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Outstanding Scholar Award Presented to Dr. Vickram Ramkumar

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Vickram Ramkumar Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology, was awarded the Outstanding Scholar Award at the College Level of Southern Illinois University in 2019.  Dr. Ramkumar joins the ranks of several other Pharmacology Department faculty who received Outstanding Scholar awards for excellence in both Research and Teaching in previous years.  

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