Blaesing
will work as an associate scientist in Analytical Development at Wyeth’s
Research Triangle Park (RTP) location. He hopes to return to
Campbell in the fall to pursue a
Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
provides educational assistance to full-time employees who seek further
education.
“This is an
excellent example of the quality of
Campbell’s BSPS Program,” said Dr.
Ronald Maddox, dean of the Campbell University School of Pharmacy, about
Blaesing’s position. “Our program works hard to prepare graduates for
immediate employment in the rapidly growing pharmaceutical/biotechnology
industry.”
Blaesing is
proud of the education he has received and feels ready to test the
career skills he has developed. “I thought
Campbell’s Pharmaceutical Sciences
program was excellent,” he said. “It effectively covered every facet of
the pharmaceutical industry.”
As a
student, Blaesing has served as president of
Campbell’s chapter of the International
Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering, a professional organization that
seeks to bring together professionals in the life sciences as a means of
improving the pharmaceutical industry. In November of 2003, Blaesing won
the ISPE’s International Student Poster Competition.
This year
Blaesing also completed an internship at GlaxoSmithKline in
Research Triangle Park,
investigating potential drug-drug interactions with GlaxoSmithKline’s new
compounds.
Blaesing is
the son of Jimmie and Lori Griffin of
Fuquay-Varina, NC. He plans to marry
Erin McCoy, a senior elementary education major at Campbell, in mid-May.
“The BSPS
degree is ideal for prospective students pursuing a first career or for
older individuals who are looking for “retraining” to move into a new or
more stable career,” Maddox said of the Pharmaceutical Sciences
curriculum. “North
Carolina has one of the largest concentrations of
pharmaceutical/biotechnology industries in the United States that serve
as state-of-the-art training sites to Campbell’s students.”
The
employment of BSPS graduates is phenomenal, with more than 95 percent of
graduates being employed within the first weeks after graduation
For further
information about
Campbell’s Pharmaceutical Sciences program, call 1-800-334-4111, ext.
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