The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) has named Emily Martin, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, among the 18 recipients of the 2011-2012 New Investigator Awards. Martin received the award for her study Influenza & Obesity: A Prospective Study of Patient Outcomes and Antiviral Resistance.

"The NIA program at AACP provides seed money for new faculty investigators to establish their very first independent pilot research," said Vincent Lau, vice president of research and graduate education at AACP, a national organization representing the interests of pharmacy education and educators. "The Award supports new faculty interested in generating meaningful research data and also provides them with the initial funding they need to approach other potential funders to support their research."

Prior to joining the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,Wayne State University, in 2010, Martin did a post-doctoral fellowship in infectious disease epidemiology at Seattle Children Research Institute, WA. She earned both a doctor of philosophy and master of public health from the University of Washington, and bachelor of science in microbiology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has had articles published in peer reviewed publications and presented at both invited lectures and professional organizations. In addition to the AACP, Martin is a member of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, and the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology.

The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, one of the founding colleges of Wayne State University, is committed to advancing the health and well-being of society through the preparation of highly skilled health care practitioners, and through research to improve health care practices and treatment from urban to global levels.

Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.

Contact: Kathleen J. Karas, APR
Phone: 313-577-2312
Email: kkaras@wayne.edu