Departments Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Diomedes Logothetis

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Advancing Northeastern’s leadership in drug discovery

Diomedes Logothetis, the new chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has a vision: To advance Northeastern’s standing as a go-to institution for academic researchers interested in drug discovery. “We can be the engine driving the understanding of how new drugs act,” he says.

by Thea Singer September 28, 2016

EpiPen’s pricing debacle and its impact on patients, insurers

A firestorm erupted this week in response to the pharmaceutical company Mylan’s sharp increase in the price of its EpiPen, a life-saving treatment for severe allergic reactions. The company quickly backtracked, announcing a rebate plan. Here, three Northeastern faculty members—pharmacist Tayla Rose, healthcare finance expert Steven Pizer, and health policy researcher Gary Young—explain the clinical, economic, and policy implications of the controversy.

by Thea Singer August 26, 2016

Faculty Expert

Tayla Rose

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences

The changing face of pharmacy

Social scientists and scholars from around the world are convening at Northeastern this week for the International Social Pharmacy Workshop, a four-day conference focused on the psychosocial aspects of medication use.

by Joe O'Connell August 7, 2014

The secret life of serotonin

Post-doctoral researcher Chris Skipwith has received two prestigious fellowships to develop nanosensors that detect serotonin and other small molecules in order to gain a better understanding of their role in cardiovascular disease.

by Angela Herring June 9, 2014

Three students earn NSF graduate research fellowships

Doctoral students Allison Matzelle, Jennifer Morales, and Tanya Rogers have been named 2014 graduate research fellows by the National Science Foundation. The program supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.

by Angela Herring May 21, 2014

Last dance with Mary Jane

Assistant professor of pharmacy Ganesh Thakur is developing compounds that have the same benefits as medicinal marijuana but without the negative side effects.

by Angela Herring March 27, 2014

Faculty Expert

Ganesh Thakur

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

When smaller is better

Assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences Tania Konry has developed a system that efficiently tests for a wide range of biological specimens. Whether you’re looking for complex cancer cell biomarkers in a sample or simple bacteria in drinking water, the system costs significantly less than standard approaches and spits out results in a fraction of the time.

by Angela Herring March 18, 2014