School of Pharmacy

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Temple University names S. Suresh Madhavan as dean of the School of Pharmacy
Type: News Story
S. Suresh Madhavan is the new dean of the School of Pharmacy.
January 8, 2024
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Temple’s partnership with Cresco Labs explores cannabis’ untapped medical potential
Type: News Story
Researchers from across Temple University are continuing to investigate cannabis as a treatment option for a variety of medical conditions.
August 10, 2023
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New Moulder Center director appointed to lead drug discovery team
Type: News Story
John Karanicolas, a professor at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was recently appointed director of the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research.
January 26, 2022
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Rising to the challenge
Type: News Story
The Temple community rose to confront the challenge of a worldwide pandemic.
June 25, 2021
Temple School of Pharmacy students being trained to give vaccines.
The COVID-19 vaccines: explained
Type: News Story
Faculty experts identify the top 7 things you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines.
February 9, 2021
Temple University Hospital
Temple’s School of Pharmacy pivots to produce hand sanitizer
Type: News Story
A Temple pharmaceutical sciences professor pitches in to help battle COVID-19 by producing hand sanitizer for frontline healthcare workers.
April 6, 2020
Marlene Jacobson in the lab
Pharmacologist’s research on rare diseases earns grant from Michael J. Fox Foundation
Type: News Story
Associate Professor of Pharmacodynamics Marlene Jacobson’s research on treatments for a rare inherited condition have revealed a link to Parkinson’s.
March 19, 2019
Joan Hankins standing outside the School of Pharmacy
40 years on, Temple triplet says she’s here to stay
Type: News Story
Joan Hankins’ Temple roots are deep: She grew up minutes from the university and began working there when she was 17.
June 26, 2018
A woman holding a sign that reads next stop: my independent pharmacy.
Next stop: Panther Creek Pharmacy
Type: News Story
You could say that becoming a pharmacist was in Megan Rubino's blood.
May 5, 2017
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School of Pharmacy launches IBD treatment startup
Type: News Story
Temple University scientists launched a new startup to explore a promising treatment for inflammatory bowel disease.
February 13, 2017
Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine study links calorie increase to Type 2 diabetes
Type: News Story
Researchers at Temple University have found that early signs of diabetes can appear in a healthy individual shortly after engaging in a high-calorie diet for several days.
September 17, 2015
School of Pharmacy’s Moulder Center endowed with $5 million pledge
Type: News Story
Temple University School of Pharmacy alumni Lonnie and Sharon Moulder are continuing their commitment to the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research at TUSP by pledging $5 million to endow the center.
January 13, 2015
Magid Abou-Gharbia receives international award
Type: News Story
Magid Abou-Gharbia, director of the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research in Temple’s School of Pharmacy, has received the Grand Hamdan International Award in Drug Discovery.
January 13, 2015
Pharmacy professor publishes 32nd book
Type: Accolade
Professor of Pharmacy Practice Albert I. Wertheimer has recently published his 32nd book, “Pharmacy and the U.S. Health Care System.” Published by Pharmaceutical Press, the book was edited by Wertheimer, along with Michael Ira Smith and Jack E. Fincham.
May 21, 2013
Pharmacy student makes time for research
Type: News Story
For most students in Temple’s Doctor of Pharmacy program, the intense curriculum leaves little time for other things. But that didn’t stop Joel John, who will receive his Pharm.D. degree from Temple’s School of Pharmacy, from finding time to pursue independent research.
May 12, 2013
Temple pharmacy researcher receives NIH grant
Type: In the Media
April 19, 2013
Professor Albert Wertheimer named "Pharmacy Leader of the Year"
Type: Accolade
Albert Wertheimer, professor of pharmacy practice in Temple’s School of Pharmacy, was presented with the first “Pharmacy Leader of the Year” award at the Dubai International Pharmaceuticals and Technologies Conference and Exhibition 2013 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
April 11, 2013
NIH grant focuses on nanotechnology to treat prostate cancer
Type: News Story
Through a five-year, $1.58 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Ho-Lun Wong, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, is using nanoparticles as a delivery system to target the prostate cancer cells with an RNA-based drug.
April 2, 2013
After Chemo
Type: In the Media
April 1, 2013
Five years later, Moulder Center’s growth exceeds expectations
Type: News Story
Started five years ago with the support of alumnus Lonnie Moulder and his wife, Sharon, the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research in the School of Pharmacy has grown to become the Greater Philadelphia region’s only fully integrated academic drug discovery center.
March 5, 2013
Grapefruit is a culprit in more drug reactions
Type: In the Media
December 17, 2012
Pharmacy School extends its global outreach to Vietnam
Type: News Story
Four students and a faculty member from Temple’s School of Pharmacy traveled to Vietnam on a month-long medical mission this past summer. The group treated more than 1,500 patients, assisting in the fitting of over 200 prostheses on amputees, and donated more than 450 gift packages containing rice, noodles and other supplies.
October 1, 2012
Buy Afghanistan's heroin to undermine the trade
Type: In the Media
April 18, 2012

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