(L-R) Pharmaceutical sciences PhD students Cigdem Sahin, Hanie Yousefi and Valerie Facca.
Pharmacy students recognized by American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Published: August 5, 2021
Students at the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy have been recognized by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS) for their outstanding service and outreach.
The AAPS student chapter at the faculty received one of the three student chapter awards from the association.
“This is awesome news for our chapter, and the team’s great work was rewarded by getting this award,” said Cigdem Sahin, chair of the AAPS U of T student chapter and a fifth-year pharmaceutical sciences PhD student.
A professional organization for pharmaceutical scientists in academia, industry and governments, the AAPS has chapters at universities around the world to help students build connections and access professional development opportunities.
The U of T AAPS chapter, which was established in 2004, includes pharmaceutical science graduate students that represent many disciplines within the field. With Professors Ping Lee and Reina Bendayan as faculty advisors, the 17 executive members organize educational and professional development events, including talks from visiting scientists, workshops for students to present their own work and learn from other students, and networking events with industry representatives or alumni. The chapter’s chair-elect is Hanie Yousefi and its former chair is Valerie Facca.
The chapter partners with the Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Students Association to host an alumni career seminar series and has partnered with the U of T chapter of Let’s Talk Science to host an event for high school students to learn more about pharmaceutical sciences.
