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On June 1, approximately 90 alumni, family, friends and Pharmacy professionals gathered for the inaugural Dr. Charles I. Jarowski Industrial Pharmacy Seminar. This program kicked-off what is to be an annual event for the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions to address current issues in the industry and honor St. John’s professor and renowned pharmaceutical scientist and researcher, Dr. Charles I. Jarowski.

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The day started in the Health Education Resource Center (HERC), located in St. Augustine Hall, with registration, a continental breakfast and a student research poster exhibition. Attendees reconnected with the College’s faculty and discussed various research projects with students who were present to explain their work.

The main presentation, held in Sullivan Hall, featured keynote speaker and alumnus, Dr. Mansoor Khan ’92P, director of product quality research in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He spoke on the topic, “Opportunities and Challenges: FDA Perspectives on Pharmaceutical Product Development in the 21st Century.” Dr. Khan addressed issues including the current trend of product submissions and approvals in the US, development patterns of new products, generic products and biotech products and safety issues with current product development practices.

At the conclusion of the presentation, a question-and-answer period was held with attendees. Dr. Robert A. Mangione, dean and clinical professor of pharmacy, then presented a plaque to Dr. Khan in recognition of his outstanding leadership in the field of pharmaceutical sciences. “We are delighted and honored that Dr. Charles I. Jarowski permitted us to name this annual symposia in his honor. We look forward to continuing to invite world class speakers to give the keynote address,” commented Dean Mangione.
 The final part of the day’s events was a dedication and luncheon, held in HERC. Dean Mangione dedicated the seminar to Dr. Jarowski who gratefully accepted the honor and entertained the audience with a few of his favorite research stories. Those in attendance also recognized the work of Dr. Jarowski and enjoyed spending the day with former classmates. Christopher Catapano ’83P enthusiastically said, “It was a pleasure seeing all of the familiar faces that I went to school with. For a first-time program, it was a success; best of luck to Dr. Jarowski!” 

Pharmacy professionals who took part in the day’s events were also eligible to receive one professional continuing education credit, to meet their annual requirement.