EXCELLENCE AMONG GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH
Award Winning Students
Graduate students in the UF College of Pharmacy are regularly recognized nationally and internationally for their excellence in research.
Students in the News
Pharmaceutics graduate student Nina Erwin wins UF Health Cancer Center Predoctoral Award
Erwin’s research focuses on the utilization of extracellular vesicles as drug delivery vesicles for cancer immunotherapy.
UF graduate student Maryam Al Saeed among 2024 ACCP Futures Grants awardees
Al Saeed was one of two graduate students nationally to receive a 2024 ACCP Foundation Futures Grant.
UF pharmacy graduate student Asinamai Ndai named Quality Improvement Champion by American Society of Hematology
Ndai received the award at the ASH annual meeting in San Diego, Dec. 7-10, 2024.
UF International Center celebrates six pharmacy students making global impact
Dain Chun, Chanakan Jenjai, Piaopiao Li, Aicha Ndiaye, Zijing Xu, and Yuzhao Zhang were honored during International Education Week.
Graduate Student Awards
The UF College of Pharmacy recognizes outstanding Ph.D. students who have excelled in their research, academics, and service to the community. Recipients of the award are nominated by faculty and students based on their accomplishments and selected by the Graduate Education Committee.
The University of Florida College of Pharmacy awarded these graduate students with the college’s top honors in 2024-25.
Robert and Stephany Ruffolo Graduate Education & Research Fellowship
Huilin Tang
This award recognizes Ph.D. students who have exceptional research accomplishments, including extramural awards, publications and evidence of exemplary leadership, professional activity or service.
Ronald J. and Sally G. Brenner Fellowship
Yuzhao Zhang
This award recognizes Ph.D. students who have exceptional research accomplishments, including extramural awards, publications and evidence of exemplary leadership, professional activity or service.
Bonnie Avery Advancing Women in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Endowment Award
Nina Erwin
This award is given in memory of our colleague and friend Dr. Bonnie Avery for a student who demonstrates leadership and professionalism, and has been engaged in activities that advance women in the pharmaceutical sciences.
Hartmut Derendorf Graduate Education Fellowship
Peter Ramdhan
This award is given in memory of the late Dr. Hartmut Derendorf and is for an entering student to the college who show promise in pharmaceutical research.
Profile
Carrying On the Legacy
Lisa Wilson was the first recipient of the Dr. Bonnie Avery Advancing Women in Pharmaceutical Sciences Award.
