The ACCP Foundation Frontiers Fund supports researcher development and research advancement in clinical pharmacy. Through its Futures Grants program, the Foundation Board of Trustees is especially interested in supporting the development of research skills among student, trainee, and early-career ACCP members with a goal of establishing sustained interest and careers in clinical pharmacy research.

This year, the ACCP Foundation received 11 applications for its mentored research funding program. Each application was reviewed by an expert panel according to the program’s core review criteria. The Foundation congratulates the 2023 Futures Grants program awardees.

Mainella

Volker

Junior Investigator Awards:

• Vincent Mainella, Pharm.D., postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: “Digital Tool for the Assessment of Adherence in HIV PrEP and Treatment.” Mentor: Peter Anderson, Pharm.D. 
• Scott Volker, Pharm.D., infectious disease translational research fellow at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale Campus, Arizona: “Evaluation of Minocycline Heteroresistance Prevalence in Clinical Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates.” Mentor: Vanthida Huang, Pharm.D., FCCP, BSPHM

Kudlak

Student Award:

• Melissa Kudlak, Pharm.D. candidate, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy: “Elucidating Flavored E-cigarette–Induced Pulmonary Toxicity Using Precision Cut Lung Slices.” Mentor: Andrew Gow, Ph.D.

The ACCP Foundation Board of Trustees and staff would also like to express their sincere gratitude to the expert reviewers who served on the Junior Investigator and Student/Resident Award review committees. Members of the Junior Investigator Award Review Committee were Luigi Brunetti, Kyle Burghardt, David Martin, Beatriz Manzor Mitrzyk, and Pamela Moye. Members of the Student/Resident Award Review Committee were Caitlin Gibson, Timothy Howze, Abbie Leino, Rob MacLaren, and Tyler Shugg.