{"id":57806,"date":"2015-11-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-college-of-pharmacy-welcomes-newest-class-of-biomedical-science-majors-2\/"},"modified":"2015-11-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T00:00:00","slug":"uri-college-of-pharmacy-welcomes-newest-class-of-biomedical-science-majors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/11\/uri-college-of-pharmacy-welcomes-newest-class-of-biomedical-science-majors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 College of Pharmacy welcomes newest class of biomedical science majors"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tBiomedical science company leaders offer advice<\/b><\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 November 25, 2015 \u2013 An Amgen Inc. executive told 30 溏心vlog免费B站 biomedical science students that they are in the right field, given the research and development trends of the 21st century that include gene sequencing, neuroscience and major advances in drug development and delivery.<\/p>\n

Ran Zheng, executive director and plant manager at Amgen Inc.\u2019s Rhode Island facility, was one of three industry leaders who recently offered advice and congratulations to the members of the class of 2017 in the bachelor of science in pharmaceutical sciences program at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Pharmacy. The four-year program provides students with a science and research foundation to enter the biomedical science industry or pursue graduate study in the field.<\/p>\n


\n\tFor decades, the College of Pharmacy has held a \u201cwhite coat\u201d ceremony to recognize six-year doctor of pharmacy students entering their third year\u2014their first professional year in the major. And this semester, it was time to hold ceremonies to honor and welcome juniors into the biomedical science program. Leading up to this year, the students were completing their general education and prerequisite courses to begin courses in the major.<\/p>\n


\n\tDuring her presentation, Zheng said that the 20th century was all about physics\u2014the Wright brothers and flight, the automobile, skyscrapers and highways. It was also the century of technology, television, computers and telephones.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cBut the 21st century is turning into the century of biology, including big data that led to gene sequencing,\u201d she said. \u201cYou students are in the right place at the right time. During the next two years, you will be laying the foundation for great opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tZheng joined Laurie A. Hanson, an executive director at Pfizer, and Vincent Mancinelli, president of Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, as the keynote speakers.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIt is exciting that our BSPS program has formed partnerships with many pharmaceutical companies, where the majority of our students are hired,\u201d said Bingfang Yan, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. \u201cThis event is the first of its kind. We had leaders from Pfizer, Amgen and Rhodes Pharmaceuticals speaking to our students.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe students attending reported that they appreciated seeing there were many paths toward careers. Each speaker emphasized a variety of paths and opportunities,\u201d said Roberta King, an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy.<\/p>\n


\n\tCody Anderson, who will graduate from the program in 2017, said, “It was great to see how many career possibilities were available to me immediately after graduation. The speakers were also incredibly supportive of my going to graduate school and shared that there may be opportunities for them to invest in my education. After listening to the speaker from Amgen, I think I’m going to start following the biologics industry more closely.”<\/p>\n


\nThe students and their hometowns are:<\/p>\n


\nGabriella Alves \u2013 North Kingstown, R.I.

\nCody Anderson \u2013 Londonderry, N.H.

\nKatarina Bernice \u2013 Sharon, Mass.

\nErica Carson \u2013 Uncasville, Conn.

\nJoe Christian \u2013 Bethany, Conn.

\nIsabella Dalfonso \u2013 East Greenwich, R.I.

\nMichael DelMonico \u2013 North, Scituate, R.I.

\nJonathan Dick \u2013 Tyngsboro, Mass.

\nPatrick Dumas \u2013 Hopkinton, Mass.

\nKatie Favino \u2013 Warwick, R.I.

\nRufino Ferreira \u2013 Long Beach, N.Y.

\nTyler Floyd \u2013 Plantsville, Conn.

\nLauren Horlbogen \u2013 Plainville, Mass.

\nKhaled Ibrahim \u2013 South Kingston, R.I.

\nMiranda Janvrin \u2013 Epping, N.H.

\nTaylor Kemp \u2013 Bayonne, N.J.

\nEvan Kinniburgh \u2013 Cumberland, R.I.

\nAristidis Koukos \u2013 Narragansett, R.I.

\nDuncan McCaffrey \u2013 Lincoln, R.I.

\nSean Murphy \u2013 Somers, Conn.

\nFrederick Nguele Meke \u2013 Bertoua, Cameroon

\nThomas O\u2019Hara \u2013 Tiverton, R.I.

\nNneka Ogbenna \u2013 Brockton, Mass.

\nCameron Picard \u2013 Atkinson, N.H.

\nHendrick Ramirez \u2013 Narragansett, R.I.

\nAndrew Sampaio \u2013 Tiverton, R.I.

\nAreeba Siddiqui \u2013 Warwick, R.I.

\nChristopher Via \u2013 Brimfield, Mass.

\nTaylor Welch \u2013 Hanson, Mass.

\nMorgan Williams \u2013 Bangor, Maine<\/p>\n


\nPictured above:

\nROW 1 (L-R): Erin Edmonds, Roberta King, Laurie A. Hanson, E. Paul Larrat, Vincent Mancinelli, Bingfang Yan

\nROW 2: Gabriella Alves, Morgan Williams, Isabella Dalfonso, Taylor Welch, Katie Favino, Lauren Horlbogen, Nneka Ogbenna, Katarina Bernice, Miranda Janvrin, Erica Carson, Taylor Kemp

\nROW 3: Michael DelMonico, Rufino Ferreira, Jonathan Dick, Tyler Floyd, Christopher Via, Cameron Picard, Hendrick Ramirez, Cody Anderson,Thomas O\u2019Hara, Frederick Nguele Meke, Patrick Dumas

\nPhoto by Michael Salerno Photography\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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