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The WVU School of Pharmacy promotes a dynamic research environment for seasoned and novice investigators. Targeted research and educational opportunities are available to faculty, students, and other trainees.

Isha Pradhan received a travel award from the WVU School of Pharmacy to present her research, "Salt modulates vascular response through cyp-epoxygenases in the presence of A2A AR," at the annual Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego, CA.

Kudos to Matt Robson, PPS gradutate student, for his article, "Sigma-1 receptors: potential targets for the treatment of substance abuse," which was accepted for publication in Current Pharmaceutical Design.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22288407

Congratulations to Michael Seminerio for receiving a travel award from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics to present his research, "Sigma receptor ligands attenuate methamphetamine-induced hyperthermia but do not modulate IL-1ß mRNA expression in select brain regions," at their annual meeting in San Diego, CA.

Therwa Hamza received a travel award from the WVU School of Pharmacy to present her research, "Staphylococcus aureus internalization and associated osteoblast responses," at the annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society in San Francisco, CA.

Congratulations to Nidhi Kaushal for receiving an internship from Envoy Therapeutics in Florida.

Kudos to Andrea Armstead, PPS graduate student, for her article, "Nanomedicine as an emerging approach against intracellular pathogens," which was accepted for publication in the AAPS Journal.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22228996

Swati Kunduri received a travel award from the WVU School of Pharmacy to present her research, "Role of L-type voltage dependent calcium and large conductance potassium channels in adenosine A1 receptor mediated vasoconstriction through CYP4A," at the annual Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego, CA.

Congratulations to Anurag Mishra for receiving a travel award from the Society of Toxicology to present his research, "Comparative assesment of pulmonary toxicity of acid purified and COOH group functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes in vitro," at their annual meeting in San Francisco, CA.

Kudos to Nidhi Kaushal, PPS graduate student, for her article, "AC927, a sigma ligand, blocks methamphetamine-induced release of dopamine and generation of reactive oxygen species in NG108-15 cells," which was accepted for publication in Molecular Pharmacology.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22101517

Kudos to Michael Seminerio, PPS graduate student, for his article, "Synthesis and pharmacological characterization of a novel sigma receptor ligand with improved metabolic stability and antagonist effects against methamphetamine," which was accepted for publication in the AAPS Journal.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22183188

Kudos to Nidhi Kaushal, PPS graduate student, for her article, "CM156, a high affinity sigma ligand, attenuates the stimulant and neurotoxic effects of methamphetamine in mice," which was accepted for publication in Neuropharmacology.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21762711

Kudos to Traci Jo LeMasters, HOR graduate student, for her article, "A national study of out-of-pocket expenditures for mamography screening," which was accepted for publication in the Journal of Women's Health.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21848432

Anurag Mishra received a travel award from the WVU School of Pharmacy to present his research, "Assesment of pulmonary toxicity of functional multiwall carbon nanotubes in vitro," at the annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology in San Francisco, CA.

Kudos to Mayank Ajmera, HOR graduate student, for his article, "Dual Medicare and Veteran Health Administration use and ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations," which was accepted for publication in Journal of General Internal Medicine.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21848432

Congratulations to Lucy Pan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy, for receiving a grant from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy New Investigators Program for her project, "The effect of Medicare's payment cuts on treatment choice and outcomes."

Kudos to Nidhi Kaushal, PPS graduate student, for her review, "Role of sigma receptors in methamphetamine-induced neurotixicity," which was accepted for publication in Current Neuropharmacology.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21886562

Kudos to Matthew Robson, PPS graduate student, for his article, "Evaluation of sigma receptors in the antidepressant-like effects of ketamine in vitro and in vivo," which was accepted for publication in European Neuropsychopharmacology.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21911285

Therwa Hamza received a travel award from the WVU School of Pharmacy to present her research, "Staphylococcus aureus internalization and associated osteoblast responses," at the annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society in San Francisco, CA.

Kudos to Hosam Elbaz, PPS graduate student, for his article, "Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 6-acetyl-3-(4-(4-(4-fluorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)butyl)benzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-one (SN79), a cocaine antagonist, in rodents," which was accepted for publication in the AAPS Journal.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21494909

Matthew Robson received a travel award from the WVU School of Pharmacy to present his research, "Sigma receptor antagonists attenuate methamphetamine-induced genetic alterations in the striatum," at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington, DC.

Kudos to Tricia Lee Wilkins, HOR graduate student, for her article, "Antidepressant use, depression, lifestyle factors and new-onset diabetes," which was accepted for publication in International Clinical Psychopharmacology. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21471774

Kudos to Nissa Thomsen, MD/PhD student, for her article, "The synthesis of C8-aryl purines, nucleosides, and phosphoramidites," which was accepted for publication in Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22077154

Bahar Noorbakhsh received a School of Pharmacy Travel Award to present her research, "Synthesis and pharmacological characterization of sigma-2 prefering compounds: implications for cocaine-induced behaviors," at the annual meeting for the Society for Neuroscience in Washington, DC.

Kudos to Nidhi Kaushal, PPS graduate student, forher article, "Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 6-acetyl-3-(-4(4-(4-flourophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)butyl)benzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-one (SN79), a cocaine antagonist, in rodents," which was accepted for publication in the AAPS Journal. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21494909

Kudos to Maryam Sharifi Sanjani, PPS graduate student, for her article, "Contributions for A2A and A2B adenosine receptors in coronary flow responses in relation to KATP channel using A2B and A2A/2B double knockout mice," which was accepted for publication in the American Journal of Physiology Heart and Circulation Physiology. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2176711

Parul Agarwal received a School of Pharmacy Travel Award to present her research, "Excess health care expenditures associated with depression in individuals with arthritis and related joint disorders," at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Washington, DC.

Congratulations to Michael Seminerio for receiving a travel award from the Drug Design and Discovery Section of AAPS to present his research at the 2011 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Meeting and Exposition in Washington, DC.

Kudos to Ami Vyas, HOR graduate student, for her article, "Multimorbidity and depression treatment," which was accepted for publication in General Hospital Psychiatry www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21601720

Congratulations to Mayank Ajmera for receiving an internship from Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation in NJ

Kudos to Tricia Lee Wilkins, HOR graduate student, for her article, "Changing BMI categories and healthcare expenditures among elderly Medicare beneficiaries," which was accepted for publication in Obesity www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.pubmed/21527898

Tara Whetsel, assistant clinical professor, receives Public Service Grant for “Development of a Multi-Level Diabetes Education Team”

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