Herb and Nina Demuth Memorial Award
Herb and Nina Demuth Memorial Award
Students who meet all eligibility requirements for the AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Sciences and are researching parenteral drugs are eligible to apply for the Herb and Nina Demuth Memorial Award.
To apply for the Herb and Nina Demuth Memorial Award, please use the application link provided for the AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowship and select “Herb and Nina Demuth” under “Fellowship type.” Students who are not selected for the Herb and Nina Demuth Award will be automatically considered for the AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Stipend: $10,000
2025-2026 Awardee – Luke Burroughs, University of Connecticut
Mentor: Dr. Diane Burgess
Research Title: Continuous Manufacturing of Complex Parenteral Drug Products: Next Generation Control, Development, and Standards
“This research project aims to improve the way complex injectable drugs are made using a modern manufacturing method called continuous manufacturing. The project’s goals include:
Understanding the manufacturing process by looking at how different steps in the manufacturing process affect the quality of the final drug product. It’s particularly geared towards the later stages of production, which haven’t been studied as much as the earlier stages.
Improving Drug Quality:
1. Understand how processing parameters like temperature, drug concentration, and flow rate affect the structure of the drug-carrying nanoparticles (liposomes).
2. Figure out how to keep the drug stable in its liquid form during and after manufacturing.
3. Learn how to best filter, concentrate, and add other components to the drug product using a continuous manufacturing process.
4. Investigate analytical technology that can measure drug product properties in real time as it is manufactured to ensure high quality.”
Past Awardees
2024-2025 – No Awardee
2023-2024 – No Awardee
2022-2023 – Madeline Lipp, University of Pittsburgh
2021-2022 – Matthew Le, The University of Texas at Austin
2020-2021 – Madeleine Landry, Oregon State University
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