Congratulations to Juliane Nguyen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Member of McAllister Heart Institute, Associate Professor, Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, In Collaboration With Shelton Earp, M.D. (UNC Lineberger), for the receipt of R01 from the NCI. As part of this grant, they will develop a protein-based platform designed to convert tumor-promoting macrophages … Continued

Congratulations to Jonathan Schisler, MS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, and Todd J. Cohen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UNC Neuroscience Center, for working to develop potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.       Dr. Schisler, a neuroscientist, and Dr. Cohen, a heart researcher, began working together in 2016 after meeting for coffee in Marsico Hall. … Continued

Congratulations to the lab of Jonathan Schisler, MS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, for welcoming five new undergraduate interns for the spring semester.           The new research lab interns are Najla Ward-Conyers, Kaathya Kashyap, Rabea Pfaff, Dhatri Kakarla, and Oliva Rice.

Congratulations to Edward M. Bahnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, McAllister Heart Institute, Nick Buglak, a toxicology and environmental medicine Ph.D. student, and Sophie Maiocchi, a post-doctoral fellow, in collaboration with Francis Joseph Miller, MD (Duke University) for submitting preprint, titled “Light … Continued

Congratulations to Rick Stouffer, M.D., Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine; Division Chief, Cardiology; Physician-in-Chief, UNC Heart and Vascular Service Line and Craig R. Lee, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FCCP, FAHA, Associate Professor of Pharmacy, Interim Vice Chair for Research and Graduate Education for publishing paper, entitled “Frequency and clinical outcomes of CYP2C19 genotype-guided … Continued