Mayer Named 2011 Outstanding Pharmaceutical Sciences Alum

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 11, 2011) − Phil Mayer, who received both his bachelor’s and doctorate from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, has been selected as the 2011 University of Kentucky Outstanding Graduate Program Alumni for the Pharmaceutical Sciences.

He will be honored at the annual Symposium on Drug Discovery and Development, hosted at the UK College of Pharmacy, on Oct. 13.
 

“Indeed, this is a special honor,” said Mayer. “I have many fond memories of the University of Kentucky and the students and faculty that I encountered along the way. This is an award I will always treasure.”
 

The award is presented as part of the College’s annual Symposium on Drug Discovery and Development. In addition to Mayer’s presentation, students, faculty and staff from throughout the campus community also will have the opportunity to hear from two renowned experts in the research field. Alan Brogden, a faculty member at the University of Iowa Department of Periodontics and Dows Institute for Dental Research, and F. Ivy Carroll, a researcher at Research Triangle Institute in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, will speak.
 

Mayer received his doctoral degree in pharmaceutical sciences from UK in 1981. He then went on to serve on the faculty at the Purdue University School of Pharmacy, before joining the pharmaceutical industry in 1987. He was manager of Pharmacokinetics/Drug Metabolism at Alcon Laboratories and department head of Pharmacokinetics Research at Lederle Laboratories. He came to Wyeth through a corporate merger in 1995 and recently retired as assistant vice president of clinical pharmacology from Pfizer. Mayer is the author or co-author of more than 50 journal manuscripts and book chapters. 
 

Mayer is currently president of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and has previously served as AAPS treasurer and chair of the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism Section of AAPS.
 

“Dr. Mayer is most deserving of this award,” said Dean Tim Tracy. “He has represented his alma mater very well over the years, and we are proud to say he is one of ours.”
 

Established in 2006, the goal of the award is to honor graduates of the program in recognition of their accomplishments and contributions to scholarship, education and research in the pharmaceutical sciences.

Media Contact: Ann Blackford at (859) 323-6442 or ann.blackford@uky.edu