Sohail Masood: Home Infusion Pharmacy Trailblazer
Pioneer, patient advocate, philanthropist — the USC Mann School alumnus has worn many hats during his more than 35-year career as a health care entrepreneur and CEO.
Julie Dopheide: Advancing Care and Training in Psychiatric Pharmacy
Julie Dopheide fell in love with psychiatric pharmacy as a PharmD student. Today, she cares for patients facing mental health and substance use challenges in her clinical practice while mentoring students in their Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) rotations.
Slarve Earns 2025-26 Krown Fellowship
The USC Mann PhD candidate, who immigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine, is recognized for her liver cancer research and mentorship of other students.
Dang ACIP Testimony Promotes Pharmacists’ Roles in COVID-19 Vaccination
Dang’s testimony before the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), highlighted the vital role pharmacists play in ensuring access to COVID-19 vaccines.
USC Researchers Win $8 Million NIH Grant to Pursue Novel Alzheimer’s Drug
By focusing on a trigger of brain inflammation, scientists are in pursuit of a new drug therapy and now understand why some with a key risk factor for the disease develop dementia.
Schaeffer Center White Paper Outlines FDA Reforms to Boost Pharmaceutical Innovation and Expand Access
Harnessing modernized drug development tools could accelerate patient access to new treatments and cut costs.
Combining Pharmacy and Business with a Dual USC Degree
Philip Suhr, a PharmD/MBA student, has received the $20,000 Hahn Endowed Scholarship, which is designed to support students in the dual degree program.
PharmD Student Lands Inaugural AbbVie Fellowship
Third-year PharmD student Kellie Ogimachi is the inaugural recipient of a fellowship from AbbVie Inc., which will support her pursuit of a dual PharmD–MS degree in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy.
Charting the Course(s): Meet Daryl Davies, USC Mann Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
A man of many duties, Daryl Davies not only serves as associate dean for undergraduate education — a program he founded — but is also the Timothy M. Chan Endowed Professor of Complementary Therapeutics and a prolific scientist.
Despite Relaxed Prescribing Rules, Opioid Addiction Treatment Still Hard to Find at Pharmacies
Faced with a worsening drug crisis, policymakers in recent years have made it much easier for doctors to prescribe the highly effective opioid addiction treatment buprenorphine. However, many patients may still struggle to find pharmacies carrying the treatment, new USC-led research finds.
Shaping the Next Generation of Biotech Leaders
Beta Rho Chi, USC’s student-led biotechnology and pharmaceutical society, complements coursework to deepen life sciences expertise—and build futures.
For PharmD Student John Yumul, Hard Work Pays Off
Meet John Raphael Yumul, the 2025 recipient of the USC Mann School Alumni Endowed Scholarship.
At White Coat Ceremony, the PharmD Class of 2029 Begins Its Journey
The USC Mann School welcomed 181 new pharmacy students at the annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 22.
Dogra Joins USC Mann
Prashant Dogra, PhD, has joined USC Mann as assistant professor of clinical pharmacy and associate director of the Center for Quantitative Drug and Disease Modeling.
USC Mann Launches Pharmacoepidemiology Master’s and Certificate Programs
New master’s degree and certificate options at the USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will provide hands-on practice in the innovative methods of interdisciplinary pharmacoepidemiologic research.