Research News

July 24, 2019

Cindy Hong Neuro'21 wrote a guest blog detailing her experiences at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute Summer Scholars Program (CRISSP), a competitive 10-week summer internship.

July 18, 2019

Gamrat, who hopes to work at a University as a professor with his own research lab, has found success working in the chemistry department and various labs during his time as a PhD student at USciecnes.

July 16, 2019

Thanks to a new grant from the National Institute of Health, Maggie Pearce PhD, assistant professor of biology and neuroscience, is leading a new study to explore degenerative diseases using fruit flies.

July 16, 2019

Chosen as one of eighteen undergraduates from among more than 850 applicants, Blake Nelson BC'20 is gaining hands-on experience at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where eight Nobel laureates have contributed to major discoveries in science.

June 24, 2019

A new study of patient cases presenting with a deadly Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, suggests climate change and warming waters may be the cause of an increased number of infections in areas not previously impacted.

May 16, 2019

A Q&A with faculty researchers to gain insight into the passion behind their fields of interest.

May 06, 2019

On the front line of the fight against resistant infections in the Sultanate of Oman is Islam Ghazi PharmD, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy. Dr. Ghazi was selected to help the Sultanate of Oman for this international stewardship project with the country's ministry of health.

April 10, 2019

Graduate students and their advisors celebrated the students' academic and research achievements at the annual Graduate Fellows Reception on March 14, 2019, in Wilson Hall.

April 08, 2019

The choice to stick with the doctor of pharmacy program has proven to be one that's paid off; in 2019, Jenna Januszka became one of approximately 40 students chosen as a Paul Ambrose Scholar, a program that helps students integrate public health into their future clinical practice.

April 08, 2019

The 17th Annual Research Day was no different with more than 240 poster presentations from undergraduate and graduate students from programs across all three of USciences' colleges.

March 28, 2019

Researchers and investigators from throughout University of the Sciences' three colleges were awarded $3.4 million in grant and contract funding in 2018 to support their ongoing investigations and support student involvement in research and training.

March 22, 2019

Undergraduate students who stay at the university throughout the summer to continue their research had the opportunity to thank their benefactor at the annual USciences Undergraduate Research Fund as well as to showcase their work at the USURF luncheon on March 12, 2019.

March 22, 2019

Research by students in their undergraduate years was celebrated with a series of events highlighting the discoveries, networking, and sharing ideas. See who won the big awards.

March 19, 2019

Boyenoh Gaye, a PhD candidate studying pharmaceutics, was already working in the field as a senior scientist at GlaxoSmithKline when she began pursuing her doctorate. Since she returned to her studies, Gaye has earned a patent, filed for another provisional patent and been published in major publications and asked to present at major conferences and meetings.

February 18, 2019

With pomp and circumstance, USciences faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends marked 198 years since the University was established at a special Founders' Day ceremony on Feb. 14, 2019.

February 07, 2019

January 30, 2019

Five USciences undergraduate students in the pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacology/toxicology programs learned about different career opportunities and applied their learning from the classroom and labs to the real world during a four-week summer internship experience at Sigmapharm Laboratories in Bensalem, Pa.

January 24, 2019

According to Brian Keith, Ph.D., Wistar dean of Biomedical Studies, basic cancer research unravels the complex cellular and genetic mechanisms that underlie disease, and spurs the development of new, rationally designed therapies to ultimately improve patient outcomes.

January 08, 2019

A new research scholarship for students admitted into USciences' pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacology and toxicology programs puts laboratory experience and research in reach for first-year students.

December 11, 2018

Weber Scientific and USciences announced that they have entered into a license agreement to provide Weber with a license to Farber Pham Diastaticus Medium (FPDM), discovered by Matthew J. Farber, PhD, Director of the University's Brewing Science Certificate Program.