College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists Announces 2009 Research Award Finalists

The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) is pleased to announce the following individuals as award finalists for 2009 Research Awards to be determined at the 2009 CPNP Annual Meeting to be held April 19-22, 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Innovative Practice Award Finalists
Bosun Chung, PharmD, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA
Sarah T. Melton, PharmD, BCPP, CGP, University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy, Lebanon, VA

New Investigator Award Finalist
Rania Kattura, MS, PharmD, Carl R Darnell Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX

PharmD Student/Resident Award Finalists
Indriani Wang, PharmD, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA
Debra Dandridge, PharmD, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX

Therapeutic Case Report Award Finalists
Alberto Augsten, Student, NOVA Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Gene Makela, PharmD, BCPP, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Finalists are required to display their posters during both poster sessions to take place during the 2009 CPNP Annual Meeting on Sunday, April 19th and Monday April 20th.

Additionally, finalists for the PharmD/Resident, Post-Doctoral Fellow/Graduate Student Award, Innovative Practices, and Therapeutic Case Report Awards, will also present their abstracts as platform presentations on Monday, April 20. Finalists for the New Investigator and Original Research Awards, present their posters during the poster reception on Sunday, April 19th.

Award winners will be announced Tuesday, April 21 at 9:15 a.m., prior to the keynote address. There will be one award given in each category.

Congratulations and good luck to these finalists!