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Gianluca Pirozzi, MD, PhD, Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Immunology and Rare Disease Research

The Pharma Data

Dr. Pirozzi received a Doctorate of Medicine from Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma in Italy, a Doctorate of Philosophy in Immunology from Sapienza Università di Roma in Italy, a Post-Doctorate degree in Immunology from the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, and business training at the London Business School, UK.

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Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes

The Pharma Data

children and teens with type 2 diabetes increased by 30% between 2001 and 2009, with cases growing among youth aged 10 and older. A child can see a doctor, diabetes educator, dietitian and psychologist. The number of U.S. “With type 2 diabetes, the body produces insulin but doesn’t use it properly,” Eapen said.

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Targeted protein degradation: turning undruggable targets into druggable targets

Drug Target Review

Masahiko graduated from Nagoya University’s Faculty of Science, holds a doctorate from Tokyo University of Science and touts more than 25 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. USA 98, 8554-8559 (2001) Zhang G, Zhang J, Gao Y, et al. References: Békés M, Langley DR, Crews CM. Available from: [link] Sakamoto KM et al.

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Defense-Forward Biosecurity

Codon

Doctors in training are told that when they hear hoofbeats, they should think horses, not zebras; rare diseases are the exception, not the rule. Nevertheless, the costs of DNA sequencing have dropped since 2001 , and since 2008 have decreased at a pace more rapid than that which Moore’s Law predicts for computing power.

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State Boards of Pharmacy Missing in Action During Opioid Crisis

Policy Prescription

While the drug companies, wholesalers, pharmacies and doctors, and federal regulators, such as the FDA and DEA, all point fingers at each other , it seems that the state boards of pharmacy are getting a pass that they don’t deserve.

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Women in Stem with Dr Sara Sangha

Drug Target Review

Since joining Allergan Aesthetics in 2001, my role in medical affairs has always focused, in one way or another, on supporting the journey of a drug/device from bench to bedside. One of the biggest obstacles I faced early in my career was the perception that women often quit their career to achieve a work-life balance.

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Marquis Who’s Who Honors Dr. Amy Dryman with Inclusion in Who’s Who in the World

The Pharma Data

Dr. Dryman earned her Doctor of Science (DSc) degree in 1987 from Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health (now named Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health). Dr. Dryman continued her employment with the company as a manager from 2001 until 2004. Dryman was hired by Pfizer Inc.

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