Nicole Cartwright Kwiek, Ph.D.
Clinical Asst. Prof. in Pharmacology & Medicinal Chemistry
Asst. Director of Educational Outreach
500 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
E-mail: kwiek@pharmacy.ohio-state.edu
Phone: (614) 688-5951, Fax: (614) 688-5952
Education
- PhD Pharmacology, Duke University, Durham, NC 2005
- BS Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH 2000
Areas of Interest
- Pharmacology education
- Community educational outreach
- College/school partnerships
- Innovative science curricula development
I am interested in improving science education through novel curricular and outreach initiatives. Pharmacology topics (i.e., how both medicinal and drugs of abuse work) provide a provocative, relatable platform by which to engage students of all ages in basic science. As such, I teach courses at the college and high school levels in the context of pharmacology, providing both an interesting and tangible connection between science and the “real-world”. My other projects include: (1) forming a novel partnership between local schools and the College of Pharmacy, (2) connecting undergraduate students in the College with the community (i.e. service learning), and (3) developing/evaluating innovative high school science curricula.
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Courses Taught
- Pharmacy 461: Biomedicinal Chemistry. Fundamentals of biological chemistry for the study of pharmaceutical sciences.
- Pharmacy 473: Therapeutic Frontiers. Discussion of recent developments in one or more areas of pharmacology.
- Pharmacy 481: Pharmacology Laboratory. Laboratory experiences in studying the effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action.
- Pharmacy 750: Pharmacology IV. The fourth in a six-course sequence providing a comprehensive study of the therapeutic effects, pharmacodynamics, mechanistic actions, and toxicological effects of important drug classes.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Kwiek NC, Halpin MJ, Reiter JP, Hoeffler LA, and Schwartz-Bloom, RD. Pharmacology in the high school classroom. Science 2007 September 28; 317:1871-2.
Kwiek NC, Thacker DF, Haystead TA. Dual kinase-mediated regulation of PITK by CaMKII and GSK3. Cell Signal. 2007 Mar;19(3):593-9.
Kwiek NC, Thacker DF, Datto MB, Megosh HB, Haystead TA. PITK, a PP1 targeting subunit that modulates the phosphorylation of the transcriptional regulator hnRNP K. Cell Signal. 2006 Oct;18(10):1769-78.
Professional Experience
2007 – present: Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Educational Outreach, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
2005 – 2007: RISE (Raising Interest in Science Education) Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC.
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