Dr. Robert Turesky - HealthTalk story

Professor Robert Turesky was featured in the September 10 Academic Health Center HealthTalk story, "Research Q&A: Identifying cancer's source."

Dr. Robert Turesky - Environmental Causes of Cancer

Professor Robert Turesky and post doc Byeong Hwa Yun presented an advance in determining the role of environmental agents in causing cancer at the 246th ACS meeting. Their research is also featured in the September 9 Medical XPress article "Advance in using biopsy samples in understanding environmental causes of cancer." Dr. Turesky is a new member of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, working in the Cancer Center at the new Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building.

Dr. Gunda Georg - 2013 AHC Academy for Excellence Inductee

The University of Minnesota's Academic Health Center (AHC) has named Gunda Georg, Ph.D., a 2013 inductee into its Academy for Excellence in Health Research. Each year, the Academies for Excellence recognize outstanding faculty in the areas of scientific research or educational scholarship. Dr. Georg, professor and department head of Medicinal Chemistry and director of the Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development, has been inducted into the Academy for Excellence in Health Research. She joins previous lifetime inductees who have enhanced the research identity of the University of Minnesota through sustained nationally- and internationally-recognized biomedical or health-related research in their field.

Med Chem faculty named 2013 ACS Fellows

The American Chemical Society has named professor Gunda Georg, Medicinal Chemistry Department Head/ITDD Director, and Medicinal Chemistry graduate faculty member Lisa Peterson, Environmental Health Sciences, to their class of 2013 ACS Fellows. ACS Fellows are nominated by their peers and selected for their outstanding achievements in and contributions to the sciences/profession and for providing excellent volunteer service to the ACS community. Professors Georg and Peterson will be honored at the ACS National Meeting in September.

Dr. Gunda Georg - MN Daily profile

On May 7, the Minnesota Daily ran a profile on Professor Gunda Georg. "U pharmacy prof 'unrivaled' in her field" describes Dr. Georg's research and role as co-creator of a viable male contraceptive pill.

Dr. David Ferguson - News Tribune resource

Professor David Ferguson was consulted for the Tacoma News Tribune story on performance enhancing drugs, "PED use has led to suspensions of six Seahawks under Carroll."

David Huang - AFPE Fellowship

David Huang, grad student in the Georg lab, has been awarded an American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Fellowship for 2013. The AFPE fellowship is intended to encourage outstanding pre-doctoral students, who have completed at least three semesters of graduate study and have not more than three and a half years remaining, to continue their studies and earn the Ph.D.