September 20, 2019
Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Dean Martin Zdanowicz has announced Christy Billock as the Founding Program Director of the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program. Based on the accreditation process timeline, KGI is aiming for a 2023 launch of the OTD program. “We are thrilled that Christy has joined the […]
September 4, 2019
Since the 1980s, most studies have found that alcohol has a negative effect on mitochondria in the liver. But Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Associate Professor Derick Han’s recent research using other parameters and a variety of models suggested a different impact: Mitochondria, the organelles referred to as the powerhouse of the cell, improve their ability […]
August 29, 2019
Bailey Sanderson, a second-year student in the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling (MSGC) program, has earned the 2019 Scholarship of Excellence from the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP). Sanderson is one of only 12 students chosen from across […]
August 24, 2019
Flickr photo album (more photos coming soon) The Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (SPHS) celebrated its new students on Saturday as the KGI community, family, and friends celebrated the Class of 2023 in the annual White Coat Ceremony. The formal ceremony recognized them as members of the sixth class of […]
August 13, 2019
The Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is proud to announce that Dr. Tony Chan, PharmD, will be the keynote speaker at the annual White Coat Ceremony to be held on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center. “Dr. Chan and his wife, Dr. Virginia Chan, are generous […]
August 9, 2019
Stem cells hold the key to wound healing, as they develop into specialized cell types throughout the body—including in teeth. Now an international team of researchers, including KGI Associate Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences Alexander Zambon, has found a mechanism that could offer a potential novel solution to tooth repair. Published August 9, 2019 in Nature […]
August 7, 2019
Karl Hess points to his postgraduate residency in community pharmacy practice as sparking his interest in travel health and medicine, and he has since made it part of both his pharmacy teaching and practice. Now the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) associate professor is becoming more deeply involved: Hess was recently named chair-elect of the Pharmacist […]
August 5, 2019
Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) President Sheldon Schuster has announced Martin Zdanowicz as the Dean of the KGI School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (SPHS). “Dean Zdanowicz is highly regarded as an innovative leader who prioritizes student success and faculty development,” said KGI Board of Trustees Chairman Jim Widergren. “He is a great choice to build […]
July 18, 2019
Kacey Egusa’s stay at AbbVie, a research-oriented biopharmaceutical company, was only expected to last two weeks. She traveled to AbbVie’s North Chicago headquarters in January as part of a Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) course that introduces first-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students to the pharmaceutical industry. But she came away so impressed by AbbVie that […]
June 17, 2019
Chris Lim, PharmD ’20, has a unique background for a Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) student, having spent several years after college working as a roofer. Now another distinction makes him one of a kind: Lim is the first and only pharmacy student in the nation selected for a pharmacy clinical Informatics summer internship with the […]