CPPR Faculty Dr. Diane Burgess and Dr. Antonio Costa were highlighted by the Association of Technology Managers for their efforts to enhance continuous manufacturing technology. Together they developed a continuous manufacturing platform purpose-built for nanoparticle-based medicines, with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read more here: The Importance of Technology Transfer | Better World
CPPR student, Radha Kulkarni, from the lab of Dr. Diane Burgess at UConn School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, was the recipient of the short topic presentation (STP) award for her presentation titled: ‘Additive Influence on the Performance of Extemporaneous Mucoadhesive In Situ Forming Oral Gels’ at the recent AAPS NERDG Conference, which was held in March 2026 in Groton, CT. Congratulations, Radha!
CPPR Student Saeed Najafian was honored with the prestigious First Place Academic Award in The North American Mixing Forum at the AIChE meeting held in November for his work and findings on multiphase mixing. A well-deserved recognition – Congratulations, Saeed! Read more here.
The next CPPR scientific conference will be held at the University of Connecticut, May 18-20, 2026.
CPPR student, Saeed Najafian, from the lab of Dr. Bodhi Chaudhuri at UConn School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with CPPR mentors Parind Desai and Elaheh Ardalani from GSK, received the 1st Place Academic Award from the North American Mixing Forum (NAMF) during this year’s AIChE Annual Meeting. Congratulations, Saeed!
CPPR Student, Iheanacho (Theo) Enyum, from the lab of Professor Robin Bogner, was named the Steve Nail Emerging Researcher at the CPPR Scientific Conference held at Purdue University last month. Mariya Khiterer from Alkermes presented him with the award. Congratulations, Theo!
The CPPR Semi-Annual Scientific Conference was held October 27-29th at Purdue University. Over 45 industry experts, faculty, and students gathered to share cutting-edge research proposals and current project updates. Thank you to all who made this event a massive success!
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Education (NIPTE) has named Dr. Xiuling Lu of University of Connecticut the 2025 Michael J. Pikal Distinguished Scholar in Pharmaceutical Processing. This is a particularly meaningful award that is named for former CPPR Faculty and Leader, Michael J. Pikal. Dr. Lu joins previous CPPR Faculty who received this award, Raj Suryanarayanan, Robin Bogner, and Elizabeth Topp. Read more here: https://today.uconn.edu/2025/08/xiuling-lu-honored-with-prestigious-nipte-award/
The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology & Education (NIPTE) named Dr. Na Li of University of Connecticut as this year’s Rising Star. The Rising Star Scholarship is awarded to early career investigators for outstanding scientific achievements in pharmaceutical science and technology. Dr. Li joins CPPR faculty member Dr. Raman Bahal (UConn) and Dr. Tony Zhou (Purdue), in the expanding group of CPPR faculty winners of this distinguished award. Read more here: https://today.uconn.edu/2025/08/na-li-to-receive-named-recipient-of-renowned-nipte-award/#
Dr. Bodhi Chaudhuri has been elected an American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS) Fellow. He will be recognized at the upcoming AAPS PharmSci360 scientific conference in San Antonio, TX. Bodhi joins CPPR faculty, Eric Munson, Diane Burgess, Xiuling Lu, Tony Zhou, Raj Suryanarayanan, Robin Bogner, Tonglei Li, Stephen Byrn, Lynne Taylor, Yoon Yeo, and Calvin Sun, who were previously elected to fellow status. Congratulations, Dr. Chaudhuri!
