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Journal Club

three students work together at the Gary campus

A bimonthly pharmacology journal club and principles in clinical pharmacology seminar are part of the Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship curriculum, allowing trainees and faculty a forum to discuss a wide variety of pharmacological issues.


Friday Journal Club Schedule

Date  Trainee Faculty
Jan. 17  Ashley Springer, PharmD, MSPGx, RPh
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Shaoyou Chu, MD, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine 
Feb. 7  Evan Rajadhaksha, MD
Resident Appointee & Postdoctoral Fellow  
Todd Skaar, PhD
Zerbe Professor of Pharmacoeconomics 
Feb. 21  Suhaas Muralidharan
PhD Candidate 
Emma Tillman, PharmD, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
March 7 Phoebe Wu, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Michael Eadon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
March 21 No Journal Club  
April 4 Chetna Jadala, PhD 
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Lais Da Silva, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
April 18  Hyunwoo Koo, PharmD, MS
PhD Candidate
Brent Clayton, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
May 2  Jess Raffa  
PhD Student 
Jim Tisdale, PharmD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
May 16  Yemi Gafari, PharmD, MBA
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tom Callaghan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
June 6  Jumar Etkins, PharmD, MBA
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Brian Overholser, PharmD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
June 20  Daniel Fehrenbach, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Sara Quinney, PharmD, PhD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology 
July 4  No Journal Club   
July 18 Pavan Cherakuri, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Michael Eadon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
Aug. 1  Nitin Charbe, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Paul Territo, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Aug. 15  Syed Saoud Zaidi, PharmD, PhD 
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Pathum Weerawarna, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
Sept. 5 Avi Benitah, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow in Medicine 
Debora Gisch, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
Sept. 19 Jason Kim, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tim Richardson, PhD
Research Professor of Medicine 
Oct. 3 Stephen Grote, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Zerusenay Desta, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Oct. 17  Michael Gruntfest, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tyler Shugg, PharmD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine 
Nov. 7  Arina Lazutina, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Meena Madhur, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Clinical Pharmacology; Associate Professor of Medicine 
Nov. 21 Evan Rajadhyaksha, MD
Resident Appointee & Postdoctoral Fellow 
Richard Bergstrom, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
Dec. 5 Ariane Sugi, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Cristian Bernabe, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
Dec. 19  No Journal Club   

Date  Trainee Faculty
Jan. 19  Aislinn O'Kane, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Michael Eadon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
Feb. 2  Debora Gisch, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow  
Pathum Weerawarna, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
Feb. 16  Fatimah Alhurayri
PhD Candidate 
Nick Powell, PharmD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
March 1  Gerald So, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Jim Tisdale, PharmD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
March 15  Elizabeth Rowe, PhD    
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Paul Territo, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
April 5  Michael Attah    
PhD Candidate 
Lais Da Silva, PhD, MS
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine
April 19  Phoebe Wu, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Brent Clayton, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
May 3  Amir Rashidian, PharmD, PhD    
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Todd Skaar, PhD, MS
Zerbe Professor of Pharmacoeconomics 
May 17  Surya Bhamidipaty-Pelosi, MD, MS, DRANZCOG
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Shaoyou Chu, MD, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine 
June 7 Syed Zaidi, PharmD, PhD    
Postdoctoral Fellow
Tom Callaghan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
June 21 Chetna Jadala, PhD    
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tyler Shugg, PharmD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine 
July 5 No Journal Club   
July 19 Ashley Springer, PharmD, MSPGx, BS    
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Emma Tillman, PharmD, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
Aug. 2  Emily Mason, PhD    
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Sara Quinney, PharmD, PhD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology 
Aug. 16 Yemi Gafari, PharmD, MBA    
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tim Richardson, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine 
Sept. 6 Peggy Huang
PhD Candidate 
Cristian Bernabe, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
Sept. 20 Wilberforce Osei 
PhD Candidate 
Debora Gisch, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
Oct. 4 Daniel Fehrenbach, PhD    
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Zeruesenay Desta, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Oct. 18  Segewkal Hawaze Heruye, PhD   
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Brian Overholser, PharmD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Indiana University 
Nov. 1  Malek Hajjawi, PharmD 
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Lais Da Silva, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
Nov. 15  Mofareh Alzahrani
PhD Candidate 
Sara Quinney, PharmD, PhD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology 
Dec. 1  Omar El Jordi, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Meena Madhur, MD, PhD
Chair, Division of Clinical Pharmacology 
Dec. 15  No Journal Club  

Date  Trainee Faculty
Jan. 20 Emily Mason, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Zeruesenay Desta, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Feb. 3 Debora Gisch, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Nick Powell, PharmD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
Feb. 17 Gerald So, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tom Callaghan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
March 3  Mofareh Alzahrani
PhD Candidate 
Todd Skaar, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
March 17 Lauren Bell, MD, MPH
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tyler Shugg, PharmD, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
April 7  Darius Meiman, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Emma Tillman, PharmD, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
April 21 Michael Attah
PhD Candidate 
Tim Richardson, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine 
May 5 Aislinn O'Kane, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Rich Bergstrom, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
May 19  Yaseen Abbasi, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Paul Territo, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
June 2  Chetna Jadala, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Pathum Weerawarna, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
June 16 Elizabeth Rowe, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Jim Tisdale, PharmD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
July 7  Murugesh Kandasamy, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Emma Tillman, PharmD, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
July 21  Emily Mason, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Sara Quinney, PharmD, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
Aug. 4  Debora Gisch, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Brent Clayton, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
Aug. 18 Omar El Jordi, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Zeruesenay Desta, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Sept. 1  Min Yue
PhD Candidate 
Michael Eadon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
Sept. 15 Gerald So, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Shaoyou Chu, MD, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine 
Oct. 6 Yaseen Abbasi, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tom Callaghan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
Oct. 20  Aislinn O'Kane, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Nick Powell, PharmD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
Nov. 3 Elizabeth Rowe, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Sara Quinney, PharmD, PhD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology 
Nov. 17 Michael Attach
PhD Candidate 
Zeruesenay Desta, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Dec. 1  Murugesh Kandasamy, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tyler Shugg, PharmD, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
Dec. 15 Syed Zaidi, PharmD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Todd Skaar, PhD
Zerbe Professor of Pharmacoeconomics

Date  Trainee Faculty
Jan. 7 Wilberforce Osei
PhD Candidate 
Emma Tillman, PharmD, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
Jan. 21  Tarun Mapder, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
James Tisdale, PharmD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
Feb. 4  Elizabeth Rowe, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Timothy Richardson, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine 
Feb. 18  Nadia Bamfo, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
David Haas, MD
Robert A. Munsick Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology 
March 4  Ricardo Melo Ferreria, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tom Callaghan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
March 18 Nick Powell, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Sara Quinney, PhD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology 
April 1 Blessed Winston, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Paul Territo, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
April 15 Emily Mason, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Rich Bergstrom, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
May 6  Rebecca Silvola, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tyler Shugg, PharmD, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
June 3 Darius Meiman, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Zeruesenay Desta, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
June 17 Nadia Bamfo, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Emma Tillman, PharmD, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
July 1  Yaseen Abbasi, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Blessed Winston, MD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
July 15 Lauren A. Bell, MD, MPH
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Shaoyou Chu, MD, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine 
Aug. 5 Debora Gisch, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tom Callaghan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
Aug. 19 Min Yue
PhD Candidate
Nick Powell, PharmD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
Sept. 2 Emily Mason, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Pathum Weerawarna, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine 
Sept. 16  Michael Attach
PhD Candidate 
Timothy Richardson, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine 
Oct. 7  Murugesh Kandasamy, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
James Tisdale, PharmD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
Oct. 21  Wilberforce Osei
PhD Candidate 
Zeruesenay Desta, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Nov. 4 Darius Meiman, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Paul Territo, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Nov. 18  Peggy Huang
PhD Candidate 
Rich Bergstrom, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
Dec. 2 Fatimah Alhurayri
PhD Candidate 
Sara Quinney, PhD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology 
Dec. 16  Chetna Jadala, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Michael Eadon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine 

Date Trainee Faculty
Jan. 8 Ricardo Melo Ferreria, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tom Callaghan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
Jan. 22 No Journal Club   
Feb. 5  Chimnonso Onuoha, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Brain Overholser, PharmD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
Feb. 19  Elizabeth Rowe, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Rich Bergstrom, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
March 5 Tarun Mapder, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Kimberly Collins, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Scientist in Medicine 
March 19  Tyler Shugg, PharmD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Shaoyou Chu, MD, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine 
April 2 Anthony Raviele
PhD Candidate 
James Tisdale, PharmD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
April 16  Enoch Amarh
PhD Candidate
Todd Skaar, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
April 30  Emily Mason, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Emma Tillman, PharmD, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine  
May 14  Tom DeLuca, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Timothy Richardson, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine 
May 28  No Journal Club  
June 11 No Journal Club  
June 25 No Journal Club  
July 2  No Journal Club   
July 16 No Journal Club   
Aug. 6  Blessed Winston, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Joseph Ipe, PhD
Assistant Research Professor 
Aug. 20  Nick Miles, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
David Haas, MD
Robert A. Munsick Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Sept. 3  Rebecca Silvola, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Zeruesenay Desta, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Sept. 17  Nick Powell, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Paul Territo, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Oct. 1  Nadia Bamfo, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Sara Quinney, PhD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology 
Oct. 15 Min Yue
PhD Candidate
Tom Callaghan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
Nov. 5 Darius Meiman, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Rich Bergstrom, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
Nov. 19  Debora Gisch, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Todd Skaar, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Dec. 3 Lauren A. Bell, MD, MPH
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Shaoyou Chu, MD, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine
Dec. 17  Chimnonso Onuoha, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Michael Eadon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine 

Date Trainee Faculty
Jan. 17  Kimberly Collins, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
James Tisdale, PharmD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
Feb. 7  Ricardo Melo Ferreria, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Joseph Ipe, PhD
Assistant Research Professor 
Feb. 21  Anh Duong, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Emma Tillman, PharmD, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
March 6 Tyler Shugg, PharmD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Tom Callaghan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
March 20 No Journal Club   
April 3 Tom DeLuca, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Rich Bergstrom, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine 
April 17  Saugat Adhikari
PhD Candidate 
Zeruesenay Desta, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
May 1  No Journal Club   
May 15 Anthony Raviele
PhD Candidate 
Brian Overholser, PharmD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
June 5 Enoch Amarh
PhD Candidate 
Sara Quinney, PhD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology 
June 19 Ebony Shah-Williams
PhD Candidate 
Todd Skaar, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Aug. 7 Min Yue
PhD Candidate 
Michael Eadon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine 
Aug. 21 Ebony Shah-Williams
PhD Candidate 
Robert Stratford, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine 
Sept. 4 Tarun Mapder, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Todd Skaar, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Sept. 18 Nick Miles, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Emma Tillman, PharmD, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Medicine 
Oct. 2  Rebecca Silvola, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Timothy Richardson, PhD
Senior Research Professor of Medicine 
Oct. 16 Larissa Silva, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Paul Territo, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Nov. 6  Nick Powell, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
David Haas, MD
Robert A. Munsick Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Nov. 20  Nadia Bamfo, PharmD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Zerueseney Desta, PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Dec. 4 Reynold Ly, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Eric Benson, MD, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dec. 18 Yana Vorontsova, PharmD, MBA
Postdoctoral Fellow 
Sara Quinney, PhD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology