Researchers at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy have demonstrated a technique to selectively activate bioreagents such as inhibitors, enzymes, and sensors within a cell using three different wavelengths of light. The team’s findings are published in the June 27 … Read more
Alex Tropsha, PhD, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation worth almost $900,000 over three years to design novel approaches to analyzing protein-protein interactions. The interactions between proteins play a central role in all major signaling events … Read more
The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has named Stephen Frye, PhD, as the recipient of a $1 million Eshelman Distinguished Professorship. Frye is the director of the School’s Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, a research group bringing … Read more
The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education has awarded Predoctoral Fellowships in Pharmaceutical Science to seven graduate students at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Twelve applications were submitted by the School. “This is the largest number of both AFPE applications … Read more
Elizabeth “Liz” Pempe and Weichen Xu, both graduate students in the Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, have received Impact Awards from the Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at … Read more
The Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has announced the creation of two fellowships to support graduate students in their first year in the division. The Chemical Biology Scholar Fellowship and Chemical … Read more
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees has approved the promotion of Stephen Frye, PhD, to the rank of full professor with tenure in the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Frye is the director of the … Read more
Effective September 12, the Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products will be renamed the Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry. “This new name more accurately reflects the nature of the research in the division,” says Bob Blouin, PharmD, … Read more
Scott Singleton, PhD, has been named vice chair of the Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. “Professor Singleton has extensive administrative experience, including running the School’s graduate program and initiating the biotechnology … Read more
