Study of Lung Cancer Prominent Feature of Large NIH Grant Awarded to Pharmacy Professor
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and Ketan D. Patel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, recently received a substantial National Institutes of...
Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Member Receives Prestigious ACS Teaching Award
The New York Local Section of the American Chemical Society recently recognized Sabesan Yoganathan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at St. John’s University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, with the Outstanding Four-Year University with Graduate School Chemistry Faculty Teaching Award.
Gilman International Scholarship Winners Announced
Six St. John’s University undergraduates are recipients of the US Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a highly competitive program that makes it possible for students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad.
St. John’s Welcomes Nursing Students
The latest cohort of St. John’s University nursing students is embarking on a career whose demands are evolving but whose foundational values remain as essential as ever, according to Francine Laterza, Ed.D., R.N., PNP, CNE, Director of Nursing.
Alumni Honored by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
St. John’s University is celebrating the accomplishments of two alumni from the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences who were both recently honored by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS) at their conference last fall.
St. John’s APhA Chapter Receives Two Awards at National Conference
St. John’s University’s chapter of the American Pharmacists Association–Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA–ASP) recently took home two prestigious honors at the national organization’s annual conference.
St. John’s Expert Warns of Triple Threat Posed by Winter Viruses
Common-sense preventative measures could ease the triple threat of COVID-19, influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) this winter, according to Yumi Lee, Pharm.D., Associate Clinical Professor at St. John’s University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
St. John’s University Steadily Climbs U.S. News & World Report Rankings
St. John’s University is among this year’s top national universities, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report. In the just-released “U.S. News Best Colleges,” St. John’s University...
Large NIH Grant Awarded to Longtime St. John’s Professor
A St. John’s University professor recently received a four-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant totaling more than $650,000 to study the efficacy of DMA, a compound found to prevent preterm birth. This SuRE grant is awarded to institutions with students from backgrounds nationally underrepresented in biomedical research.
St. John’s Researchers Study Long COVID
Hoping to unravel one of the medical mysteries of the pandemic, a pair of St. John’s University researchers studied the peculiar phenomenon of “long COVID,” a condition in which some survivors endure...