Category: Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
Pharmacy Grad Students Prevail in UNC Three Minute Thesis Competition
November 2, 2017Katelyn Arnold, a graduate student in the Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, won first place in this year’s Three Minute Thesis competition hosted by the UNC Graduate School on Nov. 1. Aaron Devanathan, Pharm.D., a graduate student in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, received the People’s Choice Award. Arnold received a prize of $1,000 and will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2018 regional Three Minute Thesis competition. Arnold graduated in May 2015 with a B.S. in medicinal pharmaceutical chemistry from the University of Dayton. She works in the lab of … Read more
PharmSci 2017 Conference – Pharmacy in the Era of Precision Medicine: From Discovery to Implementation
October 16, 2017The Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics organized and hosted The Eleventh Annual Chapel Hill Pharmaceutical Science Conference on May 18-19, titled, “Pharmacy in the Era of Precision Medicine: From Discovery to Implementation.” The conference focused on various aspects of precision medicine, including the use of pharmacogenomics, novel pharmacologic and phenotypic approaches, quantitative clinical pharmacology in drug-treatment individualization and implementation of precision-medicine findings. Over 200 people gathered in Chapel Hill to discuss key aspects of precision therapy. Experts from various pharmaceutical disciplines engaged researchers, educators and professionals in topics that ranged from drug development to implementation. Session topics included: Session … Read more
Williams, Campbell Appointed to BPS Specialty Council
August 16, 2017Associate Professor Dennis Williams, Pharm.D., and Assistant Professor of Clinical Education Kristen Campbell, Pharm.D., were appointed to the Board of Pharmacy Specialists Specialty Council. The council appointed only 27 pharmacists out of the more than 100 who applied. Williams is vice chair for professional education and practice in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics. Campbell is member of the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education and a clinical pharmacist at Duke University Hospital. The BPS Specialty Councils recommend the BPS standards for certification and recertification of pharmacists in the specialty, develop and administer examinations for certification and recertification … Read more
DPET Grad Student Srinivas Wins International Prize for HIV Research
July 26, 2017Nithya Srinivas, a graduate student at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is the recipient of the IAS/ANRS Lange-van Tongeren Prize for Young Investigators in the clinical sciences track from the International AIDS Society and the France Recherche Nord & Sud Sida-HIV Hépatites. Srinivas is a fourth-year student in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics. She is a member of the UNC Graduate School’s Royster Society of Fellows. Her adviser is Angela Kashuba, Pharm.D., DPET chair and the John and Deborah McNeill, Jr. Distinguished Professor at the School. The four Lange-van Tongeren Prizes are $2,000 awards that support young … Read more
Mosedale Awarded Regulatory Science Award from Burroughs Wellcome Fund
July 20, 2017Merrie Mosedale, Ph.D., has been selected as one of five recipients of the 2017 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Innovation in Regulatory Science Award. The award provides $500,000 over five years for research into new methodologies and innovative approaches in regulatory science. Mosedale’s research proposal is titled, “Development of an In Vitro Platform for the Evaluation of Genetic Susceptibility Factors Associated with Adverse Drug Response.” William Valdar, Ph.D., associate professor of genetics at the UNC School of Medicine, is a co-investigator on it. “The funding will allow me to pursue an exciting and truly novel area of research focused on incorporating genetics … Read more
Rodgers Honored with ACCP Clinical Practice Award
July 10, 2017Jo Ellen Rodgers, Pharm.D., has been named the recipient of the 2017 Clinical Practice Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Rodgers is a clinical associate professor and associate director of clinical fellowship programs in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The ACCP Clinical Practice Award recognizes an ACCP member who has developed an innovative clinical pharmacy service, provided innovative documentation of the impact of clinical pharmacy services, provided leadership in the development of cost-effective clinical pharmacy services or shown sustained excellence in providing clinical pharmacy services. Rodgers is the first … Read more
Students Select 2017 Best Instructors, Williams Tops Overall
June 12, 2017The Doctor of Pharmacy classes at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy selected their favorite instructors of 2016–2017. The winners were presented with an instructor of the year award at the 2017 annual Awards Ceremony held April 22 at the Rizzo Center. The overall instructor of the year is Dennis Williams, Pharm.D. The PY3 instructor of the year is Jay Campbell, J.D. The PY2 instructor of the year is Bob Dupuis, Pharm.D. The PY1 instructor of the year is Carol Otey, Ph.D. The experiential faculty member of the year is Suzanne Harris, Pharm.D. Dennis Williams Dennis Williams is an associate … Read more
Brouwer Delivers Krantz Lecture at University of the Sciences
April 21, 2017Kenan Distinguished Professor Kim L.R. Brouwer, Pharm.D., Ph.D., delivered the 2017 John C. Krantz, Jr. Lecture at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia on April 6. Brouwer is the associate dean for research and graduate education at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and was selected to give the 30th annual Krantz Lecture on Research Day at University of the Sciences. The topic of her presentation was “Advancing Precision Medicine with the Science of Drug Transporters.” Recent advances in the science of drug transporters have revealed that these proteins play key roles in the absorption, distribution and excretion of many … Read more
Cen Guo Receives 2016 Brewington Award as Most Outstanding Graduate Student
April 17, 2017Cen Guo, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, has been awarded the School’s Kathryne A. Brewington Graduate Student Research Award, which is given annually to the most outstanding doctoral student in the pharmaceutical sciences. Under the guidance of Kim Brouwer, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Guo’s dissertation research focuses on hepatic transporters and pharmacokinetic modeling. Hepatic transporters are critical determinants of the disposition of drugs and endogenous compounds, which are those that originate from within the body. Hepatic transporters can be affected by drugs, genetic variations and disease states, and … Read more
Persky Receives 2017 AACP Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award
April 3, 2017Adam Persky, Ph.D., has been named a recipient of a 2017 Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. He will be honored along with one other recipient during the Opening General Session of this year’s AACP Annual Meeting, held July 15–19 in Nashville, Tennessee. Persky is a clinical associate professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He joined the School in 2004, and he served as the director of the Center for Educational Excellence in Pharmacy from 2011 to 2013. Persky has received several prestigious teaching … Read more