New Employees & Leaders on Campus
09/17/20
Categories: College Update, Faculty PrideSome changes have been happening in the College of Pharmacy!
faculty in new roles:
Lukas Everly, Pharm.D., BCPS has taken on the role of Director of Experiential Education. A special “thank you” to Charlie Cather, R.Ph., MBA, FASCP, for his dedication and hard work in this role.
Charlie Cather will move into the Assistant Director role and will continue to serve the Office of Experiential Education on a part-time basis.
Kristen Longstreth, Pharm.D., BCPS, who joined the college in a part-time role in January 2020, was officially named the Director of Workforce Development in the Office of Student Success. In this role she will support the Teaching and Learning Curriculum and provide career guidance for pharmacy students.
new faculty in pharmacy practice:
Ashley Conger, Pharm.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice has accepted a shared position at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center where she will serve as an Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist.
Ken Furdich, Pharm.D., BCACP, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice has accepted a shared position at AxessPointe Community Health Centers where he will serve as a Pharmacy Manager and Residency Program Director.
Matt Kostoff, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice has accepted a shared position at the University Hospitals MEDS Clinic where he will serve as an Ambulatory Care Clinical Specialist.
new faculty in pharmaceutical sciences:
Woo Shik (Austin) Shin, Ph.D., a tenure-track assistant professor in pharmaceutical sciences, comes to NEOMED from the University of California, Los Angeles. His laboratory is primarily interested in drug design and discovery, protein structure/function, computational chemical biology, and bioinformatics. Dr. Shin will be responsible for teaching medicinal chemistry and bioinformatics in the College of Pharmacy curriculum. Dr. Shin’s office and laboratory are located on the first floor of the RGE building.
Xinwen Wang, Ph.D., also a tenure-track assistant professor in pharmaceutical sciences, earned her Ph.D. in Pharmacokinetics at the China Pharmaceutical University in Nanjing, China. Dr. Wang’s lab focuses on identifying genetic and non-genetic factors that contribute to interindividual variability in drug response using multiple omics in both basic and clinical settings. Dr. Wang will be responsible for teaching pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenomics in the College of Pharmacy curriculum. Dr. Wang’s office and laboratory are located on the first floor of the RGE building.
