Discovering and evaluating the factors that influence how therapeutic agents work in individual patients

The Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics has the unique responsibility within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy to train graduate and postgraduate scientists in the principles of clinical and translational research and to provide classroom and clinical instruction for pharmacy students in the practice of pharmacy. We improve patient care through our innovative, collaborative, and clinically relevant research and by educating the next generation of leaders and innovators in pharmacy and clinical and translational pharmaceutical science.

Our Vision – To be global leaders in translating experimental and clinical pharmacology discoveries into the practice of precision medicine.

Our Mission – To generate and disseminate new knowledge in pharmacotherapy and experimental therapeutics and accelerate its application to improve patient care.

You can access our 2021-24 strategic plan here. Our next strategic plan will be launched in early 2025.

Faculty

Our faculty have expertise in pharmacotherapy, experimental and clinical pharmacology, pharmacometrics, drug toxicity, precision medicine, drug development, education, and practice innovations across several therapeutic areas. Our Division holds a differential advantage by combining PharmD, MD, and PhD trained researchers with clinical practitioners, innovative educators, and leaders in the pharmacy academy. Our faculty have unique collaborations with the drug development industry, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, renowned health science centers, and global partners.

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Teaching

Our Division provides classroom and clinical instruction for pharmacy students in the practice of pharmacy and educates graduate and postgraduate scientists in the principles of clinical and translational research. Our world-class graduate and postdoctoral fellowship training programs develop scientists who excel at conducting innovative, collaborative, and clinically relevant research that integrates biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences through use of state-of-the-art laboratory-based, clinical, and computational modeling approaches.

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Learn more about our MPS in Regulatory Science program

Research

Our primary focus is the optimization of drug therapy through the discovery and evaluation of key factors that influence how therapeutic agents work in individual patients. Under the overarching theme of precision therapeutics, our faculty lead world-class research programs that generate innovative therapeutic discoveries across several therapeutic areas and translate these discoveries into the practice of precision medicine.

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