Christopher Karch (P2) received the “Most Outstanding Oral Presentation” award at the Des Moines University Research Symposium on Dec. 5 for his work ‘renoprotective effects of metformin in a mouse model of accelerated diabetic nephropathy.’

Chris was mentored in the work by Dr. Shankar Munusamy, CPHS professor of pharmacology, and Kevin Carnevale, MD, from Des Moines University.

— Kaylyn Maher, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences