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June 25, 2026

Divya Varkey Elected TSHP President-Elect Designee

Divya A. Varkey, Pharm.D., M.S., UHCOP clinical professor and graduate program director for the M.S. in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration, has been elected president-elect designee of the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacy for 2026-27. Varkey brings extensive experience in pharmacy leadership, education and health-system administration to the statewide role.

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July 9, 2026

Gabriela Gaytán: Serving the Community That Raised Her

UHCOP Pharm.D. candidate Gabriela Gaytán is preparing to return home to the Rio Grande Valley, using service-driven leadership, Spanish-language patient counseling and community pharmacy experience to strengthen access to care.

June 17, 2026

Jerusha Daggolu: From Operating Room to Real-World Outcomes

Ph.D. candidate Jerusha Daggolu draws on her clinical background in general surgery and a patient-centered approach to study treatment outcomes for adolescents and young adults with severe mental illness.

June 17, 2026

New Discovery Uses Salt to Overcome Major Obstacle in Gene Therapy

Researchers at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy have discovered an unexpected simple strategy to improve the performance of mRNA vaccines and gene therapeutics: adding salt. The findings, published in Small, address one of the biggest challenges facing modern gene medicine — getting fragile therapeutic material to the right place inside cells.

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July 9, 2026

Gabriela Gaytán: Serving the Community That Raised Her

UHCOP Pharm.D. candidate Gabriela Gaytán is preparing to return home to the Rio Grande Valley, using service-driven leadership, Spanish-language patient counseling and community pharmacy experience to strengthen access to care.

July 8, 2026

PREMIER Center Launches Community Pharmacy Research Network

The UHCOP-based Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research Center (PREMIER) is developing a Texas-based community pharmacy research hub to better understand barriers faced by patients at the point-of-dispensing and formulate solutions to reduce those barriers.

June 25, 2026

Divya Varkey Elected TSHP President-Elect Designee

Divya A. Varkey, Pharm.D., M.S., UHCOP clinical professor and graduate program director for the M.S. in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration, has been elected president-elect designee of the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacy for 2026-27. Varkey brings extensive experience in pharmacy leadership, education and health-system administration to the statewide role.

June 24, 2026

Alumnus Joshua Blackwell Receives Roger Anderson Leadership Award

The Houston Program (THP) honored alumnus Joshua A. Blackwell, Pharm.D., M.S. (’17), MBA, FASHP, FTSHP, BCSCP, with the 2026 Roger W. Anderson Leadership (RWAL) at the 8th Annual RWAL Celebration June 18 in Houston.

June 17, 2026

Jerusha Daggolu: From Operating Room to Real-World Outcomes

Ph.D. candidate Jerusha Daggolu draws on her clinical background in general surgery and a patient-centered approach to study treatment outcomes for adolescents and young adults with severe mental illness.

June 17, 2026

New Discovery Uses Salt to Overcome Major Obstacle in Gene Therapy

Researchers at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy have discovered an unexpected simple strategy to improve the performance of mRNA vaccines and gene therapeutics: adding salt. The findings, published in Small, address one of the biggest challenges facing modern gene medicine — getting fragile therapeutic material to the right place inside cells.