Faculty
Dhiren R Thakker, PhD
Associate Dean for Economic Development and International Partnerships
Ferguson Distinguished Professor, Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
Email: dhiren_thakker@unc.edu
Research Interests
Mechanisms of drug transport; structure-transport relationships; prodrug strategies for tumor-targeting; metabolism of drugs and xenobiotics; delivery and disposition of macromolecules.
Ruth Everett, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
Email: Ruth_everett@unc.edu
Research Background and Interests
Ruth received her BS from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, India, and her MS in Zoology from Bangalore University, India. Dr. Everett worked for several years as a lecturer and Head of the Department of Zoology at Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore. She received her Ph.D. in Animal Science from Purdue University and her postdoctoral training at Duke University Medical Center in the Department of Pediatric Medical Genetics. After gaining experience in cell and molecular biology at the Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center at UNC, Chapel Hill, and at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Department of Pulmonary Medicine) as a Research Instructor, Dr. Everett joined the laboratory of Dr. Dhiren Thakker (initially as a visiting scholar) as research faculty.
Dr. Everett’s research interests are in the areas of metformin intestinal absorption/transport mechanisms and anticancer activities, and in the modulation of tight junctions for enhanced drug delivery.
