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Welcome to the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education website. AFPE is committed to supporting pharmaceutical education for the greater good. As a non-profit organization, AFPE relies on donations in order to fund scholarships and grants that are awarded to aspiring and current researchers and academics in the pharmaceutical sciences arena so that they may have the resources necessary to conduct novel research projects that will impact the future of healthcare and patient outcomes.

Thank you for visiting and learning more about the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education and its rich history.

Click here to view the 2022 AFPE Brochure

Click HERE for a list of our fellows, from 1942 to 2022

AFPE would like to congratulate, Lucinda Maine, Vice Chair of AFPE, for receiving the Association of American Medical Colleges 2022 Special Recognition Award! Click HERE to read the article and to view her acceptance speech!

MEET YOUR 2022-2023 PRE-DOCTORAL FELLOWS!

Jessica Beers, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "An In Vitro Investigation of the Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics, and Hepatotoxicity of Cannabidiol"
Nicole Bentz, University of Minnesota, "The Fundamental Investigation and Application of a Novel Self-Assembling Peptide in Chemotherapeutic Drug Delivery"
Cody Black, University of Texas at Austin, "Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Non-carbapenemase Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms"
Madeline Brendle, University of Utah, "Real world evaluation of the effectiveness, safety, cost of care, and barriers/motivations for adoption of esketamine and ketamine as pharmacotherapies for mental health conditions"
Caroline Buchholz, University of Minnesota, "Chemical Probe Development for Bromodomain and PHD Finger-containing Transcription Factor (BPTF) for Anti-Cancer Therapy"
Daniel Dauner, University of Minnesota, "Optimization of Signal-Detection Algorithms in Novel Databases: a Focus on Direct-Acting Antivirals"
Kristen Hong, University of Michigan, "Optimization of HDL Mimetic Micelle Composition for the Treatment of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis"
Keito Hoshitsuki, University of Pittsburgh, "Prevention of asparaginase immunogenicity by targeting the adenosine signaling pathway"
Matthew Hursey, University of Maryland, Baltimore, "Unraveling the physicochemical properties of iron nanoparticle drug, Ferric Derisomaltose, an important drug for treating iron deficiency anemia"
Sara Knor, University of Washington, "Incorporating Equity into Healthcare Decision Making"
Matthew Le, University of Texas at Austin, "Analytical Characterization of Viscosity and Moisture Content in a Thermostable Film"
Madeline Lipp, University of Pittsburgh, "Effect of RSV maternal vaccination on tissue resident memory T cell response"
Autumn McKnite, University of Utah, "Investigation of Drug-Drug and Drug-Circuit Interactions in Children on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy"
Warren Smith, Auburn University, "Elucidation of molecular mechanisms of prenatal cannabinoid exposure: Identification of targets and therapies"
Christopher Stevens, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "A Glycopeptide Conjugate Platform for Targeted Protein Degradation through the Lysosome"
Holli-Joi Sullivan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "Computer-aided discovery and validation of broad-spectrum antiviral agents for emerging viruses"
Gerrit Vreeman, University of Minnesota, "Structural origin of mechanical properties and tableting behaviors of elastically bending pharmaceutical crystals"
Tyler Wagner, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Predictive and Pharmacoeconomic Modeling of Pharmacy Services in Primary Care"
Nicholas Young, University of California, San Francisco, "In silico and biochemical screening of TMPRSS2 inhibitors as an antiviral strategy against SARS-CoV-2"

CLICK HERE TO MEET YOUR 2022-2023 GATEWAY TO RESEARCH AWARDEES!

Sydney Blackmer, Drake University, "Elucidating the Mechanism of Action of Filociclovir against Human Adenovirus"
Annagabriela Figueroa, University of Colorado, "Identifying redox and metabolic targets in an in vitro model of neuronal excitability"
Cierra Fujimoto, University of Hawaii at Hilo, "Hawaiian medicinal plants and green-synthesis of silver nanoparticles of Waltheria indica as potential antimicrobial agents against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus"
Michelle Grose, West Virginia University, "Measuring the impact of a protocol that improves PHQ9 Completion Rates in patients on medication for depression"
Christina Kazarov, University of Pittsburgh, "Differences in reporting characteristics adverse drug events for prescription versus natural products"
Yezan Salamoun, University of Kansas, "Erythrocyte Metabolomic Profiling of Disease Activity and Methotrexate Response in the Collagen-Induced Arthritis Mouse Model"
Jenna Schabacker, University of Montana, "Implementation of Urinary Tract Infection treatment protocols based on facility-specific resistance data in Skilled Nursing Facilities"
Melissa Stein, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, "Characterization of Treatment of Diabetes in COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients"
Angela Su, University of Connecticut, "An Interdisciplinary Healthcare Team Perspective on Improving Emergency Department Medication Reconciliation Processes"
Wai Chun Olivia Yip, University of California, San Diego, "Cost-Utility Analysis of Academic Detailing Outreach on Naloxone Prescribing for Patients at Risk of Opioid-Related Overdose or Death"

AFPE is pleased to announce the 2022 William M. Heller Mentor of the Year Recipient goes to Peter W. Swaan, University of Maryland! Click HERE to read more!

2019-2020 AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Kaitlin Hulce, University of California, San Francisco, has published her research project titled, “Inhibiting a dynamic viral protease by targeting a non-catalytic cycsteine”. CLICK Here to view slides about this research. To read about this research, CLICK HERE

Michelle Kalu, University of Southern California and Gateway Recipient 2020-2021, has published her research project funded by AFPE titled, “Co-regulation of virulence and antibiotic resistance in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP): the role of repeated antibiotic exposure” CLICK HERE to read the article

AFPE welcomes Calvin H. Knowlton as the Chair to our Board of Directors!
Dr. Knowlton is the Founder, Chairperson and CEO of Tabula Rasa HealthCare. He has won numerous awards for his leadership in pharmacy, business, and philanthropy in his career of over 40 years. Dr. Knowlton received his pharmacy degree from Temple University, his Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, his PhD in pharmacoeconomics from the University of Maryland, and his ScD (Hon) from the University of Maryland.

Pallavi Kompella, Ph.D. and Pre-Doctoral Fellow Awardee 2017-2019 receives the Fullbright Scholar Award. Click HERE to read the full article on Pallavi’s accomplishment.

AFPE welcomes John Bentley to our Board of Directors!

Mr. Bentley is a professor of pharmacy administration and director of the Center for Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy.

Click here to read the announcement made by the University of Mississippi.

AFPE is pleased to welcome David Gregory, Pharm.D., BCPS, FACHE to our Board of Directors!

Mr. Gregory is the Dean and Professor of the College of Pharmacy at Belmont University.
His professional experience over the years shows a great deal of leadership qualities.

Sam Poloyac, former AFPE Fellow appointed Dean of University of Texas at Austin’s College of Pharmacy

Sam Poloyac has been appointed Dean for the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Pharmacy. Poloyac was an a AFPE Fellow 2001 recipient, a current member of the Planning and Education Committee, and serves as a reviewer on the AFPE’s Board of Grants.

Click here to read the full announcement

Dr. Paul B. Myrdal Memorial Fund

This year, the Dr. Paul B. Myrdal Memorial Fund for Pharmaceutical Education in Pharmaceutics will fund one pre-doctoral student: Gerrit Vreeman. Click here to read more about Dr. Myrdal and Gerrit Vreeman.