Posters, presenters and sponsors! A full #RareDiseaseDay #UMNResearch

Thanks #RareDiseaseDay sponsors: Acadia, Alnylam, Biogen, Chiesi, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Orphalan, SafetyCall, Sanofi, SpringWorks Therapeutics, BioMarin, Fairview Pharmacy Services, Gillette Children's, Ionis, JazzPharma, Olink Proteomics, Ultragenyx, & Upsher Smith Laboratories. @umnmedschool

Patient Advocacy Breakfast is underway. #UMNResearch #RareDiseaseDay

Today is the day! #RareDiseaseDay #UMNResearch

VOTING IS LIVE! @statnews has selected us to compete in this year's #STATMadness. This annual research competition celebrates the most innovative scientific research of the past year. The work on male birth control by Dr. Gunda Georg & team is in the running. Vote here: https://bit.ly/3FfcuRu

@statnews.com has selected us to compete in this year's #STATMadness. The work on male birth control by Dr. Gunda Georg and team is in the running among 64 entries from 50 universities, institutes, and independent labs across the U.S. Voting starts Monday: https://bit.ly/3FfcuRu

The College of Pharmacy welcomes Dr. Carol Bradford as Interim EVP of Health Affairs as she begins her first week at the University of Minnesota.

Join us for Rare Disease Day 2026: Therapies for the Few, Impact for Many: Rethinking How We Develop Rare Disease Treatments." This year's event will be Thursday, March 5. Visit z.umn.edu/RARE2026 for more information. RSVP > https://bit.ly/3ZFyDiS Submit a poster > https://bit.ly/3Of4swv

Joel Farley, PhD, professor & interim head of the Dept. of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, & the Peters Endowed Chair in Pharmacy Practice Innovation, is the recipient of the APhA's 2026 Research Achievement in Pharmaceutical Sciences Award. Read more > https://bit.ly/4bOYagW

BTHX 5110/8110 | Ethical Issues in Pediatrics There are seats still available for our spring semester course. Register today! Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/atx4 If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

PhD student Mary Raphel Daniel’s winning 3-Minute Thesis is called "The Heart-Spleen Axis - A Tale of Two Organs,” focuses on the effect of chemotherapy drugs on the heart. Read about her experience as a PhD student in the full story on our website > https://bit.ly/3Nos9lH

Dr. Reena Kartha, associate professor in the Department of Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology, is a 2025 winner of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Translational Science Education and Training Challenge. Read more: https://bit.ly/3L2wb2e

Congratulations to alums Kate Smith and Alina Cernasev on being elected to these important leadership positions! #UMNproud #UMNalumni

Food and crowds at the Minnesota State Fair make it an ideal location for Dr. Paula Rabaey to conduct her “Mealtime Madness” study on pediatric feeding and eating challenges. The research is helping advance the health and wellbeing of families in Minnesota. Read more > https://bit.ly/4psv2zw

Vaccines before the holidays? It's not too late, says Dr. Ann Philbrick. Read or listen to this important info for your holiday planning here > https://bit.ly/4pnKM6W

When alum Julia Wood told her supervisor that she aspired to work as an OT in the realm of Parkinson’s disease, they told her that role didn’t exist. Wood’s first thought: “Then I’ll make one.” That’s the mentality she’s brought to every stage of her career. Read more > https://bit.ly/4qCnuMg

Congrats to Dr. Wendy St. Peter, lead author on the “Outstanding Paper of the Year” as awarded by the ACCP Ambulatory Care Practice & Research Networks. Dr. St. Peter is pictured with Dr. Joanna Hudson (right) from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. #UMNproud

Alum Dr. Holly Drone is tackling the opioid crisis systemically. As a clinical pharmacist in emergency medicine & in Hennepin EMS, she co-leads a team of six paramedics specially trained in caring for patients who have overdosed or live with opioid use disorder. Read more > https://bit.ly/4on9Lre

SMB Disability Solutions has partnered w/ the OT program as a community emerging practice site for four years. As MN's leader in health & healthcare, the U of M is proud of partnerships like this that help advance the skills of students and the health of the state. Read more > https://bit.ly/4nFdtLG

#UMNproud to sponsor these important health care conversations.

Dr. Carolyn Fairbanks leads a research team that has designed, synthesized, and characterized new molecules that could reduce chronic pain without the side effects often associated with opioids and other pain medications. Read more > https://bit.ly/3Jxd0gp

As American Pharmacist Month draws to a close, join us in thanking the pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists for the work they do to improve the health of our state and our world. #APhM2025 #UMNproud

“I thought it was really unique in that if I wanted to do med school, nobody else would have an MLS degree,” Dr. Chad Thompson, 2008 graduate of the Medical Laboratory Sciences program. “It's very rare, and it's a great clinical background to work as a physician." Read more > https://bit.ly/4oc7oqP

As MN's healthcare leader, the U of M is shaping the future of healthcare in the state. The college's new APPE rotations will bring pharmacy students to rural and underserved urban communities to help address workforce shortages and needs of these areas. Read more > https://bit.ly/4osgRdo

Structural & systemic barriers have brought an indefinite pause to the college’s longstanding partnership with the Human Development Center, a certified community behavioral health clinic serving northern MN & WI. Learn more about the important work of this partnership. ▶️ https://bit.ly/4otzwWo

The 2025 Align Summit closed a few weeks ago but we still feel the excitement of the great connections & productive conversations. Thank you to the sponsors, exhibitors, participants, & planners. Online photo gallery > https://bit.ly/43rwxWb Visit z.umn.edu/CoPAlignSummit for an event summary soon!

Every 8 wks., pharmacists from rural practice settings across MN gather to tackle barriers to integrating pharmacists & #MTM services into rural health systems. Read how Rural Rx Alliance is helping rural pharmacists become more innovative and better reach patients across MN > https://bit.ly/43k4szZ

Welcome to the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy's Bluesky! Together, we lead innovative health education, research, and practice that leverages our programs in #PharmaceuticalSciences, #PharmacyPractice, #OccupationalTherapy, and #MedicalLaboratorySciences. We are #UMNproud!