Category: Featured
Delesha Carpenter promoted to full professor
April 17, 2024Delesha Carpenter, Ph.D., has been promoted to full professor in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy (DPOP) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She is also the executive vice chair of DPOP and the director of the Rural Research Alliance for Community Pharmacies (RURAL-CP). “As a first-generation college student, becoming a full professor feels a bit surreal,” said Carpenter. “The best part was sharing the news with my parents and watching their faces light up. They’re so proud. I didn’t think something like this was possible when I was younger, so my goal now is to encourage other … Read more
Developing new ways to treat heart attacks without surgery
April 15, 2024According to Professor Juliane Nguyen, Ph.D., although cardiovascular disease is still the number one cause of death world-wide, the way heart attacks are treated hasn’t changed much in the last 20 years. With a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Project Grant Program (R01), her lab will take the next steps toward developing a new therapy that could impact the way all heart attack patients are treated. “Effective delivery of therapeutics to the heart is quite challenging. When we inject therapeutics, they typically disperse throughout the entire body. However, the heart is small and receives … Read more
School maintains No. 7 spot in QS World University Rankings
April 11, 2024The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is ranked No. 7 for the third year in a row in the 2024 QS World University Rankings for the Best World Universities in Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Among pharmacy schools, the School ranks third globally. The 2024 rankings also included the School’s PharmAlliance partners, Monash University as No. 2 and University College London as No. 4. The QS World University Rankings by Subject are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject. The pharmacy and pharmacology list includes 360 universities. Five components are used to establish the rankings, including academic reputation, employer … Read more
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is the No. 1 Pharmacy School in the Nation
April 9, 2024The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is once again the No.1 pharmacy school in the country. This is the third time in a row the School has been ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings are based on a survey of peers from accredited pharmacy schools across the country and are published every four years. “I am so proud to be part of a School that relentlessly pursues excellence in education, research, practice and innovation,” said Angela Kashuba, Dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. “This accomplishment is a testament to the unwavering dedication of … Read more
Roy Zwahlen receives the 2024 Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award
April 8, 2024At first glance, working in strategy may not seem to be directly related to public service, but Roy Zwahlen, J.D., is using his role at Eshelman Innovation and the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy to change lives across North Carolina. Zwahlen, Chief Strategy Officer for Eshelman Innovation and Associate Dean for Strategic Partnerships and Risk Management at the School, was selected for the 2024 Robert E. Bryan Public Service Award for his work in translating innovation into real products and services that impact patients in our communities. As someone from a long line of military veterans, including World Wars I … Read more
Juliane Nguyen inducted into the prestigious AIMBE College of Fellows
April 5, 2024The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows inducted UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Professor Juliane Nguyen, Ph.D., for outstanding contributions focused on the development of complex biologics for cancer and cardiovascular treatments. “As a first-generation college student and scientist, I see this as a remarkable opportunity not only to give back but also to play a pivotal role in shaping and mentoring the next generation,” said Nguyen, vice chair of the Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics (DPMP). The AIMBE Fellows represent the top 2% of medical and biological engineers. They include the most accomplished … Read more
Kim Brouwer receives 2024 ASCPT Rawls-Palmer Progress in Medicine Award
April 3, 2024The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) selected UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Associate Dean Kim Brouwer, Pharm.D., Ph.D., as the recipient of the 2024 Rawls-Palmer Progress in Medicine Award. “It is a tremendous honor to receive this prestigious award, and I am truly grateful to all the students, postdoctoral scholars and our collaborators who have worked tirelessly to translate our scientific discoveries to advance drug development and improve patient care,” said Brouwer, the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics. “The wonderful environment that Carolina and the School have provided … Read more
Research shines spotlight on preventing Alzheimer’s disease in women
April 1, 2024According to the Alzheimer’s Association, of the more than 6 million Americans over age 65 with Alzheimer’s disease, almost 4 million are women. Amanda Seyerle, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, is hoping to help change that thanks to a three-year grant from the Alzheimer’s Association. Seyerle plans to use the nearly $200,000 grant to determine the metabolomic and genetic markers a woman needs to utilize hormone replacement therapy (HRT) effectively for the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. Medicines that include female hormones, like estrogen, may decrease the risk for Alzheimer’s disease but may increase risk … Read more
Faculty member receives AACP Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award
March 27, 2024Associate Professor Jacqueline (Jacqui) McLaughlin, Ph.D., has been named one of two 2024 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Distinguished Teaching Scholars, recognizing her excellence in scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning. “AACP is a global leader in pharmacy education, so to be reviewed and recognized as distinguished is a real honor,” she said. This award is in addition to the AACP Emerging Teaching Scholar Award that McLaughlin received in 2017. What differentiates someone from emerging to distinguished is engagement in activities that support the institutional advancement of scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and … Read more
Professor works to build HIV pharmacology data sharing service
March 25, 2024Assistant Professor Mackenzie Cottrell, Pharm.D., M.S, co-director of the UNC Center for AIDS Research Clinical Pharmacology and Analytical Chemistry Core, was awarded $2.5 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The five-year grant will fund the creation of a searchable data portal called the HIV Pharmacology Data Repository. “Our charge, as part of this core facility, is to help investigators at Carolina and other institutions who are working in the HIV space with any clinical pharmacology needs, so we run a lot of samples to measure drug concentrations,” … Read more