Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

11/20/2025

We proudly welcome the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin and Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida who have joined our growing Cytology satellite network to help fill the gap for licensed cytologists across the country.

Kudos to Jenna LeBlanc '13, MS, CT(ASCP), our MS Cytotechnology and Molecular Cytology program director and the recipient of the 2024 Cytotechnologist Award for Outstanding Achievement by the American Society of Cytopathy, who is developing this critical pipeline for the industry at ACPHS.

Read more here: acphs.edu/news/acphs-expands-its-national-satellite-network-for-its-hybrid-masters-program-in-cytotechnology/

11/19/2025

Listen in as Caden Dang '26, a microbiology major, shares his story of navigating a world a microbes while serving as SGA President and as a brother PhiDeltaChi while still finding time to get some volleyball sets in.

Caden has committed to pursuing med school at Upstate Medical University and will matriculate in Fall 2027.

11/18/2025

President Tofade served on a Rensselaer County Chamber President's Panel recently with other area higher education leaders from Siena University, Hudson Valley Community College, Excelsior University, Columbia-Greene Community College and Maria College.

It was an engaging discussion sharing insights on the future of higher education, workforce development and community collaboration, and how our organizations are adapting to meet the changing needs of students, employers, and the regional economy.

11/17/2025

ACPHS was well represented at November's New York State American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting in Albany. 😎

📍Dr. Matthew Yacobucci, currently President-Elect of the organization, chaired the NYSACCP Planning Committee that developed the meeting. He will be appointed President of NYSACCP in January 2026.

📍Dr. Leigh Briscoe-Dwyer '87, presented the keynote address titled "Empowering Pharmacy to Lead from the Bench: Accountability, Resiliency, and Permission to Lead."

📍Drs. Katie Cardone '06, Kate Cabral, and Paris Dade '23 presented "From Risk to Resolution: The Pharmacist's Role in Tackling Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome." This presentation highlighted current local initiatives at the ACPHS Collaboratory to tackle CKM syndrome and improve patient health in Albany's South End.

📍Dr. Keith Hughes, a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident at ACPHS, presented "Using Artificial Intelligence to Work Smarter in Clinical Pharmacy Practice: Enhancing Patient Care and Decision-Making."

📍Five ACPHS students, Ashley Powell, Christine Choi, Shirley Tang, Nana Dwomoh Osei and Mina Siefeen, presented research posters.

11/15/2025

President Tofade and Paws welcomed prospective students and their families from across New York and beyond at today’s Fall Open House!

Are you ready to be a part of the Panther Pride? 🐾

Apply today: https://www.acphs.edu/apply/

11/13/2025

Aspiring pharmacist or pharmaceutical industry professional?
⏩ Join us on December 5th.

Learn more and register here: https://www.acphs.edu/event/discover-pharmaceutical-sciences-public-health-and-pharmacy/

11/12/2025

Looking for your next career move in health care? 🪜

ACPHS is offering three master's programs in industries that are anticipating high growth needs, all at a ⬇️ tuition rate, including:

📌 Cytotechnology and Molecular Cytology
📌 Clinical Laboratory Sciences
📌 Health Data Science

Find out all of the details at: https://www.acphs.edu/news/school-of-health-sciences-offers-reduced-tuition-for-three-ms-programs/

And check out our upcoming virtual sessions in December and January for grad studies: https://admissions.acphs.edu/portal/GRinfosessions

11/11/2025

11/10/2025

Our second merger forum this fall at Russell Sage College's beautiful Bush Memorial Center was a success. The campus communities gathered together to learn more about the transition work being done to move our merger forward. RSC President Shaftel shared a lapel pin with ACPHS President Tofade and discussed the next steps in bringing forth one of the region’s largest private institutions for higher education with the broadest catalog of programs in the health professions, pharmacy, and biomedical sciences, as well as strong programs in education, business, criminal justice, the sciences, pre-med, pre-health, and arts and humanities.

The merger is expected to be completed by Fall 2027. Stay up-to-date at acphs.sage.edu.

11/09/2025

This year's BioInnovation Forum, "Frontiers of Biotechnology," brought together an array of distinguished academic and industry leaders to continue forging a pipeline for education and training in the biotechnology field in the Capital Region.

These speakers included Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Jonathan Dordick; NIIMBL | The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals' Kelvin Lee; Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) | BioFabUSA's Richard McFarland; Cornell University's Matt DeLisa; Tufts University's David Kaplan; and Gingko Bioworks' Cynthia Collins, as well as a host of others.

Our CBET Stack Family Center of Biopharmaceutical Education and Training partners annually with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, RPI Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies, Maria College, Center for Economic Growth and University at Albany to bring this event to the community.

Learn more about CBET's role in creating this pipeline at https://www.acphs.edu/cbet/.

11/07/2025

Jacket weather and a hint of swagger! It’s finally Friday, Panthers. 🐾

11/07/2025

ACPHS Open House, Saturday, November 15 at 10 am. Register now! >>https://www.acphs.edu/event/fall-open-house-2/