Category: News
Part of the Pharmily: Paul Alebrande
August 14, 2023It was a long road for Paul Alebrande to get to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, but looking back it all makes sense. He was born in Romania and adopted by a family from Long Island, New York. He stayed in the area for college and graduated from St. Joseph’s University New York in May 2023 with a degree in chemistry and a double minor in biology and music. “Throughout my life I’d always said that I wanted to become a physician,” said Alebrande, Pharm.D. candidate class of 2027, but his family encouraged him to consider pharmacy school because … Read more
Owen Fenton receives NIH award to help fund research to treat skin cancer
August 9, 2023Owen Fenton, Ph.D. received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Trailblazer R21 Award. He will receive a total of $601,122 over three years for his project focused on developing new medicines to treat skin cancer that are safer and more effective than current therapies. This project will be conducted in collaboration with co-investigator Stergios Moschos, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the UNC School of Medicine. “My group focuses broadly within the field of genetic medicine, with a particular focus on developing mRNA therapies for the treatment of disease. We are excited to receive this award which will enable us … Read more
Transforming community-based pharmacy practice
August 8, 2023The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy hosted a roundtable in Aurora, Colorado on July 21 with a focus on transforming community-based pharmacy practice. The Community-Based Pharmacy Practice Roundtable was supported in part by Walgreens and led by Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., BCACP, FAPhA, chair of the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. It brought together the Pharmacy Deans Research Group (PDRG), representing the top 25 R1 pharmacy schools in the U.S., CEO Deans, community-based practice leads, Academia Community Transformation Pharmacy Collaborative Champions and Walgreens to explore challenges and opportunities within community-based pharmacy. “I … Read more
Part of the Pharmily: Min Jiang
August 7, 2023When Min Jiang applied to Carolina, she was set on pursuing a business degree. That all changed when her grandfather came to live with her family as he was aging. Soon after, her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. “All of a sudden, our lives were full of different medications. I learned that medications are a big part of life—people get older and diseases happen. Understanding how it all works is important,” said Jiang, Pharm.D. candidate class of 2027 from Charlotte, North Carolina. These experiences piqued her interest in pharmacy and attending the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy became her … Read more
Fall 2023 Orientation Week
August 4, 2023It’s orientation week for Pharm.D. students at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and they’re being welcomed with open arms and five days of events and activities. The first orientation event, held on August 1, was a dinner on the lawn outside Kerr Hall for students to start building connections at the School. This year the Connections Welcome Dinner was co-sponsored by Walgreens. “I hope that the incoming class takes the time to get to know their fellow peers, older students and faculty during this week. Orientation provides a great opportunity to put your best foot forward, and, as we … Read more
Meet the Class of 2027
August 2, 2023A new school year is starting, which means the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is welcoming a new group of outstanding students. The class of 2027 includes 151 students who hail from 28 of the 50 states plus Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, China and Canada. The incoming students are more than just a number. From former athletes and veterans to pharmacy technicians and volunteer firefighters, each one brings unique experiences and talents to the School. They have a passion for pharmacy and are ready to begin Advancing Medicine for Life. Throughout the month of … Read more
Eshelman Institute for Innovation establishes research collaboration with Aston University
August 1, 2023As part of a new collaboration, the Eshelman Institute for Innovation (EII), within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, will work with Aston University in the U.K. on a three-year project focused on preventing damage caused by swelling of the central nervous system (CNS). The EII was established in 2014 with a $100 million commitment from Fred Eshelman, Pharm.D, and provides translational grant funding to Carolina faculty for therapeutic research focused on oncology, infectious disease, and neuroscience (including rare diseases); however, the EII welcomes ideas for devices and diagnostics, and other therapeutic areas and services. Through their grant mechanism, the … Read more
Juliane Nguyen promoted to full professor and honored with Controlled Release Society Award
July 31, 2023Juliane Nguyen, Ph.D., has been promoted to full professor in the Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics (DPMP) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy where she also serves as vice chair and director of graduate admissions. “I’m grateful for this promotion, and I truly believe it’s a testament to the incredible efforts of the outstanding students, postdocs and collaborators I’ve had the privilege of working with at Carolina and the University at Buffalo. I’m excited to continue our work to create safer and more effective treatment options for patients, ultimately enhancing their quality of life,” said Nguyen. Nguyen is … Read more
Shawn Hingtgen promoted to full professor
July 31, 2023Shawn Hingtgen, Ph.D., has been promoted to full professor in the Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics (DPMP) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He holds a joint appointment as an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the UNC School of Medicine. “Being promoted to full professor is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication to the profession. It speaks to the truly amazing team and family around me that enabled this to happen. It means that I can keep innovating and translating new discoveries that have the potential to improve the lives of cancer … Read more
Global inspiration leads to presentation at AACP
July 26, 2023Isabel Cheng, Pharm.D. candidate Class of 2024, started as a student at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy during the pandemic in 2020, which ended up being the inspiration for her research on vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy has always been present but became even more evident during COVID-19 and led to Cheng expanding a vaccine champion curriculum from the University College London (UCL) to Carolina. Cheng discovered the vaccine champion curriculum at UCL when she was vice president of PharmAlliance in early 2021. PharmAlliance is a partnership between the School, UCL and Monash University in Australia. After hearing about the … Read more