Category: Faculty
McLeod Forms New Individualized Therapy Institute at UNC
March 15, 2007New Pharmacy Professor Seeks to Match the Medicine to the Patient Howard McLeod, PharmD, wants to help physicians get it right the first time when they select a medicine to treat cancer and other illnesses. He is heading a new research institute at the UNC School of Pharmacy that will find ways to match medicines to the unique makeup of the people needing them. “In cancer and almost every other area of medicine, there are multiple drugs that work,” McLeod says. “But none of them work more than half the time. So when prescribers are faced with choosing what medicine … Read more
Rodgers is New APhA Rep to National Diabetes Program
March 7, 2007Phil Rodgers, PharmD, has been appointed as the APhA representative to the National Diabetes Educational Program. He will serve on both the Steering Committee and the Pharmacy Podiatry, Optometry, and Dental Professionals (PPOD) work group. The National Diabetes Education Program is a federally funded program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and includes over 200 partners at the federal, state, and local levels, working together to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes.
Caiola Appointed to ACPE Continuing Education Commission
February 6, 2007The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education has appointed Steve Caiola, MS, an associate professor at the UNC School of Pharmacy, to its newly established Continuing Pharmacy Education Commission. Caiola, who will serve a three-year term on the CPEC, has been the director of the Postgraduate/Continuing Education Program at the School since July 1998. The ACPE is the national agency in charge of accrediting professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmacy education. The CPEC—a ten-member board—will consist of representatives from ACPE–accredited providers, state boards of pharmacy, practicing pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. The board is responsible for recommending policy … Read more
Rodgers Receives KE Career Achievement Award
January 16, 2007Jo Ellen Rodgers, PharmD, is the 2007 recipient of the Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Career Achievement Award. Rodgers is a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics. “Jo Ellen’s accomplishments reflect so admirably on her, on our organization, and the University as well,” says Nancy Stankiewicz, executive director of Kappa Epsilon. “I believe we all take pride in her achievements and personal integrity. UNC is blessed to have such an asset.” In 2005 Rodgers received the KE National Outstanding Advisor Award for her service to the UNC chapter of the fraternity. Rodgers maintains an active clinical practice … Read more
UNC Spin-off Licenses Technology to Drug Development Company
December 14, 2006Qualyst, a company created based on discoveries made at the UNC School of Pharmacy, announced that Covance Laboratories Inc., has licensed the use of Qualyst’s B-CLEAR® system to provide its pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors with pharmacokinetic services. B-CLEAR® is a sandwich-cultured hepatocyte system for the in vitro assessment and in vivo prediction of critical pharmacokinetic properties, including hepatobiliary disposition, hepatic uptake, hepatic accumulation, biliary clearance and drug transport. B-CLEAR® offers research organizations the ability to generate physiologically-relevant data and enable decision making in critical areas related to hepatic transport and adverse drug interactions, helping to avoid costly drug-development challenges and … Read more
Ferreri One of 40 to Attend Nonprescription Medicines Academy Conference
November 13, 2006Stefanie Ferreri, PharmD, was one of forty-four participants at the ninth annual Nonpresecription Medicines Academy Conference held October 5–7 in Cincinnati. The conference is for college faculty who provide instruction on nonprescription medicines and medical devices. The conference included topics such as education, research, and public health issues. Each participant provided a brief presentation or a poster on an instructional innovation, project or research initiative in the area of nonprescription medicines. Ferreri’s presentation was “Evaluation of Calcium Supplementation in Bisphosphonate Therapy.” Other presentations included “National Curriculum Survey—Status of Instruction of Nonprescription Medicines,” “Future Rx to OTC Switches,” and “Creating Awareness … Read more
Faculty Letter Published in Science Magazine
October 11, 2006Science magazine recently published a letter written by Alan Kozikowski, Bryan Roth, and Alex Tropsha that argues in favor of developing academic drug discovery programs. Tropsha and Roth are faculty at the UNC School of Pharmacy, and Kozikowski is a professor at the University of Chicago. Please click “Why Academic Drug Discovery Makes Sense” to read the full text.
Rezk Honored With Two Prestigious Awards
October 9, 2006Naser Rezk, a research associate in the Clinical Pharmacology and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at the School of Pharmacy, has been honored with two prestigious awards: the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Innovation and the State Employees’ Award for Excellence in Innovation. Rezk is responsible for developing ways to measure drugs and metabolites in biological fluids to answer important questions in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and other diseases. The data he generates are critical to improving patient care. The awards were given in recognition of Rezk’s work in establishing the Clinical Pharmacology and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory’s top ranking in the number of drugs measured and the … Read more
Faculty Mentoring Program Launched with $1 Million Endowment
September 21, 2006The UNC School of Pharmacy has created a new faculty mentoring program—believed to be the first of its kind among the nation’s pharmacy schools—designed to help young faculty succeed by matching them up with experienced mentors both inside and outside the University. The Bill and Karen Campbell Faculty Mentoring Program is supported by revenue generated from the $1 million Bill and Karen Campbell Professorship, which covers mentoring expenses and provides honoraria for the mentors. Supporters of the School and friends of the Campbells created the professorship through the Pharmacy Foundation of North Carolina, Inc. to honor the couple’s long commitment … Read more
Brouwer Honored by the University of Kentucky
September 1, 2006Kim Brouwer, chair of the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the University of Kentucky Outstanding Graduate Program Alumni for the Pharmaceutical Sciences. The goal of this award is to honor graduates of the University of Kentucky in recognition of their accomplishments and contributions to scholarship, education, and research in the pharmaceutical sciences.