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Research Day 2023

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Location: Maple Leaf Room, Lister Centre, University of Alberta
Theme: Precision Medicine and Health

Every year, the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences gathers together to celebrate and showcase pharmacy and pharmaceutical science research at the University of Alberta.

Tune in this year on May 18, 2023 to hear from Dr. Edith Pituskin on "Oncology therapeutics in the era of precision medicine: question and opportunities".  Dr. Pituskin will join a panel of experts that will walk you through precision medicine and health.

Research Day is also a time to celebrate our undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral research and researchers and learn about the innovations of tomorrow.

For more information, please contact:

Khaled Barakat (kbarakat@ualberta.ca), Associate Professor and/or

Ayodeji Aderibigbe, Faculty Research Coordinator (odunewu@ualberta.ca)


We celebrated and showcased research conducted by our faculty, students and external faculty partners.

Parnian Mehinard (left), Ala' Yousef (middle) and Fodumo Isse (right)

Thank you to co-chairs Parnian Mehinard (left), Maged Kharouba (middle) and Fodumo Isse (right) and the entire Research Day Committee.

 
Image with someone presenting an award to Carolina Ghio on the right

Congratulations to Carolina Ghio, on being awarded a 2023 Advancing the Profession scholarship sponsored by RxA and TD Insurance.

 
Image with someone presenting an award to John Choi on the right

Congratulations to John Choi, who was awarded a 2023 Advancing the Profession scholarship sponsored by RxA and the Canadian Pharmacists Benefits Association.

 
Images of Ward Saidawi and Cynthia Mafumhe with Mark Percy. Both stand to the left of Percy

Congratulations to Ward Saidawi, awarded RxA's 2023 New Horizons scholarship!

 
 
Images of Ward Saidawi and Cynthia Mafumhe with Mark Percy. Both stand to the left of Percy

Congratulations to Cynthia Mafumhe, awarded RxA's 2023 New Horizons scholarship!