Madison Adams, B.S.P.S ’18

Pre-Clinical Study Manager, Kymera Therapeutics

“When I graduated I really thought my skillset was tailored towards a more lab-based position, but as I spent more time in the industry I realized I knew a lot about the process of what it takes to make a good study… my current role is a really nice extension of the BSPS program”

Topics Covered

  • Working in preclinical study management
  • Careers in the pharmaceutical industry outside the lab
  • How the BSPS program prepares you for industry
  • Pursuing a masters degree after graduation from the BSPS program
  • Taking advantage of internships while at URI
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Abigail Agreda, B.S.P.S. ’20

Associate Scientist, Pfizer

“The variety of required classes and labs I experienced in the BSPS program was a huge part of choosing my career path”

Topics Covered

  • Working on fast paced Oncology projects at Pfizer
  • How the BSPS Program gives you experience of multiple stages in the drug development process
  • Participating in Internships while studying in the BSPS program
  • Preparing your resume, cover letters, and job/ grad school applications with our Experiential Education Coordinator Erin Edmonds.
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Samina Akbar, B.S.P.S. ’18

Associate Scientist, Pfizer

““While I was an undergraduate research assistant I really felt that I was helping the lab progress, and that my contributions were actually doing something”

Topics Covered

  • Applying for a job at Pfizer
  • Undergraduate research through the SURF Program
  • Working closely with your BSPS peers while at URI
  • Using the simulation lab in the BSPS Program
  • How the BSPS program prepares you for industry.
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Dr. Stephanie J. Shiffka, B.S.P.S. ’15

Biologist, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute

“Without the BSPS program and the undergraduate research I did there, I would not be where I am today, so I’m super grateful for that”

Topics Covered

    Pursuing a PhD after graduation from the BSPS program
  • Working for the NIH, and what that looks like
  • How to get started in a COP lab as an undergraduate
  • Skills learned in a molecular biology lab as an undergraduate
  • The diversity of research areas we have here in the COP
  • Deciding on your career path
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Patrick Dumas, B.S.P.S. ’16

Health Policy Advisor for the House Budget Committee Republicans

“The research that happens in the College of Pharmacy at URI makes nationwide news for their successes, and being able to work as an undergraduate in that field is a really unique opportunity”

Topics Covered

  • Working for the government in health policy
  • Building and maintaining a network
  • Reflecting on making a career change
  • Considering all the career paths that are available to BSPS graduates
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Terra Marie Jouaneh, B.S.P.S. ’19

M.S. Candidate, The University of Rhode Island

“My favorite thing about the BSPS program was the flexibility that it offered to students to tailor their curriculum in a direction that they wanted to go in”

Topics Covered

  • Building your own BSPS program through the selection of professional electives
  • Undergraduate research with the department of Chemistry
  • How to get involved in undergraduate research
  • The variety of skills you learn as an undergraduate researcher
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URI pharmacy professors debated recreational cannabis legalization

This year, the Rhode Island State Senate approved legalization of recreational use of cannabis in the state, but the issue continues to be debated in the state House of Representatives. Should the General Assembly end the state prohibition and legalize adult use of cannabis as 19 other states — including nearby Massachusetts — have already […]

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Pharm.D. students awarded scholarships at 64th annual Youngken Pharmacy Clinic

Eight URI College of Pharmacy students were awarded scholarships Thursday during the college’s 63rd annual Heber W. Youngken Jr. Pharmacy Clinic. The conference, named for the inaugural dean of the URI College of Pharmacy, brought together practicing pharmacists and pharmacy educators for a continuing education summit hosted by the College of Pharmacy and Academic Health […]

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Grant helps URI’s Community First Responder Program combat opioid deaths throughout Rhode Island

Rhode Island Foundation provides $250,000 to College of Pharmacy program The URI College of Pharmacy’s Community First Responder Program (CFRP) will be able to buy thousands more Narcan opioid overdose prevention kits to distribute across Rhode Island, thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation. The CFRP provides free Narcan and educational training […]

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