The ACCP Foundation Frontiers Fund supports clinical pharmacy researcher development and clinical pharmacy research advancement. 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 16 applications for its mentored research funding program. Each application was reviewed by an expert panel according to the program’s core review criteria. The ACCP Foundation congratulates the 2024 Futures Grants program awardees.
Junior Investigator Awards:
- Taryn Eubank, Pharm.D., BCIDP, Research Assistant Professor, University of Houston College of Pharmacy—Enterococcus Colonization Negatively Affects Outcomes in Patients with Clostridioides difficile Infections: Implications for Antimicrobial and Diagnostic Stewardship. Mentor: Kevin Garey, Pharm.D., MS, FCCP
- Spencer Harris, Pharm.D., Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Translational Research Fellow, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale Campus—Evaluation of Various Dosing Strategies for Cefazolin and Ertapenem Against Clinical Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) Strains in an In Vitro Pharmacokinetic Model. Mentor: Vanthida Huang, Pharm.D., FCCP
- Grace Marley, Pharm.D., Research Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy—Identifying Opportunities to Advance Pharmacy- Initiated HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis. Mentor: Amanda Corbett, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
Taryn Eubank
Spencer Harris
Grace Marley
Student Awards:
- Maryam Al Saeed, Pharm.D., 2026 PhD Candidate, University of Florida (Not Pictured)—A Comprehensive Genomic Investigation in Clopidogrel-Treated Patients Utilizing Real-world Data. Mentor: Larisa Cavallari, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
- Rachel Sun, 2026 Pharm.D. Candidate, Ph.D. Candidate, Rutgers University—Targeted Delivery of Therapeutic mRNA in Acute Lung Injury. Mentor: Andrew Gow, PhD
Rachel Sun
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 Awards review committees. Members of the Junior Investigator Awards Review Committee were Leo Buckley, Alice Hemenway, Irene La-Beck, Casey Laizure, Tyler Shugg, Rachael Stone, and Erin Weeda. Members of the Student/Resident Awards Review Committee were Sean Avedissian, Lauren Cirrincione, Katherine Derington, Amy Kang, and Barbara Zarowitz.