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STUDENTS

New SOP Student Group
Appeals to Boulder and AMC Students

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he	CU-AAPS	(American	Association	 of	Pharmaceutical	Sciences)	student	 chapter	was	conceived	in	2009	with	the	 intent	to	foster	a	collegial,	collaborative	environment	for	undergraduate	and	graduate	 students	with	an	interest	in	science	and	sciencerelated	careers.	 Since	its	inception,	the	student	chapter	has	 recruited	25	members	from	various	programs	 across	the	Boulder	and	AMC	campuses,	including	 representation	from	biochemistry,	chemical	engineering,	toxicology,	pharmaceutical	sciences	and	 PharmD.	“Our	intent	is	to	expose	students		 to	the	numerous	doors	AAPS	opens,”	says	Tyson	 Smyth,	chair	of	CU-AAPS	and	PhD	student.	 Under	the	direction	and	guidance	of	Dr.	LaToya	 Jones	Braun,	the	student	chapter	elected	officers,	 recruited	members	and	conducted	outreach	and	 professional	activities.	 During	its	first	year,	the	chapter	held	a	short	 course	on	intellectual	property	titled	Patent Law

Basics – How to get a patent?	Attended	by	30	 students	and	presented	by	Dr.	Srikumaran		 Melethil,	professor	and	chair	of	pharmaceutical		 sciences,	University	of	Findlay,	the	course	focused	 on	the	relationship	between	patents	and	the		 pharmaceutical	industry,	including	what	is		 considered	patentable	and	the	gray	areas	that		 arise	in	patent	law.	 In	February	2010,	members		 participated	as	judges	in	the		 Denver	Regional	Science	Fair	 where	they	interacted	with	grade	 school	students	who	were	showcasing	their	exemplary	science	 projects.	According	to	fourth-year	 PhD	student	Amie	Moody,	“It’s		 really	exciting	to	see	these	kids		 so	thrilled	about	science.”	 Because	of	this	experience,	the	 group	has	plans	to	develop	an	outreach	program	with	a	local	school

focusing	on	science-related	activities	to	show	 youngsters	that	science	and	learning	are		 enjoyable	and	fun.	 For more information on the CU-AAPS student chapter, contact Tyson Smyth at Tyson.Smyth@ ucdenver.edu

Students Paying it Forward
1. Nine	members	of	ASCP	joined	together	to	walk	in	the	Sept.	18	 Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk.	Participants	raised	$530	 and	included	back	row	(left	to	right):	Alex	Paine,	Kevin	Bailey,	Laura	 Waechter,	Amy	Amerine,	Wendy	Lantaff,	Alyse	Kilijanczyk;	front	row		 (left	to	right):	Verity	McArthur,	Mary	Hensler,	Stephanie	Kling 3. 2. 2. On	Sept.	28,	three	Rho	Chi	members	volunteered	at	the	Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s “Light the Night Walk”	at	Washington	 Park	in	Denver.	Light	the	Night	Walk	is	a	fundraising	event	to	pay		 tribute	and	bring	hope	to	people	battling	cancer.	In	an	effort	to		 support	this	foundation	and	its	life	saving	research,	Kristin Braschler, Aleks Kolodziej, and Melissa Meyer served	food	to	participants,	cancer	 survivors,	and	a	supportive,	caring	community.	Next	year,	Rho	Chi	hopes	 to	expand	volunteer	participation	and	make	this	an	annual	community	 service	event. 3. Oct.	19	and	21,	29	pharmacy	students	showed	off	their	immunization	 skills	during	two	flu shot clinics	at	Anschutz	Medical	Campus.	Pharmacy	 and	nursing	students	immunized	approximately	500	patients. 1.

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