CPNAHS Receives $105,000 from CVS to Benefit Lab and Scholarships

The College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences (CPNAHS) received a $100,000 check from CVS/Pharmacy Charitable Trust Inc. on Wednesday, Sept. 29. It is the second installment of a $300,000 gift pledged to CPNAHS to support the establishment of a new multi-purpose pharmacy practice laboratory. The first of three installments of $100,000 was received in October 2003, and the final $100,000 installment will be received in September 2005. Additionally, CVS presented $5000 to benefit student scholarships.

Pictured (l.-r.) Marcellus Grace, Ph.D., associate dean, School of Pharmacy; Lynette R. Bradley-Baker, R.Ph., Ph.D., manager, Professional and College Relations, CVS/Pharmacy; Gordon F. Howard, area vice president, CVS/Pharmacy; and Pedro J. Lecca, Ph.D., dean, CPNAHS

Psychiatry Chair Receives $372,500 Grant to Study Bipolar Disorder

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $372,500 grant to the University in support of the “Collaborative Genomic Study of Bipolar Disorder,” led by principal investigator William B. Lawson, M.D., chair, Department of Psychiatry. The study will focus on the clinical manifestations, treatment response and neurobiology, as well as identify the genetic basis for the disorder within African Americans and other ethnic minorities.

Genome Researcher Awarded $700,000 NHGRI Exploratory Grant

Charmaine Royal, Ph.D., has received a $700,000 exploratory grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) that will provide two to three years of support to investigators for planning and developing potential new centers at their institutions. Dr. Royal plans to develop a center to analyze social and cultural identities of individuals and communities of African descent and how those identities influence attitudes about genomics, as well as health behaviors.