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UW School of Pharmacy Pharmaceutics Ph.D. student Tim Tsang has been named to the University of Washington’s 2026 Husky 100, an annual recognition honoring 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional students from across the UW Bothell,... The post Tim Tsang Named Among the UW’s Husky 100 for 2026 appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

Honor recognizes decades of leadership in health economics and outcomes research through scholarship, policy impact and mentorship. Sean Sullivan, Professor and former Dean in the University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy, and longtime leader... The post UW School of Pharmacy’s Sean Sullivan receives ISPOR lifetime achievement award appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

April 20, 2026 Alden Woods UW News It took less than 22 years after the discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) for a fast-acting, highly effective treatment to become available. Modern drugs are more than... The post Washington’s hepatitis C elimination initiative expanded access to testing and treatment while reducing per-patient costs, UW-led study finds appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

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Melissa Barker-Haliski’s work at the UW School of Pharmacy is exploring whether emerging gene therapy approaches for DRPLA could help reduce seizures and improve daily life for patients and families.   For families living with... The post For families facing DRPLA, UW research is helping illuminate a possible path forward appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

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At the UW School of Pharmacy, Shijie Cao leads the PRIME Lab (Pharmaceutical Research in Immune & Microbiome Engineering Laboratory), who are studying how signals from the gut microbiome shape human health—and how that knowledge... The post Trusting Your Gut: Shijie Cao’s lab studies how gut microbiomes impact human health appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

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Dr. Jing Li, Associate Professor of Health Economics and Associate Director of the CHOICE Institute, has been selected as a finalist—alongside her co-authors—for the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation’s Policy Research Award.... The post CHOICE Institute Research Named Finalist for National Health Policy Award appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

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New research highlighted by The Washington Post found that pharmacy offers the second-highest return on investment among the graduate degrees studied—underscoring the profession’s distinctive blend of purpose, stability and opportunity.  Choosing a career in healthcare... The post Pharmacy Offers Second-Highest ROI Among Graduate Degrees appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

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Gift will provide additional support for medicinal chemistry research and undergraduate summer training at the School of Pharmacy. In the fall of 1965, during Cheryl Wright’s first week at the University of Washington, she went... The post Cheryl Wright-Wilson and Raymond Wilson bequest supports UW’s School of Pharmacy appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

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The CHOICE Institute is pleased to announce the 2026-2028 cohort of HEOR Fellows who will start their programs on July 1, 2026. Our HEOR fellows work closely with faculty in the CHOICE Institute on projects where... The post Welcoming our 2026-2028 Cohort of HEOR Fellows appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

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CHOICE Institute Assistant Professor, Dr. Noémi Kreif was invited to deliver a keynote lecture in December 2025 at Corvinus University of Budapest – her alma mater – at a conference marking the 30th anniversary of... The post Evidence‑Informed Policy for Better Population Health Outcomes appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

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Tim Wentzel
3/9/2026

Matt Binder on Ownership, Mentorship, and Community Care As independent pharmacies across the region continue to disappear, Matt Binder (‘17) is helping keep a different model of care alive. As the owner of four independent... The post More Than a Prescription appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

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The University of Washington School of Pharmacy has expanded its longstanding collaboration with Johnson & Johnson* through a focused collaboration within the School’s Institute for Innovations in Drug Disposition and Delivery (I2D3). The initiative reflects... The post UW School of Pharmacy Expands Strategic Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson to Advance AI-Enabled Drug Design appeared first on…

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Tim Wentzel
2/24/2026

Aging is one of the few experiences that is both deeply personal and entirely universal. If we are fortunate, we grow older. We notice small changes first — a little more effort getting out of... The post Growing Older in the Age of AI appeared first on School of Pharmacy .

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