Tara Al-Ogaidi winner of the Per Manell Award HT25
The Faculty of Pharmacy congratulates Tara Al-Ogaidi, student at the Master of Science Programme in Pharmacy, on receiving the Swedish Medical Council Per Manell Award for Best presentation of degree project HT25. Honorable mentions go to Josefine Hedlund and Wessam Ahjere. "It is a pleasure to listen to all skilled, aspiring pharmacists here today that I look forward to meeting in my professional life," says Dag Larsson, chair of the Farmis Alumni Association and Senior expert policy at the Swedish Research-based Pharmaceutical Industry.
The symposium filled Svedbergsalen to capacity
On 16 January, Uppsala University's Master of Science Programme in Pharmacy arranged its traditional project symposium where students in semester 9 present their advanced projects to fellow students, teachers, families and guests. The event attracted great interest and Svedbergsalen was filled to capacity.
“This symposium is truly an amazing experience. It unites new students, those who are currently approaching graduation and those who have already reached working life, and it is inspiring to enjoy the great commitment and how everyone engage in building new bridges," says Jörgen Bengtsson, Chair of the Program Committee.
The following poster presentation also attracted many visitors, giving the students the opportunity to talk more in detail about their work. The Farmis Alumni Association, represented by chair Dag Larsson, was on hand to review the poster presentations and award the day's most outstanding presentations.
The symposium puts the students in the spotlight
“It is a pleasure to listen to all the skilled, aspiring pharmacists here today who I look forward to meeting in my professional life," says Dag Larsson, Senior expert policy at the Swedish Research-based Pharmaceutical Industry.
The Swedish Medical Council Per Manell Award for Best presentation of degree project was presented to Tara Al-Ogaidi for her project Investigating the aerosolization properties of Bovine Serum Albumin in Trehalose, Pullulan and Lecuine spray dried powders: A Design of Experiment approach. Honorable mentions were awarded to Josefine Hedlund and Wessam Ahjere, who both accomplished high-quality achievements.
“It feels almost surreal to receive this award and that I can now look forward to a trip to Brussels. I am truly incredibly grateful," says Tara Al-Ogaidi on accepting the award from Martin Belin, Market Access Value Proposition Manager at AbbVie.
Watch the film from the Symposium
Facts Per Manell (1948-2022)
Per Manell enrolled at Uppsala University in the 1960s when he began his studies as a pharmacist. After graduating, Per continued his career at the Faculty of Pharmacy as a teacher in social pharmacy before being recruited to the National Board of Health and Welfare's pharmaceutical department, where he eventually was appointed Medical officer of health.
During his long and successful career, Per Manell made many essential pioneering efforts to implement IT in the field of pharmacy, achievements for which he received, among other things, the Pharmacist of the Year award in 1985 and the Rune Lönngren Prize in 2008.
Contact
Jörgen Bengtsson, Chair
Master of Science Programme in Pharmacy
Jorgen.Bengtsson@farmaci.uu.se
Lisa Fredriksson Carreras, Coordinator
Master of Science Programme in Pharmacy
Lisa.Fredriksson@farmbio.uu.se
Text & photo: Magnus Alsne