Departmental News

Open position in Industrial and Physical Pharmacy at Purdue

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Visit https://www.ipph.purdue.edu/about-IPPH/open-positions to learn about this exciting opportunity and view application details.

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New 2-in-1 powder aerosol to upgrade fight against deadly superbugs in lungs

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A Purdue University drug formulation incorporates two antibiotics to help fight the global crisis of antimicrobial resistance.

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IPPH professor Qi (Tony) Zhou invited as an Editorial Board Member for Pharmaceutical Research

Dr. Qi (Tony) Zhou, an Assistant Professor in IPPH was invited to serve as an Editorial Board Member for Pharmaceutical Research, one of the top pharmaceutical journals. This appointment is a recognition of Dr. Zhou’s expertise in pharmaceutical sciences.

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Targeted delivery: Purdue cancer identity technology, led by IPPH Professor makes it easier to find a tumor’s ‘address’

Dr. Yoon Yeo, Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy at Purdue, and her team have developed an improved drug delivery method aimed at making chmotherapy easier to help treat people with various tumors.

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IPPH's Lynne Taylor named editor-in-chief of Molecular Pharmaceutics

Lynne Taylor, Retter professor of pharmacy at Purdue University, has been named the new editor in chief of the American Chemical Society journalMolecular Pharmaceutics. She will succeed Gordon L. Amidon of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy early next year.

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Professor Liz Topp and student team creating Epipen equivalent for diabetics

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - November kicks of Diabetes awareness month. One Purdue professor and a team of students is looking to make an impact on the disease by creating an Epipen equivalent for people with Diabetes.

Liz Topp is a professor in the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy at the university.

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Lubin receives the 2018 Lieberman Award

Kelsey Lubin, graduate student in Dr. Knipp’s lab, has received the 2018 Lieberman Award for outstanding service and teaching assistance. Kelsey grew up in Mount Sinai, NY playing sports and going on field trips with the various science clubs which she was involved with. Those field trips, which involved guided lab sessions investigating genetically modified foods and genetic mutations, was where she realized that she enjoyed science and wanted to continue her education by majoring in Biochemistry at Siena College in Loudonville, NY.

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IPPH PhD student and professor receive outstanding NIPTE awards

Nivedita Shetty (Tony Zhou lab) received the 2018 NIPTE Outstanding Student Award. The award is given to graduate students with outstanding scientific achievements in the areas of pharmaceutical science and technology.