Chapter Information
Dr. Laura Peek (right) presenting Dr. Kathleen Giacomini with a plaque commemorating
Dr. Giacomini's keynote address.
The AAPS-University of Kansas Student Chapter was initiated in 1995 and has existed
continuously since then. The chapter is highly active in the recruiting of new students
to the department, nominating departmental faculty for awards, planning social events
to encourage student interaction, and organizing lecture series. Chapter goals are:
- To increase pharmaceutical, and other discipline, student participation in AAPS,
now and in the future;
- To better familiarize traditional pharmaceutical and non-traditional pharmaceutical
discipline students with the AAPS organization on a local and national level;
- To reach out to undergraduate pharmacy and non-pharmacy students interested in a
career in the pharmaceutical sciences;
- To provide a stronger sense of belonging to students who are not always afforded
the opportunity to attend the national and/or regional meetings;
- To educate students about the pharmaceutical industry and career opportunities through
invited speakers who are experts in their area;
- To educate students about pharmaceutical research, including the regulatory aspects
concerning research conducted in industrial labs, through invited speakers and presentations
by group members at meetings.
Proposed Activities and Events
- Various social events including ice cream socials, pizza lunches, and happy hours
- Formation of a Pharmaceutical Chemistry Graduate Student Organization to encourage
involvement within the department and allow AAPS to focus on more inter-departmental
activities such as lecture series, community services, etc.
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Activities
2007-2008
February 2008
- Organized new student recruitment (Pharmaceutical chemistry department)
May 2008
- Hooding ceremony reception for all recently graduated KU students
Summer 2008
- Social events for undergraduate researchers (URPs)
June 2008
- Annual Walter Enz Memorial Lecture Series (Hosted by Heather Maynard of UCLA); Students attended PGSRM at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
July 2008
- Annual Pharmaceutics Lecture Series (Hosted by Dr. William Charman of Monash University)
August 2008
- Welcome picnic for incoming class of 2008
September 2008
- Eight students attended GPEN in Leuven, Belgium
October 2008
2006-2007
August 2006
- 2nd Annual AAPS lecture series: Invited Dr. Christopher Roberts from the University
of Delaware to talk to us about his research in protein aggregation as well share
his views on industrial versus academic career paths.
- Habitat for Humanity: Volunteered for the Lawrence Habitat for Humanity
September 2006
- New Student Picnic: Departmental picnic to welcome the new students
October 2006
- Halloween Party: An annual social gathering co-sponsored by our colleagues in Chemistry.
November 2006
- GPEN 2006: We will host the 10th anniversary of the Globalization of Pharmaceutics
Education Network meeting (GPEN). This is a international meeting organized by graduate
students that is designed to foster international scientific exchange in the field
of pharmaceutics. This conference is funded in part by a AAPS SPOD grant.
- AAPS Annual Meeting: Approximately 20 students will attend the AAPS annual meeting
in San Antonio, Texas.
December 2006
- Prelim lunch: Students who have recently passed the department's preliminary exams
will meet with those students taking it in January to provide advice and encouragement.
January 2007
- Enz Lecture: Tenative date for hosting the Enz Lecture which is a lecture series
aimed at educating students on a topic outside of the realm of pharmaceutics.
February 2007
- Recruitment Weekend: The AAPS student chapter will organize and run student recruitment
weekend where prospective students visit Lawrence and the Department of Pharmaceutical
Chemistry.
May 2007
- End of Semester Picnic: Department-wide picnic to kick off summer and to welcome
our new undergraduate summer interns.
June 2007
- PGSRM: Students will participate in the Pharmaceutics Graduate Student Research
Meeting which allows scientitific and social interaction with students in other
AAPS chapters and pharmaceutics programs across the midwest.
Year-round
- Offsite Social Events: Various social activities to take a break and interact with
fellow students including TGIF celebrations at local restaurants, ice cream socials
at the department, trips to see the KC Royals and the KC T-Bones, tailgating before
KU sporting events, etc.
- Team Sports: Students participate in men's and co-ed softball and kickball teams
as part of the Lawrence Parks & Recreation Department.
- AAPS KC Discussion group: Students often attend the local AAPS Kansas City discussion
group which diversifies their knowledge and provides them an opportunity to interact
with local scientists in the field.
2004-2005
Late Summer 2004
New Student Welcome Picnic
Fall 2004
Lecture Series: Student-run series features a different sub-group of the department
each year (i.e., drug development, bioanalytical, etc.).
October 2004
Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Chemistry Halloween Party
November 2004
Pre-lims Lunch: Students who have just passed preliminary exams counsel those about
to take them.
February 2005
Student Recruitment
June 16-18, 2005
Host PGSRM 2005
Early Summer 2005
Undergraduate Research Program (URP) Summer Student Welcome Picnic
November 6-10, 2005
AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition
2003-2004
August 2004
Enz Lectures: Student-organized annual lecture series. Dr. Stephen Byrn, Purdue
University, gave three talks on solid-state chemistry of drugs.
Annual Events
- TGIF Ice Cream Socials
- Baseball and softball games, and ice-skating
- Discussion dinners: Students interact with industrial scientists.
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