Robert Sylvester, professor of pharmacy practice, traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in February to present research at the fifth International Conference on Drug Discovery and Therapy.

He presented the poster, “Effect of mannitol on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity,” at the Dubai Women’s College. Sylvester co-wrote the poster with Michelle McKay and Samantha Seelig, both PharmD ’12 graduates from NDSU’s College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences.

The conference features lectures and poster presentations by academia and industry leaders. For more information on the conference, visit www.icddt.com/index.php. 

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