  {"id":45609,"date":"2016-05-03T15:01:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T01:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=45609"},"modified":"2020-03-06T13:30:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T23:30:56","slug":"uh-hilo-pharmacy-to-award-historic-phd-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/05\/03\/uh-hilo-pharmacy-to-award-historic-phd-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo pharmacy to award historic <abbr title=\"Doctor of Philosophy\">PhD<\/abbr> degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_45611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45611\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hilo-pharmacy-sang-nyon-youngren-ortiz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"540\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hilo-pharmacy-sang-nyon-youngren-ortiz.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hilo-pharmacy-sang-nyon-youngren-ortiz-96x260.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayuramas &ldquo;Jan&rdquo; Sang-ngern, top, and Susanne R. Youngren-Ortiz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first two students&#8212;<strong>Mayuramas &ldquo;Jan&rdquo; Sang-ngern<\/strong>  and <strong>Susanne R. Youngren-Ortiz<\/strong>&#8212;in the Pacific region to earn a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences are taking part in the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at Hilo spring commencement on May 14, 9 <abbr title=\"before noon\">a.m.<\/abbr> at Edith Kanaka&#699;ole Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The students are part of the inaugural group of seven students who began work on their <abbr title=\"Doctor of Philosophy\">PhD<\/abbr> at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy in the fall of 2011. The doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences is the first program of this type to be offered by the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>, and the only program of this nature to be offered in the state of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and the Pacific region. <\/p>\n<h2>More on Mayuramas &ldquo;Jan&rdquo; Sang-ngern<\/h2>\n<p>Sang-ngern, who is originally from Thailand, came to <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in chemistry from Rajabaht Suratthanee University, Thailand and a master&#8217;s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry and phytochemistry from Mahidol University, Thailand. Her major professor is <strong>Leng Chee Chang<\/strong>. She received a full scholarship from The Office of the Civil Service Commission in the Thai Royal Government. After graduating, she will work as a lecturer at the School of Cosmetic Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn more about her dissertation&#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/news\/stories\/2016\/03\/30\/oral-defense-presentations\/\"><em>Evaluation of Natural Products Derived From Physalis Peruviana (Poha) as Potential Anticancer Agents<\/em><\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More on Susanne R. Youngren-Ortiz <\/h2>\n<p>Youngren-Ortiz is from Merrillville, Indiana. She received a bachelor&#8217;s degree in pharmaceutical sciences with specialization in industrial and physical pharmacy and minors in both statistics and chemistry from Purdue University&#8217;s College of Pharmacy. Her major professors are <strong>Mahavir Chougule<\/strong> and <strong>Kenneth Morris<\/strong>. She hopes to work as a research and development formulation scientist within the pharmaceutical industry and gain more experience in the area of pharmaceutical inhalable aerosols and their <abbr title=\"Food and Drug Administration\">FDA<\/abbr> regulations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn more about her dissertation&#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/news\/stories\/2016\/03\/30\/oral-defense-presentations\/\"><em>Development and Evaluation of <abbr title=\"Small interfering ribonucleic acid\">siRNA<\/abbr> Loaded Gelatin Nanocarriers for the Treatment of Asthma<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8212;By Alyson Kakugawa-Leong<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayuramas &ldquo;Jan&rdquo; Sang-ngern and Susanne R. 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