Tag: UA College of Pharmacy
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Christopher Finch Named New Dean at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy
Christopher K. Finch, PharmD, will join the University of Arizona on August 1 as the new dean of the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy. Finch currently serves as Chair and Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy (UTHSC), which is ranked sixteenth nationally and twelfth in NIH research funding.…
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Celebrating Match Day Success in 2026
As Match Day 2026 comes to an end, Doctor of Pharmacy students celebrate their successful residency placements at healthcare institutions nationwide. This year, 69 students at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy found their match across 21 states. Match Day 2026 Results Arizona – 28California – 6Oregon – 3Washington – 1Nevada – 3Idaho –…
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Brian Erstad Inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians
Brian Erstad, PharmD, interim dean and professor of pharmacy practice and science at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). Of the 122 fellows honored for 2025, representing seven countries and 31 of the 50 United States, Erstad was the only…
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Repackaged cancer drug boosts delivery to tumors, improves combination therapies
Researchers modified the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel to more effectively target breast and pancreatic cancer tumors in mouse models. Photo by fluxfoto via Getty Images University of Arizona researchers devised a new method to deliver cancer chemotherapy drugs to pancreatic and breast cancer tumors more effectively and with less damage to healthy tissues than standard forms…
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6th Annual Drug Discovery & Development Summit
The 6th Annual Drug Discovery & Development Summit returns to Phoenix during Arizona Bioscience Week. This year’s summit, curated by the Arizona Center for Drug Discovery, will highlight translational research from bench to bedside and creation to clinic, discovering effective drug candidates for cancer and advancing these innovative drugs into clinical trials. A focus of the summit will be establishing…
