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September 23, 2026

Advancing Alzheimer’s Drug Repurposing Through AI and Brain Imaging

Supported by a $148,445 Alzheimer’s Association grant, UHCOP researcher Tiansheng Wang, Pharm.D., Ph.D., is using real-world health data, genetic information, brain imaging and artificial intelligence to identify existing medications that may warrant further study as potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

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September 21, 2026

Labdis Welcomed into UHCOP Mading Society of Benefactors

The University of Houston College of Pharmacy's Mading Society of benefactors welcomed two new members — alumna Bonnie Labdi, Pharm.D. ('02), BCOP, and husband Imad Labdi — into its ranks at the 2026 Mading Society Induction and Dinner Sept. 18 in Houston.

September 21, 2026

UHCOP Honors Alumni Cuellar, Mohr with Top College Awards

UHCOP bestowed its Meritorious Achievement Award to alumna Lourdes M. Cuellar, M.S. (’79), B.S. (’73), FTSHP, FASHP, and its Alumnus Pharmacist of the Year Award to John F. Mohr, Pharm.D. ('02), at the Mading Society Dinner & Induction Sept. 18.

September 21, 2026

UHCOP Ph.D. Candidate Earns PhRMA Foundation Award for AI Research

UHCOP Ph.D. candidate Chijioke M. Okeke received a PhRMA Foundation Trainee Challenge Award for research examining how large language models can assess potential bias in real-world evidence studies. His work explores the promise and current limitations of AI as a tool to support more efficient, rigorous evaluation of healthcare research and inform evidence-based decision-making.

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September 23, 2026

Advancing Alzheimer’s Drug Repurposing Through AI and Brain Imaging

Supported by a $148,445 Alzheimer’s Association grant, UHCOP researcher Tiansheng Wang, Pharm.D., Ph.D., is using real-world health data, genetic information, brain imaging and artificial intelligence to identify existing medications that may warrant further study as potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

September 21, 2026

Labdis Welcomed into UHCOP Mading Society of Benefactors

The University of Houston College of Pharmacy's Mading Society of benefactors welcomed two new members — alumna Bonnie Labdi, Pharm.D. ('02), BCOP, and husband Imad Labdi — into its ranks at the 2026 Mading Society Induction and Dinner Sept. 18 in Houston.

September 21, 2026

UHCOP Honors Alumni Cuellar, Mohr with Top College Awards

UHCOP bestowed its Meritorious Achievement Award to alumna Lourdes M. Cuellar, M.S. (’79), B.S. (’73), FTSHP, FASHP, and its Alumnus Pharmacist of the Year Award to John F. Mohr, Pharm.D. ('02), at the Mading Society Dinner & Induction Sept. 18.

September 21, 2026

UHCOP Ph.D. Candidate Earns PhRMA Foundation Award for AI Research

UHCOP Ph.D. candidate Chijioke M. Okeke received a PhRMA Foundation Trainee Challenge Award for research examining how large language models can assess potential bias in real-world evidence studies. His work explores the promise and current limitations of AI as a tool to support more efficient, rigorous evaluation of healthcare research and inform evidence-based decision-making.

September 17, 2026

UHCOP Welcomes Medicinal Chemistry Researcher Sreekanth Vedagopuram

UHCOP recently welcomed researcher Sreekanth Vedagopuram, Ph.D., as an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

September 14, 2026

Cardiovascular Researcher Christian Egly Joins UHCOP Faculty

UHCOP recently welcomed cardiovascular researcher Christian Egly, Pharm.D., Ph.D., as an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences.