First-in-class or best-in-class? Which is more successful? But, how is the best-in-class defined? Is the best-in-class truly the best or a similar product coming later? Without a head-to-head clinical comparisons, no one can tell. nature.com/articles/d4157…

Everyone wants success overnight, gets rich overnight, has fame overnight. We encourage a culture to cut corner, spend no effort, require no education. True success needs time, sweat, life to achieve, to precipitate, to solidify, to last. theguardian.com/business/2023/…

Reminder, seminar on this Friday, 4/28, 3-4 pm

.U-M College of Pharmacy truly has the best people. Congrats to the twitterless Sheree Temple! She is part of what makes us a research powerhouse!

Congratulations to Sheree Temple at College of Pharmacy for the Research Administration Recognition Award from University of Micgigan. Go Blue! record.umich.edu/articles/ovpr-…

Video recording is available on YouTube and Pharmacy Pro webpage: Generating drug structures using machine learning and flasks by Dr. Timothy Cernak youtube.com/watch?v=CXwye7… pharmacy.umich.edu/um-pharmacy-pr…

There are two ways to reduce cancer deaths - better science and better access to that science. We can conquer cancer only if we have success in the lab AND confront the inequities, racism and implicit bias baked in to the U.S. health care system. nytimes.com/2023/06/16/opi…

Congrats to Dr. Amanda Garner (U of M) on receiving $900,000 Ono Pharma Award to support research on Chemical Manipulation of RNA-Protein Interactions for RNA-Targeted Drug Discovery.

Congratulations to associate dean Hae Mi Choe, PharmD, on her new role as Michigan Medicine’s Chief Population Health Officer! Dr. Choe is recognized as a national leader for developing innovative clinical programs to improve patient care and outcomes. bit.ly/44RYzIR

PLEASE SHARE!!! Jason Sheltzer, Ph.D. (Yale) will present a seminar "Oncogene-like addiction to aneuploidy in human cancers". Wednesday, October 25th, 9:30-10:30 am. Webinar link: umich.zoom.us/j/99078107446

PLEASE SHARE AND ATTEND!!! I’m inviting you to join the Pharmacy PRO Monthly Seminar Webinar. Our speaker James Moon, Searle Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, will present via Zoom only on Friday, October 20th from 3-4pm. umich.zoom.us/j/98091648048

Can machine learning overcome the 95% failure rate and reality that only 30% of approved cancer drugs meaningfully extend patient survival? pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10… Are current strategies, including AI- or machine learning-driven solutions, falling into “survivorship bias” trap?

To win the war on cancer, we need to use AI and machine learning strategically to develop more effective drugs more efficiently. Our Associate Dean of Research, Duxin Sun, outlines a roadmap for this transformational approach to drug development: bit.ly/4e4CjAr

Happening this week, Friday, Sept 27th at 3pm. umich.zoom.us/j/98091648048

Have an hour to spare Friday afternoon? Join our virtual Pro Monthly Seminar on the Rescheduling of Medicinal Cannabis presented by Dr. Gus Rosania. Full details: bit.ly/3ZBB6w6

Will AI revolutionize drug development - Game changer or nonsense? It depends ... See our Conversation article for general public theconversation.com/will-ai-revolu…

To antagonize or to agonize STING, that is the question to treat lupus or cancer Our JMC paper reported STING antagonist SI-43 for treating lupus. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… Our Cell Chem Biol paper reported STING agonist ZSA-51 for treating cancers. (cell.com/cell-chemical-…)