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Pharmacology MATTERS
Department of Pharmacology AWARDS Department of Pharmacology AWARDS
The Department of Pharmacology is pleased to offer awards inspired by our distinguished alumni The Department of Pharmacology is pleased to offer several awards that are new or modified this year,
that recognize the excellence and achievements of our students and postdoctoral scientists in the
inspired by our distinguished alumni, that recognize the achievements of our students and postdoctoral
lab, classroom, and community:
scientists in the lab, classroom, and community:
Fatima Hamid
Dechen Wangmo
Flavor compounds modulate oral nicotine
Travis Gates
Prostate Cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2020
2020 American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting
Joseph Greene, PhD
Daihyun Song
Macrophages as Regulators of Tumor Immunity in
Freedman)
Silvia Liu
Jennifer Tuokkola
Ketki Pawaskar
Ralph White III
Non-canonical signaling of retinoic acid by
2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Allison Anderson
Alexander Pilski
Joseph Gallant
Pre-clinical saf(eatdyvaisnodr: KtoexvincoWloicgkympanro) file of a candi-
GPCR-dependent biasing of GIRK channel
consumption and preference in mice
Dechen Wangmo
NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse Predoctoral
Targeting insulin receptor in estrogen receptor
Dr. Zoi Sychev
Jennifer Nhieu, PhD Candidate (advisor:
EXCELLENCE AWARD
TIMOTHY F. WALSETH
Training (TRACT) Fellowship (08/01/2021
Silvia Liu (advisor: Hai Dang Nguyen) - 07/31/2022)
Therapeutic targeting of spliceosome mutant
leukemias through PARP inhibition
PHARMACOLOGY PUBLICATION AWARD
PUBLICATION AWARD
This award is gTihviseanwtaordgisragdivuenatoegsrtauddueatnetstuadnedntpsaonsdt- doctoral scienptoistdsocfotorratl hseciirenitnisitsialuppoenera-crecevpietawneced
BEN G. ZIMMERMAN
of their initial peer-reviewed first- or co-first
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meeting:
first- or co-first author manuscript resulting from
TRAVEL AWARD
author manuscript resulting from research
The PARP Family & ADP-ribosylation
research conducted at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Halena VanDeusen
conferences were cancelled this year, one
conducted at the University of Minnesota.
This award supports the participation (poster or oral presentation) of graduate
The 2022 recipients of this award are:
The 2020 recipients of this award are: Fatima HamidA(llaisdovnisorA: nMdaercsonP, ravPehtDoni) Candidate
Ketki Pawaskar (advisor: Anna Lee) students and postdoctoral scientists at sci-
signaling dynamics by RGS6 in mouse si-
Scientific Meeting
Vaccine 2022 May 20;40(23):3244-3252
al conference participation:
DJr.enZnoifeSrycThueovk, kPolsatd(oacdtovriaslorA: sKsaoycliaete Schwertfeger)
noatrial nodal cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
2020 Jun 23;117(25):14522-31
PHARMACOLOGY FELLOWSHIP AWARD
(PFIG: JFuRst-imn Derdaikaet)ed alterations in cholesterol homeo- Unraveling the androgen receptor variants
Dr. Halena VanDeusen, Postdoctoral This award is given to PhD students and postdoc-
stasis contribute to breast cancer progression
Associate (PI: Justin Drake)
protein expression landscape in prostate
toral scientists who earn competitive fellowships to
Gordon Research Conference: 2022 Mammary
support their research.
Gland Biology
Targeting RET Kinase in Neuroendocrine
cancer (poster)
Aug;18(8):1176-88
Travis Gates (advisor: Subree Subramanian) 15;26(18):4882-91
cology community, made outside of the
Colorectal Cancer
Imflammatory signaling in macrophages is
W. GIBSON WOOD
2020 recipient of this award is:
Alexander Pilski (advisor: Steven Graves) postdoctoral scientists who earn compet-
Chronic methamphetamine-induced catecholamin-
itive fellowships to support their research. ergic degeneraTthioe n20a2n0dreccoipgiennitisvoef dthyisfauwnacrdtioarne:
Jingran Cao (advisor: Douglas Yee) LOUISE M. NUTTER ACADEMIC
Fellowship
Joseph Greene, PhD (advisor: Tanya Freedman)
positive breast cancer
Li-Na Wei)
This award is given in recognition of ex-
Cellular Retinoic Acid Binding Protein 1
ceptional academic performance by grad- uate students in Pharmacology. Awards
entific conferences. While many scientific
date vaccine to treat oxycodone use disorder.
2022 College on Problems of Drug Dependence
travel award was provided to support virtu-
Dechen Wangmo (advisor: Subree Subramanian) Joseph Gallant, PhD Candidate (advisor:
Ralph White III (advisor: Justin Drake) (12/13-17/2020; VIRTUAL)
Role of tumor cell-intrinsic factors in colorectal
Evaluating The Synergy Between Enzalutamide
cancer immune evasion
And Src Kinase Inhibitors In Castration-resistant
FPRrEoDstEaRteICKanEc.SeHrIDEMAN
Aaron LeBeau)
Jennifer Nhieu Imaging Fibroblast Activation Protein Minnesota Colorectal Cancer Research Foundation alpha improves diagnosis of metastatic
LEADERSHIP AWARD
& 2022 - 23 UMN Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
2022 Endocrine Society Annual Meeting
prostate cancer with positron emission tomography. Clin Cancer Res 2020 Sep
This peer-nominated award recognizes
eSxeamcphlianrythcaonitrSibeuntieovnisratothtnhe (Pahdavrimsoa-r: Tanya
research lab, by a senior PhD student. The
Minnesota Colorectal Cancer Research Foundation
regulated by the dose of lyn kinase
FELLOWSHIP AWARD
H2a0ll2ie2 FHeindtez,raPtihoDn oCfaAnmdiedraitcean(aSdovicsioert:ies for AEaxropneLriemBeanut)al Biology Conference
This award is given to PhD students and
Nikita Kamath
Himani Sharma
MED.UMN.EDU/PHARMACOLOGY 9 Sanghoon Choi (advisor: Steven Graves)
Intrinsic excitability of direct pathway spiny projection neurons in thedorsolateral striatum is increased in mice trained to self-administer methamphetamine
2022 Neuroscience Meeting
Hallie Hintz
presentation) of graduate students and postdoctor-
Bushra Haider
tute Translational Research and Career
Wickman)
Lyn Kinase Splice Forms in Breast Tumor-Associated
Hannah McMullan (advisor: Stan Thayer)
NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Myeloid Cells Digestive and Kidney Diseases
given to PhD students will be based on the
American CanFc3e1r DSoK1c2ie3t9y9E9x(0tr3a/m01u/2r0a2l 0D-is0c7o/3v1e/2ry023) Science program
excitatory synapse loss in hippocampal cultures
Dechen Wangmo, PhD Candidate
Preliminary Exam Committee, while awards
(advisor: Subree Subramanian)
Abigail Brewer (advisor: Sade Spencer) performance in core coursework. The 2020
Role of tumor cell-intrinsic factors in
Dissecting patterns of motor behavior across
BEN G. ZIMMERMAN TRAVEL AWARD
recipient of the MS award is:
colorectal cancer immune evasion UMN
withdrawal observations during precipitated and
This award supports the participation (poster or oral
Clinical and Translational Science Insti-
Bushra Haider, MS student (advisor: Kevin spontaneous cannabinoid withdrawal
Select antiretrovirals from multiple classes induce
quality of their written preliminary exam as
assessed in mid-December by the Written
2022 Neuroscience Meeting
for MS students are based on academic
8 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
al scientists at scientific conferences.
Daihyun Song (advisor: Marco Pravetoni) Multivalent Vaccine Strategies against Polydrug Use in Opioid Use Disorders
2022 American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology
2022 Neuroscience Meeting