Features and Publications, Winter 2023

 

Person Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Sinus Rinse

March 7, 2023 | Healthline
Anjan Debnath, PhD, MAS (Faculty)


Floridians are told not to wash their face with tap water due to brain-eating bug fears: Public health experts issue warning after man died from amoeba-infested water

March 3, 2023 | Daily Mail
Anjan Debnath, PhD, MAS (Faculty)


Ozempic shortages? Some pharmacists are choosing not to stock the drug at all

March 2, 2023 | NBC News
Inmaculada Hernandez, PharmD, PhD (Faculty)


Coastal Water Pollution Transfers to the Air in Sea Spray Aerosol and Reaches People on Land

March 2, 2023 | UC San Diego Today
Pieter Dorrestein, PhD (Faculty)


Integrative analysis of multimodal mass spectrometry data in MZmine 3

March 1, 2023 | Nature Biotechnology
Pieter Dorrestein, PhD (Faculty)


Drugs likely subject to Medicare negotiation, 2026-2028

March 2023 | Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy
Inmaculada Hernandez, PharmD, PhD (Faculty)


Your pharmacist will see you now!

February 23, 2023 | Atlas of Science
Linda Awdishu, PharmD, MAS (Faculty); Candis Morello, PharmD, APh, CDCES, FCSHP, FASHP (Associate Dean)


Harnessing the power of autophagy: How cells can reduce, reuse, recycle

February 12, 2023 | Interesting Engineering
Justin M. Quiles (Postdoc - Gustafsson Lab); Åsa B. Gustafsson, PhD (Faculty)


Cells routinely self-cannibalize to take out their trash, aiding in survival and disease prevention

February 8, 2023 | The Conversation
Justin M. Quiles (Postdoc - Gustafsson Lab); Åsa B. Gustafsson, PhD (Faculty)


How Can Pharmacists Help Patients Improve Medication Adherence?

February 8, 2023 | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Candis Morello, PharmD, APh, CDCES, FCSHP, FASHP (Associate Dean)


COVID-19 pandemic and trends in new diagnosis of atrial fibrillation: A nationwide analysis of claims data

February 2, 2023 | PLOS ONE
Nico Gabriel (Research Data Analyst - Hernandez Lab); Inmaculada Hernandez, PharmD, PhD (Faculty)


Structure-Activity Relationship of Dibenzylideneacetone Analogs Against the Neglected Disease Pathogen, Trypanosoma brucei

February 1, 2023 | ScienceDirect
Karol Francisco (Postdoc - Caffrey Lab); Hayoung Park (Student Volunteer - Caffrey Lab); Lawrence Liu (GSR - Caffrey Lab); Dilini Amarasinghe (Volunteer - Caffrey Lab); Conor Caffrey, PhD (Faculty)


Cell Signaling Chat with Fleur Ferguson and her Lab

February 2023 | Cell Signaling San Diego
Fleur Ferguson, PhD (Faculty)


Chemokine CXCL4 interactions with extracellular matrix proteoglycans mediate widespread immune cell recruitment independent of chemokine receptors

January 31, 2023 | ScienceDirect
Catherina Salanga (Associate Project Scientist - Handel Lab); Tracy M. Handel, PhD (Faculty)


Deciphering functional roles and interplay between Beclin1 and Beclin2 in autophagosome formation and mitophagy

January 31, 2023 | Science Signaling
Justin M. Quiles (Postdoc - Gustafsson Lab); Rita H. Najor (SRA - Gustafsson Lab); Erika A. Zumaya (Student Volunteer - Gustafsson Lab); Rachel Y. Diao (GSR - Gustafsson Lab); Åsa B. Gustafsson, PhD (Faculty)


The dual-function chemokine receptor CCR2 drives migration and chemokine scavenging through distinct mechanisms

January 31, 2023 | Science Signaling
Irina Kufareva, PhD (Faculty); Catherina L. Salanga (Associate Project Scientist - Handel Lab); Tracy M. Handel, PhD (Faculty)


10 Tips to Use Over-the-Counter Medications Safely with Diabetes

January 27, 2023 | Taking Control of Your Diabetes
Candis Morello, PharmD, APh, CDCES, FCSHP, FASHP (Associate Dean)


A Rising Research Star

January 27, 2023 | Academic Pharmacy Now
Inmaculada Hernandez, PharmD, PhD (Faculty)


Pharming the Microbiome

January 24, 2023 | UC San Diego Today
Pieter Dorrestein, PhD (Faculty); Olivier George, PhD (Psychiatry Faculty); Bradley Moore, PhD (Faculty)


Slowed progression: The utility of Test to Treat initiatives in improving the neglected inequities of COVID-19 among racially/ethnically minoritized groups

January 21, 2023 | Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, AAHIVP (Faculty); Ila M. Saunders, PharmD, BCOP (Faculty)


Precepting Diverse Learning Spaces: Part 1

January 19, 2023 | Precept Responsibly Podcast
Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, MPH, AAHIVP (Faculty)


Development of Potent and Highly Selective Epoxyketone-based Plasmodium Proteasome Inhibitors

January 8, 2023 | Chemistry Europe
Raymond Suhandyanata, PhD (Faculty); Jeremiah Momper, PharmD, PhD (Faculty); Michael Gilson, MD, PhD (Faculty); William Gerwick, PhD (Faculty); Anthony O’Donoghue, PhD (Faculty)


Association of New Use of Antihypertensives That Stimulate vs Inhibit Type 2 and 4 Angiotensin II Receptors With Dementia Among Medicare Beneficiaries

January 4, 2023 | JAMA Network Open
Inmaculada Hernandez, PharmD, PhD (Faculty)


No One Can Decide If Grapefruit Is Dangerous

December 26, 2022 | The Atlantic
Shirley M. Tsunoda, PharmD (Associate Dean)


Characterization of glutamate carboxypeptidase 2 orthologs in trematodes

December 20, 2022 | Parasites and Vectors
Anthony O'Donoghue, PhD (Faculty)


Microtubule-Stabilizing 1,2,4-Triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines as Candidate Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Disease: Matched Molecular Pair Analyses and Computational Studies Reveal New Structure–Activity Insights

December 19, 2022 | American Chemical Society Publications
Thibault Alle (SRA - Ballatore Lab); Khoa Vuong (P4 - Class of 2023); Karol Francisco (Postdoc - Caffrey Lab); Conor Caffrey, PhD (Faculty); Carlo Ballatore, PhD (Faculty)


Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling of remdesivir and its metabolites in pregnant women with COVID-19

December 8, 2022 | CPT Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology
Brookie Best, PharmD, MAS (Dean); Edmund Capparelli, PharmD (Faculty); Jeremiah Momper, PharmD, PhD (Faculty)


DOT1L regulates chamber-specific transcriptional networks during cardiogenesis and mediates postnatal cell cycle withdrawal

December 2, 2022 | Nature Communications
Sylvia Evans, PhD (Faculty)


Implementation and impact of a fourth-year student pharmacist wellness series pilot on perceived stress and support

December 2022 | Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Christina Mnatzaganian, PharmD, BCACP, APh (Faculty); Kelly Lee, PharmD, MAS, BCPP (Associate Dean); Renu Singh, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES (Associate Dean); Candis Morello, PharmD, APh, CDCES, FCSHP, FASHP (Associate Dean); Sarah Lorentz, PharmD (Faculty); Desiree Shapiro, MD (Advisor for Student Wellness)


Peptide Amphiphile Mediated Co-assembly for Nanoplasmonic Sensing

November 21, 2022 | Angewandte Chemie
Anthony O'Donoghue, PhD (Faculty)


Identification of Isonitrile-Containing Natural Products in Complex Biological Matrices through Ligation with Chlorooximes

November 4, 2022 | Chemistry Europe
Bradley Moore, PhD (Faculty)


Protecting Our Most Vulnerable: Student Pharmacists Caring for Underserved Older Adults in the Pandemic

Fall 2022 | Journal of Contemporary Pharmacy Practice
Rabia Atayee, PharmD, BCPS, APh, FAAHPM (Associate Dean); Monica Sliwa, PharmD (Class of 2022)