2001-The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that six outstanding graduate students each will receive a $15,000 Fellowship to support his/her postgraduate research related to standards for drugs and their use.

The 2001-2002 USP Fellowship awardees are: Beata V. Bajorek, University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy; David P. Cline, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (second year); Susan H. Kopelman, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (second year); Brian A. Lobo, University of Kansas Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Devendra S. Pade, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy; and Barbara Rodriguez, University of Michigan Department of Pharmaceutical Science. Their research topics are attached.

"We are pleased to present fellowships to such highly qualified candidates for 2001-2002," said Roger L. Williams, M.D., USP Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer. "This research assists USP in its goal to improve the public health."

Each year, USP receives numerous applications for research projects that closely parallel USP's strategic areas. USP's priority research areas in drug standards include: chemical analysis of botanical dietary supplements; biotechnology-based molecule characterization; methods for reducing solvent use; powder characterization/water adsorption/desorption; biopharmaceutical quality; pharmacy compounding; development of stability-indicated methods for compounded preparations. Since the program was initiated in 1981, USP has invested more than $2.2 million in 176 fellowship awards. Applications were reviewed and ranked by selection committees that included Council of Experts and Expert Committee members with expertise in topic areas related to the research proposals.