UK AAPS Chapter
a dynamic forum for scientific knowledge exchange and networking

University of Kentucky Chapter officers:

From left to right: Marie Wehenkel, Christin Pramudiati Hollis, Courtney Swadley, Sucharita Sen, Zaifang Huang, Melissa Howard, Salin Gupta Patel, Mikolaj Milewski

Our chapter's goal is to:

• bring professionals from academia, industry and government regulatory agencies to the university to share their expert knowledge
• organize pharmaceutical conferences to exchange knowledge and boost scientific cooperation
• provide graduate students with an opportunity to network with others

The University of Kentucky AAPS student chapter has kicked 2009 off to a great start! The first of the year's Young Scientist Seminar Series was held in February with faculty members Dr. Paul Bummer and Dr. Joseph Fink discussing ethics in writing and publishing scientific literature. This was followed by representation at the University's Engineering Day where several hundred elementary to high school students and their parents were introduced to the concept of pharmaceutical sciences through crystallization and tablet formation demonstrations. The chapter also hosted a lunch with Dr. Lynne Taylor from Purdue University. Students were encouraged by her presentation on the changing face of industry and how graduate students can successfully adapt to the new environment. Upcoming events include a nanotechnology seminar as part of the AAPS Visiting Scientist program and a summer industry trip.

To check out former events and activities organized by our chapter click here!