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Many Ways to Give

Dominic A. P’96 and Anne Marie Marasco ’95 are no different from many alumni: they met at college, got married, and started a family.

“The university has been the cornerstone to what we feel are very fulfilling and successful personal and professional lives,” said Anne Marie.

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2000's

2000
Michael E. Castagna
P’00 and his family have recently moved from Boston back to the Philadelphia area. He is head of U.S. Biopharmaceuticals for Novartis Sandoz.

Claire (Doyle ) Fishman MPT’00 and her husband Rich welcomed son Samuel Jacob on September 17, 2009. He joins big brother Benjamin (2½). The family lives in Howell, NJ.

Victoria (Smedley) Heritage P’00 and her husband Christopher are the parents of Benjamin Christopher, born on December 8, 2008.The family resides in Swedesboro, NJ.

Heather (Apple) North MPT’00 (DPT’08, Temple University) and Jeffre y M. North P’98 welcomed son Aiden Joshua on December 12, 2009.

Mark D. Piechoski MPT’00 and his wife Lynn are expecting their first child in September 2010. Mark has also partnered with his boss, Clark Williams, and will be opening Pinnacle PT & Sports Medicine in late summer.

Sbaiti FamilyAmy (Sloan) Sbaiti P’00, PharmD’01 and her husband Rabia welcomed daughter Aya on October 17, 2009. She joins big brothers Naeem, Bashir, and Zaid. The family lives in the Harrisburg area.

Christopher R. Van Besien PH/TX’00 (MBioRA’07, Johns Hopkins University) and Kathryn C. Groves PharmD’07 were wed on June 18, 2010, in Piscadera Bay, Curacao. Kathryn is the pharmacy manager at Shaw’s Osco Pharmacy in Burlington, MA. Christopher is a clinical project manager at New England Research Institutes.

2001
Carl J. Popelas
PharmD’01 and Cindy (Clark) Popelas MPT’01 (DPT’06, Temple University) welcomed daughter Courtney Mae on January 27, 2010. She joins big sister Julia (4) and brother John (2). The family resides in Milford, DE.

2002
CarielloStacy (Manning) Cariello
MOT’02 and Scott A. Cariello PH/TX’01, PharmD’03 announced the birth of daughter Juliana Elizabeth on October 14, 2009. She was born at 4:08 p.m. and joins big sister Leigh Nicole. The Cariellos live in Levittown, PA.

Currie2003
Jennifer (Diamond) Currie
BI’03 is completing her residency in pediatrics at the University of South Alabama. She was selected to stay as chief resident for the pediatrics residency program. Jennifer currently lives in Spanish Fort, AL, with her husband Bryan and young son Alexander.

Blake E. Starr PharmD’03 recently opened Starr Compounding Pharmacy in Marcus Hook, PA. The pharmacy specializes in veterinary, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, hospice, and sterile compounding. Eugene A. Willard III PharmD’07 is partner in the company.

Jago2005
Leslie (Payne) Jago
PharmD’05 and her husband Bill welcomed son Andrew Leonard on April 12, 2010, at 9:52 a.m. They reside in Leonardtown, MD.

MaxEllina (Khaykin) Max PharmD’05 and her husband Bryan announced the birth of daughter Talia Madeline on October 30, 2009. Ellina is currently employed at Boston Medical Center as a clinical pharmacist. Bryan is finishing his pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital.

2006
Elizabeth (Jones) Doyle
PharmD’06 and her husband Michael welcomed the birth of son Michael Daron on December 24, 2009. He joins big sister Carys Ruth. Elizabeth and her family reside in Media, PA.

 

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1990's

1990
Mary E. Bullard
P’90 is working on her PharmD degree at Ohio Northern University. She is working on clinical rotations and hopes to be finished this year.

1991
Franklin J. Rooks
MPT’91 received his JD degree from Widener University on May 15, 2010. He will be sitting for the PA and NJ bar exams in July 2010.

1992
Alka (Chauhan) Solanki
P’92 and her husband Dipan announced the birth of daughter Jaina on September 2, 2009. She joins older siblings Hiren and Hiral.

1995
Sandra (Ranieri) Costa
BC’95 (MS’97, DO’02, PCOM) and her husband Louis welcomed second son Maximilian Louis Pietro on December 30, 2009. He joins big brother Alexander Guido Paul (1). Sandra is a family physician in private practice in Lemoyne, PA.

1999
Andrew J. Ramsey
P’99 and his wife Amy welcomed their fifth child, Luke Andrew, on February 7, 2010. Luke joins big sisters Ruby and Grace (7), Eve (5), and Audrey (2). Andy is an assistant director at CAPS in Horsham, PA. He and his family reside in Skippack, PA.

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1980's

Irach B. Taraporewala1981
Irach B. Taraporewala
MS’81, PhD’84 took over as CEO of Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc., in April 2010. Ohr Pharmaceutical is focused on developing new pharmaceuticals for underserved diseases such as macular degeneration, cancer cachexia, ovarian cancer, and insulin resistance.

Scott C. Gilbert1983
Scott C. Gilbert
P’83 and Linda Fountain were married on June 20, 2010 at Beaches Negril Resort & Spa in Jamaica. In attendance were Karl Rec ktenwald P’83, David C. Bradstoc k P’78, Janine (Gilbert ) Barnab y P’90, Daniel J. Long P’79, James C. Matthews P’87, and Lisa (Stef y) Matthews P’90.

1986
Eric A. Shalita
P’86 (MS’96, St. Louis College of Pharmacy) was recently promoted to the rank of Colonel in the United States Air Force. He is currently serving as pharmacy flight commander at Nellis AFB in Nevada. This summer, he will be relocating to Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio, where he will serve as pharmacy flight commander. Additionally, he recently completed his term of office as hospital and institutional practice section chair in APhA’s Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management.

1987
Andrea (Parisse ) Gosda
P’87 (MBA’94, St. John’s University) and her husband Edmond announce the adoption of their son Charles Jacob, born on March 30, 2009.

1989
Curtis E. Clark
P’89 (DO’97, PCOM) recently became a fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine. He is now a hospitalist in Columbus, GA, where he lives with his wife Vickie and children, Courtney (11) and Emma (6).

 

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1970's

1970
Jay M. Paul
P’70 still owns the Pontiac 2+2 convertible he drove during his last two years at USciences (then PCPS). He resides in Jamison, PA.

1973
Thomas J. Dougherty
MB’73 coauthored three recent publications: “Comparative Genome Analysis of High-Level Penicillin Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae” in Microbial Drug Resistance, “Purification of the Large Ribosomal Subunit via Its Association with the Small Subunit” in Analytical Biochemistry, and “Discovery of Azetidinyl Ketolides for the Treatment of Susceptible and Multidrug Community-Acquired Respiratory Tract Infections” in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

LarsonRocky L. Larson P’73 and his wife Jan have retired and are enjoying life on the road. Traveling in their motor home and volunteering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, they have accumulated over 2,000 hours each. Staying at each national wildlife refuge (NWR) for three months, they have led canoe trips down the Rio Grand River, campground hosted in Alaska, given interpretive tours of Okefenokee Swamp, and helped restore habitats for numerous endangered species at several other locations. The also like discussing their new lifestyle with the many travelers they see when on duty in NWR visitor centers.

1975
Catherine (Benson) Ekeland
P’75 received her PharmD degree in 2009 from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. She graduated magna cum laude and was a member of Rho Chi.

Donna (Craigo ) Gaumond P’75 (PharmD’98, University of FL) retired in May 2009 from Sarasota Memorial Hospital. She and her husband moved to Williamsburg, VA, where she works at Mary Immaculate Hospital.

 

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1960's

1964
Joel S. Steinberg
BI’64 (MS’68, Hahnemann University; PhD’73, Medical College of PA; MD’76, Temple University) is first author of a booklet, Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Related Disorders: An Overview for the Layperson, published in 2010 by the GBS/CIDP Foundation International. After many years in the practice of vascular and internal medicine and wound care, Joel has joined the Aria Health System as a hospitalist.

1966
John A. Franceschini P’66 (MBA’70, Drexel University) had his one-act play Herman’s Weddingproduced by the West Coast Players in Clearwater, FL, as part of their 2010 one-act festival. He also had a staged reading of his full-length drama Murder with Absolution at Empire Theatre in Santa Ana, CA.

1967
Ronald P. Ferri
P’67 retired from community pharmacy in 2007. He worked at Hopkinson House Pharmacy, Washington Square Pharmacy, CVS, and ShopRite prior to retirement. He moved from Philadelphia to Bar Harbor, ME, where he is enjoying retirement.

 

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1950's

1950
William G. Gillespie P’50 retired in September 2009 after 59 years as a pharmacist. He lives in St. Joseph, MI.

1951
Nathan Brillman
P’51 (MD’57, Jefferson Medical College), Alvin M. Pressman P’51 (DO’66, PCOM), Herbert A. Brill , Gerald J. Brodsky, and Murray M. Sandler (all P’51) got together to celebrate this past holiday season as they have for at least 30 years. Sorely missed at this year’s gathering was Gerald’s late wife Marian.

1955
Ronald T. Goldman P’55 retired in January 2010 after 13 years at Tel-Drug of PA. Prior to working at Tel-Drug, he owned a pharmacy for 33 years before selling it in 1995.

Martin S. Goldstein P’55 (MS’70, University of Pittsburgh) is currently working as a part-time host in the premium services department of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball club. He also works part-time as a performer on tenor saxophone. His website is www.martygoldstein.com.

1958
Charles H. Calisher BAC’58 (PhD’64, Georgetown University) retired from Colorado State University on June 30, 2010, after 30 years of employment. His first retirement, from the Centers for Disease Control, “didn’t take,” so he’s trying it again.

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List of Scholarly Activity

Faculty, staff, and students from all five colleges share their latest scholarly pursuits from recent publications, poster presentations, grants, and awards.

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Putting Up Road Blocks to Metastasis

By Brian Kirschner

Catherine Chen Moore, PhD, an assistant professor of pharmacology, wants to put up road blocks to cancer cells so that they no longer have the ability to metastasize and spread themselves to other healthy tissues in the body.

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