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Medicinal Chemistry News
![A photo of Nicole, Nan, and Conrad](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-08/summer_23_grads.jpg)
Nicole Mai Bentz, Nan Wang, and Conrad Fihn each successfully defended their PhD thesis this summer to become our program's most recent graduates.
![Kelsey Holdaway](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-08/kelsey_holdaway.jpeg)
Holdaway received the Dr. Paul B. Myrdal Memorial Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE).
![Dr. Philip S. Portoghese's headshot](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-07/portoghese.jpeg)
The Medicinal Chemistry Department celebrates and honors Dr. Phillip S. Portoghese as he retires from the University after 62 years of exemplary teaching, research, and service.
![Robert Vince wearing Weaver Medal](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-08/vince-weaver-medal-2023.jpg)
Robert Vince, PhD, director of the Center for Drug Design at the University of Minnesota, has been selected as the 2022 Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal recipient.