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Class of 2022 pursues residencies, fellowships across nation
June 10, 2022Did you know? Our graduating Class of 2022 matched at 79 residency sites across 23 states, and 14 fellowship sites in eight states. Together, we are preparing leaders and innovators to solve the world’s most pressing health care challenges.
Professor Craig Lee named chair of Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
June 8, 2022Professor Craig R. Lee, Pharm.D., Ph.D., has been named the new Chair of the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics (DPET) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, effective August 1, 2022. Lee is currently a professor and the vice chair for research and graduate education in DPET. He is an alumnus of the School’s Pharm.D. and Ph.D. programs, is a licensed pharmacist in North Carolina, and is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the American Heart Association. Since initiation of his faculty appointment in 2006, Lee has established a highly collaborative and translational research program … Read more
PharmD candidate aims to advance patient healthcare in space, receives scholarship from Aerospace Medical Association
June 3, 2022Tom Diaz is fascinated by space. The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. student is specifically curious about the thought of medicine in space. His mind is often pondering how medication dosing may be different for astronauts, and how medications may be altered in little gravity. “It fascinates me that human physiology is significantly altered in a microgravity environment. Most aspects of pharmacology are altered in this unique environment, including medication absorption, distribution, and possibly even elimination,” Diaz said. “There are also other stressors in a space environment that may have debilitating effects on astronauts, such as radiation on the … Read more
Research in Education and Practice Symposium combines 250 attendees to evaluate research, collaborate
June 1, 2022More than 250 individuals, including pharmacy residents, fellows, graduate students, preceptors, residency program directors and faculty members, attended the 2022 Research in Education and Practice Symposium (REPS). The ninth annual event held May 16-17, at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Kerr Hall, gave trainees the chance to receive high-level feedback on their work and to also network with other practitioners across the southeast. “After two years in a virtual environment due to COVID-19, we were delighted to convene in-person where we could network and collaborate to continue advancing the field of pharmacy,” said Stephen Eckel, Pharm.D., M.H.A., who leads … Read more
Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics faculty members receive Controlled Release Society Awards, recognition
May 27, 2022Three members of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics (DPMP) faculty are recipients of Controlled Release Society Awards. Kristy Ainslie, Ph.D. and Leaf Huang, Ph.D., were honored with the Society’s College of Fellows Award. The distinction recognizes exceptional individuals in the field of controlled release who have made outstanding sustained contributions to science and technology. “It’s an honor to be included among all these amazing and accomplished scientists and engineers. This accomplishment could not have been achieved without the help of my outstanding students, post doc, lab staff, and colleagues,” Ainslie said. Ainslie is … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill receives $65M from NIH for antiviral drug development center
May 20, 2022The new center will develop antivirals that could combat future pandemic-level viruses The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health awarded the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health a $65 million grant establishing an Antiviral Drug Discovery Center to develop oral antivirals that can combat pandemic-level viruses like COVID-19. The center builds upon and is tightly affiliated with UNC’s Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative. The READDI-AViDD Center, one of nine established by the NIH, is an integrated public-private partnership with a renowned, interdisciplinary research … Read more
Pharm.D. Research and Scholarship in Pharmacy students present research to peers, faculty
May 18, 2022Third-year Pharm.D. students in the Research and Scholarship in Pharmacy (RASP) pathway presented their research findings to peers, faculty and staff members of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy on April 22. This year, the School also welcomed Dianne Kapherr, a ’84 alumna, to view the student presentations. RASP is a longitudinal, selective pathway within the Doctor of Pharmacy elective curriculum that is built around a mentored, in-depth, scholarly project where each student frames an answerable question with a faculty mentor, generates and interprets relevant data, and communicates their findings. The poster presentation simulated what students would experience at a professional meeting and served as … Read more
School creates early assurance program partnership with University of North Carolina Asheville
May 13, 2022Enrolled and incoming University of North Carolina Asheville (UNCA) students who express interest in pursuing a doctoral degree in pharmacy may now be eligible for assured admission to the Pharm.D. program at the University of North Carolina’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy. An Early Assurance Program (EAP) partnership between the two institutions was signed in March. This will be the fourth early assurance partnership agreement the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has established in North Carolina as it works to prepare the next generation of pharmacy leaders. This program offers early assurance of admission into the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s … Read more
Ph.D. student Rebeca Stiepel receives School’s 2022 Kathryne A. Brewington Graduate Research Award
May 11, 2022Ph.D. student Rebeca Stiepel is the 2022 recipient of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Kathryne A. Brewington Graduate Research Award. The School presents the award annually to the most outstanding doctoral student in pharmaceutical sciences in honor of the late Katherine Brewington’s commitment to public service and higher education. Brewington passed away while pursuing her doctoral degree at the School. Stiepel studies in the School’s Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics under advisor Kristy Ainslie, Ph.D. “I am truly honored and thankful to be receiving this award. I really appreciate all of the support I’ve had from my colleagues … Read more
Kimberly Sanders, PharmD receives UNC’s inaugural Julie S. Byerley Interprofessional Faculty Award
May 6, 2022UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy faculty member Kimberly Sanders, Pharm.D., is the inaugural recipient of UNC’s Dr. Julie Byerley Award for Faculty Excellence in Interprofessional Education and Practice. The newly established award honors faculty who merit recognition for significantly contributing to the advancement of interprofessional education and practice by developing intentional opportunities for students to “learn from, with, and about each other to advance health.” During her time at Carolina, Dr. Byerley had a tremendous impact on health professions education, establishing the interprofessional education and practice committee that would ultimately become the foundational framework for the Office of Interprofessional Education … Read more