Alsberg Fellow Chosen for Interdisciplinary Scholar Award

Partnership for Safe Medicines Carl L. Alsberg, MD, Fellow, Timothy Mackey, UCSD PhD student and senior research associate, has been awarded one of four Interdisciplinary Scholar Awards at University of California San Diego’s university-wide competition.

Partnership for Safe Medicines Carl L. Alsberg, MD, Fellow, Timothy Mackey, UCSD PhD student and senior research associate, has been awarded one of four Interdisciplinary Scholar Awards at University of California San Diego’s university-wide competition.  He was awarded the accolade for his work on illicit online drug sellers and social media which he presented during the award ceremony in a speech entitled, “Risks Assessment of Social Media Advertising for Illicit Online Pharmacies.”

He is the co-author of a number of research articles on online media and medication. With Dr. Bryan Liang, he has written Online Availability And Safety Of Drugs In Shortage: A Descriptive Study Of Internet Vendor Characteristics, Direct-To-Consumer Advertising With Interactive Internet Media, Prevalence And Global Health Implications Of Social Media In Direct-To-Consumer Drug Advertising, Vaccine Shortages And Suspect Online Pharmacy Sellers, Promoting Online Drug Safety: Using Public–Private Partnerships To Deter Illicit Online Drug Sales.

Congratulations Tim!