Category: Featured News
Benyam Muluneh moved to tenure-track in DPET
August 28, 2024Benyam Muluneh, PharmD ‘10, assistant professor in the Division of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (DPET) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has moved to a tenure-track position. “Moving to the tenure-track is really a culmination of the investment that my mentors and collaborators have made to my development from a clinician to a researcher,” said Muluneh. “I am grateful to be in a position to work with diverse teams here in North Carolina and across the world to develop innovative and sustainable solutions for the delivery of cancer care.” Muluneh received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the School in … Read more
Student leaders serve as national president and vice president for SNPhA
August 27, 2024The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has strong ties to the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA). Fourth year PharmD candidates, Tazche Turner and Ashley Addison, were recently elected as SNPhA’s national president and vice president, respectively. The purpose of SNPhA is to plan, organize, coordinate, and execute programs that improve the health, educational, and social environment of minority communities. Both Turner and Addison have been involved with the organization since their first year at the School. “Coming into pharmacy school, I always knew that I wanted to join SNPhA,” said Turner. “Its mission is to serve the underserved and … Read more
Get to know the Class of 2028
August 26, 2024The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is excited to welcome the PharmD Class of 2028! One hundred and fifty students are beginning their journey to become leaders and innovators in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Read below to get to know a couple of our incoming students. Q&A with PharmD candidates Catie McGrath (CM) and Tevin Williams (TW): Question: Tell me where you’re from and your educational background. CM: I am from Wayne, New Jersey and completed my undergrad degree at DeSales University, a small college in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. I completed a dual degree in biology and chemistry, and … Read more
New PhD student arrives as an NSF Fellow
August 21, 2024Abbey Oliver is joining the PhD program at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and it already feels like coming home. Having grown up in Cary and Charlotte, returning to the Triangle area after finishing her undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is comforting. “This very much feels like home to me, and I’m very happy to be back in this area,” she said. Not only is Oliver joining the School, but she’s joining as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow. This is the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, and it … Read more
Working to help improve health outcomes, address substance misuse in the Lumbee Tribe
August 20, 2024The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is one of the largest tribes in the Eastern United States. Their tribal homeland is in Robeson, Hoke, and Scotland counties. These areas are impacted by persistent poverty and other adverse social determinates of health. According to the County Health Rankings, Robeson county ranks last among the state’s 100 counties in health outcomes. To improve these outcomes and build upon the previous work done in the Lumbee Tribe and across the state, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Ronny Bell, PhD, and Delesha Carpenter, PhD, will join a multi-disciplinary group that will utilize existing … Read more
From beginning to end, career services supports students
August 14, 2024Career services, housed in the office of student affairs at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is there for students from orientation to graduation and six months beyond as they settle into whatever is next. “Next” for PharmD graduates can look quite different from student to student – full-time jobs, residency, and fellowships; plus, the internships and part-time jobs they experience along the way. However, the journey to get there is supported by the career services team – Sarah Pankracij, director of experiential student and career services, and Steph Olson, career services coordinator. “We provide wrap-around support for students on … Read more
Summer program prepares future PharmD students
August 13, 2024This summer, the McKesson Foundation Leading Excellence, Advancing Diversity (LEAD) team hosted 27 college students for the first Emerging Students of Pharmacy overnight program at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. LEAD aims to build a pharmacy workforce that provides empathetic, high-quality, accessible care for all patients. This program was made possible by a grant from the McKesson Foundation. The goal was to have students fully immersed in the PharmD program and leave with a greater sense of what they can accomplish within the various pathways of pharmacy. “We wanted students to gain knowledge of the preparation needed to pursue … Read more
School creates new financial aid role
August 7, 2024Mia Register is excited to start her journey as UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s senior assistant director of financial aid. This new role was created in partnership with the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid and the UNC Adams School of Dentistry (ASOD). Register will split her time equally between the School and ASOD. “I’ve been able to hit the ground running since starting in May, and I’m looking forward to all students being back on campus,” she said. New student orientations have taken place, and Register is busy connecting with students and sharing information about her new position so … Read more
Ph.D. student is the first health economics and outcomes research predoctoral fellow at Novo Nordisk
July 31, 2024Angelo Navas, third-year Ph.D. student at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, became passionate about health care as a child in Peru. His first memory of receiving care was due to a traumatic accident that almost took his life. “I still remember the look of dedication the doctor had as she did my stitches,” he said. “I grew up thinking, if they can do this even with limited resources in an area of poverty, I would like to be involved in any capacity in health care to improve access to better resources.” This passion led Navas to pursue research on … Read more
Work to reduce overdoses is personal for one researcher
July 29, 2024“Naloxone saves lives,” said Grace Marley, Pharm.D. ‘23, research assistant professor in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy (DPOP) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The drug, naloxone, is a medication that acts quickly to reverse opioid overdoses and restore breathing. Opioid overdoses are a major public health concern in the U.S. and caused nearly 83,000 deaths in 2022. Marley, first author on a recently published paper in JAMA Health Forum, is passionate about the opioid epidemic and helping pharmacists reduce overdose harm. The experience of losing her brother three years ago to substance use disorder drives her … Read more