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Meet<br />
Dr. Rakhi Karwa<br />
Clinical Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong> Practice<br />
Dr. Rakhi Karwa is a new pharmacy<br />
practice faculty member working with<br />
the <strong>Purdue</strong> Kenya Program and AMPATH,<br />
the Academic Model Providing Access To Healthcare, in Eldoret,<br />
Kenya. After graduating from the San Francisco School <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Pharmacy</strong> at the University <strong>of</strong> California, she completed two years<br />
<strong>of</strong> residency specializing in infectious diseases at the University<br />
<strong>of</strong> North Carolina Hospitals. She later took a faculty position at<br />
Auburn University Harrison School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong> where she<br />
practiced in internal medicine and infectious diseases.<br />
Dr. Karwa is currently practicing in inpatient internal medicine<br />
and inpatient maternal care in Eldoret, Kenya. In addition to<br />
precepting students, she is responsible for pharmacovigilance<br />
activities, including a project to study adverse effects <strong>of</strong><br />
antiretrovirals in a sub-Saharan population. She hopes to<br />
participate in the development <strong>of</strong> additional chronic disease<br />
clinics, such as a hypertension<br />
management, and is working<br />
on the development <strong>of</strong> the new<br />
pharmacy residency program.<br />
Taking the “<strong>Purdue</strong><br />
<strong>Pharmacy</strong> Family” to a new<br />
level: Drs. Rakhi Karwa<br />
and Sonak Pastakia were<br />
married in October 2010<br />
SIXTY<br />
SECONDS<br />
With a Graduate Student<br />
Evgeny Kiseley<br />
BS, 2005, Moscow State University<br />
Doctoral Student, Department <strong>of</strong> Medicinal<br />
Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology<br />
Anticipated Graduation Date: May/August 2012<br />
Hometown: Krasnoyarsk, Russia<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Dr. Mark Cushman<br />
Research Interests: To understand the nature<br />
<strong>of</strong> small organic molecules interactions with<br />
Top1 – DNA covalent complex.<br />
Awards and Honors: <strong>Purdue</strong> Research<br />
Foundation Grant Recipient, 2010; <strong>Purdue</strong><br />
Local Section <strong>of</strong> the American Chemical<br />
Society Travel Grant Recipient, 2010<br />
Post-graduation plans: Post-doc, with<br />
long-term plans <strong>of</strong> career in academia<br />
Abbott Funds Fellowship/Residency<br />
The <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong> is pleased to announce that<br />
Abbott has graciously provided funding to further our<br />
positive impact in Kenya. They have provided support for<br />
a one-year fellowship/residency in Global Health with a<br />
focus on diabetes as a part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Purdue</strong> Kenya <strong>Pharmacy</strong><br />
program. Dr. Isabel Hagedorn (PharmD 2009) joined our<br />
Kenyan team in early July. She participated in the <strong>Purdue</strong><br />
Kenya program as a pharmacy student and we are excited<br />
to have her back. You will have the opportunity to read more<br />
about Dr. Hagedorn and the residency program in the next<br />
issue <strong>of</strong> The <strong>Purdue</strong> Pharmacist.<br />
“The graduate program at the MCMP<br />
department <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong><br />
has been a rewarding and invaluable<br />
experience. I came to the department<br />
as a technician at the laboratory <strong>of</strong><br />
Dr. Cushman prior to joining the graduate<br />
program. The time as a lab technician<br />
allowed me to meet people and see<br />
what challenges and opportunities the<br />
program has to <strong>of</strong>fer. This experience<br />
alleviated all the worries and made my<br />
desire to join the graduate program at<br />
the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong> even stronger.”<br />
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