The Key Role of Dr. Katalin Karikó in the Discovery of mRNA Vaccines Author: Sandor Szabo, MD, PhD, MPH Edited by: Christina Yoo, AA, BA, MA American University of Health…

By: Dr. Neelima Chauhan, Professor – Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an age-dependent neurodegenerative disorder currently afflicting ~6 million Americans. The vast majority (~95%) of diagnosed AD…

Jonathan Sheng, Ph.D. Assistant Professor | Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Pharmacy The Medical College Admission Test, or MCAT (ˈem-ˌkat) [1], is a standardized examination for prospective medical students…

Jasen Chau, BS, PharmD Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical and Administrative Sciences American University of Health Sciences Educators, from K-12 to the university level, are grappling with the new teaching…

Jonathan Sheng Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharmacokinetics is the science of drug (aka pharmaco-) transformation and movement (aka -kinetics) in the human body. It studies the kinetics…

Author: Dr. Neelima Chauhan The concept of musical brain is of considerable interest in today’s neuroscience. Research on how the brain processes music is emerging as a rich and stimulating…

Title: Traumatic Brain Injury Original Author: Dr. Neelima Chauhan Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a global health crisis, and a leading cause of death and disability. In the United States,…

Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) – a New Therapeutic Modality Suhui Yang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy American University of Health Sciences   Identification of high-affinity small molecules that modulate…

Author: Dr. Sukhwinder Lakhman, Department of Pharmaceutical Science, American University of Health Sciences, Signal Hill, Ca It is a well-known concept that human exposure to biodiverse natural environment carries ecological…

Author: Dr. Jonathan Sheng This summer, the School of Pharmacy at American University of Health Sciences successfully completed its first academic year. Its inaugural Doctor of Pharmacy class, the class…

Author: Suhui Yang, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, American University of Health Sciences, Signal Hill, CA 90755 Hepatitis C is an infectious disease affecting primarily the liver and is…

Author: Dr. Albert Ngo Covid-19 is a respiratory infectious disease caused by SAR-COV-2. Currently, there has not been any vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to…

Title: Telehealth Activities in the School of Pharmacy Author: Dr. Sara Kim Background With the recent events in regard to COVID-19, many schools switched to online education and moved away…

Author: John V. Schloss, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Science, American University of Health Sciences The argument over face masks has been with us for a long time.…