Faculty  | bob_blouin@unc.edu
Dean
Vaughn and Nancy Bryson Distinguished Professor Research Interest Effects of disease (infectious disease and trauma) on altered physiologic states (i.e., aging and obesity) and the expression and regulation of drug metabolizing enzymes (i.e., cytochrome P450, glucuronosul transferase, and glutathione transferase). |  | m_j_cho@unc.edu
Associate Professor Research Interest Targeted delivery of nucleic acids and proteins by means of synthetic or endogenous drug carriers | 
| ahickey@unc.edu
Professor Research Interests Microparticulate drug delivery systems; pharmaceutical aerosols |  | leafh@unc.edu
Division Chair
Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor Research Interests Development of non-viral vectors for gene (including oligonucleotides) therapy; receptor mediated drug and vaccine targeting using self-assembled nanoparticles.
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| mjay@email.unc.edu
Professor The application of pharmaceutical approaches to solve problems related to nuclear imaging and therapy, and the use of radioanalytical approaches to solve problems encountered in the development of novel formulations and drug delivery systems. |  | arjay@med.unc.edu
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Boshamer Distinguished Professor, School of Pharmacy and
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine (joint appointment) Research Interests Regulation of signal transduction and cell growth by integrin-mediated cell adhesion, therapeutic drug design and delivery.
|  | richard_kowalsky@unc.edu
Associate Professor Research Interests Preparation, stability and clinical research applications of radiopharmaceuticals. Dr. Kowalsky also manages the nuclear pharmacy lab in nuclear medicine at UNC Hospitals.
|  | mumper@email.unc.edu
John A McNeill Distinguished Professor
Director, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery Research Interests 1) Nanotemplate engineering of nano-based detection devices and cell-specific nanoparticles for tumor and dendritic cell targeting and vaccines; 2) biocompatibility, hemocompatibility, and toxicology of nanoparticles and nanomaterials; 3) antibody-drug or metal chelator conjugates; 4) mucoadhesive gels and thin-films for (trans)mucosal delivery of drugs, vaccines, and microbicides; 5) anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties of berries and berry extracts.
|  | pcs@email.unc.edu
Associate Professor Research Interests Correlating pharmacokinetics and metabolism of drugs with their pharmacodynamics and toxicity. Research efforts in this area include in vitro studies and in vivo animal experiments aimed at understanding mechanisms of processes that influence drug disposition and toxicity. |  | dhiren_thakker@unc.edu
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Ferguson Distinguished Professor Research Interests Mechanisms of drug transport; structure-transport relationships; prodrug strategies for tumor-targeting; metabolism of drugs and xenobiotics; delivery and disposition of macromolecules | Joint Faculty Adjunct Faculty | | Cosette Serabjit-Singh cosette.j.serabjit-singh@gsk.com
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