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Dr. Sharpless is a physician, scientist, entrepreneur and former federal official, serving as Director of the National Cancer Institute from 2017 to 2022, and as Acting Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration in 2019. Prior to government, Dr. Sharpless was the Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer … Read more

Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics, School of Medicine and the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a geriatric health services researcher and pharmacist with expertise in pharmacoepidemiology. Dr. Niznik’s growing program of … Read more

  Myron Scott Cohen was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1950. Dr. Cohen received his BS degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1971. He received an MD degree from Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois. He completed training in internal medicine at the University of Michigan, and training in infectious diseases … Read more

Nancy Messonnier, MD, has been dean of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and Bryson Distinguished Professor in Public Health since fall 2022. Dean Messonnier’s dedication to achieving public health impact through successful implementation informs her leadership of the Gillings School across academics, research, practice, policy and outreach. With a focus on impact … Read more

Dr. Zeitler is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. His clinical area of interest is in the diagnosis and care of patients with kidney disease, particularly those with diseases related to metabolism, such as diabetes and obesity. His research focuses on how diet and obesity may contribute to kidney dysfunction, using … Read more