate professor B. Technology Resource Center • Implementation of new Curriculum Management Database Tool V. Advance Graduate & Postgraduate Programs hospitals located within the Texas Medical Center • 100% of pharmacy graduates have job offers before graduation and 100% of PPS graduates are employed within two months of graduation C. Practice Site Development • Five preceptor training programs • 10% Increase in number of available experiential sites • Continued expansion of unique experiential sites D. Professional Development of Students • Transition to early experiential rotation complete • Student/faculty mentoring program continues • White Coat Ceremony continues VI. Grow & Diversify Resources • Continue to strengthen international contact with institutions in Belize, Jamaica and Costa Rica • Seven new endowed student scholarships VII. Support Staff Recruitment, Development & Retention • Additional academic prepharmacy advisor added to staff • College Business Administrator honored with highest staff award at UH • Added executive secretary position to PPS department 2005 Annual Report | 5 Dean’s Advisory Council Mission & Purpose The mission of the Dean’s Advisory Council is to provide suggestions and guidance on issues affecting the College of Pharmacy, including the admissions process, changes in the profession, fundraising, alumni relations and educational program development. With a multidisciplinary perspective, DAC members provide expertise pharmaceutical industry, law, compounding, biotechnology, alternative medicine and the computer/information technology industry. The council meets twice a year, and each member serves up to two Dean’s Advisory Council Lourdes Cuellar Chair, Dean’s Advisory Council Senior Executive Director of Medical Support Services & Director of Pharmacy, The Institution for Rehabilitation and Research Debasis Bagchi Vice President, Research & Development InterHealth Nutraceuticals, Inc. Teri Bair Counsel, Dacso Law Firm George Enenmoh † President & CEO, Ascon Oil Nigeria Ltd. Michelle Ferguson Manager of Professional & College Relations,TX & OK, Ben Fry Owner, Fry’s Pharmacy Bill Handal Senior Vice President of Eastern Operations, Walgreens Charles Hannibal Operations Manager Joe Ickes President (2004) Pharmacy Alumni Association Linzay Kelly Immunology Clinical Specialist Johnson & Johnson Susan Lerma Clinical Pharmacist, Prithvipal “Paul” Likhari CEO/CSO, BioAssay John Loomis Medical Science Manager Paul Lott President, LLW Consulting John Lovoi President & CEO, Lovoi & Sons Pharmacy Nick Martino Regional Business Manager Keith Moseley Executive Team Leader, Target Pharmacy Tam Ngo Director, Pharmaceutical Contracting Cardinal Health Robert Scholz Senior Vice President of Administration Harris County Hospital District Brian Singleton Vice President, AmerisourceBergen Julie Spier Regional Pharmacy Manager Randalls Pharmacy Joyce Tipton Administrative Director of Pharmacy Jim Ward District Manager, Walgreens † DAC Member Remembered the UH College of Pharmacy Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC) from fall 2003 to October 2005, when he was Bruce Biundo Consultant, PCCA Ken Breda Senior Executive Director for Medical Support Services, Mark Carter Lead Pharmacist, Byron Cooley Pharmacy Merchandiser The Kroger Company Pat Downing CEO, Philip Duterme President & CEO, Himalaya USA A 1976 graduate of the University of Lagos with a degree in mechanical engineering, Enenmoh was founder, president and CEO of petroleum supply and distribution company ASCON Oil Nigeria Limited. Enenmoh is survived by his wife, Grace, and A respected colleague, businessman and employer, Enenmoh will be remembered and missed for his steadfast dedication to the UH College of Pharmacy and his numerous contributions to the DAC. 6 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Henry Earns Highest UH Staff Award Henry, college business administrator, is March of Dimes efforts. Henry’s dedication to UH extends beyond the college. From 1998 through 2000, he served two consecutive terms as Staff Council president and last fall returned to that post. He serves on numerous done. Such traits were among the reasons he was named the 2005 recipient of the Charles F. McElhinney Distinguished Service Award, UH’s highest staff award. changes through participation than it is Henry became a UH staff member in 1979 as an accounting specialist for the Division coordinator for the College of Optometry. In 1985, he assumed his current position. For 14 years, he served as the college’s chair for the State Employee Charitable Campaign and has chaired the college’s In 2006, Henry will celebrate his 26th anniversary as a UH staff member. He doesn’t plan on slowing down any time and the College of Pharmacy. } Charles Henry College Business Administrator President, UH Staff Council 2005 McElhinney Award 2005 Annual Report | 7 Dean’s Office Staff Steve Boss, B.S. Web Developer 1 Gerida N. Brown, B.A. Assessment Coordinator Julie Doan Financial Assistant , B.S. Program Coordinator IT User Services Specialist Not Pictured: Carolyn Wahl Administrative Assistant to the Dean Lindsay Lewis, M.A. Director of Communications (departed in August 2005) Roshan Gazdar Dept. Business Administrator Loretta Ghriri Mary Reed, A.A. Secretary 2 Not Pictured: Deborah Brougher, CRA Research Report , Ph.D. , Ph.D. Research Administrator Diane Salazar Executive Secretary Bhagavan Jandhyala, Ph.D. Dir., Heart & Kidney Institute Executive Vice Dean for Research Dir., Inst. for Drug Edu. & Res. College Benefits From New NIH Funding, Research Collaborations During 2005, the UH College of Pharmacy continued diverse research initiatives, attracting strong faculty researchers and facilitating the exchange of information among investigators. Overall, the college’s total research funding increased to $3.6 million in Fiscal Year 2005. National Institutes dramatically over the past two years. In fact, the institutions in total NIH funding. Among the new NIH awards announced during Calendar Year 2005 were: faculty as John and Rebecca Moores Professor and PPS Department Chair also gave a boost to the college’s NIH funding through Lau’s ongoing grant for nearly $1 million. The college’s research programs also made headlines with two major accomplishments in 2005: the signing Medical Center (TMC) institution and serving as host of a national conference on medical product development and protecting the rights of human subjects in medical trials. In February 2005, the University of Houston System (UHS) and The Methodist Hospital (TMH), one of agreement with the comprehensive goal of expanding health science and medical education while providing between the two institutions. Heart & Kidney Institute Director: Bhagavan Jandhyala Inception: 1977 Principal Location: UH College of Pharmacy TMC Building Core mission: To promote basic and applied cardiovascular research that will lead to identifying mechanisms regulating cardiovascular function in health and disease states, including such disorders as obesity, insulin resistance and hypertension. Active grant sources: Personnel: Seven faculty, six postdoctoral fellows, four Ph.D. students and three Pharm.D./Ph.D. students. Institute for Drug Education & Research Director: Inception: 1982 Principal Location: UH College of Pharmacy TMC Building Core mission: To serve as a vehicle to educate Ph.D. students and postdoctoral for anticancer agents and drugs for other indications; and provide consultation services to the pharmaceutical industry, hospitals and research institutions. Active grant sources: Education Coordinating Board, Introgen Therapeutics and the college. Accomplishments: IDER has six patents granted or pending since 1995, including three that have resulted in a commercial pharmaceutical product. Personnel: Three faculty, four Ph.D. students and one Pharm.D./Ph.D. student. for the sharing of health professionals, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and interns/residents. 8 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy In February 2005, the UH College of Pharmacy hosted a delegation from the University laboratories in such areas as natural products pharmacology and coral reef biology. Pictured Department of Biology and Biochemistry; Aaron Lewis, UB Dean of Science and Technology; The UH College of Pharmacy hosted one of three national confer (OHRP) in April 2005. Pictured are Michelle Chenault, Ph.D., director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA; Charles and David Lepay, M.D., Ph.D., FDA senior advisor for clinical science. for the college to establish closer academic ties with In August 2005, the college was honored to serve as host of one of three annual conferences of the U.S. faculty positions that will provide excellent training sites product development system, which covers the process discovery becomes a reliable device for patient use. promotes the training of UH academicians and students in the various departments within the FDA, while fostering the development of new drugs and medical devices as well as the formulation of biomedical policies. In 2005, the college also sponsored a research symposium as a member of the TMC. The program included presentations and discussions on how the college, the collaborations between the two institutions in such areas as clinical research and student experiential training. Through a dozen poster presentations, symposium participants also received a snapshot of some of the latest research by college faculty members and their TMC partners. Finally, the college continued its tradition of inviting leading researchers and scientists to the college to share fellow investigators and students. Among the college’s The college has many established relationships among institutions and individuals throughout the TMC, largely due to the nature of student rotations and need for preceptors. institutionalizes such endeavors and puts them under attendees – including principal investigators, institutional counselors, and pharmaceutical research and medical personnel – from 13 states. Additional topics covered at the conference included FDA monitoring and sanctions, new issues arising with the developing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. With several current research projects nearing clinical pathway for pharmaceutics and medicinal chemistry faculty to initiate human trials, if warranted, in collaboration with TMH physicians. agreement by hiring Steven Pass as a joint appointment to the Department of Clinical Sciences & Administration (CSA) faculty and in TMH’s intensive care unit in 2005. between the college and the Food & Drug Administration since the two institutions created a formal partnership academic opportunities. Although still in its infancy, the 2005 Annual Report | 9 Research Funding $4 Million $3.6 Million Funded Research Programs (Received in calendar year 2005) Principal Investigator Agency Research Title 2 Award $3 Million $3 Million Diana Chow Gillson & Longenbaugh Foundation Unrestricted research gift $ 45,000.00 $2 Million $1.6 Million $1.28 Million $1.25 Million on SPE A & B Release and Antibacterial Activity $ 20,969.00 $1 Million Kevin Garey American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists $0 2001 NIH Type III Proteins and Antimicrobial Therapy to Predict Mortality in Patients with P. Aeruginosa Bacteremia Type III Secretion Proteins and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Limiting Bioavailability of Dietary Carcinogens with Flavinoids Analysis and Disposition Studies of Red Clover Isofavanoes Renal Angiotensin II Receptor Function in Obesity 2 $ $ $ $ $ 10,000.00 15,000.00 25,500.00 20,000.00 62,000.00 2002 State 2003 2004 2005 Total Tahir Hussain UH GEAR United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Fellowship Program NIH $ 219,960.00 Adrenergic Receptor 4th Cytoplasmic Domain Research Committee The function of the committee is to increase research and scholarly activities within the college, and to assist faculty with any problems that impede their ability to perform research or scholarly activities. Additional responsibilities of the committee include ensuring that faculty grant applications are reviewed by at least two faculty members before they are submitted to the granting agency to provide constructive Prophylactic Liposomal Amphotericin B or Their Combination in a Murine Model of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergilllosis in the Treatment and Prevention of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis $ $ 45,165.00 97,913.00 Sunny E. Ohia InterHealth Nutraceuticals Incorporated Effect of Hydroxycitric Acid (Super Citrimax) on Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Smooth Muscles Concentration of Proximal Tubule Epithelial Cells $ $ 50,000.00 62,000.00 Hormonal Regulation $ 25,500.00 Committee Members Ming Hu, Ph.D., Chair, PPS representative Kevin Garey, Pharm.D., CSA representative Brian Knoll, Ph.D., PPS representative CSA representative NIH Screening of Dosing Regimens $ 37,500.00 80,662.50 15,300.00 Emergence of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Resistance in a Murine Pneumonia Model $ Antimicrobial Agents $ Advanced Isotope Aided NMR for CB2 Structural Study $ 433,452.00 10 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Biochemist-Professor Strives for New Scientific Knowledge, Methods The spotlight holds no appeal for UH Professor Carlos Pedemonte, unless that spotlight method directly resulting from his research. have is recognition from my peers, which International ATPase Conference 59th Annual Meeting and Sympos of the Society of General Physiol Pedemonte earned his undergrad degree and doctorate in his nativ anybody can truly solve a problem without Pedemonte’s most recent research activity has centered on the function of one protein cellular membranes and essential in the life of all organisms. As the protein transports sodium and potassium across the cell membrane, it produces electrical current, which – if not properly regulated – can create varying degrees of dysfunction in the system. Potential applications of Pedemonte’s increasing health issues as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. assistant positions at the Univers Pennsylvania. He joined the colleg its sole biochemist in 1992, when appointed as an assistant professo up to associate professor six year in 2005, was promoted to full pro determine what is useful, instead } novel techniques or methods that are very different than the techniques used during my education. Even though I’m a biochemist among all these pharmacologists and pharmaceutical researchers, I’ve always felt that I’m contributing to the department and Research into Cultural Misconceptions Key to Effective HIV/AIDS Strategy As pharmaceutical and pharmacological scientists search for an elusive vaccine or other researchers are delving into cultural misconceptions and attitudes within the communities themselves in the hope of developing successful behavioral prevention strategies. E. James Essien, M.D., Dr.P.H., associate professor of clinical sciences, has spent the majority of In addition to his UH appointment, Essien is an adjunct assistant professor of behavioral sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) at Houston School of Public Health. Essien earned his doctorate and master’s degrees in public health from UTHSC and his medical degree from the University of Calabar in Nigeria. Before joining UH in 2003, Essien directed the University’s College of Pharmacy. Essien is a fellow in the United Kingdom’s Royal Society of Health and Royal Institute of Public Health as well as Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for AIDS Research. He also is a member of the NIH’s Behavioral and Social Science Approaches to Preventing Commission on Occupational Health, American Public Health Association and the Ekere James Essien, M.D., Dr.P.H. Associate Professor 12 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy { prevention and education issues – particularly as they relate to minority communities. local and global in scope. Under separate grants of $1.5 million and $890,000 from the NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health, Nigeria and the U.S., including Houston. for the minority population in Houston also is currently limited. There are gaps in An editorial board member of Counseling, Psychotherapy and Health, Essien serves as a manuscript reviewer for such publications as AIDS Care, Journal of the National Medical Association, AIDS and Public Policy Journal, and AIDS and Behavior. Globe Trotting Faculty Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Yuen-Sum “Vincent” Lau, Ph.D. h.D. “Involvement of neuro-apoptos in the osis t e substantia nigra pars compacta of th cta c f the progressive neurodegenerative mouse MPTP/ ive MP probenecid model of Parkinson’s d robenecid Parkinson’s dis n’s disease” 8th International Confe Inter al Conference on Conferenc Dopaminergic Transm Transmission and Neurodegenerative Diseases odegenerative University of British Columbia ersity Co Aug. Au 6-9, 2005 UH College of Pharmacy faculty traveled around the world to present their research at other universities and conferences. Copenh Copen penhagen, Denmark mark Vincent Tam, Ph.D. in Ph. “Comparative performance of different m arative diff t me methods to simulate drug exposure variability in a p pulation” rug variabilit pop and the the use of population pharmacokinetic modeling and f lation pharmacokinet pharm pharmacokine Mo te Carlo simulat ” (poster present Mont Ca lo s onte o ation” (p pr sentations),15th p Europe Congress of Clinical Microbiolog and urope ean gres M logy Infectious Diseases, April 2–5, 2005 ectious ase Apri 2 20 Stockholm, Sweden Russell E. Lewis, Pharm.D. m D. “Antifungal Susceptibility to gu e empiric fungal guide empiric therapy” and “Testing for combination herapy” d Testing erapy” co bination antifungal therapy,” AB Bi ntifung t ” B Biod Antifungal iodisk Test Testin Testing Course, Nov urse, Novem rse, November 2005 Oxford, U.K. Richard A. Bond, Ph.D. n Assumption of Se r E f Sen Editor post on enior British Journal of Phar cology, British f Pha harmacolog Pharmacological Society, Sept. 16-1 2005 Soci iety, p -18, Oxford, U.K. Brian J. Knoll, Ph.D. Editorial Board Meeting of Britis Journa ritish Journal itish of Pharmacology, British Pharmaco ogical macologic ological Society, Sept. 16-18, 2005 Athens, Greece Russell E. Lewis, Pharm.D. “Managing Drug Interactions in the Patient with Aspergillosis,” 2nd Annual Advances ” Against Aspergillosis Symposium February 2005 L London, London England M Mustafa F. Lokhandwala, Ph.D. “ “Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Therapy in Diabetes,” Seventh Annual Diabetes Conference, The SMi Group, Oct. 6-8, 2005 , 20 Lon on, London England Russell Russel E. Lewis, Pharm.D. “Drosophila as a high-throughput mode f Drosophila el fo for studying fungal pathogenesis,” Texas-UK f fungal pa K Biosciences Research Collaborative, iosci es Re s Resea London School of Trop S o Tropical Health and Hygiene, Dec mber 2005 cember 200 er 05 Hong Ko ng Kong Vincen Vincent Tam, Ph.D. nce “The use of pharmacodynamic modeling The u e he in antim n ant microbial development” (seminar) an ” School of Chinese Medicine, Baptist chool Unive University, Dec. 19, 2005 Kuwait S Sunny E. Ohia, Ph.D. Ex xternal Evaluation for the M.S. Program in Pharmacology, Kuwait University, n Ph Pharma Faculty of Medicine, Oct. 14-20, 2005 culty Med M Amste am The Netherlands erdam, T Richa A. Bond, Ph.D. hard A. “A “Asthma and heart failure, different diseases; a and but simillar drugs, receptors and outcomes?” t similar sim 3rd European Conference on GPCRs in rd Eu d D Drug Drug Discovery, April 2005 Rajkot, India Mustafa F. Lo Lok okhandw dwala, Ph.D. Member, Internation Advisory Board n e tional ard 9th Nationa Conference on Bi nal ference Bioactive e Heterocyclic Drug Discov Program c Discover r m Jan. 5-8, 2005 05 Cape Town, South Africa Ekere James Essien, M.D., Dr.P.H. “The impact of a situationally focused individual level HIV/AIDS risk reduction intervention for the Nigerian uniformed services” (presentation), The 7th International Conference on the Biopsychosocial opsychosoc Aspects of HIV Infection, April 5, 2 05 2005 Sultanate of Oman Sunny E. Ohia, Ph.D. “Neurotransmitter release from ocular tissues: Relevance to glaucoma and retinal degenerative diseases” (lecture), Sultan ge e at ve ” Qaboos University College of M Medicine Oct. 22, 2005 2005 Annual Report | 13 t Department of Clinical Sciences & Administration CSA Gets Boost From New Research Milestone, Expansion of Clinical Faculty and Partnerships The Department of Clinical Sciences and Administra tion (CSA) experienced a whirlwind of accomplish ments in 2005, highlighted by the expansion of clinical sites, appointment of new clinical faculty and setting a new record for clinical research awards. with the Lone Star Health clinics through a federal grant that focuses on underserved populations. Appointed in 2005, Clincial Assistant Professor Jessica White, Pharm.D., offers a diabetes clinic, a medication consultation clinic dealing with polypharmacy issues and an anticoagulation clinic. A family planning clinic is expected to be added in 2006. Two other clinical sites have opened up with the hiring of Rosa Yeh, Pharm.D., a newly appointed Russell Lewis, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS Interim Chair and Associate Professor Russell E. Lewis, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, was named interim chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration on May 16, 2005, and was promoted to associate professor with tenure on Sept. 1, 2005. Previously, he was an assistant professor in the depart ment since 1999. He also serves as an adjunct assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. After receiving his Pharm.D. in 1996 from the University of Kansas Healthcare and University of Houston System. This agreement creates new opportunities for sharing resources, developing joint educational programs agreement was further reason to celebrate the college’s 25th anniversary of membership in the Texas Medical Center, which has provided invaluable clinical expertise and experiential opportunities for countless faculty and students. The department hired Steven Pass, Pharm.D., BCPS, Hospital. Her specialties include recognizing and managing adverse drug reactions and interactions, and counseling patients and their care providers on current and new antiretroviral regimens and other medications. The CSA department’s expertise in health outcomes and labeling issues was enhanced with the addition of Assistant Professor Hua Chen, M.D., Ph.D., whose outcomes of CNS/antidepressive medications; and Professor Rajender Aparasu, Ph.D., whose area of concentration is in the inappropriate use of medications in the elderly. ington University Medical Center in St. Louis, MO, and an Infectious Diseases Research Fellowship at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. A member of the Infectious Diseases research group at the college, Lewis studies opportunistic fungal infections in cancer patients and antifungal pharmacology. His teaching responsibilities include Advanced Therapeutics, Advanced Pharmacology and Phar rotations at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. care pharmacotherapy with residency training and national credentials, Pass will provide clinical service in The Methodist Hospital’s surgical intensive care unit and serve the college as a clinical associate professor. In 2005, the department also expanded clinical services in the ambulatory care arena by partnering 14 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Rajender Aparasu, Ph.D. Professor Kimberly Birtcher, Pharm.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Heidi Bragg, B.S. Clinical Assistant Professor Eric Busby, Pharm.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Hua Chen, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Elizabeth Coyle, Pharm.D. Clinical Assistant Professor E. James Essien, M.D., Dr.P.H. Associate Professor Kevin Garey, Pharm.D. Assistant Professor Laura N. Gerard, Pharm.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Ray Hammond, Pharm.D. Clinical Associate Professor David Hayes, Pharm.D. Clinical Assistant Professor The department also reached a new milestone in grant funding in 2005, with more than $1 million in federal Associate Professor E. James Essien, M.D., Dr.P.H., continues to lead the way with more than $600,000 in research funding from the National Institutes of assessing culturally appropriate education and prevention Graduate Studies and product labeling. In 2005, CSA graduate students made a total of 25 presentations at state, national and • Amrutkar PP, Rege M, Kumar N, Kachroo S, Garey KW. “Comparison of Risk Factors for Blood Stream Candidemia and Bacteremia in Hospitalized Patients,” 10th Annual ISPOR, Washington, D.C., May 2005. • Kumar N, Dao T, Gentry L, Garey KW. “Factors and Outcomes of Surgical Site Infections in Diabetics Undergoing Cardiac Surgery,” 10th Annual ISPOR, Washington, D.C., May 2005. • Amrutkar PP, Kumar N, Kachroo S, Rao B, Reiter M, Dao T, Gentry LO, Garey KW. “Timing of Prophylactic Vancomycin in Cardiac Surgery in Relation to Postoperative Infections,” 45th ICAAC in Washington, D.C., December 2005. • Kachroo S, Zabeneh F, Gentry LO, Garey KW. “Risk Factors and Outcomes Involved in Surgical Site Infections Due to Resistant Gram Positive Bacteria in Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery,” 45th ICAAC in Washington, D.C., December 2005. • Sansgiry S, Kawatkar A. “Brief Summary Formats of DTCA to Improve Consumer Comprehension,” 10th Annual ISPOR Meeting, Washington, D.C., May 2005 (Received the Best Poster Award out of 581 posters). • Kumar N, Dao T, Gentry LO, Garey KW. “Risk Factors and Outcomes of Gram-Negative Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery,” 45th ICAAC in Washington, D.C., December 2005. • Bhosle M, Sansgiry S. “Consumer Perceptions Regarding Generic Drug Substitution of Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs,” American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fla., March 2005. • Pawaskar M, Sansgiry S. “Over-the-Counter Medication Purchase Behavior in Blind Consumers,” American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fla., March 2005. • Sikri S, Sansgiry S. “Understanding the Adoption Behavior and Usage of Personal Digital Assistants Among Community Pharmacists,” American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fla., March 2005. • Sansgiry S, Chanda S. “Equity in Information Sources for Hispanic Consumers with Respect to OTC Drug Purchases,” 6th Annual Health Services and Outcomes Research Conference, University of Houston, Several other faculty investigators – including Kevin themselves in such areas as epidemiology, antibiotic resistance and antifungal pharmacology, with a total of more than $400,000 in research funds from pharmaceutical companies and professional organizations. CSA faculty also represented the college admirably in including Russell Lewis’ pharmacology lecture at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Sujit Sansgiry’s lecture at the Food & Drug Administration • Ngo C, Sansgiry S. “Safety of OTC Drug in HIV Positive Patients,” 6th Annual Health Services and Outcomes Research Conference, University of Houston, November 2005. • Sansgiry S, Sail K. “Does Satisfaction with Health Care Services Differ by Type of Health Plan Enrollment?” 6th Annual Health Services and Outcomes Research Conference, University of Houston, November 2005. on alternative pharmacodynamic modeling for drug development. 2005 Annual Report | 15 Barbara Lewis, M.A. Clinical Assistant Professor Russell E. Lewis, Pharm.D. Associate Professor , M.D., M.P.H. Isaac Montoya, Ph.D. Clinical Professor Nancy Ordonez, Pharm.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Steven Pass, Pharm.D. Clinical Associate Professor Paige Pitman, M.B.A. Clinical Assistant Professor Sujit S. Sansgiry, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., Grad. Stud. Dir. Jeffrey T. Sherer, Pharm.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Lynn Simpson, Pharm.D. Clinical Assist. Prof., Residencies Dir. , Pharm.D. Research Associate Assistant Professor New Faculty Appointments Rajender Aparasu, Professor. India; M.S., University of Jadavpur, Calcuta, India; Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, La. Hua Chen, Assistant Professor. Ph.D., University of Georgia; M.S., Hunan Medical University (China); M.D., Hunan Medical University (China). Steven Pass, BCPS, FCCM, Clinical Associate Professor. B.S., Pharm.D., Practice Residency, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.; Critical Care Residency, University Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. Jessica White, Clinical Assistant Professor. Pharm.D., The University of Hospital, Austin, Texas. Rosa Yeh, Assistant Professor. B.S., Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.; B.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Pharm.D., University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.; Pharmacy Practice Residency, UC San Francisco; Critical Care Specialty Residency, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, Chicago, Ill.; Research Professional Activities & Recognitions Kimberly Birtcher was appointed to the Emerging Science of Lipid E. James Essien was appointed to the editorial board of Counseling, Psychotherapy and Health and as a manuscript reviewer for AIDS and Public Policy Journal, AIDS and Behavior, and BMC Public Health. Russell Lewis was elected fellow in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Editorial Board of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. William C. “Bill” McCormick retired in July 2005 after 18 years of service. Isaac Montoya received the Omicron Sigma Award. He was awarded the ASCLS 2005 Distinguished Author Award for the paper titled July 2005. Steven Pass was elected fellow in the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Randall Prince years of service. Sujit Sansgiry won the Best Poster Award out of nearly 600 entries at the 10th Annual International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) meeting in 2005. Sujit Sansgiry Sujit Sansgiry won third place Best Poster Award at the 6th Annual professor. Vincent Tam gave grand rounds lecture at FDA/CDER on PK/PD modeling. David Wallace was elected president of Houston Area Pharmacy Association. Publications The Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration’s faculty had nearly 70 publications in 2005, including 30 collaborative publications with Texas Medical Center institution faculty members. Busby E. Spring 2005. Coyle EA. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. Elseview 2005. Eissen EJ. International Journal for Equity in Health BioMed Central, March 2005. Eissen EJ. Addiction Research and Theory, 13 Texas Pharmacy, Eissen EJ. BioMed Central Public Health, Jan. 7, 2005. Suda KJ, KW Garey, Danziger LH. Treatment Failures Secondary to Drug Interactions with Divalent Cations and Fluoroquinolone. Pharm World Sci Gerard L, Garey KW, Infections. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy Gerard L. Choices. Texas Pharmacy, Spring 2005. Lewis RE, Prince RA, Kontoyiannis DP. Fusarium and Scedosporium spp. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Stanzani M, Orciuolo E, Lewis RE, Kontoyiannis, Martins SLR, St. John Blood. Lewis RE, Wiederhold NP, Klepser ME. In vitro Pharmacodynamics Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 16 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Not Pictured: , Pharm.D. Clinical Assistant Professor , Ph.D. Professor (retired in July 2005) Randall A. Prince, Pharm.D. David Wallace, Pharm.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Jessica White, Pharm.D. Clinical Assistant Professor May Woo, B.S. Clinical Assistant Professor Rosa F.Yeh, Pharm.D. Assistant Professor , M.A. Shirley Mitchell Dept. Business Administrator Norvia Remo Financial Assistant 2 Charlotte Simpson Brian Thomas IT User Services Specialist Ramona Thomas, B.B.A. Program Coordinator Professor Clinical Associate Professor Lewis RE, Chamilos G, Albert NP, Kontoyiannis DP. cultures of Aspergilli. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2005. Wiederhold NP, Lewis RE, Raad II, Coyle EA, Prince RA. Comparison of linezolid vs. vancomycin in a simulated model of Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2005. Lewis RE, May GS, Wiederhold NP, Albert ND, Halder G, Hariprasad SM, Blinder KJ, Shah GK, Apte RS, Rosenblatt B, Prince R. Penetration Arch Ophthalmol, Sansgiry S, Jayawant S, Hayes JD, Rice GK. Patient Satisfaction with Pharmacy Services in an Ambulatory Practice Setting. Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists Journal Sansgiry S, Bhosle M, Pope N. Consumer Perception regarding Generic Drugs and Drug Substitution Practices: An Exploratory Study, Journal of Pharmaceutical Marketing & Management 2005; 17 (1). Sansgiry S, Lemke T. Test Anxiety associated with a Comprehensive Exam. Journal of Pharmacy Teaching, Sansgiry S, Ngo C. Accuracy in Estimating patient Compliance with Prescribed Drug Therapy Using Retrospective Claims Data. Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists Journal Sansgiry S, Surupa Chanda. Impact of the Human Genome Project: Pharmacist’s Expectations with their Job Responsibilities. Trends Sansgiry S, Monali Bhosle, and Arjun Datta. Predictors of Test Anxiety in Doctor of Pharmacy Students: An Empirical Study. Pharmacy Education: An International Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2005; 5(2): Sansgiry S, Information Obscured on OTC Medication Labels by External Tags. Drug Information Journal Sansgiry S, Sujata Jawayant. Patient Satisfaction with the Components of Health Care Services. Sansgiry S, The Annals of Pharmacotherapy Sansgiry S. Geriatric education in U.S. Schools of Consultant Pharmacists Simpson L. Texas Pharmacy Journal, Spring 2005. Tam VH, Coyle EA. Optimization of meropenem minimum concentration/MIC ratio to suppress in vitro resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. Tam VH, J Antimicrob Chemother. 2005; 56(5): 983. Chen J, Wang S, Jia X, Bajimaya S, Lin H, Tam VH, Hu M. Disposition disposition. Drug Metab Dispos. Tam VH, Lewis RE. Pharmacodynamics of polymyxin B against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. Kwa ALH, Loh C, Low JGH, Kurup A, Tam VH. Nebulized colistin in the treatment of pneumonia due to multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Clin Infect Dis. 2005; 41(5): Tam VH, Willey JS, Palmer JL, Bruera E, Prince RA. Subcutaneous administration of cefepime. J Pain Symptom Manage. Tam VH, Louie A, Deziel MR, Liu W, Leary R, Drusano GL. Bacterial population responses to drug selective pressure: examination of garenoxacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Infect Dis. 2005; 191(3): Tam VH, Coyle EA. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2005. Lewis RE, Chamilos G, Healy M, Perego C, Safdar A, Walsh TJ, Raad II, Kontoyiannis DP. Zygomycosis in the era of control observational study of 27 recent cases. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2005. Lewis RE DP, Prince RA. Detection of gliotoxin in experimental and human aspergillosis. Infection and Immunity Lewis RE, Kontoyiannis DP. Micafungin (MICA) in Combination Approach for Detection of Synergy. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Montoya ID. Effect of Peers on Employment and Implications for Drug Treatment. American Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 2005, 31(4); Montoya ID Recipients. American Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse 31(3), 2005. Montoya ID. Services Among the Urban Poor. International Journal of Self Help & Self Care, 2005, Montoya ID. Health Disparities and Public Policy. Clinical Laboratory Science, 2005, 18(2). Tam VH, discern the pharmacodynamics of meropenem. J Antimicrob Chemother. Tam VH. of meropenem. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, March 2005. 2005 Annual Report | 17 CSA Graduate Student Seeks Answers Through Health Outcomes Research Although it’s been said that learning is a journey that never ends, endings are exactly what interest pharmacy administration complete the UH College of Pharmacy master’s program in summer 2006, Sail is pursuing an education – and career – in health outcomes research. Sail transferred to UH in 2004, based partly Professor and CSA Director of Graduate Studies Sujit Sansgiry, Ph.D. Sail said she also was drawn to Houston for the opportunity to exercise a thesis option under the master’s program. For her thesis project, Sail is investigating the relationship between consumers’ opportunity to choose among health plans and their to draw attention from insurance companies actively assisting Sansgiry on various clinical outcomes research projects, analyzing data and collaborating on academic papers. In addition to her graduate studies and various research projects, Sail serves as a teaching assistant in the college’s Contemporary Pharmacy Practice Lab. Kavita Sail, B.S. M.S. Pharmacy Administration Student 18 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy { supportive, and everyone is always helpful Ph.D. in pharmacy administration, but I also on a thesis, which wasn’t offered at the other degree in pharmacy from the University of students, Sail said that ultimately she intends medications or other forms of treating patients. Department of Pharmacological & Pharmaceutical Sciences Awards, New Funding Demonstrate PPS Teaching, Research Excellence With a commitment to research and teaching excellence, the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences (PPS) continues to achieve success in securing new grant funding, recruiting highly respected faculty members and sharpening the research professor, three adjunct professors, an adjunct assistant professor and a lecturer from the chemistry. In 2006, the department will conduct a national search for three additional faculty members to complement the existing group. Professional and academic accolades were abundant in 2005, with PPS faculty members being appointed to prestigious journal review boards and examination boards as well as being elected or invited to join In the area of research, faculty members and graduate research in collaboration with their peers and fellow scientists within the department, at various Texas Medical Center institutions and research centers/ universities around the world. Yuen-Sum “Vincent” Lau, Ph.D. John & Rebecca Moores Professor and Chair the department’s faculty and students, total research funding awarded in 2005 climbed to more than $2.1 million. More than 75 percent – about $1.6 million – of the PPS research awards were from the National Institutes of Health and its various specialized centers. writers and reviewers for a variety of esteemed national and international medical publications. In 2005, faculty and students collectively published 40 original research articles as well as presented more than 60 abstracts and posters at national and (see list of published works on page 21). ment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and John and Rebecca Moores Professor. Previously, he was a professor and chair City’s School of Pharmacy. Lau completed his undergraduate and graduate education at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, receiv ing his B.S. in Biology in 1973 and his Ph.D. in Pharmacology in 1978. His research for many years has focused on the development of the characteristics of a chronic, gradually developing neurodegen project to remodel and upgrade labs and facilities on community, several new gifted and experienced researchers/professors joined the college in 2005. In addition to a new department chair and John & Rebecca Moores Professor, the department hired an associate professor, an assistant professor, a Currently, he is studying the impact of exercise on the treatment which was completed in summer 2005. Funding President for Administration and Finance. involved in neuronal degeneration. Understanding these mechanisms may aid in understanding the development of other neurodegenera tive diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. This research is funded by 2005 Annual Report | 19 Mohammad Asghar, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Karim Alkadhi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Richard Bond, Ph.D. Associate Professor Diana S-L. Chow, Ph.D. Associate Professor Riad Efendi, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Douglas Eikenburg, Ph.D. Associate Professor Vishnu D. Gupta, Ph.D. Professor Ming Hu, Ph.D. Professor Tahir Hussain, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Bhagavan S. Jandhyala, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Brian J. Knoll, Ph.D. Associate Professor Graduate Studies An essential part of educating and training future pharmaceutical and pharmacological scientists is providing in collaboration with faculty researchers as well as challenging them to support their analytical work and conclusions. During 2005, 34 students were enrolled in either the pharmacology or pharmaceutics program, including four students in the combined Pharm.D./Ph.D. program. Graduate student highlights for the year included: • Karem Alzoubi was awarded the Graduate Student Achievement (Karim Alkadhi, advisor); • Hibah O. Awwad was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership society (Brian Knoll, advisor); • Pranav Gupta was nominated for Controlled Release Society’s Innovative Aspects of Oral Drug Delivery and Absorption Graduate/Post-doc Award (Diana Chow, advisor); • Amer Hakam received the Graduate Student Poster Award at abstract at the Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego, Calif. (Tahir Hussain, advisor); • Aditi Marwaha was awarded a Travel Award to attend the Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego, Calif. (Mustafa F. Lokhandwala, advisor); • Wanyun Sheng won the Lemke Award for Best Poster Presentation at the 32nd Annual MALTO Medicinal ChemistryPharmacognosy Meeting-in-Miniature (Sean Xie, advisor); • Trinh Tran (Karim Alkadhi, advisor); and • Stephen Wang Pharmacopeia (Ming Hu, advisor). New Faculty Appointments David S. Baskin, Research Professor of Pharmacology. B.S., Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.; M.D., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y. Prasad Kulkarni, Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology. M.S., Ph.D., State Yuen-Sum “Vincent” Lau, John & Rebecca Moores Professor and Chair of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences. of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. Aditi Marwaha, Lecturer in Pharmacology. B.Pharm., Maharaja Sayajirao Sarfaraz K. Niazi, Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutics. M.S., Washington Naj Sharif, Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology. David M. Sherry, Associate Professor of Pharmacology (Joint Vincent Tam, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics (Joint Appointment). College of Pharmacy, Albany, N.Y. Junmei Wang, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry. B.S., Since December 2004, 10 students have earned graduate degrees: Vikas Arora and Sonal Vasantkumar Shah (M.S., Pharmacology); Abdulaziz M. Aleisa, Karem Alzoubi, Hibah Omar Awwad, Aarti A. Gokhale,Varsha Iyer, Aditi Marwaha and Hatice Zehra Ozsoy (Ph.D., Pharmacology); and Xiaohui Li and Monica C. Chuong (Ph.D., Pharmaceutics). These graduates are now working in respected positions within academia, government and industry. Graduate students are actively involved in the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and the Pharmacy Graduate Student Association (PGSA). New Staff Appointment Veronica Ellison, Executive Secretary. Houston. 20 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy , Ph.D. , Ph.D. , Ph.D. Sunny E. Ohia, Ph.D. Professor Carlos H. Pedemonte, Ph.D. Professor Samina Salim, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Lindsay A. Schwarz, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor Kelly Standifer, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., Grad. Stud. Dir. Julianna E. Szilagyi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Louis Williams, Ph.D. Associate Professor , Ph.D., M.B.A. John & Rebecca Moores Professor Professor Emeritus Professor Associate Professor Professional Activities & Recognitions Richard Bond was appointed senior editor of the British Journal of Pharmacology. Recently Richard Bond’s two patents were published in Europe and pending in the U.S. An FDA approval was issued for clinical trial at Baylor College of Medicine based on Richard Bond’s agonist in treatment of heart failure and asthma. Douglas Eikenburg stepped down as chair of the department July 1, 2005, after 10 years of service. More than 90 faculty, research staff and how the department has strengthened and grown under his watch at a special recognition dinner hosted by the college. Ming Hu accepted an invitation to serve as a member of the Chemo/ Dietary Prevention Study Section at the National Institutes of Health Brian Knoll was elected vice chair of the UH Graduate and The research article published by Brian Knoll’s group in the British Journal of Pharmacology favorable review in that issue’s Editorial Commentary. Yuen-Sum “Vincent” Lau was appointed John & Rebecca Moores Professor in Pharmacy by the University of Houston. Thomas L. Lemke won the 2005 Rho Chi National Faculty Advisor Award, based on his nomination by the UH Beta Omicron Chapter. Mustafa F. Lokhandwala was elected Fellow, American Society of Nephrology and served as editor of Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. Carlos Pedemonte Lindsay Schwarz was invited to write questions for the foreign equivalency examination by the National Boards of Pharmacy in Chicago. Kelly Standifer was recognized with the UH College of Pharmacy Service Excellence Award and was elected president of Sigma Xi, UH Chapter. Julianna Szilagyi received special recognition for teaching from the Rho Chi Honor Society. One of the research articles published by Xiang-Qun “Sean” Xie’s group downloaded article in 2005. Published Articles Alkadhi KA, Alzoubi KH, Aleisa AM. Plasticity of synaptic transmission in autonomic ganglia. Progress in Neurobiol Alkadhi KA, Alzoubi KH, Aleisa AM, Tanner FL, Nimer AS. Psychosocial term potentiation in sympathetic ganglia. Neurobiol. Dis. 2005. Alzoubi KH, Gerges NZ, Alkadhi KA. Levothyroxin replacement CA1 of hippocampus: electrophysiological and molecular studies. Exp Neurology Alzoubi KH, Aleisa, AM, Alkadhi KA. potentiation in CA1, but not dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in J Mol Neurosci Banday AA, Siddiqui AH, Menezes MM, Hussain T. Insulin enhances AT1 receptor function in OK cells. Am J Physiol, Banday AA, Marwaha A, Lokhandwala MF. Tempol reduces oxidative stress, improves insulin sensitivity, decreases renal dopamine D1 Diabetes, 2005. Bond RA, Eikenberg DC, Minneman KP, Ruffolo RR, Strosberg AD. Adrenoceptors, IUPHAR Receptor database. (doi: 10.1786/304416402524), 2005. Bond RA. responses, analogous to the existing program to detect adverse drug responses. Med. Hypoth. Chen J, Lin H, Hu M. Absorption and Metabolism of Genistein and Its Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2005 Annual Report | 21 Not Pictured: Christiane Kodra Researcher 1 Staria Anderson, B.S. Dept. Business Administrator , B.S. Tristan Mathis Latisha Prater Secretary 2 Executive Secretary Published Articles continued... Chen J, Wang S, Jia X, Bajimaya S, Lin H, Hu M. Disposition of Flavonoids via Recycling: Comparison of Intestinal versus Hepatic Metabolism. Drug Metab. Disp., Xie XQ. NMR characterization of paclitaxel /poly Int. J. of Pharmaceutics, 305: Chen JZ, Han XW, Xie XQ. Preferred Conformations of Endogenous Cannabinoid Ligand Anandamide. Life Sciences Xie XQ. 3D QSAR Studies of Arylpyrazole Antagonists for CB1 and CB2 Cannabinoid Receptors. A Combined NMR and CoMFA Approach. J. Med. Chem. 2005. Desai AN, Standifer KM, Eikenburg DC. J Pharmacol Exp Ther Efendiev R, Chen Z, Katz AI, Pedemonte CH, Gupta VD. Chemical Stability of Perphenazine in oral Liquid Dosage Forms.Int. J. Pharm. Compd. Hussain T. Hypertension Knoll BJ. Differential 2 Opere CA, WeiDong Z, Huang J, Adewale A, Kruglet M, Ohia SE. Dual Bovine Retinae: Role of Arachidonic Acid Metabolites. Neurochemical Research, Standifer KM. Orphanin FQ/nociceptin Mol Pharmacol. Pedemonte CH, Efendiev R, ATPase by dopamine in proximal tubule epithelial cells. Semin. Nephrol. Trivedi M, Lokhandwala MF. Rosiglitazone restores renal hyperphosphorylation in obese rats. Amer J. Physiol: Renal Physiol. 289: Welch WJ, Mendonca M, Blau J, Karber A, Dennehy K, Patel K, Lau YS, Jose P, Wilcox CS. Antihypertensive response to prolonged tempol in the spontaneously hypertensive rat. Kidney International 2005. Xie XQ, Chen JZ. NMR Structural Comparison of the Cytoplasmic Journal of Biol. Chem. 262 and Ser 355,356. Brit. J. Pharmacol. Jeong EJ, Chen J, Lin H, Hu M. Dependent Metabolism of Raloxifene in Gut and Liver: Role of UGT1A10. Drug Metab. Disp., Jeong E, Jia X, Hu M. Disposition of Formononetin via Enteric Recycling: Metabolism and Excretion in Mouse Intestinal Perfusion and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Jeong EJ, Liu X, Jia X, Chen J. Hu M. Coupling of Conjugating Enzymes Drug Metab. Rev., endocytosis. J. Biol. Chem. Lau,YS. Structural, metabolic and endocrine analysis of the diabetes (db/db) hypogonadal Syndrome: Relationship to hypophyseal hypercytolipidemia. Cell & Tissue Research Gerges NZ, Alzoubi KH, Alkadhi KA. Role of phosphorylated CaMKII and calcineurin in the differential effect of hypothyroidism on LTP of CA1 and dentate gyrus. Hippocampus Gupta VD, Sood A. Chemical Stability of Isoniazid in an oral Liquid Dosage Form. Int. J. Pharm. Compd., Gupta VD. Chemical Stability of Hydralazine hydrochloride after reconstitution in 0.9% sodium chloride injection and 5% dextrose injection for infusion. Int. J. Pharm. Compd. Lau YS. Progressive neurodegeneration in the chronic MPTP/ Parkinson’s Disease (Eds. M. Lau YS, cagemates through close contact. Neuroscience Research 2005. Ohia SE, Opere CA, LeDay AM. Pharmacological Consequences of Oxidative Stress in Ocular Tissues. Mutation Research, Ohia SE, Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology 2005. Xie XQ. in Medicinal Chemistry (editor: D.A. Williams and T. L. Lemke), Xie XQ. Genomics and Rational Drug Design in Membrane Proteins (volume editor, K. Lundstrom; production editor, Joseph Stubenrauch) Marcel Zheng HA, Zhao J, Chen T, Jones DJ, Ma M, Opella S, Xie XQ. Transmembrane Domains of G Protein coupled CB2 Receptor. J. of Peptide Res. 22 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy ‘Super Woman’ Balances Education, Family and Hobbies to thrive in the combined Pharm.D./Ph.D. program while raising a family. As if the joys and responsibilities of being a student, a researcher, a wife and a mother of to write poetry in Arabic and play piano, guitar and sports with her family. The research laboratory in which she tension and diabetes. Fardoun and her fellow researchers have discovered that these health issues are associated with increased oxidative stress. the best in everything I do: the best mother, the best wife and the best student – all at the dopamine receptor signaling, meaning how oxidative stress (or free radicals) causes Fardoun enrolled in the pharmacy program in 2000, but moved into the combined Pharm.D./ Ph.D. program a year later. Since completing the Pharm.D. program in August 2005, Fardoun has passed the state and national pharmacy exams and she expects to complete her Ph.D. in June 2006. if the use of antioxidant (tempol) will restore renal dopamine function in an Following graduation, Fardoun said she plans to use the clinical and research residency and a career in cardiovascular diseases and cardiology. } Riham Fardoun, Pharm.D. Ph.D. Candidate 2005 Annual Report | 23 Practice Programs & Continuing Education Programs Team Effort Ensures Quality of Rotations Key to the success of the college’s experiential rotation program is the collaboration with clinical pharmacy faculty members from the Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration and volunteer faculty preceptors. With the pharmacy program’s emphasis on exposure minimum of 170 hours in an introductory rotation in the summer following their second year. The fourth year curriculum, however, is dominated by student rotations. At this advanced stage of their education, rotations with a minimum of 250 hours per rotation. Institutes of Health, and several Indian Health Service institutions is a credit to the entire college and will help ensure future students have access to the same opportunities. In the fourth year of the curriculum, students also Seminar involving literature searches on therapeutic analyzing clinical data from the literature. Using presentation software, students present this discussion in which they must justify their conclusions and recommendations concerning the best treatment for a particular disease. The students’ presentations are critiqued by faculty and their classmates for Continuing Education Program. guidance and training students in these intensive experiential rotations are college’s volunteer faculty, which includes 860 preceptors. More than 200 of these volunteer faculty members are active preceptors of record for the current Internship year (and 68 of whom also have adjunct faculty appointments in the CSA department). While most students choose to complete their rotations in the Houston area, an increasing number of students request sites outside the Houston area. In 2005, some students completed or began rotations in federal government facilities, such as the Food and Drug Administration, the National efforts, preceptors and other pharmacists are welcome to attend the Clinical Seminar. Experiential rotations continue to be an essential part of educating and training future pharmacists, and the Practice Programs staff and the entire College of Pharmacy are grateful for the service provided by its professional preceptors. 24 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy 2005 Preceptors of the Year Kim Bass, Pharm.D. Health Systems Preceptor of the Year 2005 Volunteer Preceptors Tina Dunn, R.Ph. Roche Preceptor of the Year Patti Peymann, Pharm.D. Clinical Preceptor of the Year Kevin Garey, Pharm.D. Faculty Preceptor of the Year The College of Pharmacy thanks the following participating preceptors for their time, guidance and mentoring during the 2005 experiential rotation cycle: Dan Diggins Sonia Dixon Jane Adams Steve Adams Echefula Agbara Jon Albrecht Michelle Allen Teresa Allison Maria Alvarez Leo Artalejo III Mary Au Gulnar Banglawala Sharon Bronson Barry Browne Andrew Bui Byron Burson C.Lance Campbell Carolyn Canow Willie Capers Timothy Ames Janet Carmenates Arnetta Carrington John Cash Lisa Castagna Doan T. Nguyen Castillo Adrian Cervantes Kathy Chang Irma Chapa J. Pat Downing Larry Egle Amir Emamifar Fred Emmite Rita English Robert Eschbach Jennifer Essary Patrice Martin Estrada Lori Evans Sujata Everett Michael Fadeyi Carolyn Fauser Conseulo Fernandez Jane Foster Sonya Foster Lorinda Hsu Jon Huffman Ken Hughes Jeffrey Hulstein Julie Huynh Bamron Jonathan Bobby E. Jones Monica Kaul Joe Millo Artie Mitchell Brigitte Mofor Adriana Montemayor Robert Moore Audrey Moran Connie G. Muenster Joe Murillo Bruce Neale Gregory Nebeolisa Carol Neely Carrie Neundorfer Kelly Newcom Bichtran Thi Nguyen Cindy Nguyen Hien Nguyen Kimberly Nguyen Man Minh Nguyen Oanh Kim Nguyen Phuong Nguyen Thomas M. Nguyen Thuy Nguyen William Huu Nguyen Gita Patel Meha Patel Neelesh Patel Sejal Patel Upadhaya H. Jeanne Patterson Janis Petronella Patricia Peymann Sonja Phan Annie Koshi Grace Kuo Leena Kurian Trina La Greg Laine Eloy Leal Eddie Lee Jill N. Lester Marshall Steglich Ellen Strapp Taseen Tambra Leslie Tanner Charles T. Taylor Eileen Tharp Joyce Thomas Larry Thomas Stevenson Thomas Alan Thornton Flora Jean Tisdale Jason Trahan Ngoc Dao Trinh Brian Tuschl Katherine Ung Bryan Poon Darcy Porte Cheuvront Maureen Powers David Putney Curt Quap Jill Reid J. Luther Richard Edgar Rios Raquel Rivera Kim D. Roberson Nareg Basmadjian Kim Bass Anderia Bates Maryam Bayat Kathleen Belford Lindy Bell Triplett Cheryl D. Belman Carol Bible Timothy Birtcher Bruce Biundo Kenneth Chong Jean Cleary Sam Colletti Juanice Colwell Aida Coralic Denise Crow Celso Cuellar Anh Cung Gail Curphey Brenda Darling Cabrini Davis Sharon Davis Sherry DeAnda Kathy Freeman Loriann Furman Diane Garcia Laura Gardner Shawn Gautreaux Laura Gerard Sheila Gillette Brian Gulbis Hien Ha Christie Hall Teresa Harris Tricia Heitman C. Tashay Holmes Grace Lim Paul Lott Maggie Lu Stephanie Luong Ann Phi Luu Melissa Manson Bruce Marshall Yavonne Martinez Santhi Masilamani Priscilla Masvosva Larry McClaugherty Charles McClure Keith Metcalf Allan Meyer Lisa Miller Nobis Nwadinobi Neesha Oberai Michael Oholendt Kathleen Ortiz Jennifer Osburn Lezley Pacheco Dehuti Pandya Matthew Parris Cathryn Salinas Rachel Samuel Ken Say Ken Schwartz Joyce Scott Kim Sergeant Heta Shah Amanda Sherred Wendy Smith Leamon Blanton Linda Blanton Ed Bornet Farideh Bostan Maria Ware Amy Watts Jill Wieligman Shantell E. Williams Sonya Wilmer Allison Wilson Gene Woo Sherman Yeang Joseph Staller 2005 Annual Report | 25 Ray Hammond, Pharm.D. Associate Dean Nancy Ordonez, Pharm.D. Institutional Experential Coord. May Woo, B.S. Ambulatory Experential Coord. Financial Assistant 2 Linda Willis Program Coordinator Experiential Advisory Committee The Experiential Advisory Committee (EAC) is responsible for ensuring that the quality of experiential instruction is maintained and in compliance with Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as well as serving as a liaison with the community of practitioners. EAC Members Raymond Hammond, Pharm.D., EAC Chair Kimberly Birtcher, Pharm.D., Faculty Preceptor Representative Ambulatory Practitioner Yvonne Martinez, Pharm.D., Institutional Practitioner Nancy Ordonez, Pharm.D., Institutional-Based Experiential Coordinator Lynn Simpson, Pharm.D., CSA Department Representative May Woo, B.S., Ambulatory-Based Experiential Coordinator Continuing Education Office Finds Training Niche is to provide a program of continuing pharmacy education to assist preceptors, alumni and the professional community in maintaining and enhancing their patients. Continuing education for the college’s student preceptors is available through several avenues, on educational programs that are intended to help that will allow them to enter new areas of practice. This encourages pharmacist participation in the state developed by the Joint Committee on Internship Programs (a collaborative committee composed of experiential program leaders from all of the colleges and schools of pharmacy in Texas). In one of the more unique CE programs, the college’s program has received national attention. In addition to the programs provided directly by the college, it also cosponsors interdisciplinary continuing education with the Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Class of 2005 Unique Rotations Food & Drug Administration – 1 student Indian Health Service – 11 students M.D. Anderson Cancer Center – 20 students National Cancer Institute – 1 student National Institutes of Health – 2 students Texas Pharmacy Association – 2 students Texas State Board of Pharmacy – 2 students that meets the Texas State Board of Pharmacy training requirement for pharmacists involved in compounding sterile products. The course, as well as is offered on an almost monthly basis. The college affordable, accessible and accountable mechanism opportunities for new or improved program content as well as other projects – such as online registration – to enhance the accessibility of continuing education offerings from the college and its cosponsors. a community college. 26 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Rotations Immerse Students in Real-world Situations have completed more than 1,900 hours of professional traini rotations in a variety of settings by the time they enter professi year UH Pharm.D. student. the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and far – such as the India } they’re on their own – not only with patients, but with other health care Academic & Student Affairs Andrea Smesny, Pharm.D. Assistant Dean Barbara Lewis, M.A. Dir., Counseling & Advising Paige Pitman, M.B.A. Dir., Admissions & Recruitment Elizabeth Gonzales Secretary 2 Belinda Martinez Secretary 2 The leadership position for Student Services was reviewed and revised in 2005 to enhance the administrative operation Dean for Academic and Student Affairs (formerly Assistant being and successful matriculation of the professional student from the time of admission through graduation as well as for the effective administration of academic activities in the professional program. Student Support, Program Enhancement Remain Top Priorities Academic and Student Affairs and its various partners within the college and the university pursued several policy, procedure and technology initiatives in 2005 to maintain and enhance the academic and professional development of pharmacy students. Academic Affairs Student Affairs In 2005, the college successfully launched its new online application for the 2006 admissions cycle. Applicants to the professional program now have the opportunity to submit their application online via the college Web site. Student Affairs Committee The function and responsibilities of the Student Affairs Committee include determining recipients for student awards; providing information about available College student scholarships and selecting recipients; serving as a Grievance Committee for the professional students; and overseeing and reviewing the Honor Code. Committee Members Barbara Lewis, M.A., Chair Eric Busby, Pharm.D., CSA Representative May Woo, B.S., CSA Representative Aditi Marwaha, Ph.D., PPS Representative Lindsay Schwarz, Ph.D., PPS Representative Tam Ngo, Pharm.D., Alumni Representative Autumn Shuler, Student Representative Jacob Lester, Student Representative implemented in 2005 were: the status of their application online at any point during the admissions process to determine if all supporting information has been received. Following application process will be evaluated and enhance ments made as needed. With the nearly doubling of the applicant pool and doubling of the number of UH prepharmacy students dedicated to prepharmacy students was hired in fall 2005. To ensure that the most promising and proven students are accepted into the program, the college also instituted a new UH prepharmacy GPA policy. The college also was successful in creating an early admissions pipeline for transferring students from students enrolling in the college in fall 2006. laptop computers and personal digital assistants (PDAs) through the Pharmacy Library; • An increase to a 100 percent pass rate on the examination given to students in the fourth year; • The development of 10 new elective courses, such as Medical Spanish for Pharmacists, Public Health, Dia betes Therapeutics, Critical Care Therapeutics and the clinical and community pharmacy landscape; and • The creation of a Curriculum Management Database to assist the curriculum committee and faculty mem bers in determining redundancy, antiquation, curricular methods within the professional curriculum. 28 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Not Pictured: Hazel Hixon, B.S. Program Manager Pharm.D. Admissions Applicant Pool Trends 80 86.37 907 Chadi Lewis Special Events Coordinator PCAT Composite Average 86.48 81.9 Shauna Owens, M.S. Academic Advisor , B.B.A. 775 66.5 61.83 724 60 64.99 57.4 72.46 600 40 481 404 400 20 Each year, incoming students are introduced to the organized by a committee of more than 50 students. One of the most highly anticipated points of the Orientation Program is the White Coat Ceremony, Pharmacy patch and lab coat and recite the Pharmacy Student Pledge of Professionalism. Students also are introduced to college faculty and staff members during the White Coat Ceremony. Other highlights of orientation include introductions to: 0 200 129 126 117 108 111 2005 2004 2003 2002 Applicant Pool Entering Class 0 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Pre-Pharmacy GPA 3.54 3.5 3.49 Total No. of Applicants No. of Enrolled 3.4 3.3 597 600 3.23 488 498 3.13 3.13 3.1 3.19 3.35 400 2.9 298 287 296 • College organizations; 200 330 226 2.7 108 • Active learner’s concept; 88 87 41 39 76 151 2005 2004 2003 2002 Applicant Pool Entering Class 31 86 • Cultural diversity; • Student portfolio development. 0 2005 2004 2003 32 2002 30 2001 60% 81 Previous Degrees 51.6% 51.9% Applicant Pool Males Entering Class Males Applicant Pool Females Entering Class Females 49.8% 48.8% 11% In 2005, Academic & Student Affairs staff members – to be held in early 2006 – as another opportunity exposure to potential career paths. Hispanic 9% Asian/Pacific Islander 44% 20% 0% 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Applicant Pool White 36% Entering Class 2005 Annual Report | 29 30.5% 35.1% spouses and friends is available during the program. 40.1% 2005 Entering Class Ethnicity 41.8% 40% 40% 47% 3.04 2001 3.38 Gender 50.7 2001 74.89 Financial Aid & Academic Advisor 800 Participation in the Race for the Cure breast cancer charity event in October 2005 was one of the service projects completed by UH members of the Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP), the student organization of the American Pharmacists Association. Counseling Competition. She’s pictured with alumna Michelle Edwards (PharmD ‘04), who won the same award in 2004. Thomas and Christopher Woodruff show off their worldly style at the 2005 International Day, an annual celebration of the college’s cultural richness through food, fashion and performances. UH members of the ASP and the Student National Community Pharmacists Association teamed to raise nearly $2,500 for the America’s Student Organizations Professional Organizations Pharmacy Council Academy of Student Pharmacists Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International RXAggies Student National Community Pharmacists Association Society of Industrial Pharmacy Students Student National Pharmaceutical Association Student News For the second consecutive year, a UH pharmacy Counseling Competition at the American Pharmacists student Dana Hausmann followed in the footsteps of 2004 graduate Michelle Edwards, Pharm.D., by capturing the top prize and securing UH’s place as Alex Varkey completed his Pharmacists and member on the APhA Board of Trustees in 2005. In recognition of his leadership and service to the organization, which included Julianna Fernandez and Krista Duncan also brought consecutive titles to meeting. Pharmacy Association’s Innovative Pharmacy Project through fourth place standings by UH pharmacy students in the 2004 competition. Eden Camarines and Todd Connor was named Fraternities Kappa Epsilon Kappa Psi Phi Delta Chi Honor Societies Phi Lambda Sigma Rho Chi Service H.O.M.E.S. 30 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Holland Nguyen won two of & Education (R&E) Foundation in 2005. Jacqueline “Jackie” Urbano was among 29 students out of more than 400 applicants nationally to win a scholarship from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. Jenny Cade and Becky Fulin were selected as interns for the R&E Foundation’s Summer Internship Program sponsored by the TSHP. Kathryn Nguyen System Pharmacists (TSHP) Annual Meeting in Andy Laegler received an honorable mention award in the Disease State Management competition at the same event. UH members of the Academy of Student Pharmacists performed a variety of screenings at the Operation Diabetes Health Fair outside a the blood pressure of an Operation Diabetes Health Fair attendee. Thuy Nguyen, left, and Jien Cheng, right, were among the many students and faculty members for Hurricane Katrina evacuees. At center is Walgreens pharmacy technician Kelly Larrimore. from right in front row, provided osteoporosis screenings at the Magnolia Community Service Integral Part of Professional Development Community Wellness Event (CWE) As part of the curriculum, every student in the college participates in at least one Community Wellness Event volunteer on Sundays to assess and address the health needs of Houston’s homeless. Under the supervision of licensed physicians and pharmacists, the students evaluate the homeless individual’s condition, develop a treatment plan, and provide appropriate care – including drug therapies – or referrals to other social service agencies. The college’s partners in the H.O.M.E.S. Clinic include the Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church and Community of the Streets Outreach Mission, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health. Mexico Missions Since 2004, UH pharmacy students and preceptors have Hurricanes Katrina & Rita UH pharmacy faculty members, students and alumni also answered the call to assist Gulf Coast residents evacuated to Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. College faculty, alumni and students helped staff being housed at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston. The college also admitted, mentored and counseled four students from Xavier University and assisted in locating and placing several health fair held in Humble every year that brings in over a thousand area residents. Services typically provided at the CWEs include immunizations, blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, diabetic foot exams and medication performed in 2005, although this total doesn’t include sim ilar events sponsored by pharmacy student organizations as part of their own community service requirements. H.O.M.E.S. Clinic This commitment to care is no more evident than at the Houston Outreach Medicine, Education and Social institutional free clinic run by students under the direction Houston. In operation since January 2000, the H.O.M.E.S. Clinic is staffed by students from UH College of Pharmacy and several Texas Medical Center institutions who many pharmacy students, faculty and staff evacuated their pharmacy students, the missions are coordinated through the Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International organi zation and Christ United Methodist Church in Houston. The students and their preceptors complement a multi disciplinary team to provide health care to underserved communities in the region. With additional counseling and tutoring opportunities provided to students, the college was able to reschedule classes and exams before the end of the semester. 2005 Annual Report | 31 Residencies Serve as Transition Into Clinical Practice While most pharmacy graduates exchange their cap and gown for { Denise Martinez, Pharm.D., and Nwabugwu Ochuwa, Pharm.D. Pharmacy Residents 32 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy rewarding to see where they started, see their thought processes Rice supervises two UH Pharm.D. graduates – Denise Martinez and Nwabugwu Ochuwa – in a pharmacy practice residency Seybold. The program allows them to practice in such diverse sites as an outpatient infusion center, a secondary prevention lipid clinic and a diabetes medication management clinic. Through the course of her rotations, Ochuwa said she realized a residency experience would give her an edge over her competition Student Gives New Meaning to Leadership says she chose UH because the pharmacy the UH Pharmacy Alumni Association’s Board of Directors. Jacob also volunteers her time at the Children’s Museum of Houston and collects clothing and other donations for medical missions. Jacob entered the UH pharmacy program after graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in biology. and her Pharm.D. studies, Jacob actively participates in various student organizations and functions at UH. She has served as president of the UH chapters of the In recognition of her academic accomplishments and dedication to community service, Jacob has received the McKesson Leadership Award, the George & Cecilia Webber Endowed Scholarship and a TPA Foundation Scholarship. She also has been selected to receive the college’s Outstanding Student Award for 2006. On course to graduate in May 2006, Jacob also has served on the National Awards Standing Committee. Other posts she has held include UH Texas Pharmacy Association student of 2006, coordinator for new student students, and student representative on managed care/ambulatory care residency stage with her Pharm.D. degree in hand. } Jeena Jacob, B.S. Pharm.D. Student 2005 Annual Report | 33 The Class of 2005 Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology Abdulaziz M. Aleisa “Neuroprotective effect of nicotine in stressinduced memory impairment.” “Role of ß2-adrenergic receptor endocytosis in receptor dephosphorylation and degradation.” Advisor: Brian Knoll Aditi Marwaha “Renal Dopamine receptor function in hyperglycemia-associated oxidative stress.” Master of Science in Pharmacy Administration Sumesh Kachroo “Risk factors and outcomes involved in surgical site infections due to resistant gram positive bacteria in orthopedic surgical.” Doctor of Pharmacy Rosalyn O. Adigun Suehaib S. Alam Elnaz Anjom Savera Arain Mina Azari Nazanin Bazyar Ushma Bhatt Karen A. Blanco Niven Noelle Boswell Keely Nicole Boudreaux Seth Howard Brown An T. Bui Jennifer Lynn Christensen Marc Edward Cloutier Jennifer Erica Davis Marisol de los Santos Rebecca Hewett Deal F. Annie DeReese Nimisha K. Desai Minhtuong Thi Doan Maryam Fath Robert Flores Lisa Merced Frietze Molly Ellen Graham Curtis Ryan Hand Jeffrey Blue Harrison Dana Kay Hausmann JoAnna Hinojosa Ussah Andrew Ing Emmanuel O. Isidro Avni N. Karogal Mulugeta Anteneh Kebede Monica Khan Kristie Gayle Kolacny Ami A. Kothari Denise Renee Kudva Brice Ann Labruzzo Ronald S. Lai Susan Mo Chee Lam Shiney Philipose Christy Lynn Pittman Cheryl Nicole Pulanco Jamalyn Rascher Josepha Magnolia Castillo Rebaldo Melissa Rae Reiter Julie Renee Rhoads Brett Conley Riddle Thurston Bradley Rountree Adan Saldivar Anju S. Sam Karen Renee Severson Rajiv J. Shah Reena Mahesh Shah Sarah Singh Jennifer Lee Snowden Hee Won Suh Susie Nguyen Thang Nguyen Thanh Tran Thuy Minh Tran Jacqueline Diana Urbano Hibah Omar Awwad “The role of the dileucine motif in ß2-adrenergic Advisor: Brian Knoll “Role of GRKs in modulating down-regulation of the alpha-adrenergic receptor.” Hatice Zehra Ozsoy “Cellular mechanisms by which orphanin FQ regulates mu opioid receptor signaling.” Advisor: Kelly M. Standifer Nandan Kumar “Risk factors and outcomes associated with bacterial surgical site infections in cardiac surgery patients.” Phuonglinh Ngoc Le Siobhan Elizabeth Lewis Loan P. Mai Joseph A. Mancuso Kelli Suzanne Martin Denise Marie Martinez Lisa M. Mathew Jennifer L. Menn Nwabugwu Ndujiuba Anh Mai Tran Nguyen Huu Dinh Nguyen Ivy Dung Nguyen Insun Lee “Comparison of Patients’ Perceptions to Pharmacists’ perceptions of Pharmacy Counseling.” Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutics Monica C. Chuong “Pharmaceutical stability of Nitro-Dur transdermal patches and emollient creams in space.” Xiaohui Li “Preclinical Pharmacokinetics of CZ48, LactoneStabilized Camptothecin (CPT), in Rats and Its Potential Routes of Administration for Therapy.” Caroline Ngo “Evaluating Over-the-Counter Drug Use/Misuse in HIV Infected Patients.” Advisor: Sujit S. Sansgiry Master of Science in Pharmacology “Nadolol diminishes bronchoconstriction in a murine model of asthma.” Advisor: Richard A. Bond “Enhanced Angiotensin II receptor function on sodium pump activity in proximal tubules of obese Zucker rats.” Advisor: Tahir Hussain “Braille Label Implementation for NonPrescription Drugs:The Blind Study.” Advisor: Sujit S. Sansgiry Milind Rege “Empiric Anti-fungal Therapy for Nonneutropenic Hospitalized Patients With Blood Stream Candidemia.” Advisor: Sujit S. Sansgiry Sherine B. Oommen Russell Jason Orr Anita Inayatali Patel LaRonda Walter Krupa Babubhai Patel Prashuvi Jitu Patel Sima Patel Hong Thanh Pham Carol Wong Sean Paul Yarbrough Rosemary A.Yovonoo Sarah B. Zafar “Understanding the adoption behavior and usage of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) among Pharmacists.” Advisor: Sujit S. Sansgiry TxPharm (Nontraditional Doctor of Pharmacy Program) Masoomeh Ehsani Sadeghi Robert Alan Nunan 34 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy May 2005 Commencement was an exciting day for graduates. Pictured (left) are Anita Chirayil Philip and Anita Patel; (center) TxPharm graduates Loyce Sadeghi; and (right) 1955 pharmacy graduate golden anniversary of Hashop’s graduation. Honors Summa Cum Laude Kelli Suzanne Martin 2005 Graduation Awards Magna Cum Laude Avni N. Karogal Ronald S. Lai Krupa Babubhai Patel Anju S. Sam Nguyen Thanh Tran Sean Paul Yarbrough Cum Laude Rosalyn O. Adigun Suehaib S. Alam Seth Howard Brown Nimisha K. Desai Ussah Andrew Ing Avni N. Karogal Kristie Gayle Kolacny Denise Renee Kudva Susan Mo Chee Lam Phuonglinh Ngoc Le Adan Saldivar Reena Mahesh Shah Jacqueline Diana Urbano Elizabeth Philip Carol Wong Sarah B. Zafar Rho Chi Suehaib S. Alam Jennifer Lynn Christensen Nimisha K. Desai Sujata Jayawant Denise Renee Kudva Nandan Kumar Ronald S. Lai Susan Mo Chee Lam Phuonglinh Ngoc Le Insun Lee Kelli Suzanne Martin Caroline Ngo Krupa Babubhai Patel Phi Lambda Sigma Rosalyn O. Adigun Mina Azari Keely Nicole Boudreaux Marisol de los Santos Molly Ellen Graham Jeffery Blue Harrison Dana Kay Hausmann Brice Ann Labruzzo Denise Marie Martinez Anh Mai Tran Nguyen Nwabugwu Ndujiuba Karen Renee Severson Sarah Singh McNeil Mortar and Pestle Award Robert Clayton Pharmaceutical Care Award Keely Boudreaux HOMES Clinic Award Mylan Pharmaceutical Excellence in Pharmacy Award Rosalyn Adigun Facts and Comparisons Award of Excellence in Clinical Communication Perrigo Company Award of Excellence in Non-prescription Drugs Kelli Martin Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Recognition Award Karen Blanco UH Special Recognition for Excellence in Clinical Skills Susan Lam Anita Patel ASHP Student Leadership Award Eden Camarines RX Cougar Leadership Award Denise Martinez ASP Service Recognition Award Denise Martinez PLS Student Leadership Award Rebecca Deal GlaxoSmithKline Beecham Patient Care Award Jacqueline Urbano UH Health Systems Pharmacy Internship Award Ushma Bhatt The U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Practice Award Molly Graham James McCarty Community Pharmacy Internship Award Shiney Philipose Clinical Sciences and Administration Pharmacy Law Award Jeff Harrison Roche Pharmacy Communication Award Dana Hausmann Anju S. Sam Reena Mahesh Shah Nguyen Thanh Tran Sean Paul Yarbrough Sarah B. Zafar 2005 Annual Report | 35 Development time supporters of student scholarships at the UH College of Pharmacy. Walgreens (B.S. ‘95), left, and Debbie Platts present a Ways to Support the UH College of Pharmacy Endowments university, only a portion of the college’s budget comes from state money. The college counts on private support from individuals, corporations and foundations to allow computer technology and scholarships. Chair & Professorship Endowments Endowing a chair for $500,000 helps the college recruit outstanding faculty with a title that can be named after the donor. The interest off the endowment helps offset their efforts until other research funding can be established. Presidential Endowed Scholarships Annual Giving Programs President’s Club The President’s Club is a distinctive donor association at the University of Houston designed to honor excellence in giving. The President’s Club recognizes individual supporters of the university and its colleges, departments and special programs who have contributed a minimum of $2,000 during the previous calendar year. Gifts designated to operating, endowment, capital projects and improvements are included. Cougar Executives The Cougar Executives Organization (CEO) is comprised of alumni and friends who are business owners and executives UH. CEO involves members as volunteers to help raise annual operating dollars and strengthen UH’s corporate partnerships. Members are invited to activities on campus and have the Categories of Giving Planned Giving 1927 Society The 1927 Society is composed of a distinguished group of individuals who have included the University of Houston in their estate plans through planned giving. These gifts can include such contributions as bequests, pooled income funds, gift annuities, charitable trusts, outside trusts, IRAs and life insurance policies. Pharmacy alumni who are 1927 Society members include: Charles R. Atkinson Nancy R. Simpson Tom Edward Horner Joseph H. Snyder Linzay L. Kelly Shara L. Zatopek Janis Parsley students and awarded for four years, provided students continue to meet the rigid criteria. These scholarships are funded at the $30,000 level, and may be paid over three years. The college’s Presidential Endowed Scholarships include: Bexar County Pharmacy Association Celso & Matiana Cuellar Anant Ram Gupta Diana Jo Passarelli-Hurtado Randhir Singh & Gurcharan Kaur Likhari Mading Society The UH College of Pharmacy recognizes individual donors who have made lifetime gifts or bequests of $10,000 or more to the UH College of Pharmacy, and corporations or foundations who have made lifetime gifts of $25,000 or more to the college (see more about the Mading Society and its latest inductees on page 40). Scholarship Endowments One of the most important things a college can offer is scholarships. A critical area of need for the college, scholarships remain one of the most gratifying giving opportunities and can be named after the donor. It currently costs a minimum of $10,000 to fully endow a scholarship for one student. The college’s new endowed scholarships in 2005 include (see their stories on pages 38-39): Lydia Guerra Nilkanth & Yamini Patel Paul & Angela Lott Bill & Lynn Simpson Marc & Lena Malacoff Pharmacy alumni who are Cougar Executive members include: Lance Campbell Lydia Guerra Clement O. Nduka Sunny Chin Kenneth R. Korthauer Wilbur Nichols David DeVido Paul Lott Nilkanth Patel Fred S. Emmite John J. Lovoi, Jr. E. Michael Pemberton Ruben P. Fonseca Paula Lovoi Ronald Louis Rumsey John Pung Gee Joseph M. Maxwell, Jr. Annual Scholarships Some individuals and corporations give annual scholarships that are named for their family, association, foundation or corporation. With a minimum gift of $1,000, an annual scholarship can be awarded to a deserving student selected by the college’s schol arship committee. Donors are invited to the annual Scholarship 50 Luncheon held each fall to meet their scholarship recipients (see the list of annual scholarship donors on page 41). 36 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Donor Roll Call September 1, 2004 - December 31, 2005 on a bicycle to raise funds for student scholarships. $6,000 in donations from faculty, staff, alumni and friends. An additional $4,000 is needed to endow the scholarship. Annual Giving The UH Annual Fund strengthens the college through funding for operations, scholarships and special program Pharmacy; otherwise, gifts are made to the University of Houston and do not directly support college efforts. $10,000-$50,000 AmeriSourceBergen Edmund Robert Horton Houston Assembly of Delphian Chapters Linzay L. & Cheryl A. Kelly John J. & Paula Lovoi N H Foundation National Association of Chain Drug Stores Education Foundation Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation Halliburton Mom’s Pharmacy Safeway, Inc. Walgreens Sharla R. Wertheimer $5,000-$9,999 C & G Pharmacy Paul & Angela A. Lott Marc & Lena Malacoff Bill & Lynn Simpson Praful R. & Jaishree P. Patel Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company Julianna E. Szilagyi & David R. Caprette Texas Federation of Drug Stores The Kroger Company TSHP Research & Education Foundation Kenneth R. & Patty Korthauer Robert J. De Lachica, Sr. Maxwell Pharmacy, Inc. Connie G. Muenster Robert S. & Mary Nash William J. & Catherine F. Neill Wilbur Wade Nichols Carlos H. Pedemonte Gary Kevin Rice Robert Lee Scholz Texas Pharmacy Foundation The Fadel Educational Foundation Inc. Jim D. & Jeannie Ward May J. Woo $250-$499 Francisco J. Rodriguez James Richard Schwartz Bob W. & Sally Shipman Jeanne Ann Stasny Doris C. Ebo Roger Eichhorn Josephat Escobedo Lori Estlund Exxon Mobil Corporation Harvey Norman Ferguson, Jr. Paul Grant Forsyth Ramiro Ricardo Garcia Raquel Adames Garcia Annette S. Garza Diana Linda Garza Kimberlee D. Garza Paul Gautier Priya D. George Richard James & Patricia J. Gerth Lauren L. Giddens Phyllis Tarver Graham $100-$249 Prasad E. Abraham Acosta/Muniz Rio Grande Pharmacy Gustavo F. Aguirre & Peggy Parrot Melissa Ann Allen Francisco G. Arredondo Thomas E. & Teri Lynn Bair Kathy Barrios Michael Neil Bias Tim & Kimberly Birtcher Linda F. Blanton Ken Breda Alice P. Brunson Cynthia S. Burger Julie M. Bynum Hal H. & Jacqueline Hammer Caldcleugh Manuel M. Caudillo, Jr. Thelma Mae Lee Chan Clouser Pharmacy Trace A. & Jennifer Johnson Craft Carol Crampton Harold F. Cunningham, Jr. Salvatore J. D’Angelo John Allen Dennison, Jr. Don Denton Donald C. & Jerrie Earthman Charles R. East William Joseph Coffey, II World Reach For CardinalHealth Ronald B. Dowell Eric Espineli William Perry Flowers Karin D. Holdampf Susan Nelson Hart Andrew & Bonnie H. Hunter Richard & Cheryl White Johnigan Kainer Co., Inc. Trang H. Le Luparello’s Corner Pharmacy Nicholas J. & Mauree Martino Keith Wayne & Melissa Mattea Laurel R. Nixon Nancy D. Ordonez Janis Parsley $1,000-$4,999 Albertsons Stores Charitable Foundation, Inc. $500-$999 Donald G. & Joan E. Grilley CardinalHealth Centricity, L.L.C. Fred Emmite Johnnie Fadal, Jr. Dana S. Fitzsimmons Ruben Pablo Fonseca John Pung & May Kan Gee Lance Campbell Celso Cuellar, Jr. Lourdes M. Cuellar W. Benjamin Fry Global Impact for Cardinal Health Raymond W. & Sandra L. Hammond Houston Area Pharmacy Association Infusion Solutions, Inc. Galen Leroy & Linda Lee Johnson Douglas C. & Dianne Jones Ronald K. Haynes Jeffrey A. Hilliard Ching Alex Ho Heart of Texas Pharmacists Association John W. Johnson Monica S. Kaul Wolfgang & Diane Lynne Kayser Marion T. Knight, Jr. Gerald Bernard & Karen Kaye Koi Dana Laborde Freda A. Lacaze 2005 Annual Report | 37 New Scholarship Endowment Donors Lydia Guerra. Paul & Angela Lott Marc & Lena Malacoff Although Lydia Guerra’s career has taken her away from the Houston area, her commitment to the UH College of Pharmacy remains strong. After graduation, Guerra (B.S. ‘80) worked as a Wal-Mart pharmacist for 14 years and at an independent pharmacy for another year. In 1999, she opened the operation, she found her niche in the pediatric-orientated community pharmacy setting. She owns three pharmacies in South Texas – Mom’s Pharmacy in Weslaco and Family Care Pharmacy in Donna and Rio Grande City – with each location connected to a pediatrics clinic. With an eye toward entering the world of academia, Guerra is pursuing a Pharm.D. through the University of Florida. Guerra is a longtime member of the Texas Pharmacy Association (TPA) and APhA, and is now a member of the college’s Mading Society. Guerra also is proud of the fact that her children will be following in her footsteps. Daughter Elena is a UH pharmacy student, while her other daughter,Veronica, is pursuing a pharmacy degree at The University of Texas at Austin. Son Johnny also is planning to become a pharmacist. Paul and Angela Lott have been a strong pharmacy duo from the beginning, both graduating from UH in 1984 with bachelor’s degrees in pharmacy and receiving the college’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998 for their equal dedicated service to the college. The Lotts work together at LLW Consulting new scholarship endowment, they also were responsible for establishing a named scholarship for the Class of 1984 and the Frank Bove Endowed Scholarship in 2001. Paul and Angela are members of the college’s Mading Society. F. Paul Lott, CGP, FASCP, received the TPA Robert L. Hays Outstanding Consultant Pharmacist Award and is a fellow of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. He also serves on the UH College of Pharmacy Dean’s Advisory Council. A native Houstonian, Angela Andries Lott previously worked in health systems pharmacy. Angela was very active as a student and served as president of the UH chapter of APhA. Lena Bluestein Malacoff and Marc Malacoff are special friends of the UH College of Pharmacy and members of the college’s Mading Society. A 1978 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Lena has been extremely active in professional associations for more than 30 years. She has served in multiple capacities in the Texas Pharmacy Association and Houston Area Pharmacy Association, and has been a mentor over the years to many UH pharmacy students, both formally and informally. Currently, she is an instructor in the UH College of Pharmacy Contemporary Pharmacy Practice Lab. Marc is Manager of Security Administration in IT and Enterprise Infrastructure at Halliburton, where he has worked for more than 25 years. They have been married 14 years. As further evidence of the couple’s dedication to the college, they practically adopted one pharmacy student and invited him to live in their home for a time when he was down on his luck. Donor Roll Call $100-$249 continued... Martha A. Leff Susan G. Lerma Russell E. Lewis Larry Alan & Isabel M. Litzmann Christopher P. Longspaugh Benjamin E. & Terry M. Loy Stephen Charles Martin Ronald & Paige Pitman Sean & Maureen M. Powers Prescriptions, Incorporated Nien H. Quach Dee Paul Rebouche Paul Henry Roach Rumsey Pharmacy Incorporated Linda A. Schmalstieg Anh B. Singhania Wai Chuen & Irene Siu Andrea L. Smesny John Cleveland Smith Kelly M. Standifer & David Sherry Weldon A. Spies Anila Stephen George Edward Teel Bobby Mathew Thomas Bruce L. Thorne Carol E. Tidwell Dawn C. Woods Patricia Johnston Wight Naibin & Anna Yungchun Wu April Renee Yarbrough Lois E.Yawman Up to $100 Amy Young Brown Jason T. Brown Jimmy Lynn & Nancy Gayle Brown Ronald Paul Brown Michelle Bui Archie & Anita Butler Thanh Cao Sharon McLean Carlson Thomas W. Carradine Marijo Cathey James A. Cato David Cleveland Harriet Cole Elizabeth A. Coyle Rhonda R. Danage Phuc H. Dang Brian K. & Janet A. Davis Ivan Jesus & Sherry L. DeAnda John Milton & Agnes L. DeFranco Ronald W. Dowden Dupree Terrell & Company Inc. Martha Chamberlain Durham Michelle L. Edwards Catherine Jannise Elrod Rita A. English Loy John Farmer Richard William & Julianna M. Fernandez First Presbyterian Church in Pearland Robert Flores Ira B. Fontenot Fred’s Drug Store Jef Furtado Robert Thompson Gampe, Jr. Jennifer Gardner Glenda Goff Don T. & Carmen W. Goodhue Molly Ellen Graham Melissa N. Grantham Wayne C. Gremillion Lisetta A. Hagens Larry G. & Elizabeth S. Hagler Leon Julio & Rebeca Levy Halfon Brian Ray Harding Louis & Evelene Hashop Clinton & Carolyn Heine Allan E. Hesters Barry Brent & Debbie Hodges Kevin M. Mecha Medical Center Pharmacy John B. Menard, Jr. Irwin & Fay T. Miller Darold Lyn Moellenberndt Farahnaz Mohebpour & Joe Eugene Michael D. Monzingo William Harvey Morgan Jerry Nedler Thuy D. Nguyen Sonal H. Patel H. Allan & Rue N. Pavia Mary Jean Adams Sonja Lynne Adams Tom Adams Maria E. Aguero Suehaib S. Alam Glen Edward Albracht Christopher N. Alexander Arti Baig John E. & April L. Ballentine Robert H. & Betty Barr Stephanie Lane Beall Melvin Thomas Beddoe Homer Lee & Kathy James Bishop Richard Agustin Bond Sandra Jean Borgardt Roxanne Braswell Daniel & Gayle Brazeau Norman & Susan Breitenberg Adrian J. & Carole M. Piperi WalMart Stores Inc. Donald R. & Barbara A. Walton Thomas Anthony Welch & Mary E. Lovoi Michael F. & Charmine R. Wells 38 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Nilkanth & Yamini Patel Bill & Lynn Simpson Sharla Wertheimer. Not only have Nilkanth and Yamini Patel distinguished themselves as successful entrepreneurs, but generous and committed philanthropists locally and internationally. The Patels have owned and operated two pharmacies – Berry Pharmacy and Citizen’s Professional Pharmacy – in northeast Houston for nearly 25 years. In 2006, the Patels will open a third pharmacy in Humble,Texas. organization dedicated to providing emergency care and long-term solutions in the areas of health, education, the environment, community development, tribal uplift and disaster relief. BAPS Care has provided millions of dollars in relief to areas affected by such recent disasters as the 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina.The Patels also are prominent members of the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple, the Nilkanth serves as the primary fundraiser for the temple in Stafford,Texas. The couple said the scholarship endowment was created to provide a pharmacy education They are members of the college’s Mading Society. The Patels’ daughter,Yogini Patel, Lynn and Bill Simpson have faithfully supported the College of Pharmacy for nearly a decade. Lynn was Pharm.D. graduates in 1996. She also has a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the college and has supported her alma mater ever since. While a student, Lynn placed in the top 10 of the national patient counseling competition. As a clinical assistant professor, she has been instrumental in keeping UH students ranked in this important national competition. Bill Simpson has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering and has owned his own company, Interface Consultants, for more than 35 years. His company provides software and hardware engineering services across the nation. Lynn and Bill have been married almost 30 years and enjoy traveling in their “home on wheels - RV” for three months each summer. They are particularly fond of East Coast beaches. Because Bill and Lynn offer their home for many student organization functions, Bill has become a familiar face to many pharmacy students. Lynn and Bill are members of the college’s Mading Society. The late Henry Wertheimer led a successful and storied career in pharmacy, business and teaching, matched only by a lifelong commitment to public service, his community and his family. A practicing pharmacist for 53 years,Wertheimer served as a pharmacy preceptor, employed countless students and owned the independent Schaffer Pharmacy in Rosenberg,Texas, until 1989. Wertheimer returned to Houston to work as a relief pharmacist in various practice settings and as a teacher for more than 10 years in the college’s community pharmacy practice laboratory. In addition to his extensive service to the college and profession,Wertheimer served the City of Rosenberg as mayor from 1986-1988 and was active in the city’s chamber of commerce, city council and even screening U.S. Military Academy applications for a U.S. Congressman. He also served as board president of the Lamar Consolidated School District in Fort Bend County and was a longtime member of the Rotary Club. The Wertheimer Scholarship Endowment was created by Henry Wertheimer’s wife, Sharla, and the Wertheimer family. Sharla is pictured with her granddaughter, Holli, and son, Miles. Sharla is a member of the college’s Mading Society. Tom Edward Horner Christopher Ray & Lauren Solie Howard Sadia K. Ijaz Eugene Willard & Marilyn B. Iserman Paula Marie Johnson James & Birdie Mae Kelley Cammie D. Kennedy Janice Annette Kowalis Michelle L. Lacy Ronald S. Lai Sharon L. Laird Karyn M. Langford Peter An Le Daniel M. & Elna E. P. Leal Howard Lee Lisa Ann Lee Richard Lee & Carol Lenz Leslie A. & Malinda Ray Liles Lin Ling Gary London Santos Lopez Twanda Lott James R. Lovering Richard D. & Petronila Lozano Trang Mai Reanie Kaye Marchand Bruce & Nena C. Marshall Aaron Charles McBride, Jr. James T. & Mary Lou McCarty Larry Gene & Kathy H. McClaugherty Kathleen M. McClelland Shirley P. McKee Leonora F. McKenna The Medicine Shoppe Louis A. Medina John Stephen Menard Fitz Albert & Kaye C. Millington Benjamin R. Monette Joe Edd & Bettye Morgan Henry J. Morris Chinetria L. Muhammad Pamela S. Murphy Michael & Delores Mustachia Savitha Nagaraja Barbara J. Naron Raymond A. Nastoupil Marissa Navo Stanley L. Nelson Joe Ng Ken & Agnes M. Nicoll Pamela L. Noonan Michele L. Northrup Edward D. Nussbaum Dana Eaton Ogilvie Michael John & Donna O’Neill LeRoy E. & Suzanne T. Oswalt Eyitemi Sarah Otubu Paula M. Palamountain E. Michael Pemberton Julie N. Phan Gregory Pierson Marvin & Leah Pipher William H. Plummer, Jr. Carol J. Potts Randy Robin Eric Rodgers Bill G. & Rose Dean Rogers David Romero Charles Thomas Ross Lisa Marie Russell Scott & Paula K. Sabrsula Sujit S. Sansgiry Evelyn Janelle Shelton Terry E. & Elaine J. Simmons Thomas A. & Marjorie Singletary Jeffrey Walton & Debra Spearman Jerry Raymond Stone John Joseph & Ann W. Stranahan Stephen E. Sussman Carol Talbot Richard A. & Teresa Taylor Willie D. & Helena Thomas Peter Thuo Bonnie Irene Triolo Pat Triolo Brian A. Tuschl United Way of Somerset County Tracey Alisa Waddelow Dorothy A. Wagenhauser Carolyn L. Wahl Lei Kelly Wang Allison Pimlott Weiser George Terry West Angie A. Westergren Patricia K. White Kenneth Luten Wilson Sophie L. Wimberley William Robert Winters Elizabeth L. Tolliver Wright Randall & Judith F. Wright Christine Lee Yep Herman Lee Young Rosalie M. Zenner Although this report has been carefully prepared, errors may have occurred. If your name is listed incorrectly, or has been inadvertently omitted, please accept our apologies. E-mail changes to lkdonahu@central.uh.edu. 2005 Annual Report | 39 Paul and Angela Lott (left) and Associate Professor Julie Szilagyi and David Caprette (right) were inducted into the Mading Society in 2005. Mading Society The Mading Society was established by the College of Pharmacy in 1997 to recognize individual donors who have made lifetime gifts or bequests of $10,000 or more to the college. In 1998, membership privileges were extended to corporations and foundations that contribute $25,000 or more in cumulative gifts to the college. The society was named in memory of Cora and Webb Upon the death of Mr. Mading in 1953, the college was bequeathed $20,000 to establish an endowment for over $100,000. In 2005, longtime supporters and alumni of the college Paul and Angela Lott established their own scholarship endowment and were inducted into the Mading Society (see their new scholarship endowment feature on page 38). Also inducted into the Mading Society in 2005 were UH pharmacy associate professor Julie Szilagyi and David Caprette. Among other areas, they support Mortar and Mading Society Members Mary Alam AmerisourceBergen Ruben Antu, Haering Estate Paul & Angela Lott* John & Paula Lovoi Marc & Lena Malacoff** Sal & Sophie Marcello Keith & Melissa Mattea Irwin & Fay Miller NACDS Education Foundation Janis Parsley Sunny E. Ohia, was named Alumnus of the Year. Recognized for his success in the profession and service to professional organizations, Fry serves as Treasurer and Board Member of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. Fry also is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at the College of Pharmacy. Bexar County Pharmacy Association Bill & Sally Bradley Sunny Chin Kaizar Colombowala Celso Cuellar, Jr. Pat & Jan Downing J.D. Doyle Dana Fitzsimmons Ben Fry Wayne & Dolores Gentsch Lydia Guerra** Bill & Jalana Handal Tom E. Horner Kathleen Hurtado Barbara A. Irons jASCORP Dana Doyle Johnson Kmart Corporation The Kroger Corporation Carol Crampton, left, was honored as the Pharmacia & Upjohn Harold & Doris Pieratt John Puryear Randalls Food & Pharmacy Bill & Lynn Simpson** David Caprette & Julianna Szilagyi* The Walgreens Company TSHP Research & Education Foundation UH Pharmacy Alumni Association Sharla Wertheimer** Wyeth Ayerst years as a judge in the local patient counseling competition as well as participating in numerous college activities. Stephanie Zepeda received the Outstanding Young Alumna Award in 2005 for her service to patients within Texas correctional facilities. Zepeda also conducts a lecture on preceptor. handcrafted ballpoint pens. *2005 Inductees **2006 Inductees Award and respectively. Student Achievement Award, 40 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy ScholarshipS Scholarship Endowments Maktoob Alam (Awarded in January 2004 - August 2005) Annual Scholarships Brice Labruzzo Sandra Marquez Denise Martinez Nwabugwu Ndujiuba Christine Nguyen Holland Nguyen Jennifer Potter Marisol de los Santos Betina Thomas Jacqueline Urbano Chun Lena Wang Melissa Winn Lili Yang April Zimmerman Martha Jane Jones Memorial Leah Cho Nimesha Desai Ronald Lai Perin F. Lokhandwala Karem Alzoubi Pharmacy General Zahra Hussaini Anju Sam Hoan, Tran Albertsons Dana Hausmann Lance Campbell Marc Cloutier Allison Long Kathy Chang Susan Lam Randall’s Raji Abraham Ola Adjuwon Erin Aycox Angela Bailey Shannon Churchill Angela Luong Manh Nguyen Miguel Salazar Michael Willett Reinhaus Shane Lechler 2007 Avni Shah 2005 Mittal Shah 2006 Secundum Artum Gulf Coast Society of HSP Savera Arain Kathryn Nguyen HEB Erin Aycox Houston Area Pharmacy Association Sarah Zafar TFDS Sarah Singh TSHP Avni Shah Carol Wong TSHP Phyllis B. Ginsburg Julianna Fernandez TSHP Research & Education Foundation Endowed Molly Graham Walgreens Kelli Martin Walmart Morgan Rogers Henry Wertheimer Seth Brown Young Alumni Scholarship Thomas Sansing Susan Lam Charles & Mona Trahan April Needham Vishnu Das & Kanta K. Gupta Dawn Harper Suzanne May Handal Jeff Harrison Kmart Christopher Collard Kroger Pharmacy Heewon Suh Leadership Passport Rosalyn Adigun Ann Plath Lehrmann Charisse Birdwell Robert L. Bobblitt Leah Erin Carney Le Nguyen Robert O. Brown Jennifer Snowden Joseph P. Buckley Angel Amaro Jennifer Christensen Betina Thomas Jacqueline Urbano Lili Yang Ameena Colombowala Memorial Leah Cho Dean’s Pharmacy Scholarship Eden Camarines James Constable Lisa Frietze Mulugeta Kebede Mittal Shah CVS Molly Graham Dana Hausmann Christy Hebert JoAnna Hinojosa Randall’s Tommy Hoang Anna Kalani Tarrant County Pharmacy Association Wai Ng Sandra Webb Mittal Shah George & Cecilia Webber Brice Labruzzo Denise Martinez Nwabugwu Ndujiuba Marisol de los Santos Presidential Endowments Bexar County Pharmacy Association Celso & Matiana Cuellar Jennifer Espinosa Anant Ram Gupta by Vishnu D. Gupta Rosalyn Adigun Diana Jo Passarelli-Hurtado Liza George Randhir Singh & Gurcharan Kaur Likhari John & Paula Lovoi Mandeline Cooper Amy Simon Mading Suehaib Alam Samer Kabbara Anna Kalani Denise Kudva Phuong Linh Le Kathryn Nguyen DeVido Samer Kabbara Eckerd’s Jolene Dragoo Tracie Kaurich Madam Huang Sandra Poon Independent Community Pharmacy Scholarship Roy Wiese, Jr. Christal Young Noel Ferguson Krupta Patel Kristy Sam Dana S. Fitzsimmons Julianna Fernandez Wayne & Dolores Gentsch Michael Willett Yoginder Nath & Swaran Lata Goel by Kanta Gupta Yousif Rojeab Dean’s Endowments Michael & Donna O’Neill Claire Mach Harold Pieratt Melissa Winn Pharmacy Angel Amaro Alejandro Barboza Jennifer Christensen James Constable Andrea Cox Ashley Freeman Eric Gamez Louis Williams Award Toni Harrell Irene Kizito Shantera Rayford Class of 1984 Karen Severson Nick & Mauree Martino Rebecca Deal Connie Gibson Muenster Sherry Mathew NACDS Ayumi Endo Tam Ngo UH Foundation Endowments Doyle Leah Cho 2005 Annual Report | 41 Pharmacy Alumni Association Pharmacy Alumni President Sets Sights on Fostering Student-Alumni Bonds Fred Emmite’s career has covered a lot of ground, from community pharmacist to business owner to natural health researcher – all of which might not have been possible without the education he received at the UH College of Pharmacy. In 2005, Emmite (B.S. ‘77) added another title to his extensive list of academic and professional pursuits – president of the UH Pharmacy Alumni Association, a position he is determined to use in fellow alumni and students. such as natural products and pharmacogenomics, while pursing a Ph.D. in nutrition through a College of Natural Health. in the treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome for the treatment of disease fall into the category of ‘Orphan Drugs,’ in which economic considerations Fred Emmite, B.S. President, Pharmacy Alumni Association 42 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy { (B.S. 1961), for revving up interest and participation example, the organization has seen attendance at its monthly board meetings consistently exceed 90 percent of its membership base. Knowing that success cannot be sustained without going for both the organization and the college. college not only prepared him for a successful presence of the college in the Texas Medical maintaining vehicles for students, alumni and The sale of his business allowed Emmite to delve Dean Sunny E. Ohia visits with alumni Alton student Roy Hendley and his wife, Katie; and Associate Professor Louis Williams enjoy the 2005 Homecoming festivities. HAO Life Members Tom Adams Gustavo F. Aguirre Alexander Loh John J. Lovoi, Sr. Raul Martinez, Jr. C. G. Mata, Jr. Larry McClaugherty Paul J. Meismer Shanna F. Meismer Donald R. Migl Debbie S. Moore George Richard Morse Jane Mott Michael Nader J. Arly Nelson Wilbur Wade Nichols Alvin H. Prause Pat Pryor William T. Schellinger Camille M. Simon Thomas A. Singletary Fred E. Spence, Jr. Marilyn M. Spence John P. Stephenson George Taylor Sophie L. Wimberley Donald Eugene Heard Patricia A. Heard Carolyn E. Hilscher Charles L. Hopson, II Tom Edward Horner Edna G. Houston Dana D. Johnson James Edward Kainer B. Floyd Wolff Mei Ching Wong Gene Y. Woo May J. Woo Jennifer L. Wueller Networking Socials, Student Involvement Top Pharmacy Alumni Association’s Year The UH Pharmacy Alumni Association had a banner year in engaging alumni with students and in the college. The which brought 65 alumni from the 1960s as well as new graduates to the UH Hilton Hotel. In June, the organization hosted a special summer social for alumni and faculty. A special incentive to entice new year dues in the Houston Alumni Organization (HAO). The organization also awarded 2005 pharmacy graduate a recognition given since 1998 to a graduating senior for his or her community involvement. Homecoming football game in November 2005. During the event, the Pharmacy Alumni Association hosted a tailgate party for 60 pharmacy alumni, faculty, staff and students. The Pharmacy Alumni Association also Kenneth E. Burrows, Jr. Lance Campbell Marco Carranza James Earl Casey A. Dale Chisum Celso Cuellar, Jr. Kenneth Cunningham Wendell D. Daniels Sylvia Irma Davila Scott T. Devine David Leroy Dubose Fred S. Emmite Rita A. English Mary Gutierrez Espinoza Johnnie Fadal, Jr. Julie C. Forcum W. Benjamin Fry Ramiro Ricardo Garcia Glenna L. Gerhart Lydia Lopez Guerra Roel Guerra Alumni Passages Robert O’Donnell Brown, Jr. (BS ‘77) died June 20, 2005, at the age of 60. Leonard C. Bryan (BS ‘51) died January 22, 2005, at the age of 80. Lionel Blas Castro (BS ‘55) died February 13, 2005, at the age of 79. James Murray (BS ‘54) died February 10, 2005, at the age of 77. Crawford Heath O’Briant (BS ‘69) died October 7, 2005, at the age of 80. Benjamin W. Schmidtzinsky, Jr. (BS ‘66) died February 6, 2005, at the age of 72. increased our membership and created good will for our past president of the Pharmacy Alumni Association. To bring alumni and students together, they sponsored a Mentor Social at the University Center Bowling Lanes in September 2005. Another event in conjunction with Kenneth R. Korthauer 2005 Annual Report | 43 Golf Tournament The tournament’s low gross winners included founder Larry McClaugherty (B.S. ‘72). Low net winners from Walgreens (pictured right) were Roy Armstrong (B.S.‘84) and Haden Holloway (B.S. ‘67).Teammates not pictured are Joe Hance and Sean Marley. 26th Annual Golf Tournament Created by associate professor Louis Williams and former faculty member Larry McClaugherty in 1979, the UH College of Pharmacy Annual Golf Tournament raises money for pharmacy student scholarships and offers opportunities for students to meet and socialize with alumni and industry representatives. Contributors Axxis Drilling Joan M. Bailes Bamrom Harold Jonathon Bruce Biundo Gary Brewer Christi Byrne Roxanne Byrne Michael Callahan Cardinal Health Irma Carvajal Diana Catarino Imelda G. Cervantes Terri Cox Fred Emmite Felix Erfe, Jr. Michael Erfe Mary Jane Florez Ramean Ghassemi Mary Jo Gonzalez Ron Hall Roy T. Hendley Dena Johnson Andrew Laegeler Jennifer Lechler Shane Lechler Jacob Lester Jan Lester LLW Consulting, Inc Lena Malacoff Larry McClaugherty McKesson Pharmaceutical Cindy Petrash Methodist Church Rosenberg Yolanda Sauceda Amanda Saur Jeffrey Sherer Carrie A. Shuman Amy Simon Teams/Players Mathais Adrogue with registration beginning in the spring. Since its inception, the golf tournament has provided more than $150,000 in scholarship funds to students either directly or through the Pharmacy Scholarship Endowment. To be considered for scholarships or awards, students are required to participate in the success of the event through such activities as collecting tournament prizes and selling Julie Spier Cynthia Stautzenberger Karen Waizel Larry Alexander Roy Armstrong Jim Ater Steve Badeaux Johnny Benitez Lance Campbell Marco Carranza James Casey Thomas Chen Brady Cole Liz Coyle Dave Curlee Bryan Davis Glen Davis Essie Edet Porter Everts Fred Emmite Jeff Fleming Tom Flynn Andy Laegeler Butch Lands Scott Lason Shane Lechler Hector Lerma Jacob Lesster Ray Luce Sean Marley Carol Martin James Martin Larry McClaugherty Russell Minor John Mohr Manh Nguyen Sunny E. Ohia Bryan Prescott Daniel Ramsey Craig Roundtree Jim Rutan Joseph Scheutze Kyle Schneider Ben Schoene Golf Endowed Scholarships Golf Tournament Scholarships Roxanne Byrne Andrew Laegeler Jennifer Lechler Jacob Lester Karen Walzel The 26th Annual Pharmacy Golf Tournament in June 2005 drew more than 80 faculty members, alumni and friends of the college. In fall 2005, UH College of Pharmacy students received nearly $20,000 in golf scholarships and awards. Golf Tournament Awards Charisse Birdwell Jeremy Clowe April Heitmeier Samreen Hussain Dena Johnson Irene Kizito Denisse Martinez Hang Nguyen Albert Pearson Brandi Polder Andrea Ramirez Omar Serna Dhara Shah Neha Shah Robyn Shields Carrie Shuman Amy Simon Lindsay Stautzenberger Charles Brien Stewart Melissa Winn 2005 SPONSORS: Gold - $2,500 Walgreens Red & White - $500 Randalls Schlumberger Melchor Garza Severino Garza Bruce Gingrich Raymond Hammond Joe Hance John Hargrove Danny Harris John Harris Jeff Harrison David Hayes Corey Hebert Haden Holloway Alex Houston Danny Hughes Ben Johnson Troy Jordan Charles Kneip Mitch Tully Thomas Wade Michael Wallace Bryan Weaver Fred Wedegartner Alan Weiss Louis Williams Jay Zaben Silver - $1,000 Axxis Drilling/P.C. Axxis, LLC Raffle Gift Donations Continental Airlines Halliburton To register online for the Golf Tournament, visit www.uh.edu/pharmacy/golf. 44 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Longtime Tournament Co-Chair Praises Event’s Support of Students Pharmacy Golf Tournament, the event on – even though she never played a round in her 19 years of involvement. alumni, faculty and friends of the college. Julie Spier (B.S. ‘86) will step aside as a in 2006 to devote more time to a new milestone in her family. up for the luncheon and handle other (one of the event founders) is a person with a heart of gold that bleeds Cougar red. He is passionate about doing what graduating high school around the time of the 2006 event, then heading off to college in pursuit of a career in law enforcement A Randalls employee since graduating from UH, Spier is now the grocery chain’s regional pharmacy manager. She Tournament was so that I could give care manager for the company’s Texas division in addition to her regular duties of providing operational support to the 19 stores under her supervision and pharmacist recruitment. support your community through service greatest part has been getting money experience can teach, UH gave us an incredible foundation on which to start this foundation that allows the college Spier said she has many fond memories of the event and her fellow organizers } Julie Spier, B.S. 2005 Co-Chair, Golf Tournament 2005 Annual Report | 45 Financial Report About the College The University of Houston College of Pharmacy was established with the approval of the UH Board of Regents in 1946. A committee Gifts $393,884 4% Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Research $1,000,000 10% university to establish the college and support its operations. The college opened in 1947 with an enrollment of 144. It was accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education in 1950, and 41 students received a bachelor of science in pharmacy provided $6,013,077 or 60.4 percent of the college’s total budget of $9,956,509. Local Funds $2,549,548 25.6% The college was housed at several locations on the UH campus before occupying its current headquarters in the Science & Research Building 2 in 1977. The building features faculty/student research State Funds $6,013,077 60.4% The college expanded in 1980 with the construction of a satellite students have the opportunity to train with physicians, medical students and members of the clinical faculty as well as access the TMC Library. The TMC campus houses faculty/student research & Kidney Institute, Institute for Drug Education & Research and laboratories, including the Contemporary Pharmacy Practice Laboratory and the Sterile Products Laboratory. Fiscal Year 2005-2006 provided $6,593,087 or 57.6 percent of the college’s total budget of $11,440,626. Gifts $437,715 3.8% Research $1,500,000 13.2% degree (Pharm.D.); a Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology or Pharmaceutics (Ph.D.) degree; a combined Pharm.D./Ph.D. degree; a Master of Science in Pharmacy Administration (M.S.) degree; and, beginning in 2006, a combined Pharm.D./M.S. degree. The college is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and holds membership in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. 46 | University of Houston College of Pharmacy Local Funds $2,909,824 25.4% State Funds $6,593087 57.67% Pharm.D. M.S. Ph.D. Pharm.D./Ph.D. TOTAL (Fall 2005) 486 14 23 4 527 UH College of Pharmacy Deans Who to Contact at the College University of Houston Campus Building Year Occupied: 1977 Total Size: 40,000 square feet (approximate) Features: Lecture hall, three multipurpose classrooms, pharmacy library, computer lab Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences (PPS), faculty research labs Acadmic & Student Affairs Andrea Smesny, Assistant Dean for Academic & Student Affairs Department of Clinical Sciences & Administration Russell Lewis, Interim Chair Pharm.D. Admissions/Recruitment Paige Pitman Director of Admissions & Recruitment www.uh.edu/pharmacy/admissions/ Alumni/College Events Program Coordinator Department of Pharmacological & Pharmaceutical Sciences Chair Pharm.D. Counseling & Advising Barbara Lewis Director of Counseling & Advising Alumni & Donor Relations, Development/Fundraising/ Planned Giving Associate Dean for Administration www.uh.edu/pps Graduate Programs & Admissions (M.S. & Ph.D. Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Combined Pharm.D./Ph.D.) Kelly Standifer Director of Graduate Studies (PPS) Prepharmacy Academic Advising Shauna Owens, Academic Advisor Research Executive Vice Dean for Research Communications & Marketing Chip Lambert, Director of Communications Community Wellness Events Heidi Bragg Pharmacy Skills Program Coordinator Graduate Programs & Admissions (M.S. Pharmacy Administration, Combined Pharm.D./M.S.) Sujit Sansgiry Director of Graduate Studies (CSA) Residency Programs Lynn Simpson Director of Residency Programs Continuing Education Raymond Hammond Associate Dean for Practice Programs Texas Medical Center Building Year Occupied: 1981 Total Size: 49,000 square feet (approximate) Features: Lecture hall, two student labs, three multipurpose classrooms and a student activity room; and houses the Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration (CSA) www.uh.edu/pharmacy/continuing.html Information Technology/Computing Remi Ademola Director of Information Technology Rotations/Placement Conference (fourth year) Ray Hammond Associate Dean for Practice Programs Transcripts Sunny E. Ohia, Dean Internships/Placement Conference Andrea Smesny, Assistant Dean for Academic & Student Affairs www.uh.edu/enroll/rar University of Houston 102 E Cullen Building (information only) www.uh.edu/pharmacy 2005 Annual Report | 47 University of Houston College of Pharmacy Science and Research Building 2 www.uh.edu/pharmacy University of Houston College of Pharmacy