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Neal Fowler to deliver Spring Commencement address
January 4, 2024The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is proud to announce alumnus Neal Fowler, B.S. Pharm ‘84, M.B.A. ‘88, as the 2024 Commencement speaker. “I cannot adequately express my excitement and appreciation in being asked to deliver the spring commencement address,” said Fowler. “The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy laid the groundwork for my career in life science. It will be an honor to be a part of a special weekend for these remarkable graduates.” As a double Tar Heel and Raleigh native, his love for Carolina runs deep, and he has been one of the School’s most active volunteers. Fowler … Read more
Erin Heinzen granted tenure in DPET
January 3, 2024Erin Heinzen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics (DPET) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, has been granted tenure. She also holds a joint appointment in the UNC Department of Genetics. “Tenure is a great honor to receive. I am very thankful for the support of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and School of Medicine. I look forward to our continued successes,” Heinzen said. Heinzen joined the School in 2020 from Columbia University where she previously served as deputy director of the Institute of Genetic Medicine and was the Herbert Irving Assistant … Read more
Meet the 2023 staff award winners
December 18, 2023Each year, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy recognizes the achievements of staff who excel in their area of expertise and who help create an engaging culture by upholding the School’s values and mission. With the addition of two new categories, there are a total of nine award winners this year. Behind the Scenes – Vishal Tiwari This person quietly gets the job done and remains dedicated to those we serve. “I am really grateful for having such a wonderful team and managers! It makes me happy and motivated to see them recognize my ‘behind the scenes’ efforts,” said Vishal … Read more
Celebrating World Pharmacists Day 2023
September 25, 2023Written by Caroline Sasser, Pharm.D., PharmAlliance Program Coordinator Today we celebrate the 13th annual World Pharmacists Day – a day celebrating pharmacists around the world with the theme Pharmacy strengthening health systems. With this year’s theme in mind, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy would like to recognize faculty and partners for their contributions to building a stronger health system for us all. Stephen Eckel, Pharm.D., M.H.A. and Kathryn Morbitzer, Pharm.D., M.S., from the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education are training pharmacists and technicians to be health systems leaders through their online M.S. Program in Pharmacy Administration & … Read more
Utilizing AI and machine learning for drug discovery
September 14, 2023Alexander Tropsha, Ph.D., is exploring unchartered territory through research into ways artificial intelligence and machine learning can help advance the drug discovery process. Tropsha, a professor in the Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and director of the Laboratory for Molecular Modeling, is an expert in the fields of computational chemistry, cheminformatics and structural bioinformatics who works to develop new methodologies and software tools for computer-assisted drug design. His particular expertise lies in the field of cheminformatics, a discipline where information and informatics methodologies are applied to storing, managing, exploring and exploiting … 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
Meet the Expert: Kathleen Thomas
June 30, 2023The warm smile on the face of Kathleen Thomas, Ph.D., M.P.H., is the first indication of the empathy she brings to her work. Though so much of her day-to-day involves working with data sets, Kathleen always keeps the people behind the numbers at the forefront of her mind. A behavioral economist and mental health services researcher, Kathleen’s work focuses on patient advocacy interventions, health insurance policy, and disparities in access to care. Through these three focus areas, she aims to improve the access to and the quality of mental health services. Now an Associate Professor at the UNC Eshelman School … Read more
Student-led patient care impacts underserved communities
June 19, 2023UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy students are helping improve health outcomes for underserved members of North Carolina communities through the Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC), which gives students the opportunity to provide care for vulnerable, underinsured, uninsured, as well as homeless patients. SHAC is an award-winning organization that previously won the national Student Community Engaged Service Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). For the past 50 years, SHAC has served as a health care resource for the Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Durham communities. It is the premier interprofessional student-run free health care organization and has inspired … Read more
Serving our State through the Tar Heel Bus Tour
May 30, 2023The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy received two Tar Heel Bus Tour grants that support research projects addressing some of the health care needs of North Carolinians. The purpose of the grants is to foster collaborative research stemming from ideas or conversations that occurred as a result of the 2019 and 2022 Tar Heel Bus Tours. One grant will help educate underserved youth in rural communities about various health issues, and the other will help develop training for pharmacists to help reduce opioid overdose deaths. After a 10-year break, Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz brought the bus tour back in 2019. … Read more
Women Who Make an Impact – UNC Pharmacy Perspectives
March 1, 2023Throughout the month of March, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will be highlighting stories from students, faculty, staff and alumni about women at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy who have made an impact in their lives. This week, we spoke to Suzanne Harris, Emma Ives and Devika Manickam. Suzanne Harris, Associate Professor, Director of Well-being and Resiliency Where are you from? Austin, Texas What UNC Pharmacy woman has made an impact on you? From early in my career as a clinical pharmacist to later in my career as I transitioned to full-time faculty at the UNC Eshelman School … Read more